Historic Achievement: Black Women Elected as Senators in California and Across the U.S. During the 2024 General Election
One African American woman is currently serving in the California State Senate, Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Ladera Heights). It’s the same in the U.S. Senate. In October of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Sen.
Two Black women will serve together for the first time in Senate history
In a landmark election, voters have chosen the first two Black women to serve in the U.S. Senate simultaneously. Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks won their respective races and raised the total number of Black women elected to the government branch from two to four.
Two Black Women to Serve in U.S. Senate in Historic Win
Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the fourth and fifth Black women to be sworn into the Senate. Alsobrooks [fended off](
2 Black women elected to Senate for the first time in U.S. history
The victories of Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester and Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks mark the first time African American women will serve together in the Senate.
13 women to serve as US governors next year in new record high following historic election cycle
Thirteen women will serve as governors in the US next year, topping the former record of 12 set in 2022. Kelly Ayotte’s win in New Hampshire, which was called by the Associated Press on Monday, toppled the previous high as the Republican is set to become the next governor of the Granite State in January.
A record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte
A record 13 women will serve as governor next year after the election of New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, breaking the record set in 2023. Ayotte, a former U.S. senator,
The U.S. will have a record number of women leading states as governors
Last week's election results mean there will be a record number of female governors in the U.S. in the coming year: a total of thirteen.
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13 women will be governors next year, a new record
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections. Governors hold powerful sway in American politics,
These two Black women will be the first to serve in the Senate at the same time
Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first two Black women to serve in the United States Senate at the ...
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Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
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Alsobrooks, Blunt Rochester Make History as First Black Women to Serve in Senate Together
(Courtesy of the Lisa Blunt Rochester campaign) Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Delaware’s Lisa Blunt Rochester made history ...
The Senate Is About to Have 2 Black Women Serving at the Same Time. That’s Never Happened Before
For the first time in more than 200 years, two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time, following the election of Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware ...
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U.S. Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester makes history as Delaware’s first Black female senator
In her speech, she thanked the three Black women, including Vice President Kamala Harris, who served before her in the ...
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Two Black women will serve together in the Senate for the first time
This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. For more election coverage from the NPR Network head to our live updates page. Two states elected Black women ...
Kenzie Lalonde to join Senators broadcasts as first female TV play-by-play voice for NHL team in Canada
The Ottawa native will continue her duties as TSN's Montreal bureau chief which includes hosting Canadiens TV broadcasts.
Why America Still Doesn’t Have a Female President
In 2024, Kamala Harris was the vice president, a former senator, and a former attorney general also running against Trump, ...