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First female member Political party of first female member Years with female members American Samoa: 1 0 1 Amata Radewagen: Republican 2015–present District of Columbia: 1 0 1 Eleanor Holmes Norton: Democratic 1991–present Guam: 0 1 1 Madeleine Bordallo: Democratic 2003–2019 Hawaii Territory: 0 1 1 Elizabeth P. Farrington [a] Republican ...
Bella Savitzky was born on July 24, 1920, in New York City. [6] Both of her parents were Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants from Chernihiv, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). [7] [8] [9] Her mother, Esther (née Tanklevsky or Tanklefsky), was a homemaker who immigrated from Kozelets in 1902. [7]
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.
Malliotakis was born on November 11, 1980, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. [1] [2] She moved to Staten Island when she was two years old and grew up in Great Kills, [3] the daughter of immigrant parents; her father is from Greece and her mother from Cuba, having left in 1959 following the rise of Fidel Castro. [1]
Stefanik was born in Albany, New York, on July 2, 1984, [4] to Melanie and Kenneth Stefanik. [5] Stefanik states that her father is ethnically Czech and her mother is of Italian ancestry; [6] genealogical records show that her father's Polish [7] family came from western Galicia (at the time part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria), [8] [9] [10] mainly from the then shtetl [11] of ...
Bella Abzug tried to wear her signature brimmed hat after her election in 1971, but was forced to remove it by the House doorkeeper.The rule was unsuccessfully challenged by Frederica Wilson in 2010, known for her embrace of a variety of hats (including "sequined cowboy hats" [4]) as a fashion item, and the issue was raised of a dress code with adverse impact on women in government.
Nancy Ruth Mace (born December 4, 1977) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Anna Paulina Luna (née Mayerhofer, later Gamberzky; born May 6, 1989) is an American politician and Air Force veteran who serves in the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. She is the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.