claim: "there has not been a democratic woman in congress from new jersey in almost four decades."
author: nia gill
evidence_1: oct 19, 2018 ... mikie sherrill, democratic candidate in cd-11, has raised the most money ... this  year's new jersey congressional campaigns, which include a nasty ... has not  elected a republican to the senate in more than four decades ... support is going  to antagonize women who may have been on the fence before.”.
evidence_2: "there has not been a democratic woman in congress from new jersey in  almost four decades." — politifact new jersey on wednesday, may 9th, 2012.
evidence_3: dec 16, 2018 ... elise stefanik has launched an effort to help republican women in primaries  after the election cut the number of house gop women by almost half as female  ... the parties on gender will be evident when the new congress is sworn in jan.  3. ... barbara bollier left the gop after more than four decades, citing ...
evidence_4: jun 27, 2018 ... joe crowley in tuesday's new york primary. ... to be sure, crowley was not  perfect for house democrats. ... leaders in their upper 70s who have been in  washington for three decades? ..... “and even when black women do make it into  the halls of congress, .... new jersey playbook http://politi.co/1hlkltf .
evidence_5: nov 9, 2018 ... and almost exactly 50 years to the day that shirley chisholm (d-ny) became the  ... this wave comes as democrats, in particular, have been criticized for ... “the  electability question is no longer out there for black women ... to democratic  politicians in recent contests in virginia, new jersey, and alabama.