Record number of women running for state legislatures

Maine Morning Star -   A record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats.   Across the 46 states with legislative seats on the ballot, a total of 3,824 women are running — up from 2022’s previous record of 3,621 women candidates, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Women make up 35.5% of all state legislative candidates this cycle.