In this June 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate's record-setting 20 women, emboldened by their recent political and legislative successes, are determined to swell their ranks this November. They're providing campaign and fundraising help to the Republican and Democratic female candidates from West Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia and Oregon looking to smash a few glass ceilings, and hopefuls from Michigan and Hawaii eyeing an all-female Senate lineup. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)