Women in Congress Breaking the Glass Ceiling
This past week over 100 women from diverse backgrounds were elected into the House of Representatives. Here is a timeline of women breaking the glass ceiling from 2016 to 2018.
2016
Kamala Harris - Second black woman and first Indian American to serve in U.S Senate.
Tammy Duckworth is the first female veteran to serve in the Senate, second Asian American.
Catherine Cortez Masto first Latina woman to serve in the U.S Senate.
Ilhan Omar first Somali American Muslim to serve in Minnesota State Legislature.
Kate Brown ran for governor of Oregon and in 2015 became the first openly LGBTQ politician elected to the governorship.
Hilary Clinton was the first woman presidential candidate to win the popular vote.
2017
Shelia Oliver became the first African American woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey and the second woman to serve.
Danica Roem became the first ever openly transgender woman in Virginia state legislator.
Andrea Jenkins became the first openly transgender woman of color elected to a city council
Vi Lyles became the first African American mayor of Charlotte North Carolina
Joyce Craig became the first elected female mayor of Manchester New Hampshire
The 2018 Midterm Election outcome was a women wave in the House of Representatives.
Over 100 women serve in the House of Reps.
Sharice Davids is the first lesbian Native American House Representative of Kansas
Debra Haaland is the first Native American female Representative of New Mexico
Illhan Omar is the first Muslim / Somali female congresswoman to represent Minnesota 5th Congressional District.
Rashida Tlaib is the first Muslim woman representative elected to Congress.
Ayanna Pressley is the first African American woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress.
Jahana Hayes is the first African American woman to represent Connecticut in Congress.
Alexandria Ocascio Cortez age 28 is the youngest woman elected to Congress.
Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia areTexas first Latinas to serve in the House of Representatives.
Mike Sherrill is the first female veteran of NJ to serve in Congress. Sherrill is the second congresswoman to serve since 1984.
Lucy McBath is thefirst Democrat to serve in Georgia 6th district. She started as a gun control activist after her son Jordan Davis was shot at a gas station over loud music.
Nancy Pelosi was re-elected as Speaker of the House making her the only woman politician to serve as Speaker.
Senate gained four women senators.
Jacky Rosen is the second female senator from Nevada.
Marsha Blackburn is the first female Tennessee senator.
Martha McSally and Krysten Sinema are the first female senators to represent Arizona in the U.S Senate.
Krysten Sinema is the first openly bisexual woman to serve in the U.S Senate.
Women will continue to break the glass ceiling in future elections.
