Rep. Martha Roby (R-Alabama) is one of just 13 Republican women in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the second to announce her intention to retire.
Rep. Susan Brooks (R-Ind.), the recruitment chair for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in June she would not seek reelection in 2020.
Roby’s departure signals another blow to the GOP, which is experiencing a 25-year low in female Repubicans in the House.
I'd like to see 50-50 women-men in Congress, regardless of party affiliation. Why be happier about a man staying in office, vs a woman???
If these Rs who find working with a rogue president so distasteful that they'd rather retire than put up with him for another term would speak out publicly instead of just quietly walking away they'd be making a much more powerful statement.
But that would require principles and a backbone, things many politicians don't have.
A 25 year low in female representation in the house?
Kinda of funny what you get when misogyny is one of the main planks in your party’s platform!
It's a 25 year-low of Republican women in the House.
A party that can't keep women on board will give liberals the upper hand during an election.
If that scum wins 2020 (which he won't), fewer women is a bad thing.
@Athena fewer repub women is not a bad thing at all. They are pretty much useless anyway as they don't stand for anything.