"early 1950s. Nancy Pelosi is the most recent example of an outgoing Speaker who was elected Minority Leader, after the Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections. The first Speaker was Frederick Muhlenberg: he was elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the 1st Congress, an Anti-Administration candidate to the 2nd and 3rd Congresses, and a Republican candidate to the 4th Congress, according to the ""Biographical Directory of Congress"", though Oswald Seidensticker wrote that he was elected as a Federalist for the first four Congresses. The position of Speaker started to gain its partisan role and its power"
"Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives since 2011. She previously served as the 52nd Speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011, the only woman to have done so. A member of the Democratic Party, Pelosi represents California's 12th congressional district which consists of four-fifths of San Francisco. The district was numbered as the 5th during Pelosi's first three terms in the House, and as the 8th from 1993 to 2013. She served as the House Minority Whip from"
"Democrats. When the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007, she was elected as the 52nd Speaker by a vote of 233-202, becoming the first woman elected Speaker of the House. Pelosi remained Speaker through the 111th Congress. For the 112th Congress, Republican John Boehner was unanimously designated Speaker-designate by House Republicans and was elected the 53rd Speaker of the House. As a show of dissent, nineteen Democratic representatives voted for Democrats other than Pelosi, who had been chosen as House Minority Leader and the Democrats' candidate for Speaker. The Constitution does not spell out the political role of the"
"House of Representatives traditionally does. With her election, Pelosi became the first woman, the first Californian, and the first Italian-American to hold the Speakership. She is also the second Speaker from a state west of the Rocky Mountains. The first was Washington's Tom Foley, the last Democrat to hold the post before Pelosi. During her speech, she discussed the historical importance of being the first female to hold the position of Speaker: She also spoke on Iraq as the major issue facing the 110th Congress, while incorporating some Democratic Party beliefs: As Speaker, Pelosi was still the leader of the"
"the first non-white woman to enter Congress (she is of Japanese American heritage). Until 1992, a year that saw the election of four new female senators, the US Senate had never had more than three women serving at a time. Nancy Pelosi became the first female leader of a major party when she took over the position of House Minority Leader in 2002, and she is currently (since 2007) the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. In the 109th United States Congress, there were 70 women serving the U.S. House and 14 in the U.S. Senate, which"
"Sheila Kuehl Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941) is an American politician, former child actor, and currently the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District. In 1994, she became the first openly gay California legislator. Two years later, George magazine named her one of the 20 most fascinating women in politics and the California Journal selected her as ""Rookie of the Year."" The following year, she became the first woman in California history to be named Speaker pro tempore of the California State Assembly.[2] In 1998 and 2000, the California Journal chose her"
"Toni Atkins Toni G. Atkins (born August 1, 1962) is an American politician of the Democratic Party from San Diego, California. She was the Speaker of the California State Assembly and is currently the President pro tempore of the California State Senate. She also represents the 39th district, encompassing most of San Diego. In January 2014 she was elected by the Democratic caucus to be the next Speaker of the Assembly, and on March 17, 2014, she was unanimously elected Speaker by the full Assembly. She was the third woman and the first acknowledged lesbian to be elected to that"
"13th richest members of Congress. Pelosi is a board member of the National Organization of Italian American Women. She served for 13 years as a board member of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2007, she received the NIAF Special Achievement Award for Public Advocacy and remains involved in the foundation. Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician serving as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives since 2011. She previously served as the 52nd Speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011, the only woman to have"
"female Speaker of the House in 1992. Her tenure in that position was cut short due to the ""Phonegate"" scandal, in which members of the House of Representatives were found to be using state toll-free access codes for personal use. Long resigned the speakership in September 1993, but continued to serve until 1998, becoming the first woman to chair the House Tax Committee. After leaving the legislature, Long lobbied for energy independence, before retiring in 2007. She lives in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Dee Long Dee Long (born April 1939) is a Minnesota politician, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and a"
"Interchange, and in 2006, Hearing Room 2040 at the California State Capitol was renamed the Rose Ann Vuich Hearing Room. Rose Ann Vuich Park, named in her honor, is located in the city of Dinuba, California. Rose Ann Vuich Rose Ann Vuich (January 27, 1927 – August 30, 2001) served as a member of the California State Senate from 1977 until 1993. She was the first female member of the California State Senate. The daughter of an immigrant from Serbia, her family settled in the town of Cutler, California where her family began farming. A small packing house was built"
"Karen Bass Karen Ruth Bass (born October 3, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 37th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 33rd congressional district from 2011 to 2013. Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010 and served as the 67th Speaker of the California Assembly (2008–2010), the second woman and third African American to hold the position. Bass was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Wilhelmina (née Duckett) and DeWitt Talmadge Bass. Her father was a letter"
"2002 to 2003, and was House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2007. Pelosi is the first woman, the first Californian, and the first Italian-American to lead a major party in Congress. After the Democrats took control of the House in 2007 and increased their majority in 2009, Pelosi was elected Speaker of the House. After the Democrats lost House control in the 2010 elections, Pelosi remained the leader of the Democrats and thus Minority Leader from 2011 to 2019. Democrats won the majority in the 2018 midterms and Pelosi is the Democrats' designee for Speaker in the upcoming election. If"
"Secretary). For the 115th Congress, which began in 2017, Joe Crowley of New York serves as Chair, with Linda Sánchez of California as Vice-Chair. The forerunner of the House Democratic Caucus, the Democratic-Republican caucus, was established on April 2, 1796, to stop a treaty with Great Britain which unfairly treated American sailors. For many years, through 1820, it nominated presidential candidates (before the era of national nominating conventions). Since 2003, the House Democratic Leader has been Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California (the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history). At the Organizational Meeting on November 18, 2008, of"
"Lola Spradley Lola Spradley (born June 28, 1946) is a politician from Colorado. She served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003-2005, the first woman elected to the position. Born Lola Fox in Burlington, Colorado, she was brought up along with her six brothers and sisters on a farm near Raymer, Colorado. She graduated from Fort Morgan High School in 1964 and then had a 29-year career with AT&T, starting as an operator and retiring as an assistant vice president. In September 1997, a vacancy committee appointed Spradley, who then resided in Beulah, to represent House District"
"and a series of scandals among congressional Republicans. The day after the November election, Hastert announced he would not seek to become minority leader when the 110th Congress convened in January 2007. Later that month, John Boehner of Ohio defeated Mike Pence of Indiana in a 168-27 vote of the House Republican Conference election to become minority leader for the 110th Congress. The House Democratic Caucus unanimously selected House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker (succeeding Hastert) for the 110th Congress. In October 2007, following months of rumors that Hastert would not serve out his term, the Capitol Hill"
"Mulleavy, Founders of the fashion label Rodarte, Alverno Heights Academy (Sierra Madre, CA) Susan O’Day, EVP and CIO, Walt Disney Company, Miss Hall’s School (Pittsfield, MA) Gwyneth Paltrow, Academy Award-winning actress, Spence School (New York, NY) Minnie Pearl, comedian, Harpeth Hall (Nashville, TN) Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senator-CA, only women to serve as Speaker of the House (2007-2011), Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Institute of Notre Dame(Baltimore, MD) Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, St. Mary’s Academy (Englewood, CO) Susan Rice, U.S. National Security Advisor, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, National Cathedral School (Washington, DC) Cokie Roberts, NPR"
"support and other spousal rights to abusive spouses. The bill was inspired by the case of a San Diego woman who was ordered to pay legal fees and spousal support to her ex-husband even though he was in prison for abusing her. In 2012, she was the majority leader of the California Assembly, and in January 2014 she was chosen by the Democratic Caucus to take over as Speaker of the Assembly later in the year, replacing termed-out speaker John Pérez. She was the first Speaker of the Assembly from San Diego; the first lesbian to hold the position; and"
"Crisanta Duran Crisanta Duran (born August 23, 1980) is an American legislator and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Colorado. Duran is the first Latina Speaker of the House in state history. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2010, Duran represents House District 5, which encompasses part of northwest Denver. Duran was born in Boulder, Colorado, and was one of three children. Duran's father worked at a tire shop before eventually becoming the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union. Duran graduated from the"
"Republican vacancy committee, and was sworn in on January 10, 2007, with the rest of the incoming legislative class. Garza-Hicks, who speaks Spanish, was one of the few Hispanic women in the Colorado legislature. During the 2007 legislative session, Garza-Hicks served on the House Services Committee and the House Local Government Committee. Garza-Hicks maintained a low profile for most of her first term in the legislature, first speaking in House floor debate two months into the legislative session. After being criticized by news media for not being the primary sponsor of any legislation, she introduced a late bill to allow"
"codes in California in the United States. In 2007 Malamud petitioned for more open access to some C-SPAN recordings. C-SPAN is a private media company which records and broadcasts the discussions of the United States Congress. The company's business model is to provide its recordings for fees to cable and satellite television broadcasters. In February 2007, Nancy Pelosi was publishing on her blog as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and inserted video clips from C-SPAN into her messages. Persons representing her opposing political party claimed that she was violating copyright in using the videos. C-SPAN investigated the"
"Barbara Buckley Barbara Buckley (born November 23, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an attorney and Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Nevada Assembly, representing Clark County District 8 from 1994 to 2011. She served as Assembly Speaker from 2007 to 2011, the first woman in Nevada history to serve as Speaker. She also served as Majority Leader of the Assembly from 2001 to 2007. Recently enacted term limits prevented Buckley from seeking re-election in the 2010 elections. She currently serves as executive director of Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and as the executive director of"
"Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression. Crisanta Duran Crisanta Duran (born August 23, 1980) is an American legislator and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Colorado. Duran is the first Latina Speaker of the House in state history. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2010, Duran represents House District 5, which encompasses part of northwest Denver. Duran was born in Boulder, Colorado, and was one of three children. Duran's father worked at a tire shop before eventually becoming the president of the United"
"the third woman to do so. Atkins was reelected as Speaker by the Democratic caucus in November 2014. As Speaker she helped to write and secure passage for a $7.5-billion water bond that was approved by the legislature and the voters in 2014. Atkins stepped down as Assembly speaker in March 2016. She ran as candidate for the California's 39th State Senate district in 2016, initially challenging the incumbent Marty Block (also a Democrat) before Block bowed out. In the general election, she defeated Republican John Renison with 63% of the vote. In 2018, Atkins succeeded Kevin de León as"
"Hospital in Newport Beach, California. Marian Bergeson Marian C. Bergeson (August 31, 1925 – July 6, 2016) was an American Republican politician from California. The first woman ever to serve in both the California State Assembly and California State Senate, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1978 to 1995, a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 1995 to 1996, and California State Secretary of Education from 1996 to 1999. In 1986, Marian Bergeson Elementary School in Laguna Niguel was named after her. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Bergeson earned a Bachelor of"
"Macapagal Arroyo from Pampanga. She was elected to the office on July 23, 2018, and is the first woman and 21st person to serve as Speaker. When the Office of the Speaker is vacant (usually at the beginning of a new Congress), the Secretary-General of the House sits as the Speaker until a person is elected. A Speaker is usually elected via majority vote via roll call of the Representatives, after nomination at the start of each new Congress. Usually, despite the current multi-party system used, only two representatives are nominated, with nominations being agreed upon before each Congress during"
"Commons. Their names are inscribed in gold leaf around the upper walls of Room C of the House of Commons Library. The three most recent Speakers have been notable for a series of firsts. Betty Boothroyd, elected in 1992, was the first woman Speaker. Michael Martin, elected in 2000, was the first Roman Catholic Speaker since the Reformation. John Bercow, elected in 2009, is the first Jewish Speaker. By convention, Speakers have traditionally been addressed in Parliament as ""Mr Speaker"", and their deputies as ""Mr Deputy Speaker"", regardless of their gender or their usual title. Betty Boothroyd was, at her"
"position in House Democratic leadership. She is the first woman of color ever to be elected to a leadership position in the history of the U.S. Congress. She is the younger sister to former congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and they are to date the only pair of sisters to have served in United States Congress. Sánchez was born in Orange, California. She grew up with six siblings, raised by Mexican immigrant parents in Anaheim, where she attended Valencia High School. She earned her BA in Spanish in 1991 at the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctor degree in 1995"
"to serve as an officer of the Assembly. She took the oath of office for Speaker pro Tempore on October 24, 2006, becoming the third woman to serve in this role since 1849. She also served on the Assembly's Committee on Insurance, Committee on Judiciary, Committee on Local Government, Committee on Health and as the Chair of the Assembly's Select Committee on Mobilehomes. She previously served as the Assembly Chair of the legislature's Joint Committee on Ending Poverty in California. Sally Lieber's main legislative priorities include: increased educational and economic opportunities for all citizens of California, protection for the environment,"
"speech ""For the Equal Rights Amendment"", given in 1970, is listed as in American Rhetoric's Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century (listed by rank). Chisholm has been a major influence on other women of color in politics, among them California Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who stated in a 2017 interview that Chisholm had a profound impact on her career. Chisholm wrote two autobiographical books. Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm (; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she"
"elected on May 12, 1987 in a special election to replace Gloria Molina who resigned after being elected to the Los Angeles City Council. She currently sits on the House Appropriations and Standards of Official Conduct committees. She has also served as the chair of the California Democratic congressional delegation (1998–1999) and of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She has also been active in the Congressional Children's Caucus and on the Democratic Homeland Security and the Livable Communities task forces. She is the first Mexican-American woman to serve in Congress. Along with Nydia Velazquez of New York City, she was the"
"former Speaker and current House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California's 12th congressional district. On October 29, Ryan was elected Speaker with 236 of the 432 votes cast. Pelosi received 184, and Webster received 9. Jim Cooper, John Lewis, and Colin Powell all received 1 each. Three states held gubernatorial elections in 2015. Three states held elections for statewide executive offices in 2015: Legislative elections were held for four states in 2015: Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia. Various elections were held for officeholders in numerous cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others around the country. Some of the"
"targeted for defeat by Sarah Palin's political action committee, SarahPAC. Giffords participated in the reading of the United States Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives on January 6, 2011; she read the First Amendment. Following the November 2006 election, Giffords was sworn in as a congresswoman on January 3, 2007. She was the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to serve in the U.S. Congress. In her inaugural speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, Giffords advocated a comprehensive immigration reform package, including modern technology to secure the border, more border patrol agents,"
"House of Representatives, California's Senators represent the state's constituents in Congress. Both Kamala Harris, and Dianne Feinstein currently serve as the state's representatives. Each senator is elected to serve a six-year term with Harris having last been elected in 2016 (filling the recently vacated seat of former ret. U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer) and Feinstein in 2012. Each U.S. Senator is elected in a statewide election following earlier primary elections typically held in the first week of June during which both major national parties (the Democrats and Republicans) and minor parties nominate candidates via popular vote. There is no limit to"