make that worse. republicans already had like no women in congress. before this last election out of 241 members of congress, only 24 24 republicans women heading into the last election. after this election, they went down. they went from 24 down to 20. a net loss of four. today that net loss of four became a net loss of five because jo ann emerson of missouri s 8th district just announced that she s quitting. she was just reelected to her ninth term in congress. 72% of the vote. but she s stepping down to become ceo of the national rural electric cooperation. basically, she s stepping down to be a lobbyist. by her leaving, the proportion of women among the republicans in congress drops into the single digits in the 21st century and maybe they will keep
a net loss of four. today that net loss of four became a net loss of five because jo ann emerson of missouri s 8th district just announced that she s quitting. she was just reelected to her ninth term in congress. 72% of the vote. but she s stepping down to become ceo of the national rural electric cooperation. basically, she s stepping down to be a lobbyist. by her leaving, the proportion of women among the republicans in congress drops into the single digits in the 21st century and maybe they will keep doing these ornate gymnastic backbends to make it look like that is not true. new york city in the new