CURRENT EVENT | March 12, 2018
There are double the number of women running for Congress in 2018 than there were in 2016. At latest count, 430 women may run for the U.S. House of Representatives nationwide and about 50 for the Senate. This year is on track to break records, with a very large majority of these women running as Democrats. Along with running for office, women are organizing, volunteering, and being more vocal about what is important to them. Listen to hear more about this trend of more women entering politics.
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02/20/2018
https://app.listenwise.com/students/events/1091-unprecedented-number-of-women-running-for-election
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