3/9/2024 0 Comments Nytimes house elections 2018Chip Somodevilla/Getty Imagesįollowing the midterms and the surge of women Representatives - many of whom are mothers - in the House, the lower chamber is due to make some key changes to how the Capitol is set up in order to make it friendlier to parents, according to a Politico report.īefore the midterm elections even took place, however, another moment transformed how the Senate treats lawmakers who are parents. Tammy Duckworth is the first senator to give birth in office and the first to bring her newborn to the floor during votes. 6 women are poised to lead House committees in the new term It’s possible there are many more changes like this coming down the pike in Congress as well. Already, Liuba Grechen Shirley - a candidate for a New York House seat who ultimately lost - has helped change the way Federal Election Commission rules govern how official campaign funds can be used for child care. With the new class of lawmakers, that number has more than doubled, a CAWP analysis found.Īnd this shift is changing the way lawmakers think about establishing a better balance between the work they do and their family lives. It’s one of several changes being weighed as an influx of mothers with younger children join Congress and raise the need to balance their work demands with those of caring for their children, Politico reports.Īccording to Working Mother magazine, there had previously only been roughly a dozen women in Congress who had children under 18. The House could consider shifts to its vote schedule - which has often included later evening votes - in order to enable lawmakers with younger children to be able to spend time with their families. Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register via Getty Images Rep.-elect Katie Porter is among the new House members who have younger children. 23 freshmen House members are people of color Lauren Underwood, a former adviser in the Department of Health and Human Services, was also a first-time candidate who became the first African-American woman to win Illinois’s 14th Congressional District.įormer CIA officer Abigail Spanberger, nonprofit executive Katie Hill, and gun control activist Lucy McBath are just a few others who were all running for elected office for the first time - and won. One such candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, was responsible for one of the most stunning upsets this cycle when she defeated Democratic heavyweight Joe Crowley in New York’s 14th Congressional District. Not only did 2018 see a huge jump in women candidates, it also saw a massive bump in the number of women who were vying for their first-ever elected office. What’s more, more than 20 House seats were won by first-time women candidates, according to an analysis from the Washington Post. An NBC News analysis found that women on both sides of the aisle were outperforming their male counterparts during the primaries - and were more likely to win if they were challengers in a race. Their victories are a testament to the successes of many women this cycle who upset incumbent representatives or emerged victorious in heavily contested races for a slew of open seats that were available. Of the women elected to Congress, 36 are new members. Reps.-elect Lucy McBath (D-GA), left, and Lauren Underwood (D-IL) are both first-time Congress members. In the wake of the 1992 election, Democrats - who had control of both Congress and the White House - passed the Family and Medical Leave Act as well as the Violence Against Women Act. The follow-up to the 1992 election appeared to reaffirm research suggesting that the election of women has a notable impact on policies that are raised. Much of the 2018 surge was buoyed by a massive spike in women candidates, many of whom said they were driven to run because of Trump’s presidency. The gains this year mirror those that took place in 1992, the other renowned “Year of the Woman,” when four women were elected to the Senate and 24 women were elected to the House. Altogether, 127 women are due to serve in the 116th Congress. With all the votes in, a record number of 117 women were ultimately sent to Congress this cycle - a significant jump from 2016 when 89 women were elected. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesĢ018 lived up to its “Year of the Woman” moniker. Democratic Reps.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL), Abby Finkenauer (IA), and Sharice Davids (KS) join with other newly elected members of the House of Representatives for an official class photo of new House members.
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