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On her way to becoming Assembly Majority Leader of the California State Assembly, Cecilia-Aguiar Curry dedicated herself to bettering the rural community she grew up in.
When newly appointed Mountain View City Council member Emily Ann Ramos wandered into her local Barack Obama campaign office 10 years ago to buy some merch, she had no idea that moment would snowball into a career in politics.
A new class of California lawmakers will include more women than ever before
Women competed in 65 state legislative races, and had already won or were leading in 44 of them as of Wednesday night.
While female candidates still face challenges, voters could elect a record number of women to the state Legislature in November. The roster of female lawmakers could rise to 45 of the 120 seats.