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A record 13 women will be governors next year — ‘still underrepresentation’

A record 13 women will serve as governor next year, breaking the record set in 2023. Two women vied in the New Hampshire race that set the new record.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

A record 13 women will be governors next year after NH elected Kelly Ayotte

A record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the record set in 2023

Chicago Tribune · 15h

A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte

The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.

Voice of America · 9h

Record 13 women will be governors in US next year

Governors hold powerful sway in American politics, shaping state policy and often using the experience and profile gained to launch campaigns for higher offices. "It matters to have women in those roles to normalize the image of women in political leadership and even more specifically in executive leadership,

The U.S. Will Break Its Record for Most Female Governors Serving at Once: Meet the 13 Women Sharing the Win

For the first time in history, the United States will have 13 female governors serving at the same time — a considerable feat ...

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On This Day, Nov. 4: Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st female governor in U.S.

In 1879, James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the first cash register, known as "Ritty's Incorruptible Cashier." In ...

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Could We Have The First Native American Woman Governor? DEI Expert Weighs In On What Allyship Should Look Like If History Is Made.

We can all learn more about what it means to be a better ally for those who are the "firsts" in their space. Here are three ...

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Kamala Harris underperformed Biden's numbers with women. South Dakota's governor thinks she knows why

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spoke to Fox News Digital in an interview about Vice President Kamala Harris' loss of support ...

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13 states will have women governors next year, a new record

Governors, in particular, play a major role in shaping state ... It also coincides with Vice President Harris' unsuccessful ...

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Ondo Decides: Political parties offer voters no chance of electing first female governor

Female representation among candidates is at its lowest in three election cycles in Ondo and there is no female governorship candidate.

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Ohio’s first female House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson remembered as a trailblazer and legend

The late Jo Ann Davidson, Ohio's first and only female House speaker, has been eulogized at the Ohio Statehouse for blazing ...

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N.H. is poised to elect a female governor. But women weren’t always welcomed in state politics.

New Hampshire was the first state to have a female governor, state Senate president, and House speaker at the same time, the Associated Press points out, as well as the first state to have a ...

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New Hampshire Governor election results

New Hampshire will elect a female governor for the third time in November after former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former ...

The Associated Press on MSN4d

Ayotte wins election for governor in New Hampshire

Ayotte, who was New Hampshire’s first female attorney general, is the third woman to be elected governor in the state ...

Why Trump pick Susie Wiles, Florida’s political ‘ice maiden,’ became first female White House chief of staff

Wiles ran Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns in Florida, helping to put the Sunshine State in his victory column both times. She ...

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