More women in public service

A record  2,450 women will serve in state legislatures. This represents 33.2% of legislative seats nationwide. That’s up from 2024’s number of 2431. A record 851 Republican women are serving in state legislatures. Nevada was the first state to have a women majority legislature, and 62% of the forthcoming legislature will be women.

AP | Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high