Democrats are increasingly confident they will have a record number of women serving in the House next year, after backing women in competitive districts they are now positioned to win.
βIβm incredibly confident that we will pass that 100 mark,β Representative Teresa Leger FernΓ‘ndez of New Mexico, third from right, chairwoman of the Democratic Womenβs Caucus, said in an interview. βThe real issue is how far above it do we go.β