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The first women to serve in any state legislature were Clara Cressingham, Carrie C. Holly and Frances S. Klock, who were all elected in 1894 to the Colorado State House of Representatives. [4] All three were elected the year after women in Colorado obtained the right to vote through popular election in 1893. [5]
This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of federal, state and territorial legislatures in the United States. ... State Assembly: Republican ...
[c] First woman elected as both Governor and U.S. Senator Retired 6 years, 0 days [22] [23] Jane Dee Hull (1935–2020) Arizona: September 5, 1997: January 6, 2003: Republican: Elevated from Secretary of State. Later elected in her own right Term-limited 5 years, 123 days Nancy Hollister (born 1949) Ohio: December 31, 1998: January 11, 1999 ...
Women are expected to be about 50% of Democratic state legislators, according to CAWP’s preliminary data, but only about 20% of Republican legislators. Three states will have majority-women ...
Republican Rep. Liz May from Kyle, who was re-elected Tuesday, is the second longest-serving female lawmaker in the state. If she serves out her full 2025-2026 term, she’ll have served 12 years ...
Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution . With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house (Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of ...
Republican Rep. Liz May from Kyle, who was re-elected Tuesday, is the second longest-serving female lawmaker in the state. If she serves out her full 2025-2026 term, she’ll have served 12 years ...
After record numbers of GOP women ran in 2020 and even more in 2022 (though their numbers were still well behind Democrats), 2024 saw a decline in the number of Republican women running, and the ...