This Is the Last State to Not Send a Woman to Congress

Mississippi is expected to send its first woman to Congress soon.

Republican State Governor Phil Bryant will reportedly appoint Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state's current Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner, to replace Republican Sen. Thad Cochran in the U.S. Senate. Cochran announced earlier this month that he would resign on April 1 due to health problems.

Her appointment would bring the number of women currently serving in the U.S. Senate to 23, a record high.