Record 13 women will serve as governors next year
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire governor pushes the nationwide tally to 18 female state chief executives, a new high and above the prior record of 12. Experts note ongoing underrepresentation and discuss gendered scrutiny in executive campaigns.
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Kelly Ayotte
New Hampshire
Kelly Dittmar
Rutgers Center For American Women and Politics
Gretchen Whitmer
Joe Biden
South Dakota
Kristi Noem
Donald Trump
Ayotte
U.S
Joyce Craig
Manchester
Dittmar
Linda Fowler
Dartmouth College
Craig
Kamala Harris
Erin Vilardi
Vote Run Lead
No fault divorce faces renewed conservative backlash and policy talk
The piece surveys rising conservative attacks on no fault divorce after the 2023 political shift, noting public figures and scholars warn changes would occur at the state level. It traces no fault’s history from California 1970 to all states adopting the approach, its role for abused spouses, and bills in Nebraska Texas Louisiana Oklahoma South Dakota.
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Susan Guthrie
Steven Crowder
Texas
Guthrie
Donald Trump
Google
Mississippi
Missouri
South Dakota
Leah Marie
American Sociological Association
Roe
Trump
JD Vance
U.S. Supreme Court
Margaret Ryznar
Brooklyn Law School
Family Law
Ryznar
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
National Bureau of Economic Research
Marcia A. Zug
Rice School of Law
University of South Carolina
Zug
GOP
Nebraska
Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee
Oklahoma
Tony Randolph
Judiciary Committee
Randolph
Washington Post
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