State Senator Patty Ritchie recently joined with Senate colleagues to wear red and raise awareness of the number one killer of women—heart disease.

During the month of February, people traditionally wear red to raise awareness of heart disease, which claims the lives of an estimated 500,000 American women each year.

(Attn. photo editors: Pictured from left to right in the above photo are Senator Sue Serino, Senator Kathy Marchione, Senator Betty Little, Senator Pam Helming, Senator Elaine Phillips and Senator Patty Ritchie)