Thursday, June 19, 2014

Women of Color in Elective Office 2014 by the Center for American Women and Politics

Fact Sheet

Of the 99 women serving in the 112th U.S. Congress, 30, or 30.3%, are women of color; in addition, an African American woman and a Caribbean American woman serve as Delegates to the House from Washington, DC and the Virgin Islands, respectively. Women of color constitute 4.5% of the total 535 member of Congress.

Full Report: http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/levels_of_office/documents/color.pdf

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