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Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. [1] In total, 396 women have been U.S. representatives and eight more have been non-voting delegates. As of January 3, 2025 ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, who do not have a right to vote on legislation in the full House but nevertheless have floor privileges and are able to participate in certain other House functions.
To have control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a party needs to control at least 218 seats. ... California (Districts 9, 13, 21, 22, 27, 39, 41, 45, 47 and 49) Colorado (District 8) Iowa ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives. It includes members of the United States House of Representatives that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
House of Representatives Democratic: December 7, 2016: December 2, 2020: 3 years, 361 days Mitzi Johnson Vermont: House of Representatives Democratic: January 4, 2017: January 6, 2021: 4 years, 2 days Crisanta Duran [d] Colorado: House of Representatives Democratic: January 11, 2017: January 4, 2019: 1 year, 358 days KC Becker Colorado: House ...
Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected. Although suffrage was initially limited, it gradually widened, particularly after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and the civil rights movement. Since 1913, the number of voting representatives has been at 435 pursuant to the Apportionment Act of 1911. [6]
United States House of Representatives, 1789 to present ... 13 7 132 293 47th: 1880: 128 10 2 2 151 293 48th: 1882: 196 2 6 4 117 325 49th: 1884: