Kate Coyne-McCoy, of Scituate, who works at Emily’s List, the women’s Democratic Party fundraising network, has been named a fellow at Harvard University’s Women and Public Policy Program, which is under the university’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Coyne-McCoy ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic U.S. House nomination in 2002 in the state’s 2nd District, finishing second to James R. Langevin, in a four-way primary contest. In the Harvard program, she will mentor women students who plan to get into electoral politics when they graduate.

“I am looking forward to taking my political knowledge, gained on the ground over 25 years of day-to-day experience, and translate it into helping women from Harvard run for elected office,” said Coyne-McCoy.

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