| November Tue, 2023
‘We should all be represented’: Rhode Island could send the first Afro-Latina to Congress
Latinas, who make up more than 9 percent of the country’s population, remain underrepresented across all levels of elected office. Latinas make up less than 3 percent of elected officials in state and federal offices, according to a 2022 report from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and Latinas Represent.
| November Tue, 2023
Is Wyoming Living Up to Its “Equality State” Legacy?
Female representation in the state Legislature hit a peak in the mid-1980s, when more than 25% of state legislators were women, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. At that point, Wyoming led the nation in female representation.
| November Tue, 2023
Eagleton polls state residents about New Jersey Transit
A recent Rutgers Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP) found that majority of New Jersey residents either strongly or somewhat support state funding for New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit), according to a press release.
| November Tue, 2023
Schapiro: The women in Virginia’s future
Virginia wouldn’t be the first state with two women in the Senate. Eight states have been represented in that body by two women simultaneously, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.