Record Number of Female Governors Elected
Thirteen women will serve as state chief executives next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.
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America Elected 13 Female Governors (and Zero Female Presidents), a Record High That's Still Pretty Low
Fewer women also ran for Congress this year than in the previous two cycles, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. With less than 20 races left to call in the House and Senate, women have won just over a quarter—or 27%—of all congressional seats.
13 women to serve as US governors next year in new record high following historic election cycle
Kelly Ayotte’s win in New Hampshire, which was called by the Associated Press on Monday, toppled the previous high as the Republican is set to become the next governor of the Granite State
A record 13 women will be governors in 2025 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. Governors hold powerful sway in American politics,
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.
13 states will have women governors next year, a new record
Republican Kelly Ayotte's victory in New Hampshire will bring the total number of women holding governor’s offices to 13 — surpassing the previous high of 12 set in 2023.
Gov.-Elect Kelly Ayotte names transition co-chairs
Gov.-Elect Kelly Ayotte on Monday named Hillsborough County Sheriff Christopher Connelly and Bedford businessman Andy Crews to lead her transition team.
NH Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte names transition team chairs
New Hampshire Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte announced the two people who will head up her transition team on Monday morning. Ayotte said in a statement that Hillsborough County Sheriff Christopher Connelly and Bedford businessman Andy Crews will serve as co-chairs of her transition team.
On This Day, Nov. 4: Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st female governor in U.S.
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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.
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For first time, Minnesota will send more women than men to Congress
Klobuchar was Minnesota’s first woman elected to U.S. Senate in 2006. Omar was the first Somalian American in Congress in ...
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17 states haven’t had a female U.S. senator, and 18 haven’t had a woman governor
Five races for U.S. Senate and two for governor feature a major-party nominee who, if elected, would be the first woman in their state to hold the office.
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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Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
The governor has said he’s inclined to sign the bill, but will conduct a legal review first. “Today is a huge victory for ...
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Why was Kristi Noem outlawed from Native American Reservations? Trump picks South Dakota Governor as Homeland Security Secretary
South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has secured a position within Donald Trump’s coveted entourage as the ...
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 ...