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2016 Women in the Indiana General Assembly Hoosier Women Lead 2016 General Election Report General Election 52 Candidates Women (IN General Assembly only) Women – 23% 178 In the Indiana General Assembly Men – 77% General Election Highlights . Four women (Two Democrat / Two Hoosier Women Candidates in Republicans) ran for US 2016 General Election Representatives in 2016 General 29 Elections. One of those races included Democrat Republican women as both candidates and two of those races were with incumbent candidates. The Republican 13 incumbent women won their races. 7 2 2 3 . Two Indiana women, Congresswoman 0 0 Susan Brooks (5th District) and Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (1st US Senate US House IN Senate IN House District) will continue to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. After the November 2016 General Election, four (4) women (Lt. Governor-elect Suzanne Crouch, Secretary of State Connie Lawson, State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction-elect Jennifer McCormick) will serve in state executive offices. Because Lt. Governor-elect Crouch was previously elected as State Auditor, Governor-Elect Eric Holcomb has appointed Tera Klutz as Indiana State Auditor. She will take office on January 9, 2017, bringing the total number of women in State-Level Offices to five (5). As a result of the election held November 8, 2016, women were elected to serve in 29 (19.3%) of the 150 seats in the 2017-2018 Indiana General Assembly, which is constitutes a loss of two seats held by women from the previous election. Women were elected to serve in 7 (14%) of the 50 seats in the Indiana Senate for the 2017-2018 Indiana General Assembly, which is a decrease from ten Senate seats held by women in the 2015-2016 Indiana General Assembly. This decrease is due primarily to the retirement of Senators Earline Rogers and Patricia Miller. Women were elected to serve in 22 (22%) of the 100 seats in the Indiana House of Representatives for the 2017-2018 Indiana General Assembly. 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N300 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-6720 | (317) 232-7485/FAX [email protected] | www.in.gov/icw .
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