Last week, Mace defeated Democratic Rep. Joe Cunningham, becoming one of a record number of women who will serve in the 117th Congress — and a record number of Republican women who will serve in the House. The success of GOP women in the HouseThe upward trend in women overall in the House is a bipartisan story. Democratic women were largely responsible for flipping the House in 2018, setting a new record by electing 35 non-incumbent women. "Republican women are still going to be extremely underrepresented," said Kelly Dittmar, director of research at the Center for American Women and Politics. Just as Democratic women were in 2018, Republican women this year were well-positioned to take advantage of a favorable environment.

Source: CNN November 13, 2020 17:48 UTC