Oregon House boasts record number of women, after swearing-in of Rep. Christine Goodwin, R-Roseburg

[jalan48]

The Oregon House broke its previous record for the number of women representatives this week, after the swearing-in of Rep. Christine Goodwin brought the total number to 33 out of a total 60 members.

Deputy Chief Clerk Obie Rutledge confirmed that 33 is the highest number of women to ever serve in the Oregon House, although the number has been climbing in recent years. Chief Clerk Timothy G. Sekerak added in an email that “the previous high water mark was 22 (women) in 2001, which ebbed down and up and was eventually reached again in 2018 and is currently being surpassed every year.”

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/08/oregon-house-boasts-record-number-of-women-after-swearing-in-of-rep-christine-goodwin-r-roseburg.html

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1. Good!! This is what we need.

Women outnumber men in the Nevada legislature. What difference does it make?
Nevada has the only legislature with more women than men in both chambers. Some academics are studying what that representation means.

Barbara Rodriguez
Statehouses Reporter

January 31, 2021

https://19thnews.org/2021/01/nevada-legislature-majority-women/

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As lawmakers return to statehouses around the country this year, the Nevada legislature stands out in its scope of women’s representation. In 2019, Nevada got the United States’ first majority-woman legislature, and when the session begins Monday, nearly 60 percent of its 63 members will be women. For the first time there, or in any statehouse in America, women will have majorities in both chambers.

Some Nevada lawmakers say the presence of so many women as peers has changed the kind of bills that have passed. That includes polices to expand protections for pregnant workers, paid sick leave and abortion access; lawmakers in the most recent session debated several bills to help victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. In 2017, Nevada lawmakers approved the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the decades-long effort to enshrine gender rights in the U.S. Constitution.

“When I talk with my colleagues from other states, they are just astounded at the type of legislation that we’re able to pass,” said Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson, a Democrat.

~more at link

[jalan48]

2. It's good to hear about Nevada as well. Change is happening even with the bad news from Texas.

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3. I thought this said "House boat"