Record Number Of Women Set To Serve In Next Congress

Updated November 07, 2018

Minnesota Democratic congressional candidate Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party on Nov. 6, 2018 in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Editor's Note: Due to breaking news, this segment did not air on Nov. 7 as planned.

A record number of women were elected to Congress on Tuesday.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young take a look at some of the notable races and consider their impact with Debbie Walsh (@DebbieWalsh58), director of Rutgers University's Center for American Women and Politics.

This article was originally published on November 07, 2018.

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