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In 1978, she was the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket headed by Jack Eckerd. They lost to State Sen. Bob Graham and State Rep. Wayne Mixson. In 1980, she was elected to the United States Senate representing Florida, becoming Florida's first woman elected to the United States Senate and the fifth from the South. [3]
Some female U.S. senators have later run for U.S. president or vice president—see list of female United States presidential and vice presidential candidates. In 2020, Kamala Harris became the first female senator, current or past, to win her vice presidential election bid and become the first female President of the United States Senate.
In 1976, she was elected to the State Senate and served until 1978, when she ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor. She was elected again to the Florida Senate in 1982 and became the president pro tempore of the Senate in 1985, the first woman to hold the post.
The 1986 United States Senate elections were elections for the ... popular Governor of Florida Bob ... She was the first female Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in ...
Jeanette Marie Nuñez (née Sánchez; born June 6, 1972) is an American businesswoman and politician serving as the 20th lieutenant governor of Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she represented Miami-Dade County in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2018, also serving as speaker pro tempore for her final two years in the office.
This November, you may be surprised to see more names on the ballot for governor than you expect.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the second woman nominated for vice president by a major party and the first woman nominated by a Republican National Convention. She and her running mate, Arizona Senator John McCain , lost the 2008 United States presidential election to their Democratic challengers, Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Delaware ...
First woman to serve as governor. First woman as Governor of Wyoming. First woman elected in a special election: Lost reelection 1 year, 363 days [10] Miriam A. Ferguson (1875–1961) Texas: January 20, 1925: January 17, 1927: Democratic: First woman as Governor of Texas. First woman elected in a general election.