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  1. ballotpedia.org › Kamala_HarrisKamala Harris - Ballotpedia

    Nov 3, 2020 · Kamala Devi Harris (b. October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California) is the 49th vice president of the United States. She took office on January 20, 2021, alongside President Joe Biden (D). Harris is the first woman, Black person, and person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president.

  2. cawp.rutgers.edu › women-us-senate-2021Women in the U.S. Senate 2021 - CAWP

    Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) became the first woman elected to the Senate without having first been appointed to serve. Smith had first come to Congress when elected to fill her deceased husband's House seat; she went on to be elected to the Senate in her own right.

    Name
    Party
    Year (s) Served
    State
    Tammy Baldwin
    D
    2013-present
    Wisconsin
    Marsha Blackburn
    R
    2019-present
    Tennessee
    Maria Cantwell
    D
    2001-present
    Washington
    Shelley Moore Capito
    R
    2015-present
    West Virginia

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  3. ballotpedia.org › Election_results,_2020:_ControlElection results, 2020: Control of the U.S. Senate - Ballotpedia

    Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate following two runoff elections in Georgia on January 5, 2021. Raphael Warnock (D) won the special runoff election and Jon Ossoff (D) won the regular runoff election .

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Women_in_the_United_StatesWomen in the United States Senate - Wikipedia

    In 1949, Margaret Chase Smith began her service in the Senate; she was the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate. Her 1960 reelection bid resulted in Chase Smith winning the nation's first-ever United States Senate election with two female major party nominees.

  5. www.senate.gov › senators › ListofWomenSenatorsU.S. Senate: Women Senators

    To date, 60 women have served in the United States Senate, with 25 serving at this time (indicated in bold print below). Visit Women of the Senate to learn more about the impact of women on the Senate.

  6. smartpolitics.lib.umn.edu › 2021/03/25 › elusiveElusive Women U.S. Senate Nomination Milestones

    Mar 25, 2021 · Republican Cynthia Lummis became the first woman elected to the chamber from Wyoming as the Cowboy State became the 31st to elect a woman to the U.S. Senate and the 33rd state with a woman to represent the state in the chamber.

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  8. www.nytimes.com › us › electionsSenate Election Results 2020 - The New York Times

    Nov 3, 2020 · U.S. Senate Election Results: Democrats Win. Democrats claimed control of the Senate after flipping four seats, including two in Georgia that were decided in January runoffs. Vice...