This year’s midterm election resulted in many victories for women in the House of Representatives. A record number of 102 women were elected to serve in the House of Representatives--a monumental win as women have never had more than 85 members in the House. Of the 102 elected, 36 are newly elected and 66 are re-elected.
Among the new women elected, nine of them made history: Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaidb for being the first two Muslim American congresswomen, Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids for being the first two Native American congresswomen, Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia for being the first two Hispanic congresswomen from Texas, Ayanna Pressley for being the first congresswoman from Massachusetts, Jahana Hayes for being the first black congresswoman from Connecticut, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for being the youngest woman elected to Congress.
This more diverse group of women elected for the House of Representatives shows, not complete, but partial representation for women and minorities in America. It also shows that women’s representation in the government is progressing forward and not moving backward.
With much more diversity and representation of women, what do you think will happen in future elections? Do you think we will continue to see more women being elected for roles in government?
The amount of women being elected into political offices is a sign of improvement in our country. Although there is little to be happy about in the current administration, adding women helps represent the overall population of the U.S. I hope in the future more minorities gain political platforms, so they can get closer to equal representation.
ReplyDeleteI hope America will continue to gain fairer women representation in the government. I believe that an accurate representation in the government is crucial to the betterment of the people and society.
ReplyDeleteI think this is an optimistic start for the increasing diversity in future government. While this year's numbers cannot be viewed as a solid indicator of where the future will guide, but the direction it is leading toward is, at least, positive. In addition, the gender makeup of the government agencies will, at a limited degree, depend on the politicians who will be in control at that time being.
ReplyDeleteIn the future, I see more women being elected into the office. This will be a good thing, as it shows we citizens want more representation in the government.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that there being more congresswomen will influence future election outcomes and that we will continue to see a progressive shift in our government. Ultimately I hope that we can achieve complete representation of our population in congress in the near future.
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