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3 days ago · 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.
May 31, 2024 · This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. As of October 2023, a total of 2,003 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving).
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).
17 hours ago · Kamala Harris, 49th vice president of the United States (2021– ) in the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. She had previously served in the U.S. Senate (2017–21) and as attorney general of California (2011–17).
- Kamala Harris is a member of the Democratic Party.
- Kamala Harris sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. The nomination was secured by Joe Biden, who chose Harris as his running mate.
- Kamala Harris was born in Oakland, California, on October 20, 1964.
- Kamala Harris earned a B.A. in political science and economics from Howard University in 1986 and a law degree from Hastings College in 1989.
May 29, 2024 · Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 to 2020. The second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she became an articulate representative of liberal perspectives on the Court and eventually the leader of the Court’s minority liberal bloc.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a position she held from 1993 to 2020. She was the second w...
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993. She was confirmed by the Se...
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote and sometimes read aloud strongly worded dissents, including her dissents in the Gonzales v. Carhart and Ledbetter v. Goo...
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg is widely regarded as a feminist icon. Among her many activist actions during her legal career, Ginsburg worked to upend legisl...
1 day ago · She went on to surpass the record previously held by Barbara Mikulski, who served in the House and Senate for a combined 40 years, thus making her the longest-serving woman in congressional history. Pat Saiki (born 1930) is currently the oldest living former female member of the House.
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4 days ago · Murray is the senior senator from Washington and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 5, 1993. Murray is next up for reelection in 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. She is 73 years old. She is also President Pro Tempore of the Senate, a party leadership role.
