Several Democratic women have reflected on their identities this cycle. Not like you think.

When Annie Andrews After announcing her long-shot campaign for U.S. Senate last May, the South Carolina Democrat introduced herself as a “busy mom.”

“Lindsey (Graham) will tell you that I’m radical, that I’m crazy,” Andrews said in her message. launch video . “But here’s the thing: I’m literally a busy mom and pediatrician who plays hide and seek with my patients, watches Bluey with my kids…and spends most of my free time taking them to dance, Tae Kwon Do, and soccer.”

Today, she is one of the record number of women who will serve in the next Congress. And as a 46-year-old mother of three school-age children, she is one of many Democratic women who flipped their gubernatorial seats and mansions in November with campaign messages focused on parenting and affordability.

It’s a notable campaign shift from previous election cycles: This year, female candidates focused less on the historic nature of their candidacies or on culture war issues that have long fomented divisions over gender and electability. Instead, they focused on an economic message emphasizing fundamental concerns — like how rising costs were straining families, including their own.