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Women will hold 31% of Statehouse seats

For the second time in nearly two decades, 31 members of Idaho’s state lawmakers are women.

On Election Day, Idaho voters picked the 31 female lawmakers to hold legislative offices across the state. There are 105-members in the predominantly-Republican Idaho Legislature.

Nine women will serve in the Senate, while 22 women will hold seats in the House.

Eleven of the women are Democrats, and the remaining 20 are Republicans/ Kimberlee Kruesi , AP. More here.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog