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3 days ago · Kamala Harris, 49th vice president of the United States, is the first Black woman to have been elected vice president. She represented California in the U.S. Senate from 2017 to 2021 and served as the state’s attorney general from 2011 to 2017.
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20 hours ago · The first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton; she represented Georgia for one day in 1922. Ten years later, Hattie Caraway became the first woman to win election to the Senate, representing Arkansas. In 1949, Margaret Chase Smith began her service in the Senate; she was the first woman to serve in both the House and
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May 7, 2024 · Illinois' Tammy Duckworth became the first disabled female veteran to earn election to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the second female Asian American senator....
May 17, 2024 · Dianne Feinstein, American Democratic politician who represented California in the U.S. Senate from 1992 to 2023. She was the first woman to serve as senator from that state. Feinstein previously was the first female mayor of San Francisco (1978–88).
2 days ago · Recent News. United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature ( Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname “the house that never dies.”.
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May 20, 2024 · Senate office buildings. ( Dirksen. Hart. Russell) v. t. e. This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. As of October 2023 [update], a total of 2,003 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving).
20 hours ago · January 3, 2017: Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee: Amy Klobuchar: MN: January 3, 2017: Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner: VA: January 3, 2017: Elizabeth Warren: MA: January 3, 2017: Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Bernie Sanders: VT: January 3, 2017: Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Policy and ...
