New Woman in the Senate

I have enjoyed seeing so many strong young women become interested in politics over the course of the past yea for two. I feel like the more women that make a name for themselves in the political atmosphere, the more women will feel inspired to stand up for their rights. The 2018 midterm election was something I wanted to write a little on because more women than ever before ran for political positions and more women than ever before won! I hope that you enjoy these bios on some new women in the senate!

Here are some statistics that I found when doing my research:

• 23 women were elected to the Senate on election night 2018
• 103 women will serve in the House in 2019
• Women make up about 40% of Democratic lawmakers (House and Senate combined)

Bios:

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez:

• U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district
• Attended Boston University and studied economic and international relations
• After college she became a bartender and a waitress
• In college she worked for Senator Ted Kennedy in MA
• She was also a organizer for Bernie Sanders in 2016

Ayanna Presley:

• U.S. Representative for Massachusetts 7th congressional district 
• In 2009 she became the first woman of color to be elected to the Boston City Council 
• Worked as a senior aid for Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III (https://pressley.house.gov/about)
• Volunteered for Senator Kerry re election campaign and went on to work for him for 13 more years
• In 2016 she was named one of the New York Times 14 Young Democrats to Watch

Ilhan Omar:

• U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th Congressional district 
• First Somali-American Member of Congress and previously in 2016 she elected to the Minnesota House of Representative making her the highest-elected Somali-American public official in the US 
• Fled Somalia when she was 8 and spent 4 years in a refugee camp in Kenya inevitably moving to the United States in 1997 
• Worked as a community director at the University of Minneapolis
• Policy Fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
• Senior Policy aid for the Minneapolis City Council

Rashida Tlaib:

• U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th Congressional district
• In 2008 she became the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan state legislature 
• In 2019 she became the first Muslim woman in Congress
• She was an attorney at law at the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice 

Sharice Davids:

• U.S. Representative for Kansas's 3th Congressional district 
• Attended Johnson County Community College and the University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Earned a Law degree from Cornell Law school
• She is the first openly gay lawmaker to represent Kansas 
• She is one of two Native American women to ever serve in Congress 
• On the Transportation and Infrastructure and Small Business Committees

Deb Haaland:

• U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st Congressional district 
• Attended the University of New Mexico for her undergraduate education and the University of New Mexico Law School 
• In 2016 she was appointed as an Honorary Commander of Kirkland Air Base  
• 2012-2013 she served as Native American Caucus Chair for the Democratic Party of New Mexico
• She volunteered for Barack Obamas presidential campaign
• She is a former Tribal Leader 
• She is the first Native American woman in the country to chair a state party 

I am so happy with the fact that women, like the ones above, are advocating for what they believe in. I really liked making this post so that I could learn more about their ideas and platforms, and I hope that you enjoyed. reading about them too!