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In 1917, Montana was the first state to send a woman to the House of Representatives and to Congress; in 2023, Vermont became the most recent state to send its first woman to the House, and in 2025, North Dakota will do the same to Congress. Women have also been sent to Congress from five of the six territories of the United States; the final ...
1 Congress. 2 State. 3 Territorial and the District of Columbia. 4 Notes. 5 References. ... This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of ...
Miss National Congress of American Indians 1995: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large district (2022–present) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 38th district (2003–2009) Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 39th district (1999–2003) [27] Roberta Anastase Romania
The number of women who will serve in Congress and governorships mostly held steady, though a slight decline in women elected to the House was the unsurprising outcome of a lackluster showing by ...
She was elected to Congress in 1990, and is the senior most Black woman in Congress. She, like Lee and Bass, chaired the Congressional Black Caucus, and was outspoken against the war in Iraq.
Today, women make up just over 50% of the American population, but only about 28% of Congress. Kaptur says any woman considering jumping into politics should have deep knowledge of her district.
Patsy Mink, who was the dean of women in the House from 1997 to 2002, was the longest-serving Asian-American woman in the House (and Congress). Carol Moseley Braun is the longest-serving (and first) African-American woman (and woman of color) in the Senate. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the longest-serving Hispanic or Latina American woman in the House.
For senators elected to a regular session, the starting date is the date on which the new Congress convened. From 1789 to 1935, this is March 4 (with the previous Congress ending on March 3); from 1937 onward, this is January 3. For senators appointed to a vacancy or elected in a special election, the starting date represents their swearing-in ...