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While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government, Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall".
The Delaware Commission for Women is a state agency with members appointed by the Governor representing Wilmington and each of Delaware's three counties (New Castle, Kent and Sussex). In making its selections for the Hall of Fame, the Commission prioritizes civil rights, economic empowerment, violence prevention, women's health, work, family ...
The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, portraying notable persons in the histories of the respective states. Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which ...
She served as the first female president of the Council of State Governments in 2005. Minner in 2007. Minner was Delaware's fourth consecutive two-term governor and largely continued the business-oriented policies and bipartisan, consensus style begun by her Republican predecessor, Pete du Pont. She was usually described as a "middle-of-the ...
If she wins Delaware’s only House seat in November, Democrat Sarah McBride is poised to become the country’s first openly transgender member of Congress. She dreamed of a career in politics at 11.
Located in the state capital city of Dover on Legislative Avenue, it houses the chambers and offices of the Delaware General Assembly. It was designed in the Colonial Revival architecture style by E. William Martin and Norman M. Isham , and built 1931–1933, with wings added in 1965–1970 and 1994.
Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate after she defeated Republican Eric Hansen and independent candidate Mike Katz, NBC News ...
Capital of the British Lower Counties on the Delaware. 1776: Capitals of the State of Delaware. Dover: 1777 Florida [43] Statehood in 1845: Fort de la Caroline: 1564: Capital of the French colony of La Caroline 1564–1565. San Agustín St. Augustine: 1565: Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida 1565–1763. [g] 1763