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20 hours 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.
20 hours ago · May 31, 2024 3 AM PT. In 2018, Dianne Feinstein was elected to her fifth full U.S. Senate term. She was 85. Her opponent, Kevin de León, was more than 30 years younger and made Feinstein’s age ...
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1 day ago · Nancy Pelosi. Née: Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro. Born: March 26, 1940, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. (age 84) Title / Office: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2019-2023), United States. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2011), United States. House of Representatives (1987-), United States. (Show more) Political Affiliation:
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2 days ago · Raphael Warnock won a special election in November 2020 and took office in January 2021. 7 Brian Schatz was appointed in December 2012 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Inouye. 8 William Cowan was appointed in January 2013 and took office in February to replace John Kerry, who resigned to become secretary of state.
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2 days ago · Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Née: Joan Ruth Bader. Born: March 15, 1933, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died: September 18, 2020, Washington, D.C. (aged 87) Title / Office: Supreme Court of the United States (1993-), United States. supreme court (1993-), United States. Notable Family Members: daughter of Nathan Bader. daughter of Celia Bader.
- 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...
3 days ago · Following the May 4 special election, Cook became the first woman to represent the district. Her campaign also noted she is the first out member of the LGBTQ community to serve in the Senate.
4 days ago · Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, announced he would seek re-election for a fourth term. He should have retired instead.
