There will be 92 women in the new 11th Congress when it convenes in January, 2009. The breakout is as follows: 72 women voting members of the House with 3 non-voting delegates and 17 women Senators. This represents only a small incremental (2%) gain over the current 2008 Congress.
In total some 10 new women were elected to the House Tuesday:
7 Pro-Choice Democrats
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
Debbie Halvorson (D-IL)
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
Betsy Markey (D-CO)
Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL)
Debbie Halvorson (D-IL)
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Dina Titus (D-NV)
Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
1 Pro-Choice Republican
Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
1 Anti-Choice Democrats
Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA)
1 Anti-Choice Republican
Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
