Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「A historic number of women of color are running for U.S. Congress in 2020. ⁠ ⁠ This year, at least 266 women of color are major-party candidates for Congress — shattering the previous record of 179 women of color who ran in 2018, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. ⁠ ⁠ With candidates’ filing deadlines passed in all 50 states, the report reflects the total filed major-party candidates, including women who ran and already won or lost their primaries, as well as those who still have primaries to come. ⁠ ⁠ A number of women of color have already won primaries, including Cori Bush, a Black progressive candidate and activist who unseated Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay in Missouri.⁠ ⁠ This year has also seen more women overall running for Congress than ever before — shattering 2018’s record. In 2020, 583 women are major-party candidates for the U.S. House — a nearly 23% increase from the previous record of 476 women who ran two years ago. Read more in our link in bio. 📷: KEEDA HAYNES」8月8日 0時01分