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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 ...
Women break records in state legislatures. Both Republicans and Democrats are breaking records for the number of female state legislators this year, according to CAWP, but the net gain after the ...
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]
Before the 2010 elections, it was Democrats who controlled both chambers in 27 states versus the Republican party having total control in only 14 states, with 8 states divided, and Nebraska being nonpartisan. [2] Since this election, Republicans have maintained a majority of state legislative chambers and seats, as well as governorships nationwide.
A record-breaking 103 women were elected or reelected to the House, causing many to call it the "Year of the Woman" in a reference to the first such year, the 1992 Senate elections. [31] [32] [33] Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women ever elected to either house of Congress. [34]
State Rep. Jacquelyn Maycumber, R-Republic, emphasized her roots in Eastern Washington, noting she lived on a 100-year-old farm with its own cemetery. "So I know where I'm going to be buried," she ...
According to the farm bureau, in 2017 Illinois had the poorest representation of farming women, which Matejcak said was not surprising because other states have better farming conditions, such as ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 3, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.