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Women in Elective Office 2019
“In 2019, 127 women serve in the U.S. Congress. Twenty-five women serve in the Senate and 102 women in the House. The number of women in statewide elective executive posts is 86, and the proportion of women in state legislatures is 28.6 percent.” See the full… Read More
In SF, a warm welcome home for newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
“At the packed event attended by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, incoming state Board of Equalization member Malia Cohen, incoming state Treasurer Fiona Ma and others, Pelosi touched on themes of faith, hope, redemption and love.” Read the Full Article Emerge… Read More
Maxine Waters New Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
Congratulations to @RepMaxineWaters the new chair of the House Financial Services Committee, the first African American and first woman to hold that position!… Read More
US enters new phase as women change the face of Congress
Record 102 women will be sworn into House as balance of power shifts in Washington, and Nancy Pelosi is expected to make history as speaker again Read the Full Article… Read More
A Woman’s Place is in the House
“On November 6, 2018, 35 new women were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, making this incoming class the most diverse by race and gender in the body’s 230-year history. They join nearly 70 women incumbents, resulting in over 100 women representatives…photographer Christelle de Castro… Read More
Black Hair Matters: The Affirmative Power of Politicians Like Ayanna Pressley and Stacey Abrams
For black women politicians in particular, this heightened attention to appearance means limited choices—and outsized scrutiny—when it comes to how they wear their hair. Read the full article … Read More
Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Wins East Bay AD16 Race
In a stunning victory, Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has unseated GOP incumbent Catherine Baker in the East Bay’s 16th Assembly District contest. Baker’s defeat means that Republicans will have no Bay Area representatives in the state Legislature. Read the Full Article… Read More
Four women will sit on San Luis Obispo’s City Council for the first time
Mayor Heidi Harmon was reelected and received 60.65 percent of votes according to the County of San Luis Obispo. Carlyn Christianson was also reelected for San Luis Obispo City Council and received 27.19 percent of votes, followed by Stewart who received 20.93 percent of votes. Read More
How Women Candidates Changed American Politics in 2018
“Thousands of women have upended their lives over the last two years join the army of organizers devoted to changing politics and electing Democrats in the midterms. Women led the opposition to the GOP plan to kill the ACA. Women founded most of the thousands… Read More