| December Wed, 2018
Nevada State Legislature Becomes First Majority-Women State Legislature in U.S. History
Following a handful of vacancy appointments, the Nevada legislature in 2019 will become the first in the nation with women serving in a majority of seats.
| December Tue, 2018
Record Number of Women of Color to Serve in Statewide Elected Executive Offices; Numbers Still Low
Next year, a record number of women of color will serve in statewide elected executive offices, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a division of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
| November Thu, 2018
Rutgers-eagleton Poll On Gov. Murphy’s First Year: Verdict Still Out For Many New Jerseyans, But Gov. Does Well On Economy, Education, Transportation
A sizeable number of New Jerseyans still have yet to form an opinion of Gov. Phil Murphy after his first year in office – but among those who have made a judgment, the governor garners more positive than negative ratings, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
| November Thu, 2018
Women Voters Propel Democratic Takeover of U.S. House of Representatives; Large Gender Gaps Apparent in Most 2018 Senate and Gubernatorial Races
Election Day polls suggest that the preferences of women voters fueled the Democratic takeover of the U.S. House in the 2018 midterm elections.