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Women Freshmen Members of the 117th Congress

Republican Women:

Rep. (OK-5) Rep. (CO-3) Bice has described herself as Boebert, who had no previous a “pro-Trump conservative” electoral experience, unseated who supports gun rights and five-term incumbent Rep. Scott opposes restrictions on the Tipton (R) in the 2020 oil and gas industry, but she’s Republican primary. She occasionally broken with believes in personal freedom, conservatives on issues such citizen rights, and upholding as education funding. Bice the Constitution of the United defeated Rep. Kendra Horn States. (D).

Rep. Michelle Fiscbach (MN-7) Rep. (FL-3) Fischbach ran as a “new voice” A self-described for the largest district in "constitutional conservative," Minnesota after 20 years in the Cammack says she wants to state Senate. During her work toward reducing the campaign, she emphasized the size and footprint of the need to improve the district’s federal government in access to broadband, support everyday life. Cammack trade deals for farmers, and replaces her former boss, finish building the U.S./Mexico Rep. Ted Yoho (R). border wall. She unseats 15- term Rep. Collin Peterson (D). Rep. Marjorie Greene (GA-14) Rep. (TN-1) Greene plans to be a strong Harshbarger is a pharmacist that conservative voice in Congress wants to complete the — and a counterweight to U.S./Mexico border wall, take House Republican leadership. action against governments that She opposes abortion rights and adopt “sanctuary” policies, and restrictions on gun ownership, bar undocumented immigrants and she supports building a wall from receiving free college or on the Southern border and health care. She replaces retiring limiting immigration. She Rep. (R). replaces retiring Rep. Tom

Graves (R).

Rep. (NM-2) Rep. (IA-1) Herrell says she’ll focus on Hinson ran as a conservative cutting taxes and regulations who could work with for businesses and would push Democrats. Her campaign policies favoring “American- emphasized bipartisan state made” pharmaceuticals and legislation she worked on to equipment. She’ll also oppose increase school infrastructure the Green New Deal jobs and funding while lowering property climate change platform. She taxes. She defeated incumbent defeated incumbent Xotchitl Abby Finkenauer (D). Torres Small (D).

Rep. (CA-39) Sen. Cynthia Lummis (WY) Kim says she’ll push for lower Lummis spent eight years in the taxes on families, increased House, pushing a conservative agenda aimed at cutting taxes funding for first responders and veterans, making and reining in federal spending, healthcare and prescription which she plans to continue as a drugs affordable, and investing Senator. She plans to work in schools. She defeated closely on state issues, including incumbent Gil Cisneros (D). promot ing the energy industry. She replaces retiring Sen. Mike Enzi (R).

Rep. (SC-1) Rep. (NY-11) Mace describes herself as a fiscal Malliotakis is in her 5th term as a conservative who cares about Member of the New York State the environment, which she says Assembly. Her priorities are is key to the tourist industry in improving economics and South Carolina’s “low country.” reducing the tax burden on small She supports lower taxes, hiring businesses and residents, while more border agents, and also advocating for the boosting infrastructure. She strengthening of animal cruelty defeated incumbent Joe laws. She defeated incumbent Cunningham (D). Rep. Max Rose (D).

Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-10) Rep. (IL-15) McClain, a self-described Miller comes to Congress as a "political outsider" has said former teacher with no previous that her top priority is to electoral experience but a bring back jobs and improve passion for agriculture and the economy. She supports economic growth. She is a the repeal of the Affordable Christian and supporter of Care Act, building the border defunding Planned Parenthood. wall, and amending the She is replacing Rep. John Constitution to restrict access Shimkus (R). to abortion. She is replacing retiring Paul Mitchell (R). 2

Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27) Rep. (IN-5) Salazar spent decades as a An immigrant from Ukraine, journalist before entering Spartz's top priority is health politics. Her top issues include care. She opposes big combatting socialism and government initiatives to preserving elements of the solve problems, instead . She favoring free-market defeated incumbent Rep. solutions that empower Donna Shalala (D). individuals to make their own decisions. She replaces Rep. Susan Brooks (R).

Rep. (CA-48) Rep. (TX-24) A first-generation Korean Van Duyne is the former mayor American immigrant, Steel is of Irving, Texas. She opposes wary of government programs the Affordable Care Act and her and intervention. She wants to priorities include reducing lower taxes and further build a federal regulations and next border wall, and opposes generation nuclear reactors to "sanctuary" city laws and address climate change. She abortion. She replaces replaces Rep. Kenny Marchant incumbent Rep. Harley Rouda (R). (D).

Democratic Women:

Rep. (MO-1) Rep. (GA-7) Bush's top priorities are Bourdeaux supports enhancing advancing racial and economic the Affordable Care Act, making inequality. She supports the higher education more Green New Deal, "Medicare for affordable, investing in transit All," spending more on with a focus on climate-friendly education and social plans, and policies, and providing a path to large reductions in military citizenship for undocumented spending. She defeated 10-term youth. She replaces retiring Rep. Rep. Lacy Clay (D). Rob Woodall (R).

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Rep. Teresa Fernandez (NM-3) Rep. (CA-53) Fernandez plans to prioritize Jacobs will push for more climate change. She supports progressive policies, such as raising the national minimum the Green New Deal, "Medicare wage, making public college for All," universal child care, tuition-free for most students, and investments in clean investing in renewable energy, energy. She previously worked repealing the Hyde Amendment. in the State Department. She She backs the Green New Deal replaces retiring Rep. Susan and "Medicare for All." She Davis (D). replaces Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D).

Rep. (NC-6) Rep. (Il-3) Manning is a lawyer and leader Newman supports protecting of local and national nonprofit the Affordable Care Act and organization. She supports lowering prescription drug expanding the Affordable Care prices. She also supports Act, universal pre- raising the minimum wage, Kindergarten, Title I funding, restoring the Voting Rights Act, and policing overhaul. She won and requiring gun purchase an open seat in North Carolina. universal background checks. She defeated incumbent Dan Lipinski (D).

Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-2) Rep. (WA-10) Ross, a former state director for Strickland wants to invest more the American Civil Liberties in mass transit and getting Union, wants to continue the carbon-free power to as many fight for justice and equality in people as possible. Strickland Congress. She wants to increase also supports a low-carbon fuel federal funding for education standard and universal health and modernize the electric grid. insurance coverage. She replaces She also supports a incumbent Denny Heck (D). comprehensive public health insurance option. She won an open seat. Rep. (GA-5) Williams, a former member of the Georgia statehouse, plans to make voting rights a top priority. She also supports "Medicare for All," the Green New Deal, and universal family care. She calls herself a “vocal champion of progressive issues.” She takes on the seat previously held by the late John *as of Dec. 8, some races remain uncalled Lewis (D). 4