States with highest percentages of women legislators
By Cronkite News Service
Here are states with the highest representation of women in their state legislatures:
_ Colorado, 39 percent
_ New Hampshire, 37.7 percent
_ Vermont, 37.2 percent
_ Minnesota, 34.8 percent
_ Hawaii, 32.9 percent
_ Washington, 32 percent
_ Nevada, 31.7 percent
_ Connecticut, 31.6 percent
_ Maryland, 31.4 percent
_ Arizona, 31.1 percent
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Source: Center for American Women and Politics: www.cawp.rutgers.edu