Gender
Republican Female U.S. Representatives Lead Commentary on Giffords Shooting
Nearly 40 percent of female GOP U.S. House members issued early press releases on House websites after the shooting in Arizona, compared to 25 percent of female Democrats, male Republicans, and male Democrats
Read MoreElection Profile: Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District
The 38.8 percent won by Miller-Meeks in 2008 was the best performance for a female Republican running for Congress in Hawkeye State history
Read MoreFemale Candidates to Shatter Records Across the Country on Election Day
More than a dozen women will set state records on Tuesday for female gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidacies
Read MoreMama Grizzlies Backed Christine O’Donnell Prior to Palin Endorsement
Women contributing 1 in 3 large donor dollars to O’Donnell in 2010 compared to 1 in 6 in 2008
Read MoreWill Miller-Meeks Become the First Iowa Woman Elected to Congress?
In 2008, Miller-Meeks notched the best ever performance for a female Republican in an Iowa congressional race
Read MoreWill the Defeat of Handel and Anderson Kelliher Dash ‘Year of the Woman’ Prospects?
Female gubernatorial candidates still on track to break records for total number of nominees on the ballot and elections won in 2010, despite set-backs in Minnesota and Georgia
Read MoreRoxanne Conlin Poised to Hold Iowa U.S. Senate, Gubernatorial Records
Conlin is only the second female major party candidate to appear on a U.S. Senate general election ballot in Iowa and the 9th woman overall
Read MoreWill Margaret Anderson Kelliher Break the Upper Midwestern Glass Ceiling?
Just 17 women have appeared on the gubernatorial ballot in 257 elections across Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; only 2 from major political parties
Read MoreHow Do Members of Congress Use the American Flag in Their Reelection Campaigns?
Republican U.S. Representatives are 36 percent more likely to incorporate the American flag on campaign websites than Democrats
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Proportional Female Representation in Congress?
Women are still proportionally underrepresented in 48 states, with 19 states and 22 percent of the nation’s population without a female U.S. Senator or Representative
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