A record number of women hold seats in Congress, but they are mostly Democrats. Now, new contenders are hoping to shift the imbalance in D.C. and beyond.
There's nothing unusual about Patti Russo spending huge chunks of time on the phone. She's the executive director of a prestigious training program for women planning to run for elected office.
An investment manager who is pro-choice, pro-gay rights and concerned about climate change, Mukherjee said she's stepping up in the hope of helping to change the perception of her party. But Smith, who describes herself as fiscally conservative and socially moderate, now feels like it's the U.S. political system that's broken — and her party is a part of the problem.
From left, Emily Pelphrey of Ohio, Valerie Mukherjee of Illinois, Anne Smith of Virginia, Angela Woods of Pennsylvania and Laura Ramirez Drain of Virginia.The political action committee Republican Women for Progress raised $1 million in a single month last fall on the promise of boosting the campaigns of people like Smith.
Other Republican groups have also seen a spike in women pursuing elected office. The National Republican Congressional Committee has a"record number of women running for the House," a spokesperson said. "Traditionally, it has been more difficult to pull Republican women into the process," Cutaro said."The women don't see themselves represented in the party, don't have the institutional support that is available to Democratic women."
"The GOP lost one more person," Pelphrey, 43, told NBC News."It really is the party of Trump now. And that's not a party I want to be associated with."
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