CLINTON CELEBRATES AS 14 GOVS, OVER 100 DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ARE VOTED INTO US CONGRESS

November 7, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has praised the “historic gains Democratic women made in representation”, calling attention to specific wins by candidates from underrepresented groups.

Clinton noted that for the first time, more than 100 Democratic women will serve in the House and at least 14 will serve as governors.

She added, in a post on X, that four states have elected their first woman governor, including Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio and Tennessee.

Clinton also called attention to the following elected officials:

Georgia Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will become the first Black woman to serve as governor anywhere in the US.

New Mexico Democrat will become the first Native American woman elected governor of a US state.

Democrat Gina Hinojosa will become the first Hispanic woman to hold the gubernatorial seat in Texas.

Minnesota Democrat Peggy Flanagan will become the first Native American woman elected to the Senate.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.