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commonwealth-122	Rogers, Kathleen M.	The Women of the Pennsylvania General Assembly: Explaining Women’s Representation in Pennsylvania State Politics	2016	21	.pdf	application/pdf	7868	413	59	Descriptive Representation of Women in the state legislatures, 2016 state Rank % Women state Rank % Women Colorado 1 42.0% Missouri 26 24.9% Vermont 2 41.1% Georgia 27 24.6% Arizona 3 35.6% Delaware* 28 24.2% Washington 4 34.0% Kansas* 28 24.2% Minnesota 5 33.3% North Carolina 30 22.9% Illinois 6 32.8% Iowa 31 22.7% Maryland 7 31.9% Nebraska 32 22.4% Nevada 8 31.7% South Dakota 33 21.0% Montana 9 31.3% Michigan 34 20.9% Oregon 10 31.1% Indiana 35 20.7% Alaska* 11 30.0% Arkansas 36 20.0% New Jersey* 11 30.0% Texas 37 19.9% Maine 13 29.6% Virginia 38 19.3% Hawaii 14 28.9% North Dakota 39 19.1% New Hampshire 15 28.8% Pennsylvania 40 18.6% Connecticut 16 28.3% Tennessee 41 16.7% Idaho 17 27.6% Kentucky 42 15.9% Rhode Island 18 27.4% Utah 43 15.4% New Mexico 19 26.8% West Virginia 44 14.9% New York 20 26.3% Louisiana 45 14.6% California* 21 25.8% Alabama 46 14.3% Ohio* 21 25.8% Oklahoma* 47 14.1% Wisconsin* 21 25.8% South Carolina* 47 14.1% Florida* 24 25.0% Mississippi 49 13.8% Massachusetts* 24 25.0% Wyoming 50 13.3% Source: Center for American Women and Politics, “Women in State Legislatures 2016,” available at http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/state- state. In general, Pennsylvania women are not likely to serve in political office.	cache/commonwealth-122.pdf	txt/commonwealth-122.txt