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Clare Boothe Luce, who converted to the Catholic Church in 1946 before retiring as a Congresswoman, was the first female Catholic convert in either chamber. [6] Florence Prag Kahn entered the House of Representatives in 1925 as the first Jewish and thus non-Christian woman in either chamber of Congress. [5]
Rosa Luisa DeLauro [1] [2] (/ d ɪ ˈ l ɔː r oʊ / dih-LOR-oh; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who is in her 18th term as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, having served since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jasmine Felicia Crockett (born March 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from Texas's 30th congressional district since January 2023. A member of the Democratic Party , her district covers most of south Dallas County , central Dallas, Dallas Love Field airport, and a small portion of Tarrant County .
Anna Paulina Luna (née Mayerhofer, later Gamberzky; born May 6, 1989) is an American politician and Air Force veteran who serves in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. She is the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.
Across both houses of Congress, Rogers' 35 years of service from 1925 to 1960 was the longest for a female member when she died in office in 1960. Her record was surpassed in 2012 by Mikulski, who served a total of 40 years in Congress from 1977 to 2017 (10 years in the House of Representatives and 30 years in the Senate).
The outspoken Texas congresswoman is making her mark on Capitol Hill — one viral moment of advocacy at a time. Since entering office in January 2023, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas ...
Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Newly elected Representative Lauren Boebert, who has vowed to carry her Glock pistol when she is at work in the U.S. Capitol, has so far failed to fulfill that promise and earned a rebuke on ...