
女性候选人周二在足够多的选战中获胜,使民主党女性在美国众议院的代表人数创下新纪录——此外,全国范围内的国会和州长选举中也出现了其他历史性首次。
Women candidates won enough races Tuesday to set a new record for Democratic women's representation in the U.S. House — among other historic firsts in Congress and governor's races nationwide. The big picture:
大局:仅众议院民主党女性核心小组成员人数的激增,就标志着自2016年以来增加了60%以上。
The spike for Democratic Women's Caucus members in the House alone marks an increase of more than 60% since 2016.
- 据罗格斯大学美国妇女与政治中心统计,截至周三上午,至少有100名民主党女性和16名共和党女性赢得了众议院席位。
• At least 100 Democratic women and 16 Republican women have won House seats as of Wednesday morning, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
- 随着数十个选区的结果仍未揭晓,两党当选女性总数预计还将上升。
• The total is expected to climb for candidates across both parties, with dozens of races still uncalled.
她们怎么说:“尽管共和党试图让我们噤声、剥夺我们的权利,但我们在国会建立了一个比以往任何时候都更庞大、更强大的联盟,”民主党女性核心小组主席特雷莎·莱杰·费尔南德斯(民主党-新墨西哥州)在一份声明中说。
What they're saying: "Despite Republican attempts to silence us and take away our rights, we have built a coalition in Congress that is bigger and more powerful than ever," DWC Chairwoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) said in a statement.
- 她补充道:“我们打破了一道玻璃天花板。得益于这么多人的辛勤努力,国会将更像美国。”
• "We smashed through a glass ceiling," she added. "Because of the hard work of so many, Congress will look more like America."
看点:女性退伍军人有望在国会取得进展,周二大选中有38名女性退伍军人参选——高于2024年的21名,据公民组织“荣誉行动”统计。• 几名民主党女性退伍军人在竞争激烈的众议院选战中领先,这些选战可能会翻转共和党把持的席位。
The intrigue: Women veterans are poised to make gains in Congress after 38 ran in Tuesday's general election — up from 21 in 2024, per civic organization With Honor Action • Several Democratic women veterans are leading in competitive House races that could flip Republican-held seats.
在南卡罗来纳州退役海军中将南希·拉科尔,曾在国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯领导下被免去海军预备役部队司令职务,在竞选前众议员南希·梅斯的席位时领先共和党人珍妮·科斯塔·霍尼卡特。
In South Carolina retired Navy Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, who was removed as chief of the Navy Reserve under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, leads Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt in the race for former Rep. Nancy Mace's seat.
- 在亚利桑那州,海军陆战队退伍军人乔安娜·门多萨领先共和党众议员胡安·西斯科马尼。
• In Arizona, Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza leads Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
- 在俄亥俄州,空军退伍军人克里斯蒂娜·尼克博克领先共和党众议员迈克·特纳。
• In Ohio, Air Force veteran Kristina Knickerbocker leads Republican Rep. Mike Turner. The AP had not called
美联社截至周三上午尚未宣布上述三场选战的结果
any of the three races as of Wednesday morning State of play:
局势:随着国会控制权的转移,民主党女性可能获得强大的委员会主席职位。
Democratic women could gain powerful committee chair positions as control of Congress shifts.
目前,众议院常设委员会中仅有一位女性主席:弗吉尼亚·福克斯众议员(共和党-北卡罗来纳州),她领导着极具权力的规则委员会。她正陷入一场势均力敌的连任竞选,对手是民主党人查克·哈伯德。
• Currently, just one woman chairs a standing House committee: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), who leads the powerful Rules Committee. She's locked in a razor-thin reelection race against Democrat Chuck Hubbard.
在已基本锁定木槌(注:指委员会主席职位)的人选中:罗莎·德劳罗众议员(民主党-康涅狄格州)和帕蒂·默里参议员(民主党-华盛顿州)分别将领导两院的拨款委员会,该委员会负责监督联邦开支。
• Among those already likely positioned for gavels: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on their chambers' Appropriations committees, which oversee federal spending.
凯瑟琳·克拉克众议员(民主党-马萨诸塞州)目前是民主党籍少数党党鞭,有望成为首位担任多数党领袖的女性,这距离南希·佩洛西众议员(民主党-加利福尼亚州)成为首位女性众议院议长已过去二十年。
• Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), currently Democrats' minority whip, could become the first woman to serve as majority leader, two decades after Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) become the first woman speaker of the House. Zoom out:
放眼全局:女性也正接管全美各州州长官邸。进步、支持女性的组织“艾米莉名单”(EMILYs List)周三表示,将于2027年履新的民主党女性州长人数有望创下历史新高。
Women are also taking over governor's mansions across the nation. Progressive, pro-women EMILYs List said Wednesday that a record-high number of Democratic women governors are poised to serve in 2027.
- 其中包括基莎·兰斯·博托姆斯,她在佐治亚州击败共和党对手,将成为美国历史上首位黑人女性州长。
• That includes Keisha Lance Bottoms, who boxed Republicans out in Georgia and will become the first Black woman governor in U.S. history.
- 据美联社报道,德布·哈兰德赢得新墨西哥州州长选举,成为美国历史上首位当选州长的原住民女性。
• Deb Haaland, who won New Mexico's gubernatorial election, has become the first Indigenous woman elected governor of a U.S. state, per AP.
此外还有共和党女性的历史性首次:共和党人朱莉娅·莱特洛成为路易斯安那州首位当选参议员的共和党女性。
There were also historic firsts for Republican women: Republican Julia Letlow is Louisiana's first Republican woman elected to the Senate.
- 马莎·布莱克本参议员(共和党-田纳西州)将成为田纳西州首位女性州长。
• Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) will be Tennessee's first woman governor.
在这场大规模中期选举震荡的尘埃尚未完全落定之际,但有一点已然清晰:一支历史性的女性联盟正奔赴国会山。
There's still plenty of dust still to settle in the wake of a massive midterms shakeup But one thing is clear: A historic coalition of women is headed to Capitol Hill.