Women in Politics
Youngest U.S. Congresswoman ever elected
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Year the university opened
1927
Democratic nominee for Texas Governor in the 2022 election
Beto O'Rourke
Number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
435
The oldest person to be elected U.S. president
Joe Biden
First Latina elected as Harris County Judge
Lina Hidalgo
Name of the cougar mascot
Shasta
Date of the 2022 runoff elections
May 24, 2022
Number of states in the U.S. that have Democratic governors
22
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Number of U.S. presidents that have been impeached
3
First woman to run for president
Victoria Woodhull
UH’s city council member
Carolyn Evans-shabazz
Number of seats in the Texas House of Representatives
100
Supreme Court Justice appointed by President Barack Obama
Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor
8 presidents were born in this state, making it the state with the most presidents born
Virginia
First woman appointed to the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
UH Alumna with 3 Grammy wins (hint: she plays the flute)
Lizzo
Longest-serving woman in the Texas House of Representatives
The Justice that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be replacing if confirmed to the Supreme Court
Stephen Breyer
Oldest living U.S. president
Jimmy Carter
First Trans woman to be elected as a state senator (hint: Vermont)
Sarah McBride
First Black homecoming queen (and the first Black woman to earn that title in the southern US)
Lynn Eusan
Last Democrat to be elected Governor of Texas
Ann Richards
The longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate
Patrick Leahy
Number of presidents that lost the popular vote but won the election
5