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As of October 3, 2023, there are 25 women (15 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 1 Independent) serving as U.S. senators. Additionally, Kamala Harris as vice president serves as President of the Senate . Nancy Kassebaum is currently the oldest living former female member of the Senate at the age 91.
Hiram Rhodes Revels (left) was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate; Carol Moseley Braun was the first African American woman elected to the chamber.
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Dianne Emiel Feinstein [b] ( née Goldman; June 22, 1933 – September 29, 2023) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988. [3]
Sep 29, 2023 · D ianne Feinstein was the oldest serving senator, and the longest-serving woman, in the US Senate at the time of her death on Friday. At 90, she was a tenacious trailblazer, and a...
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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). ... 2019–2020: Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) 2020 ...
1922. Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) became the first woman appointed to the Senate, but only served one day. 1932. Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-AR), appointed in 1931 to fill a vacancy caused by her husband's death, ran for a full term and became the first woman elected to the Senate.
Sep 29, 2023 · Story by Grayce McCormick, Cami Mondeaux • 2mo. Dianne Feinstein dead at 90: Five-term senator and oldest member of Congress dies © Provided by Washington Examiner. Sen. Dianne...
