Became Quote by Barbara Mikulski

It took us 200 years to elect the first Democratic woman to the Senate in her own right, and that's Barbara Mikulski. Six years…

— Ellen Malcolm

I was a chairwoman of my state Democratic party.

— Deb Haaland

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.

— Imelda Marcos

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.

— Alphonso Jackson

Senator [Bernie] Sanders is the only person who I think would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president, as exemplifying…

— Hillary Clinton

I was a Senate spouse for many, many years. I kept my own career. I was teaching and Joe was doing politics. I realized…

— Jill Biden

I was a Democrat for a period of time early on. And then I was also an independent. And then I became a Republican.

— Donald Trump

When I ran for the Senate, I ran to bring change to Washington, not simply to become a woman senator.

— Amy Klobuchar

In the good old days when I was a senator, I was my own man.

— Joe Biden

I have been in the Democratic Caucus in the Senate for over 24 years.

— Bernie Sanders

I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the…

— Anita Hill

I first decided to run for Congress when I was 29 - and became a Representative at the age of 30.

— Elise Stefanik