Women get tips on running for elective office

After she successfully started a parent-teacher organization in 2012 at her fifth-grade son's Alief school, Candace Ferreira started getting questions about what she planned to do next.
Ferreira has pondered the inquiries for a few years, wondering if her next step is to run for local political office, never quite throwing her hat into the ring.
"I always look for ways to make things a little more efficient, more effective, so it's just a natural way for me to get involved," said Ferreira, a sta