FILE - The six women in the South Carolina Senate pose after Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine was sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The senators are from left to right: Sen. Mia McLeod, I-Columbia; Sen. Sandy Senn, R-Charleston; Sen. Devine, D-Columbia; Sen. Penry Gustafson, R-Camden; Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro; and Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington. All three of the Republican Sister Senators were defeated in their party's primary and McLeod isn't running for reelection, meaning there may only be two women senators in the 46-member body in 2025. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)