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Record number of women to join new Congress
The next Congress will include at least 101 female members, with Alma Adams becoming the 100th after a special election and taking office next week. The Senate will have at least 20 women, including four new female senators, and Gen X members appear among the newcomers.
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Congress
Washington
Alma Adams
North Carolina
Adams
Senate
Generation X
Tom Cotton
Arkansas
David Perdue
Georgia
Elise Stefanik
New York
Mia Love
Utah
Salt Lake City
Tim Scott
R-S.c
Jim DeMint
Scott
South
House
Congressional Research Service
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Thad Cochran
Mississippi
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
McConnell
Iowa
Joni Ernst
Shelley Moore Capito
R-V.va
Jeanne Shaheen
D-N.h
Susan Collins
Maine
Kay Hagan
D-N.c
Mary Landrieu
D-La
Bill Cassidy
Debbie Walsh
Center For American Women and Politics
Rutgers University
GOP