Record Number of Women Will Serve in Congress

A Record Number of Women are set to Serve in the U.S. Congress next year, with at least 129 Women set to Join the U.S. House and Senate.

This Breaks a Record first set in 2019, when 127 Women served in the U.S. Congress, according to Data compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a Unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

In the U.S. House, at least 83 Democratic Women and at least 21 Republican Women are Expected to Serve, bringing the Total to 106, according to CAWP. This Figure is made up of 85 Incumbents and 21 Non-Incumbents.

In Florida's 26th and 27th Districts, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Maria Elvira Salazar are Leading, which will up the number of Republican Women to 23 and the Total Number of women to 131.

For the U.S. Senate, CAWP Reports that 25 Women are set to Serve in 2021, which Falls Short of the Record set in 2019. Previously, 26 Senate Seats were held by Women.

Even after All of the Races are called, the Number of Women in the Senate could Change next year if Senator Kelly Loeffler wins her Seat in her Georgia January Runoff Election. The Numbers might also be Altered if Senator Kamala Harris becomes Vice President, leaving her Seat Open in California. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) will Appoint a Replacement, per California Election Law, the Appointee would Serve until the 2022 Election.

A Total of 366 Women have Served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, or Senators, according to the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the First Woman to serve, joining the in 65th Congress in 1917.

The First Woman Senator was 87-year-old Rebecca Latimer Felton, who was Appointed to a Vacant Seat by Georgia's Governor, Thomas Hardwick (D) in 1922, according to the U.S. Senate.

Not only has the 2020 Election brought more Women into the U.S. Congress, it has also Diversified it.

Representatives Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley, who dubbed themselves "The Squad," all Won Re-Election this year after Joining the House in 2018. All of the Squad Members are Progressive Democrats and Women of Color.

Six Native America Woman join the Congress.










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