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Dianne Feinstein is the oldest woman currently in Congress, at the age of 89. Feinstein has been the California Senator since 1992 and has worked for the government since the 1960s. Before being elected to the Senate, Feinstein was Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 – 1988. She was the first woman ever to hold that position.
Jan 27, 2020 · Tammy Duckworth: Democrat, Illinois, 2017 to present. Kamala Harris: California, Democrat, 2017 to present. Maggie Hassan: New Hampshire, Democrat, 2017 to present. Cite this Article. A list of women who have served in the Senate, from the first woman to serve in 1922 through the present day. Some were elected, some appointed.
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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
Nov 10, 2020 · He has held his seat since 1994. However, there is one member of the Senate who is a year older. Dianne Feinstein is 87. Born June 22, 1933, she is not up for re-election until 2024. If she runs ...
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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.
The 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama took place on December 12, 2017, in order for the winner to serve the remainder of the U.S. Senate term ending on January 3, 2021. A vacancy arose from Senator Jeff Sessions's February 8, 2017, resignation from the Senate. Sessions resigned his post to serve as the 84th U.S. attorney ...
Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL) became the first woman of color elected to the Senate. 2012. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), an Asian/Pacific Islander, became the second woman of color to serve in the Senate. The first woman ever to chair a major Senate committee was Kassebaum, who chaired the Senate's Labor and Human Resources Committee in the 104th Congress.
