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Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. [1] In total, 376 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more have been non-voting delegates.
The Squad is an informal left-wing group of seven Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. [ 1] It had nine members at its high point. The Squad is known for being among the most progressive and left-wing members of the United States Congress . The squad was initially composed of four women under the age of 50, [ 2] elected in ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of July 19, 2024, the 118th 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.
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.
The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress . Party affiliation
House of Representatives: Democratic: May 30, 1966 January 9, 1967 224 days Verda James Wyoming: House of Representatives: Republican: January 14, 1969: January 12, 1971: 1 year, 363 days Vera Katz Oregon: House of Representatives: Democratic: January 14, 1985: November 10, 1990: 5 years, 300 days Debra R. Anderson South Dakota: House of ...
This historical tendency still persists, although women are increasingly being elected to be heads of state and government. [2] [3] As of October 2019, the global participation rate of women in national-level parliaments is 24.5%. [4] In 2013, women accounted for 8% of all national leaders and 2% of all presidential posts.
Rashida Harbi Tlaib [a] ( / təˈliːb / tə-LEEB; born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district. She is the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress and one of the first two Muslim women elected (along with Ilhan Omar) to Congress.