CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - In 1992 a surge of female senate candidates led people to label it the "Year of the Woman", now in 2018 another wave of women gunning for Washington has people calling it the "Year of the Woman 2.0". This wave includes West Virginia.
The state known for their 'Mountain Mamas', has not sent many of them to Capitol Hill, one of the few was Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
"The pushback was your kids aren't grown yet because I went from basically being a stay at home mom to being an office holder," said Senator Capito.
Now, kids and congress are not mutually exclusive.
"It's just reflective of more women in the workforce," said Senator Capito.
The movement has even reached here in West Virginia, with a woman running in each of the three congressional districts.
"It doesn't surprise me at all, I've served with wonderful women through out my experience," said Del. Carol Miller, Candidate for U.S. House WV-3.
"I keep saying women we aren't magical unicorns I don't think we're going to fix everything necessarily perfectly but I think having more women is a better reflection of the communities that we all live in," said Kendra Fershee, Candidate for U.S. House WV-1.
As for the future of women in politics, Senator Capito runs a program called West Virginia Girls Rise Up. The senator travels to classrooms and teaches girls everything they need to run for office one day, or do anything they set their mind to.
"I'm hoping someday, somebody's going to come up to my daughter and say you're mom came to my class when I was in fifth grade and now i'm running for president because she showed me that you can do this," said Senator Capito.