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This surpasses the previous record from the 114th Congress (108 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently elected).\nThe first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.\nA total of 329 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, including 212 Democrats and 117 Republicans. These figures include six nonvoting Delegates (one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands), as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. 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This surpasses the previous record from the 114th Congress (108 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently elected).\nThe first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.\nA total of 328 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, including 212 Democrats and 116 Republicans. These figures include six nonvoting Delegates (one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands), as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. 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This passed the previous record from the 114th Congress (108 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently elected).\nThe first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.\nA total of 326 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, including 211 Democrats and 114 Republicans. Of these women,\n276 (178 Democrats, 98 Republicans) women have been elected only in the House of Representatives. These figures include six nonvoting Delegates (one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands), as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico;\n38 (24 Democrats, 14 Republicans) women have been elected or appointed only in the Senate; \n12 (9 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women have served in both houses; and \na total of 41 African American women have served in Congress (2 in the Senate, 39 in the House), including 21 serving in the 115th Congress. Thirteen Hispanic women have been elected to the House, and one to the Senate; 11 serve in the 115th Congress. Thirteen Asian Pacific American women have served in Congress (10 in the House, 1 in the Senate, and 2 in both the House and Senate), including 11 in the 115th Congress.\nIn the 115th Congress, three women chair House committees, one woman chairs a Senate standing committee, and one woman chairs a Senate select committee.\nThis report includes a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, means of entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, records for tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress. Table A-1 in the Appendix provides details on the total number of women who have served in each Congress, including information on changes within a Congress. The report may reflect data at the beginning or end of each Congress, or changes during a Congress. 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This passed the previous record from the 114th Congress (108 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently elected).\nThe first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.\nA total of 325 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, including 211 Democrats and 114 Republicans. Of these women,\n275 (178 Democrats, 97 Republicans) women have been elected only in the House of Representatives. 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Thirteen Asian Pacific American women have served in Congress (10 in the House, 1 in the Senate, and 2 in both the House and Senate), including 11 in the 115th Congress.\nIn the 115th Congress, three women chair House committees, one woman chairs a Senate standing committee, and one woman chairs a Senate select committee.\nThis report includes a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, means of entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, records for tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress. Table A-1 in the Appendix provides details on the total number of women who have served in each Congress, including information on changes within a Congress. The report may reflect data at the beginning or end of each Congress, or changes during a Congress. 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This passed the previous record from the 113th Congress (101 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently resigned and 3 were elected).\nThe first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.\nA total of 313 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, 202 Democrats and 111 Republicans. Of these women,\n267 (173 Democrats, 94 Republicans) women have been elected only in the House of Representatives, 1 each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands;\n35 (21 Democrats, 14 Republicans) women have been elected or appointed only in the Senate; \n11 (8 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women have been elected or appointed in both houses; and \na total of 38 African American women have served in Congress (1 in the Senate, 37 in the House), including 20 serving in the 114th Congress. Eleven Hispanic women have been elected to the House; nine serve in the 114th Congress. Ten Asian Pacific American women have served in Congress (nine in the House, one in both the House and Senate), including seven in the 114th Congress.\nIn the 114th Congress, one woman chairs a House committee, one woman chairs a Senate standing committee, and one woman chairs a Senate select committee.\nThis report includes a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, means of entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, records for tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress. The report may reflect data at the beginning or end of each Congress, or changes during a Congress. 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This passed the previous record from the 113th Congress (101 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently resigned and 3 were elected).\nThe first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.\nA total of 313 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, 202 Democrats and 111 Republicans. Of these women,\n267 (173 Democrats, 94 Republicans) women have been elected only in the House of Representatives, 1 each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands;\n35 (21 Democrats, 14 Republicans) women have been elected or appointed only in the Senate; \n11 (8 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women have been elected or appointed in both houses; and \na total of 38 African American women have served in Congress (1 in the Senate, 37 in the House), including 20 serving in the 114th Congress. Eleven Hispanic women have been elected to the House; nine serve in the 114th Congress. Ten Asian Pacific American women have served in Congress (nine in the House, one in both the House and Senate), including seven in the 114th Congress.\nIn the 114th Congress, one woman chairs a House committee, one woman chairs a Senate standing committee, and one woman chairs a Senate select committee.\nThis report includes a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, means of entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, records for tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress. The report may reflect data at the beginning or end of each Congress, or changes during a Congress. 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