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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.
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 ... 1 1 54 22 13 9 51 234 35th: 1856: 132 ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
House of Representatives Republican: January 13, 2003: January 3, 2007: 3 years, 355 days Gaye Symington Vermont: House of Representatives Democratic: January 5, 2005: January 8, 2009: 4 years, 3 days Terie Norelli New Hampshire: House of Representatives Democratic: December 6, 2006: December 1, 2010: 3 years, 360 days December 5, 2012 ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will be defending a narrow 220-213 majority in the Nov. 5 elections, but they will face their first electoral test on Feb. 13 ...
The House can elect a new speaker at any time if the person occupying that role dies, resigns or is removed from office. Barring that, a speaker is normally elected at the start of a new Congress.
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.