Last week, the first Democratic candidate — a woman — announced her intention to challenge him. Republican women had particular reason to be discouraged: Just one was elected to a freshman House class that has 35 Democratic women, a record. Nassour is the chief operating officer of ReflectUS, the new bipartisan coalition working to elect women. This year, many Democratic women ran in districts where gerrymandering or incumbency made it almost impossible to win. ReflectUS is identifying races where women from either party have a better shot and is working with local groups to find women to run for those seats.

Source: bd News24 December 11, 2018 05:37 UTC