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1 day ago · 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.
Apr 24, 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).
May 7, 2024 · Senate office buildings. ( Dirksen. Hart. Russell) v. t. e. This is a complete list of all people who previously served in the United States Senate. As of October 2023 [update], a total of 2,003 persons have served in the senate (including those currently serving).
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4 days ago · Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943, Galveston, Texas, U.S.) is an American businesswoman and politician who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas, serving from 1993 to 2013. Bailey was born in Galveston , Texas, to Allan Bailey and Ella Kathryn Sharp Bailey.
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6 days ago · Patty Murray is an American politician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1992 and began representing Washington the following year. Murray was the first female senator from the state, and she later became the first woman to serve as president pro tempore of the Senate (2023– ).
1 day ago · The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States House of Representatives, comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House maintain authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm ...
May 6, 2024 · Hillary Clinton (1947–) Hillary Clinton was the first lady of Arkansas, first lady of the United States, United States senator from New York (marking the first time in the nation’s history that a first lady was elected to the Senate), and Secretary of State in the administration of President Barack Obama.
