Women stepped up to the plate and won big in the U.S. elections two days ago.
— Women made up 54% of the electorate on 6 Nov. 2012. Obama led Romney among women by 11%.
— New Hampshire, whose 4 electoral votes went to Obama, elected a democratic woman governor and two democratic women to the U.S. house of representatives. With two woman senators already in office (one Democratic, one Republican, neither up for re-election), New Hampshire became the first state to elect an all-woman U.S. congressional delegation AND a woman governor.
— Massachussetts, Wisconsin, and Hawaii elected their first female U.S. senators: Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, and Mazie Hirono.
— Tammy Baldwin (of Wisconsin) became the first openly lesbian woman (and gay person of any gender) elected to the U.S. senate. She defeated Tommy Thompson, a previously-popular multi-term Republican governor.
— Mazie Hirono (of Hawaii) became the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. senate.
— A record number of women, 20 (= 20%, up from 17%), will be U.S. senators starting in 2013.
— A record number of women (77, possibly 79 after close elections are evaluated = 18%) will have seats in the U.S. house of representatives starting in 2013. The house will have its largest incoming class of female representatives since 1992.
— The first women with combat experience were elected to the U.S. house of representatives: Tulsi Gabbard and Tammy Duckworth (Ms. Duckworth lost both of her legs in Iraq).
See also:
— Gender Gap In 2012 Election Aided Obama Win, Huffington Post, 7 November 2012.
— Women In Senate: 2012 Election Ushers In Historic Number Of Female Senators, Huffington Post, 7 November 2012.
— Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate, CNN, 7 November 2012.
— Hirono wins Hawaii race, will be first Asian-American female senator, The Hill, 7 November 2012.
— Thai-American Female Veteran Wins U.S. Seat, Wall Street Journal, 7 November 2012.
— Women made up 54% of the electorate on 6 Nov. 2012. Obama led Romney among women by 11%.
— New Hampshire, whose 4 electoral votes went to Obama, elected a democratic woman governor and two democratic women to the U.S. house of representatives. With two woman senators already in office (one Democratic, one Republican, neither up for re-election), New Hampshire became the first state to elect an all-woman U.S. congressional delegation AND a woman governor.
— Massachussetts, Wisconsin, and Hawaii elected their first female U.S. senators: Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, and Mazie Hirono.
— Tammy Baldwin (of Wisconsin) became the first openly lesbian woman (and gay person of any gender) elected to the U.S. senate. She defeated Tommy Thompson, a previously-popular multi-term Republican governor.
— Mazie Hirono (of Hawaii) became the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. senate.
— A record number of women, 20 (= 20%, up from 17%), will be U.S. senators starting in 2013.
— A record number of women (77, possibly 79 after close elections are evaluated = 18%) will have seats in the U.S. house of representatives starting in 2013. The house will have its largest incoming class of female representatives since 1992.
— The first women with combat experience were elected to the U.S. house of representatives: Tulsi Gabbard and Tammy Duckworth (Ms. Duckworth lost both of her legs in Iraq).
See also:
— Gender Gap In 2012 Election Aided Obama Win, Huffington Post, 7 November 2012.
— Women In Senate: 2012 Election Ushers In Historic Number Of Female Senators, Huffington Post, 7 November 2012.
— Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate, CNN, 7 November 2012.
— Hirono wins Hawaii race, will be first Asian-American female senator, The Hill, 7 November 2012.
— Thai-American Female Veteran Wins U.S. Seat, Wall Street Journal, 7 November 2012.
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