In a September 2014 article, I asked the question,” If the presidential election were held today, who would get your vote?”

Dr. Ben Carson led the race, followed by Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.

Many pollsters and women’s groups have been positioning Hillary Clinton to become the first female U.S. President. Whether this will come to fruition certainly remains to be seen.

The 2014 midterms are behind us, and inarguably the results will have an impact in Washington.

There were not just huge wins for Republicans, but for female candidates in both parties.

• In addition to grabbing a key Senate seat for Republicans, Joni Ernst will be the first member of Iowa’s congressional delegation and the Senate’s first female combat veteran. We will see just how good she really is at cutting the pork.
• Republican Shelley Moore Capito will become West Virginia’s first female senator, giving the Republicans a record six women in the Senate.
• Utah’s Mia Love, an incoming House member, will be the first African American Republican in Congress.
• 30-year-old Elise Stefanik became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, coming out of New York’s 21st district.
• College freshman Saira Blair made history Tuesday when she defeated her 44-year-old opponent in the race to represent a small West Virginia district as a house delegate. Blair’s win makes her America’s youngest elected politician. Ironically, this was the first election where the 18-year-old was legally able to vote.

These wins bode very well for the Republican Party, which admittedly is trying to rid its image as a party of “old white guys”.   Needless to say, all doubting eyes are watching.

Although the night clearly belonged to the Republican Party, Democratic women also helped the party by claiming a few victories.

•  Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire was one of the few Senate Democrats in a tight race to survive the midterms. We’ll have to see how things pan out for Mary Landrieu in Louisiana’s runoff.
• Gwen Graham defeated GOP Rep. Steve Southerland in Florida’s second district, making her one of the rare House Democrats to flip a Republican seat in 2014.
•  Gina Raimondo eked out a win in a tight gubernatorial race, to become Rhode Island’s first female governor.
• After winning a special election, Democrat Alma Adams of North Carolina will take office next week as the 100th female member of Congress. 

Right in the belly of the beast, D.C. Council member Muriel E. Bowser (D-Ward 4) won big Tuesday to become the next mayor of Washington, D.C. She defeated independent candidates David A. Catania and Carol Schwartz in a hard-fought contest.  Bowser, 42, an African American woman, will be the city’s first female mayor in 20 years.

There are currently 99 women serving in Congress.

According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, for the first time in history, there will be at least 101 women in Congress, and a record 32 minority women in the House.the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, for the first time in history, there will be at least 101 women in Congress, and a record 32 minority women in the House It’s 2014, and these are “record numbers?” Wow! So much work to do!

The number of women in the Senate will remain the same at 20.

Beyoncé asks the question, “Who runs the world?” The response emphatically has been, “Girls!”

However, are women involved enough in politics?

I want to hear from you.

What is your opinion on the roles that women play in politics? Do you think we have enough women in political positions and can we truly run the world if there aren’t?

Are your expectations of women politicians greater than the expectations of their male counterparts?

Leave your comments below, and I will post a few in my next newsletter.