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Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, rose through the ranks of her party leadership to be elected House whip in 2002, [21] before being elevated to House floor leader and minority leader the following year; [22] making her both the first woman whip and the first woman floor leader in either chamber of Congress.
One woman (Barbara Mikulski) was reelected and four women were elected to the Senate in 1992, the "Year of the Woman," Left to right: Senators Murray, Moseley Braun, Mikulski, Feinstein, and Boxer. By the 111th United States Congress (2009–2011), the number of female senators had increased to 17, including 4 Republicans and 13 Democrats
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.
The number of women in Congress is decreasing but not by much. Overall, 150 women will serve on Capitol Hill in the new Congress, down from the record of 152 set in 2024. ... Democratic women in ...
Democrats will set a new record for women's representation in the chamber with a total of 94 Democratic women elected to the 119th Congress, up from 93 currently serving (the previous record).
The number of women running for Congress is down this year after hitting record highs in 2020 and 2022. ... CAWP found a 5.7% increase in Democratic women running for state House across the ...
Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley unseated Joe Crowley and Mike Capuano, respectively, in primary elections.Omar won the seat previously held by Democrat Keith Ellison, who retired from the House to successfully run for Attorney General of Minnesota, and Tlaib won the seat once held by Dean of the House John Conyers, who resigned in 2017 after nearly 53 years in Congress.
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.