Republicans have tried to make Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign expenses an issue, and advocates worry this could discourage parents of young children from running for office.
Runs by Cheri Beasley, Val Demings and Stacey Abrams both underscored long-standing challenges to Black women who run — and showed their potential.
Women’s representation has grown in the state as a result of efforts by groups and leaders to build a support infrastructure for women seeking elected office.
The Republican candidate for governor in Arizona refused to concede the same week the former president — an election denier — announced another run.
The highly anticipated announcement from Pelosi, an 82-year-old California Democrat, comes after Republicans won back control of the House in the 2022 midterms.
The stop-gap measure passed the House this summer, and President Joe Biden has vowed to sign it.
Pro-abortion rights ballot measures outperformed Democrats on the ballot in three states, while Republican politicians ran ahead of failed anti-abortion ballot measures in two states.
The election between Hobbs, Arizona’s chief election official, and Lake, a television anchor turned GOP star, was one of the most consequential governor’s races of 2022.
This lack of representation persists even after a year in which out LGBTQ+ candidates ran and won up and down the ballot across the country — and three legislative candidates in Alaska made history.
Democrats are projected to hold the Senate with a win by Cortez Masto, the Senate’s only Latina.