A person walks by a sign for a meeting in progress at the Oregon state Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
FILE - Minnesota Democratic State Senator Erin Maye Quade, center, speaks during a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski, File)
Oregon state Sen. Sara Gelser speaks during an interview with the Associated Press on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Oregon state Sen. Sara Gelser looks through papers during a special session of the Oregon legislature on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Virginia Democratic Del. Jackie Glass poses for a portrait, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Virginia Democratic Del. Jackie Glass speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Virginia Democratic Del. Jackie Glass poses for a portrait, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
FILE - Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow speaks at the Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
FILE - From left, Democratic state Sens. Kathleen Taylor, Sara Gelser Blouin, Elizabeth Steiner and Deb Patterson attend a press conference on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
FILE - Maryland Del. Ariana Kelly, a Democrat, urges lawmakers to support a measure to expand abortion access in Maryland, shortly before the House of Delegates voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of the bill on April 9, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)
Oregon state Sen. Sara Gelser poses for a photo on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Oregon state Sen. Sara Gelser speaks with people in her office on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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A person walks by a sign for a meeting in progress at the Oregon state Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
