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What percent of legislature is women?
Approximately 2,259 women serve in the 50 state legislatures in 2021, making up 30.6% of all state legislators nationwide. After the 2020 elections, women legislators reached a historical record of representation.
How many women are in Congress?
Since 1917, when Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 396 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators.
How many women are in the Texas Legislature?
Membership Statistics for the 87th Legislature
| Description | House Members | Senate Members |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 111 | 21 |
| Female | 38 | 10 |
| Total | 149* | 31 |
| Party affiliation * |
Who was the first woman to vote in the Senate?
Hattie Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman to win election to the Senate in 1932, and the first to chair a Senate committee. In 1949 Margaret Chase Smith of Maine took the oath of office, becoming the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
Who is the longest serving woman in Congress?
In the Senate, Margaret Chase Smith, who served for 23 years from 1949 to 1973 as a senator from Maine, was the longest-serving female Senator upon her retirement. Her record was surpassed in 2011 by Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who served for 30 years from 1987 to 2017.
Who was the first woman elected to Congress?
On this date, Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to Congress, was sworn into the House. Rankin had campaigned as a progressive in 1916, pledging to work for a constitutional woman suffrage amendment and emphasizing social welfare issues.
What is the percentage of female legislators in the United States Congress?
In total, 348 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more women have been non-voting delegates. As of November 4, 2021, there are 120 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (not counting four female non-voting delegates), making women 27.6% of the total.