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.
She is from Alabama so she will be replaced by an ultra conservative white man.
Not necessarily. Hope springs eternal.
@LiterateHiker I consider myself to be a very optimistic man, but this is Alabama, the state that almost elected Roy Moore two years ago. I will remain hopeful.
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.
@Athena fewer repub women is not a bad thing at all. They are pretty much useless anyway as they don't stand for anything.
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.
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???