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6 hours ago · On November 6, 2012, Warren defeated Brown with 53.7% of the vote. She is the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, as part of a sitting U.S. Senate that had 20 women senators in office, which was the most in Senate history at the time, following the November 2012 elections.
2 days ago · In 1934, Rush D. Holt Sr. was elected to the Senate at the age of 29; he waited until he turned 30 (on the next June 19) to take the oath of office. In November 1972, Joe Biden was elected to the Senate at the age of 29, but he reached his 30th birthday before the swearing-in ceremony for incoming senators in January 1973.
5 days ago · May 22, 2024, 5:02 AM ET (NBC) Senators seek antitrust probe of Formula 1 over Andretti Global. Amy Klobuchar (born May 25, 1960, Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2006 and began representing Minnesota the following year. She was the first woman to be elected to serve the ...
1 day ago · Among women living in poverty, for example, the abortion rate was 36.6 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age in 2014, compared to 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women among all women of ...
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2 days ago · United States House of Representatives 118th United States Congress Seal of the House Flag of the United States House of Representatives Type Type Lower house of the United States Congress Term limits None History New session started January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) Leadership Speaker Mike Johnson (R) since October 25, 2023 Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R) since January 3, 2023 Minority Leader ...
2 days ago · June 13, 1875–June 25, 1961. Miriam Amanda Wallace wasn't considering a career in politics when she enrolled at Baylor Female College in the 1890s. In 1899, she married James Ferguson and planned to settle down and raise a family. However, Miriam would make history, becoming the first woman governor of Texas.
1 day ago · Bernie Sanders (born September 8, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American politician who was first elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. Senate in 2006 and took office the following year. Previously he served (1981–89) as the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1991–2007).
