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Nevada becomes 1st U.S. state with female-majority Legislature

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada
became the first state in
the U.S. with an overall fe-
male majority in the Leg- LADIES
islature on Tuesday when
county officials in Las Ve-
gas appointed two wom-
en to fill vacancies in the
state Assembly.
The appointments of FIRST
Democrats Rochelle Thuy
Nguyen and Beatrice "Bea"
Angela Duran to two Las
Vegas-area legislative
seats give women 51 per-
cent of the 63 seats in the
Legislature. Women will
hold nine of 21 seats in the
state Senate, falling short
of a majority in that cham-
ber. But they will hold 24 of
42 seats in the Assembly,
comprising 57 percent in
that chamber and giving
women enough numbers
to make the two chambers In this Feb 6, 2017, file photo, spectators look watch the Nevada State Assembly on the opening day of the Legislative Session in
an overall female majority. Carson City, Nev.
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