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3 days ago · Source: https://opi.mt.gov/. The Montana ACLU on Sunday evening honored members of the state’s American Indian Caucus for their advocacy during the 2023 legislative session. Each member received ...
2 days ago · First woman to be appointed to the United States Senate - Rebecca Latimer Felton - 1922; First woman to be elected to the United States Senate - Hattie Caraway - 1932; First female to preside over the Senate – Hattie Caraway of Arkansas - 1943; First female to serve in both houses of Congress – Margaret Chase Smith of Maine - 1948
2 days ago · In 1917, Montana was the first state to send a woman to the House of Representatives and to Congress; in 2023, Vermont became the most recent state to send its first woman to the House and to Congress.
1 day ago · June 5, 2024. For Immediate Release. Contact: Amani Mansour; (908) 838-6107. Primary elections were held on Tuesday in five states: Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Full context about women in the 2024 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American ...
5 days ago · Before becoming the first woman elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeanette Rankin fought tirelessly for women’s suffrage in Montana and other states.
1 day ago · As the first Asian American woman elected to the Oklahoma legislature in 2015, Munson continues her work fighting for Asian Americans, women, everyday workers, survivors of domestic violence and other groups across the state, all who share struggles she can identify with herself. “A lot of my political or a lot of the issues that I work on ...
1 day ago · Montana State Auditor Troy Downing Tuesday easily won the crowded Republican primary in the race to represent the state’s eastern U.S. House district. With almost all ballots counted, Downing captured 36% of the vote. Following him were former congressman Denny Rehberg and former Drug Enforcement Agency official Stacy Zinn, respectively.
