Carolyn Maloney in conversation with Alani Bankhead | Montana NOW (Oct. 27, 2026)

Former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, founder and CEO of ERA NOW, in conversation with Alani Bankhead, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana. Hosted by Montana NOW on October 27, 2026, with National NOW President Kim Villanueva and Kathy Bonk of Sign4ERA. Topics: the Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX and campus safety, economic security and fair pay, violence against women, and health care as a human right. Resources from the event (compiled by Kris Laird, Montana NOW): Check your ballot status: https://voterportal.mt.gov Driving the Vote / Sign 4 ERA: https://drivingthevote.org/ https://www.sign4era.org/ National Organization for Women: https://montananow.org/ Join Us to get involved!~ http://www.MontanaNOW.org/join-us https://www.facebook.com/MontanaNOW/ Carolyn Maloney: Connect with Congresswoman Maloney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-maloney-ab940189/ https://www.congress.gov/member/carolyn-maloney/M000087 Senate Candidate Alani Bankhead: Connect with Alani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanibankhead/ Donation Links: https://alaniformt.com/donate stripe: https://alaniformt.com/stripe Safety and accountability on campus and in our communities https://alaniformt.com/positions#campus-safety Economic security and fair pay https://alaniformt.com/positions#wages Health care as a human right https://alaniformt.com/healthcare#coverage Title IX and gender equality https://alaniformt.com/positions#title-ix Why the ERA matters https://alaniformt.com/positions#equality Every position, searchable: https://alaniformt.com/positions Chapters: 0:00 Welcome from Jan Strout, Montana NOW 2:23 Introducing Alani Bankhead 8:12 Kim Villanueva, National NOW president 11:23 Carolyn Maloney 17:30 The biggest issues facing Montana 25:27 Who Alani is and why she's running 31:41 The Equal Rights Amendment 33:19 Affordability and ending violence against women 36:26 Universal health care 39:42 The biggest challenge in this race 43:13 Kathy Bonk on the Sign4ERA petition 46:05 What's holding up the ERA 57:30 Alani's closing words 59:45 Closing from Kris Laird, Montana NOW