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As of January 3, 2025, there are 125 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (not including four female non-voting delegates), making women 28.7% of the total. Of the 404 women who have served in the House, 269 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia ) and 135 have been Republicans (including ...
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 of Representatives Republican: January 7, 2003: September 15, 2003: 251 days Catherine Hanaway Missouri: House of Representatives: Republican: January 8, 2003: January 5, 2005: 1 year, 363 days Lola Spradley Colorado: House of Representatives: Republican: January 8, 2003: January 12, 2005: 2 years, 4 days Karen Minnis Oregon: House of ...
There are currently 144 women serving in Congress, but many more have made political history through the years.
She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940. Rankin remains the only woman ever elected to Congress from Montana. [1] [2] Each of Rankin's congressional terms coincided with the initiation of U.S. military intervention in one of the two world wars.
Female members of the United States House of Representatives. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives . It includes members of the United States House of Representatives that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
House Republicans are critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal government and elsewhere, but they see recruiting women and minority candidates, along with veterans, as key ...
(The Center Square) – Michigan Republican Rep. Lisa McClain has been elected the party's conference chairwoman, succeeding New York Rep. Elise Stefanik and securing the highest-ranking open slot ...