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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]
On February 20, 2005, Wagner was elected to a fourth term as chair of the Missouri Republican Party. On May 16, Bush nominated her as United States ambassador to Luxembourg . On July 16, 2005, she was confirmed in the post by a voice vote in the United States Senate , after which Senator Jim Talent said she was "a considerate woman, whose ...
Republican: January 11, 1993: January 16, 1995: 2 years, 5 days Gail Phillips Alaska: House of Representatives Republican: January 16, 1995: January 19, 1999: 4 years, 3 days Jo Ann Davidson Ohio: House of Representatives: Republican: January 3, 1995: December 31, 2000: 5 years, 363 days Bev Clarno Oregon: House of Representatives 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 ...
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]
The Republican party rejects cap-and-trade policy. [38] Some Republicans support increased oil drilling in protected areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, [39] a position that has drawn sharp criticism from some environmental activists. Republican voters are divided over the human causes of climate change and global warming. [40]
Nationwide, Republicans controlled approximately 60 percent of the legislative chambers and 52 percent of the legislative seats. [1] These elections had a major impact on the 2020 redistricting cycle, as many states held their final legislative elections prior to the decennial drawing of new congressional and state legislative districts.