congresswoman

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A former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, Gabbard ran for president in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Politico reported that the Porter staff member snapped at by the congresswoman was not the source of the video provided to the news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"We are living through some dark times," Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar recently told a Democratic convention in Minneapolis.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

In fact, when she ran for president in 2020 while serving as a congresswoman for Hawaii’s second district, her platform was explicitly built around an anti-Iran war message.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Former congresswoman Constance A. Morella recalled, “That glass ceiling is being shattered.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler