For Empire resident and retired nurse Kathy Wiejaczka, the spark to run for office came when she and her 34-year-old daughter Adele attended the Women’s March on Washington, Jan. 21, 2017. With rallies in cities and towns across the nation, the Women’s March is considered the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. It overshadowed the crowds at the previous day’s presidential inauguration.
