The women of the U.S. Senate

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The 113th Congress had a record number of women in the U.S. Senate.

NEW: Jodi Ernst — Iowa (R) A combat vet and a self-declared Iowa farm girl, Joni Ernst muscled past competitors to enter a race in which a Republican hadn’t won for decades. The state senator defeated Democrat Bruce Braley in a close contest Tuesday. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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