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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 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021. There were six new senators (two Democrats, four Republicans) and 60 new representatives (15 Democrats, 45 Republicans) at the start of the first session. Additionally, three senators (all Democrats) and 16 representatives (six Democrats, ten Republicans) took office on various dates in order to fill vacancies during the 117th Congress ...
At a sentencing hearing in October 2015, Hastert admitted that he had sexually abused boys while he worked as a high school wrestling coach decades earlier. [162][163] President Donald Trump (Republican) was accused of sexual assault by 25 women during the 2016 election, and he denied the allegations. [164] (.
Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY. September 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM. Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett took aim at Republicans, including the House Oversight Committee Chair James ...
Wilson said two young progressive women in Congress — Crockett and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. — wowed the crowd on the first night of the convention. And she texted both of them to ...
August 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM. HOUSTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a eulogy for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee at a North Houston church on Thursday as memorials for the longtime ...
2020 Women's March. The 2020 Women's March was a double protest that was held on January 18 and October 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and across the United States. [1][2] Many people in countries around the world also participated in the women's global march. [3] The demonstration follows similar protests in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
The Squad is an informal group of nine Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. [1] 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 age 50, [2] elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections: