For Female Congressional Candidates, a Record Year
WASHINGTON — In Texas, the 2012 election is already setting a new record for the number of female congressional candidates representing the two major parties in a general election — and a national record could follow.
Among the two major parties this year, 12 women — nine Democrats and three Republicans — have won primary elections so far in Texas for seats in the U.S. House. That’s up from record participation levels in 2010, where seven women — five Democrats and two Republicans — won primary elections in congressional races, according to Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics.
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Comments (5)
Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The 9 Dems are worth a look. 3 Repubs may be props. Beware!
Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I'll believe it when I see it. God help us if the GOP puts forth fundamentalist women full of self-loathing & anti-women ideas.
Theresa Schwab via Texas Tribune on Facebook
You gotta love the women bashing other women. Seems some women can only appreciate women who hold the same point of view as them. I'm happy for all 12.
Meme Me
U r right. These women just love to tear each other down. Regardless of the party you choose, here in Texas, women have been pushed back to the 1960s in regards to women's rights to control their own bodies. The far right wing nuts are just as bad as the far left screw balls..... Texas Women need to unite and reverse this atrocity. Republican women need to come out of the closet and stand up to these males who are dictating how we should live our lives....
Don't like the anchor babies? Just wait, you aint seen nothing yet. Now they have NO access to women's healthcare, birth control etc.....
That's right, cut off your nose to spite your face. Idiots.
The 2012 Project via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Check how women candidates are doing in other states via our 2012 Women's Election Tracker: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/site/pages/election_tracker.php