Serving their States, Building Potential for the Future: Women of Color in State Legislatures
March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., March 24 -- The Center for American Women & Politics issued the following news release:
When the story of women in 2016 congressional elections was written, the overall number of women serving in Congress remained the same, but the number of women of color grew significantly. Of the 14 new women elected to Congress, nine were women of color. Three new women of color entered the U.S. Senate, expanding the total there from one to four and quadrupling all-tim . . .
When the story of women in 2016 congressional elections was written, the overall number of women serving in Congress remained the same, but the number of women of color grew significantly. Of the 14 new women elected to Congress, nine were women of color. Three new women of color entered the U.S. Senate, expanding the total there from one to four and quadrupling all-tim . . .