The Vermont Progressive Party,formerly the Progressive Coalition,is a progressive political party in the United States founded in 1999 and active only in the state of Vermont. As of 2019,the party has two members in the Vermont Senate and seven members in the Vermont House of Representatives,as well as several more affiliated legislators who caucus with the Democratic Party. After the Democratic and Republican parties,the Progressive Party has the highest number of seats in state and national offices for any organized political party in the country.
Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Washington's 5th congressional district,which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane,the state's second-largest city. A Republican,McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019,she chaired the House Republican Conference. Since 2021,she has been the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Melissa Anne Hart is an American lawyer and politician. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007,representing western Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. She was the first Republican woman to represent Pennsylvania at the federal level. Prior to her service in Congress,Hart served in the Pennsylvania Senate,where she chaired the finance committee. She was the first Republican woman elected to serve a full term in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1990 when she was 28 years old. In her first run for office,Hart defeated an incumbent in a senate district that included parts of Allegheny,Westmoreland and Armstrong counties. In the 2006 midterm elections,Hart lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Jason Altmire. She challenged Altmire again in the 2008 election,but was defeated again.
Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013,and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008,serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously the senior vice-president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.
Chellie MariePingree is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,her district includes most of the southern part of the state,including Portland and Augusta.
Leslie Larkin Byrne is an American businesswoman and politician. In 1992,she became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party,she served for one term (1993–1995) in the 103rd Congress.
Ann Louise Wagner is an American politician and diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,she was the United States ambassador to Luxembourg from 2005 to 2009.
The Democratic Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond,Virginia.
Women have served in the United States House of Representatives,the lower chamber of the United States Congress,with the Senate being the upper chamber,since the 1916 election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana,the first woman in Congress. In total,352 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more women have been non-voting delegates. As of December 9,2022,there are 122 women in the U.S. House of Representatives,making women 27.8% of the total. Of the 359 women who have served in the House,235 have been Democrats and 124 have been Republicans. One woman has been Speaker of the House,Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
The 116th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2019,and ended on January 3,2021,during the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. Senators elected to regular terms in 2014 finished their terms in this Congress,and House seats were apportioned based on the 2010 Census.
Deborah Ann Dingell is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the U.S. representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district since 2015. She is the widow of John Dingell,her predecessor in the seat,who holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. She worked as a consultant to the American Automobile Policy Council. She was a superdelegate for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,North Carolina.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Mary Sally Matiella is an American government official and political candidate who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army during the Obama Administration. After several decades of federal civil service,Matiella served as the Assistant Secretary of the Army,holding office from February 16,2010 until February 27,2014,when she resigned and was succeeded by Robert M. Speer.
Ellie Boldman is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate,representing District 45. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 90,which includes central Missoula,Montana,from 2011 through 2019. Due to state constitutional term limits,Boldman was unable to file for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives and subsequently filed for election to the Montana Senate Seat 45 in 2020.
Katrina Renee Jackson is a lawyer from Monroe,Louisiana,who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 34th district,serving since 2020. From 2012 until 2020,Jackson served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 16th district,which includes Morehouse and Ouachita parishes.
Kimberly Yee is an American politician serving as the 36th Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature.
The 117th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington,D.C.,on January 3,2021,during the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency and the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency,which will end on January 3,2023.
Melanie Virginia Morgan is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 29th legislative district.
Laurie Bruce Hutchison Dolan is an American educator and politician who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 22nd legislative district. Prior to her election to the State House,Dolan worked as the policy director for Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and made two unsuccessful runs for a seat in the State Senate.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington,one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Going into this election,the Democratic Party represented seven seats,while the Republican Party represented three seats.
