FILE - Four of South Carolina's Sister Senators, from left to right, Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro, Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia, Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, and Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden, stand in front of the Senate with their John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
FILE - House Maj. Whip Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe, left, Rep. D. Wonda Johnson, D-Church Rock, center, and Rep. Cristina Parajon, D-Albuquerque, talk before the start of a special session, in Santa Fe, N.M., July 18, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)