Prior to statehood, the present Carter County, Oklahoma, was part of Pickens County in the Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory. After the Civil War, the government of the United States forced the Chickasaw government to allow railroads built across its territory.
Current members of the United States Senate. There are 100 senators, two from each of the 50 U.S. states. This is a list of the current members of the United States Senate (115th United States Congress).
Women in the U.S. Senate 2016. Twenty women (14D, 6R) serve in the United States Senate in the 114th Congress. women have ever served in the Senate, including 29 Democrats and 17 Republicans. states (LA, ME, NE) have sent three women to the Senate. California was the first state to send two women (Boxer (D) and Feinstein (D)) to the Senate simultaneously.