Juanita Millender-McDonald
In 1996, Juanita Millender-McDonald of California won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives just six years after capturing her first elected office at the local level.
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Julia Carson
Julia May Carson overcame poverty and racism to serve nearly two decades in state and local government—including 17 years in the Indiana state legislature—before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996, the first African American and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress.
Katherine Langley
Congresswoman Katherine Gudger Langley’s husband resigned his House seat after being convicted of violating Prohibition laws. Katherine Langley then defeated her husband’s successor and won election to the House in a “vindication campaign” designed to exonerate her disgraced spouse.
Katie Hall
Katie Hall was the first African-American Member of Congress from Indiana, and in a little more than two years on Capitol Hill she successfully led the House effort to create a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Alma Adams
US Representative from North Carolina
Amy Klobuchar
US Senator from Minnesota
Angela Alsobrooks
US Senator from Maryland
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
Congressional Delegate from American Samoa
Ayanna Pressley
US Representative from Massachusetts
Barbara Lee
US Representative from California