Women in Congress, 1917-2022: Service Dates and Committee Assignments by Member, and Lists by State and Congress

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Women in Congress, 1917-2022: Service Dates October 13, 2022
and Committee Assignments by Member, and
Jennifer E. Manning
Lists by State and Congress
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In total 400 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, 260 Democrats and 140
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Republicans. These figures include six nonvoting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the
Specialist on the Congress
District of Columbia, and American Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one

Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Of these 400 women, there have been

 342 (224 Democrats, 118 Republicans) women elected only to the House of
Representatives;
 41 (25 Democrats, 16 Republicans) women elected or appointed only to the Senate; and
 17 (11 Democrats, 6 Republicans) women who have served in both chambers.
A record 148 women were initially sworn in for the 117th Congress. Since then, two House Members have resigned, one
House Member has died, eight new House Members have been sworn in, one Senator resigned, and one Senator’s appointed
term expired.
Of 151 women currently in Congress, there are
 24 in the Senate (16 Democrats and 8 Republicans);
 123 Representatives in the House (91 Democrats and 32 Republicans); and
 4 in the House (2 Democrats and 2 Republicans) who serve as Delegates or Resident Commissioner,
representing the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
This report includes brief biographical information, committee assignments, dates of service, district information, and listings
by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 400 women who have been elected or
appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information,
including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, data on entry to Congress, comparisons to
international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian
Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief
Overview, by Jennifer E. Manning and Ida A. Brudnick.
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Introduction
On November 9, 1916, Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was elected to the House of Representatives as
Montana’s Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (March 4, 1917-March 4, 1919). This
election win gave Representative Rankin the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve
in Congress.1 The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She
was appointed in 1922 and served for one day.
Four hundred women have been elected or appointed to Congress.2 These figures include six
nonvoting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American
Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto
Rico. Of these 400 women, there have been3
 260 Democrats and 140 Republicans;
 342 (224 Democrats, 118 Republicans) women elected only in the House of
Representatives, including 7 (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women who have
served as Delegates or Resident Commissioners in the House;4
 41 (25 Democrats, 16 Republicans) women elected or appointed only in the
Senate; and
 17 (11 Democrats, 6 Republicans) women elected or appointed in both chambers.
A record 148 women were initially sworn in for the 117th Congress. Three have since resigned,
eight new arrivals have been sworn in, one Representative has died, and one Senator’s appointed
term expired.5 This is higher than the previous record from the 116th Congress (131 women
initially sworn in, 1 woman in the House subsequently resigned, 2 women were appointed to the
Senate, and 1 of those Senate appointments expired before the end of the Congress). Of the 151
women currently in Congress, there are
 24 in the Senate (16 Democrats and 8 Republicans);
 127 in the House (93 Democrats and 34 Republicans); including

1 Rep. Rankin served from 1917 to 1919 and from 1941 to 1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only Member of Congress to
vote against America’s entry into both World Wars.
2 Information in this report is current through October 12, 2022.
Throughout this report, House and Senate totals each include one woman elected but not sworn in or seated due to the
House or Senate being out of session. Both women are included in various official congressional publications,
including, for example, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (http://bioguide.congress.gov),
“Women in Congress” (http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress) and “Senators
of the United States 1789-present: a chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789,” maintained by the
Senate Historical Office (http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf).
3 For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to “Women in Congress,”
http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress/. This website is maintained by the
U.S. House of Representatives’ Office of the Historian and Office of Art and Archives and is frequently updated.
4 The total number of female Members of the House includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from
Hawaii prior to statehood, one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, one
from American Samoa, and one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
One woman was sworn into the House in February 2021 (after a delay in the certification of her election), another in
April 2021, another in June 2021, another in November 2021, another in January 2022, two more in June 2022, and
another in September 2022. The term of one appointed female Senator expired in January 2021, and another female
Senator resigned in January 2021 to become Vice President of the United States. Two female House Members resigned
in March 2021 to become Cabinet Secretaries, and one died in August 2022.
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 4 women in the House who serve as Delegates or Resident Commissioner (2
Democrats and 2 Republicans), representing the District of Columbia, American
Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
The total also includes
 28 African American women, 11 Asian Pacific American women, 17 Hispanic
women, and 3 Native American women; and
 7 women who chair House standing committees, 4 women who chair Senate
standing committees, and 1 woman who chairs a House select committee. Two of
these committee chairs, one in each chamber, also chair a Joint Committee
related to their service as chair of a House or Senate committee.
Other notable facts about women in the 117th Congress include the following:6
 Not including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, women currently hold
123 (28.3%) seats in the House of Representatives and 24 (24%) seats in the
Senate, totaling 147 (27.5%) of the 535 voting seats in the 117th Congress.
 Including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, women currently hold 127
seats in the House of Representatives, increasing the total to 151 seats (27.9%)
held by women in the entire Congress.
This report includes brief biographical information, committee assignments, dates of service,
listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 400 women
who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant
changes in the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as
historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time,
data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for
women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American,
Hispanic, and Native American women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in
Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview, by Jennifer E. Manning and Ida A. Brudnick.
Tables and Data
The lists and tables that follow provide information on women Members of Congress, including
the dates they were first elected or appointed, Congresses in which they served, committees on
which they served, and, where relevant, committees they chaired or served on as ranking member.
Table 1 lists all the women who have served in each Congress, by Congress. Table 2 lists the
women Members of Congress, by state. Table 3 provides the total number of women in each
Congress.
Most of the data presented are from the
 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, available at
http://bioguide.congress.gov;
 various editions of the Congressional Directory;
 Congressional Quarterly and Leadership Directories Inc. publications; and

6 Percentages in this report are calculated using total potential membership and do not reflect vacancies.
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 Women in Congress website, at http://womenincongress.house.gov, maintained
by the House of Representatives’ Office of the Historian and the Office of Art
and Archives, Office of the Clerk.
The 117th Congress committee assignments sources are the
 House, Official Alphabetical List of the Members with Committee Assignments in
the 117th Congress, available from the Clerk of the House’s website at
https://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.pdf; and
 Senate, Committee Assignments of the 117th Congress, available at the Senate
website at http://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/
assignments.htm.
The names and jurisdiction of House and Senate committees have changed many times over the
years. In the interest of brevity, this report does not identify all historical name changes. The
committee names listed are for the most part those in effect at the time a Member served on the
panel.
Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and
Committee Assignments7
ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva Bowring.
(served Nov. 8, 1954, until her resignation Dec. 31, 1954)
Committee assignments:
 S. Finance (83rd Congress)
 S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (83rd Congress)
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th District (92nd Congress) and 20th District (93rd-
94th Congresses). Elected to the 92nd-94th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1977)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (92nd-94th Congresses)
 H. Public Works (92nd-94th Congresses)
ADAMS, ALMA S. Democrat; North Carolina, 12th District. Elected to the 113th Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Melvin L. Watt, and also elected to the 114th-117th
Congresses. (served Nov. 4, 2014-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (114th-117th Congresses)

7 Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms of
Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress
implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms
of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on January 3, in the year following their election. The first
Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Members elected to fill a vacancy are sworn
in and commence their terms as soon as possible, as do Senators appointed to fill a vacancy.
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 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
ADAMS, SANDY. Republican; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (112th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (112th Congress)
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress
June 8, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband James B. Allen. (served June 12,
1978-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (95th Congress)
 S. Judiciary (95th Congress)
ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd District. Elected to the 92nd Congress in
an April 4, 1972, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband George W.
Andrews. (served April 10, 1972-Jan. 3, 1973)
Committee assignment:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (92nd Congress)
ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a June 29,
1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband John M. Ashbrook. (served
July 12, 1982-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignment:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (97th Congress)
AMATA, AUMUA. See RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN.
AXNE, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Iowa, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Agriculture (116th-117th Congresses)
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AYOTTE, KELLY. Republican; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2010. (served Jan. 3, 2011-
Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 S. Armed Services (112th-114th Congresses)
 S. Budget (112th-114th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (112th-114th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (112th-114th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (112th-113th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th District. Elected to the 110th-113th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (110th-113th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (112th-113th Congresses)
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd District. Elected to the 88th Congress in a
March 10, 1964, special election, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Howard H.
Baker Sr. (served March 10, 1964-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignment:
 H. Government Operations (88th Congress)
BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses
(served in House Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2012 and
reelected in 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (106th-108th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (106th-111th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (109th-112th Congresses)
 S. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)
 S. Energy (113th Congress)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (113th Congress)
 S. Appropriations (114th-117th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (115th-117th Congresses)
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BARRÁGAN, NANETTE DIAZ. Democrat; California, 44th District. Elected to the 115th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (115th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (116th Congress)
BASS, KAREN. Democrat; California, 33rd (112th Congress) and 37th District (113th Congress-
present). Elected to the 112th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present). Chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus, 116th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (112th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (113th-117th Congresses)
BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 109th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (109th-111th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (109th-111th Congresses)
BEATTY, JOYCE. Democrat; Ohio, 3rd District. Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2013-present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 117th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (113th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (116th Congress)
BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd District. Elected to the 99th-103rd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1985-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (99th-103rd Congresses)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (99th, 100th, and 102nd Congresses)
 H. Select Aging (99th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Budget (101st-102nd Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (103rd Congress)
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BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (106th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (106th-109th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (106th-110th Congresses)
 H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (111th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (110th-112th Congresses)
BICE, STEPHANIE I. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (117th Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (117th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)
 H. Government Reform (106th Congress)
 H. Financial Services (107th-112th Congresses)
 H. Science/Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (106th-112th
Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce/and Labor (107th-112th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (107th-109th Congresses)
BLACK, DIANE. Republican; Tennessee, 6th District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (112th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress, 1st session)
 H. Ways and Means (112th-115th Congresses)
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BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th District, and Senator. Elected to the
108th-115th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2019). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (108th Congress)
 H. Government Reform (108th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (108th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (109th-115th Congresses)
 H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (111th Congress)
 H. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Judiciary (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 84th-87th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
 H. Public Works (84th-87th Congresses)
BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA. Democrat; Delaware, At Large. Elected to the 115th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (115th Congress)
 H. Education and the Workforce (115th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (116th-117th Congresses)
BOEBERT, LAUREN. Republican; Colorado, 3rd District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (117th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
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BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress in a March 20, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband
Thomas Hale Boggs Sr.; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses. (served March 27, 1973-Jan. 3,
1991)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Currency/Banking, Currency, and Housing (93rd-94th
Congresses)
 H. House Administration (94th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (95th-101st Congresses)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (99th-101st Congresses)
 Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements (94th Congress; chair)
 Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S. House (chair, 99th-100th Congresses)
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th District. Elected to the 77th
Congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Patrick J. Boland. (served Nov. 19,
1942-Jan. 3, 1943)
No committee assignments listed.
BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd District. Elected to the 76th Congress in
a Feb. 27, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Chester C. Bolton;
reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses. (served March 5, 1940-Jan. 3, 1969)
Committee assignments:
 H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (76th
Congress)
 H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (76th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (77th-90th Congresses; ranking member, 88th-90th Congresses)
BONAMICI, SUZANNE. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Jan.
31, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David Wu; reelected to the
113th-117th Congresses. (served Feb. 7, 2012-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (112th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (113th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th-117th Congresses)
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BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 45th
District (108th-112th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special
election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Sonny Bono; reelected to the 106th-112th
Congresses. (served April 20, 1998-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. National Security (105th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (106th Congress)
 H. Small Business (106th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (107th-112th Congresses)
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Delegate from Guam. Elected to the 108th-115th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (108th-115th Congresses)
 H. Resources/Natural Resources (108th-115th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (108th-109th Congresses)
BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 81st and 82nd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1953)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Lands (81st Congress)
 H. Administration (82nd Congress)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (82nd Congress)
BOURDEAUX, JULIA. Democrat; Georgia, 7th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate April 16,
1954, to fill vacancy caused by death of Dwight Griswold. (served April 16-Nov. 8, 1954)
Committee assignments:
 S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (83rd Congress)
 S. Labor and Public Welfare (83rd Congress)
 S. Post Office and Civil Service (83rd Congress)
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BOYDA, NANCY. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2007-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (110th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (110th Congress)
BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 98th-102nd Congresses
(served in House Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 1993). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1992 and
reelected in 1998, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 5, 1993-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (98th Congress)
 H. Government Operations (98th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Budget (99th-101st Congresses)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (99th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (102nd Congress)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-105th Congresses)
 S. Budget (103rd-106th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (103rd-114th Congresses; chair, 110th-113th
Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
 S. Appropriations (105th Congress)
 S. Foreign Relations (106th-114th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (107th-113th Congresses)
 S. Select Ethics (110th-114th Congresses; chair, 110th-113th Congresses; vice chair,
114th Congress)
BROOKS, SUSAN. Republican; Indiana, 5th District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (113th Congress)
 H. Ethics (113th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (113th Congress)
 H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (114th-116th Congresses)
 H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd District (103rd-112th Congresses), 5th District
(113th-114th Congress). Elected to the 103rd-114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
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 H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-114th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (103rd-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
BROWN, SHONTEL. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 117th Congress in a Nov. 2,
2021, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Marcia Fudge. (served Nov. 3,
2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Reform (117th Congress)
BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 108th-111th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (108th-110th Congresses)
 H. Veterans Affairs (108th-110th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (109th-110th Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (111th Congress)
BROWNLEY, JULIA. Democrat; California, 26th District. Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (113th Congress)
 H. Science and Technology (113th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th-117th Congresses)
BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress in a July 24, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Frank
Buchanan; reelected to the 83rd-84th Congresses. (served Aug. 1, 1951, until her death Nov. 26,
1955)
Committee assignments:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (82nd Congress, 1st session)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (82nd Congress, 1st session)
 H. Public Works (82nd Congress, 2nd session-83rd Congress)
 H. Banking and Currency (84th Congress)
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BUERKLE, ANN MARIE. Republican; New York, 25th District. Elected to the 112th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (112th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (112th Congress)
BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate
Sept. 12, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Quentin Burdick. (served Sept. 16,
1992-Dec. 4, 1992)
Committee assignment:
 S. Environment and Public Works (102nd Congress)
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 93rd-
95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1979). First female Chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus, 94th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works (93rd Congress)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (93rd Congress)
 H. Appropriations (94th-95th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 94th-95th Congresses)
BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th District. Elected to the 98th Congress in a June 21,
1983, special election, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Phillip Burton; reelected to the
99th-100th Congresses. (served June 28, 1983, until her death Feb. 1, 1987)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (98th Congress)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (98th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Hunger (98th-99th Congresses)
 H. Rules (99th-100th Congresses)
BUSH, CORI. Democrat; Missouri, 1st District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (117th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Reform (117th Congress)
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BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate
Oct. 6, 1948, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned Dec. 26,
1948. (served Oct. 6, 1948-Dec. 26, 1948)
No committee assignments listed.
BUSTOS, CHERI. Democrat; Illinois, 17th District. Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (113th-117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (116th-117th Congresses)
BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (103rd Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the
96th Congress to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Goodloe E. Byron; reelected to the 97th-
102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (96th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (97th-102nd Congresses)
BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 77th
Congress in a May 27, 1941, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband William
Devereux Byron. (served June 11, 1941-Jan. 3, 1943)
Committee assignments:
 H. Civil Service (77th Congress)
 H. War Claims (77th Congress)
CAMMACK, KAT. Republican; Florida, 3rd District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (117th Congress)
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 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
(served in House Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and
reelected in 2006, 2012, and 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (103rd Congress)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
 S. Judiciary (107th Congress)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (107th-117th Congresses; ranking member,
114th-115th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (107th-117th Congresses; chair, 113th
Congress, 2nd session)
 S. Indian Affairs (107th-117th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress, 1st session)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (108th-117th Congresses; ranking
member, 116th Congress; chair, 117th Congress)
 S. Finance (110th-117th Congresses)
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd District; Senator. Elected to the
107th-113th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2015). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 2014 and reelected in 2020. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (107th-113th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (107th-108th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (107th-113th Congresses)
 H. Rules (109th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Energy and Global Warming (111th Congress)
 S. Appropriations (114th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (114th-115th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (114th-116th Congresses; ranking member,
117th Congress)
 S. Rules and Administration (114th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on the Library (114th-115th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th-117th Congresses)
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CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd District (105th-107th Congresses), 23rd District (108th-
112th Congresses) and 24th District (113th-114th Congress). Elected to the 105th Congress in a
March 9, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Walter Capps;
reelected to the 106th-114th Congresses. (served March 17, 1998-Jan. 3. 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. International Relations (105th Congress)
 H. Science (105th Congress)
 H. Commerce (106th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (107th-114th Congresses)
 H. Budget (109th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (110th-111th Congresses; 114th Congress)
 H. Ethics (114th Congress)
CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Nov. 13,
1931, and elected Jan. 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by death of husband Thaddeus H.
Caraway; reelected to two full Senate terms. (served Dec. 8, 1931-Jan. 3, 1945)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture and Forestry (72nd-78th Congresses)
 S. Commerce (72nd-78th Congresses)
 S. Enrolled Bills (72nd-78th Congresses; chair, 73rd-78th Congresses)
 S. Library (72nd-78th Congresses)
CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 4, 2000, to fill
vacancy caused by her husband’s (Governor Mel Carnahan’s) posthumous election to the Senate.
(served Jan. 3, 2001-Nov. 25, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 S. Armed Services (107th Congress)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (107th Congress)
 S. Governmental Affairs (107th Congress)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (107th Congress)
 S. Special Committee on Aging (107th Congress)
CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 7th District
(108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997, until her
death Dec. 15, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-110th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (105th-107th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (108th-110th Congresses)
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CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th District (110th-112th Congresses) and 14th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (110th, 112th Congresses)
 H. Rules (110th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (111th-117th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (111th Congress)
 H. Budget (112th-114th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th-117th Congresses; chair in both
Congresses)
CHENEY, LIZ. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 115th-117th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (115th-116th Congresses)
 H. Rules (115th Congress)
 H. Select January 6th Attack (117th Congress)
CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 104th-106th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2001)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (104th-106th Congresses)
 H. Resources (104th-106th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (106th Congress)
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, SHEILA. Democrat; Florida, 20th District. Elected to the 117th
Congress in a January 11, 2022, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of Alcee
Hastings. (served Jan. 18, 2022-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 91st-97th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignments:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (91st-92nd Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (92nd-94th Congresses)
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 H. Rules (95th-97th Congresses)
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; Delegate from the Virgin Islands. Elected to the 105th-
113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
 H. Resources/Natural Resources (105th-112th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (105th-109th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-110th Congresses; 112th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (111th-113th Congresses)
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA and CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. See
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
CHU, JUDY. Democrat; California, 32nd District (111th-112th Congresses) and 27th District (113th
Congress-present). Elected to the 111th Congress in a July 14, 2009, special election to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Hilda Solis; reelected to 112th-117th Congresses. Chair of the
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 112th-117h Congresses. (served July 16, 2009-
present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (111th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (111th-115th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (111th Congress)
 H. Small Business (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Budget (117th Congress)
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 82nd-87th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1951-Jan. 3, 1963). Representative Church succeeded her husband,
Ralph E. Church, who died in office.
Committee assignments:
 H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (82nd Congress)
 H. Government Operations (83rd Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (83rd-87th Congresses)
CLARK, KATHERINE M. Democrat; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 113th Congress
in a Dec. 10, 2013, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Markey.
Subsequently reelected to the 114th-117th Congresses. (served Dec. 12, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (113th Congress)
 H. Science and Technology (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce (114th Congress)
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 H. Appropriations (115th-117th Congresses)
CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress in a Dec. 28, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband John
Davenport Clarke. (served Jan. 3, 1934-Jan. 3, 1935)
Committee assignments:
 H. Civil Service (73rd Congress)
 H. Claims (73rd Congress)
 H. Invalid Pensions (73rd Congress)
CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th District (110th-112th Congresses) and 9th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (110th-113th, 116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (110th-114th Congresses)
 H. Ethics (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (114th-117th Congresses)
CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 102nd Congress Nov. 3,
1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of Walter Jones; simultaneously elected to the 103rd
Congress; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses. (served Nov. 5, 1992-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (103rd-107th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)
 H. Budget (105th-107th Congresses)
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the Senate in
2000 and reelected in 2006 (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation Jan. 21, 2009, to become
Secretary of State). First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001.
Committee assignments:
 S. Budget (107th Congress)
 S. Environment and Public Works (107th-110th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (107th-110th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (109th-110th Congresses)
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COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District (102nd Congress) and 15th
District (103rd-104th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd-104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-Jan.
3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd-103rd Congresses)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (102nd Congress)
 H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (103rd Congress)
 H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (102nd Congress)
COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a June 5,
1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband George W. Collins; reelected to
the 94th-104th Congresses. (served June 7, 1973-Jan. 3, 1997). Chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus, 96th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations/Government Reform and Oversight (93rd-104th
Congresses)
 H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (94th-96th Congresses)
 H. District of Columbia (95th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (96th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (97th-103rd Congresses)
 H. Commerce (104th Congress)
COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in
2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. (served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Labor and Human Resources (105th Congress)
 S. Governmental Affairs (105th-108th Congresses; chair, 108th Congress)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (109th-112th Congresses; chair,
109th Congress; ranking member, 110th-112th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (105th-117th Congresses; ranking member, 113th Congress; chair,
114th-116th Congresses)
 S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems (106th Congress)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-107th Congresses; 115th-117th
Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (107th-112th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (108th Congress)
 S. Appropriations (111th-117th Congresses)
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 S. Select Intelligence (113th-117th Congresses)
COMSTOCK, BARBARA J. Republican; Virginia, 10th District. Elected to the 114th-115th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. House Administration (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Science and Technology (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th-115th Congresses)
CONWAY, CONNIE. Republican; California, 22nd District. Elected to the 117th Congress in a
June 7, 2022, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Devin Nunes. (served
June 14, 2022-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE. Democrat; Nevada, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3,
2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Indian Affairs (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Rules (115th-116th Congresses)
 S. Finance (116th-117th Congresses)
CRAIG, ANGELA. Democrat; Minnesota, 2nd District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (117th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
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CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 104th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Resources (104th-109th Congresses)
 H. Science (104th Congress)
 H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (107th-110th Congresses)
DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 3rd District. Elected to the 111th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
 H. Science and Technology (111th Congress)
 H. Small Business (111th Congress)
DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd-106th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2001)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works and Transportation/Transportation and Infrastructure (103rd-
106th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (103rd Congress)
 H. International Relations (105th-106th Congresses)
DAVIDS, SHARICE. Democrat; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (117th Congress)
DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st District. Elected to the 107th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2001, until her death Oct. 6, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (107th-110th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (107th-108th Congresses)
 H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)
 H. Select Intelligence (108th-109th Congresses)
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DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th District (107th Congress) and 53rd District (108th
Congress-116th Congresses). Elected to the 107th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3,
2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (107th-116th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (107th-116th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th Congress)
 H. House Administration (110th-111th, 116th Congresses)
 Jt. Printing (110th, 116th Congresses)
DEAN, MADELEINE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (116th-117th Congresses)
DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 105th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Commerce/Energy and Commerce (105th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (111th, 116th-117th Congresses)
DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd District. Elected to the 102nd-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1991-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (102nd Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (102nd Congress)
 H. Appropriations (103rd Congress; 105th-117th Congresses; chair, 117th Congress)
 H. National Security (104th Congress)
 H. Budget (108th-111th, 116th Congresses)
DELBENE, SUZAN. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Nov.
6, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jay Inslee; reelected to the 113th-
117th Congresses. (served Nov. 13, 2012-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Budget (115th Congress)
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 H. Ways and Means (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
DEMINGS, VAL BUTLER. Democrat; Florida, 10th District. Elected to the 115th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (115th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (116th-117th Congresses)
DINGELL, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 12th District. Elected to the 114th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (114th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (114th, 116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (115th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2002.
(served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (108th Congress)
 S. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (108th-110th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (108th-110th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (110th Congress)
DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 79th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
 H. Foreign Affairs (79th Congress)
DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th District. Elected to the 79th-81st
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignment:
 H. Foreign Affairs (79th-81st Congresses)
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DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (109th-110th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce (109th Congress)
 H. Resources (109th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th Congress)
DUCKWORTH, TAMMY. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 113th-114th Congresses
(served in House Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2017). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2016. (served
in Senate Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th Congress)
 S. Environment and Public Works (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 103rd-108th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2005)
Committee assignments:
 H. Administration (103rd Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (103rd Congress)
 Jt. Committee on Congressional Operations (103rd Congress)
 H. Oversight (104th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (104th-108th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (107th-108th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th District (85th-89th Congresses) and
12th District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th-92nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1957-Jan.
3, 1973)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (85th-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 90th-92nd
Congresses)
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 H. Veterans’ Affairs (85th Congress)
 H. Banking and Currency (86th-92nd Congresses)
EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a June
17, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Wynn; reelected to
the 111th-114th Congresses. (served June 19, 2008-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (110th-114th
Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-114th Congresses)
 H. Ethics (112th Congress)
EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate August 1, 1972,
by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill vacancy caused by death of Allen J. Ellender.
(served Aug. 7, 1972-Nov. 13, 1972)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture and Forestry (92nd Congress)
 S. Public Works (92nd Congress)
ELLMERS, RENEE. Republican; North Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th-114th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (112th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
 H. Small Business (112th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (113th-114th Congresses)
EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a Nov.
5, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Bill Emerson, and
simultaneously to the 105th Congress; reelected to the 106th-113th Congresses. (served Nov. 5,
1996, until her resignation Jan. 22, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (105th Congress)
 H. Small Business (105th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (106th-112th Congresses)
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ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (103rd Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
ERNST, JONI. Republican; Iowa, Senator. Elected in 2014 and reelected in 2020. (served Jan. 3,
2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (114th-117th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (114th-117th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (114th Congress)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (114th-117th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (115th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress)
 S. Judiciary (116th Congress)
ESCOBAR, VERONICA. Democrat; Texas, 16th District. Elected to the 116th -117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Ethics (117th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (117th Congress)
ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th District (103rd-112th Congresses) and 18th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (103rd Congress)
 H. Commerce (104th-106th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (107th-117th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (108th-111th Congresses)
ESLICK, WILLA MCCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 72nd
Congress in an August 4, 1932, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband
Edward Eslick. (served Dec. 5, 1932-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Buildings and Grounds (72nd Congress)
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 H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (72nd Congress)
ESTY, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space and Technology (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)
FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 110th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (110th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (111th Congress)
FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii. Elected
to the 83rd Congress in a July 31, 1954, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of
husband, Joseph R. Farrington; reelected to the 84th Congress. (served Aug. 4, 1954-Jan. 3, 1957)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (83rd-84th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (83rd-84th Congresses)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (83rd-84th Congresses)
FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 3, 1992, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson. Subsequently elected to a full term on
Nov. 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. (served Nov. 10, 1992-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Appropriations (103rd Congress, 107th-117th Congresses)
 S. Judiciary (103rd-117th Congresses; ranking member, 115th -116th Congresses)
 S. Rules and Administration (103rd-117th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)
 S. Foreign Relations (104th-105th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on the Library (105th and 111th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (107th-109th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (chair, 110th-111th Congresses)
 S. Select Intelligence (107th-117th Congresses; chair, 111th-113th Congresses; vice
chair, 114th Congress)
 Jt. Committee on Printing (106th-107th Congresses; vice chair, 110th Congress)
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FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the Senate on Oct.
3, 1922, to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas E. Watson; sworn in Nov. 21, 1922; term
expired Nov. 22 with the election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.
No committee assignments listed.
FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th District. Elected to the 94th-97th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Currency, and Housing/Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (94th-
95th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (94th-95th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (95th Congress)
 H. District of Columbia (96th Congress)
 H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (96th-97th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (97th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (97th Congress)
FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th District. Elected to the 96th-98th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1985)
Committee assignments:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (96th-97th Congresses)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (96th-98th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-97th Congresses)
 H. Budget (98th Congress)
FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st District. Elected to the 97th-99th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1987)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (97th-99th Congresses)
 Jt. Economics (99th Congress)
FINKENAUER, ABBY. Democrat; Iowa, 1st District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2019- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (116th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
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FISCHBACH, MICHELLE. Republican; Minnesota, 7th District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (117th Congress)
 H. Rules (117th Congress)
FISCHER, DEBRA (DEB). Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2012 and
reelected in 2018. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (113th-115th Congresses)
 S. Indian Affairs (113th Congress)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (113th-114th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (115th Congress)
 S. Rules and Administration (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Select Ethics (117th Congress)
FLETCHER, ELIZABETH (LIZZY). Democrat; Texas, 7th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (117th Congress)
FLORES, MAYRA. Republican; Texas, 34th District. Elected to the 117th Congress in a June 14,
2022, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Filemon Vela. (served June 21,
2022-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (117th Congress)
FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 103rd-106th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2001)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (103rd, 106th Congresses)
 H. National Security (104th-105th Congresses)
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 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-106th Congresses)
FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th District. Elected to the 109th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (109th-110th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (109th-110th Congresses,
113th-117th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress, ranking member, 116th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Government Reform/Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and
Reform (109th-110th, 115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Rules (111th-114th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate May 24, 1996, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Dole. (served June 11, 1996-Nov. 5, 1996)
Committee assignments:
 S. Armed Services (104th Congress)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (104th Congress)
FRANKEL, LOIS. Democrat; Florida, 22nd District (113th-114th Congresses) and 21st District
(115th Congress-present). Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (116th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (116th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a Nov. 4,
2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones; reelected to the
111th-117th Congresses. (served Nov. 19, 2008 until her resignation on March 10, 2021). Chair of
the Congressional Black Caucus, 113th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor/Education and the Workforce (111th Congress; 113th-
116th Congresses)
 H. Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (111th-112th
Congresses)
 H. Agriculture (112th-116th Congresses)
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 H. Administration (116th Congress)
FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 78th
Congress Nov. 7, 1944, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hampton P. Fulmer. (served
Nov. 6, 1944-Jan. 3, 1945)
No committee assignments listed.
FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd-105th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (103rd Congress)
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
 H. Commerce (104th-105th Congresses)
GABBARD, TULSI. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (113th-116th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (113th Congress)
 H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
GARCIA, SYLVIA. Democrat; Texas, 29th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (117th Congress)
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GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th District. Elected to the 75th
Congress in a Sept. 13, 1938, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband,
Allard H. Gasque; never sworn in or seated, because Congress was not in session between the
time of her election and the expiration of her term.
No committee assignments listed; never sworn in.
GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 76th Congress
in an Oct. 1, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Benjamin Gibbs.
(served Oct. 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1941)
No committee assignments listed.
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 110th-112th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2007, until her resignation on Jan. 25, 2012). Giffords was seriously
wounded in an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011.
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (110th-112th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (110th-112th
Congresses)
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th District. Elected to the 110th-111th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 2007, until resignation on Jan. 26, 2009). Appointed to the
Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hillary Clinton; elected to remainder of term in
2010 and reelected in 2012 and 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 27, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (110th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (110th Congress)
 S. Foreign Relations (111th Congress)
 S. Environment and Public Works (111th-116th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (111th-117th Congresses)
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (111th-117th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (112th-117th Congresses)
 S. Select Intelligence (117th Congress)
GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN, JENNIFFER. Republican; Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
Elected to the 115th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (115th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (115th Congress)
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 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
GRAHAM, GWEN. Democrat; Florida, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (114th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (114th Congress)
GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd District. Elected to the
84th Congress in a Nov. 6, 1956, special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, William T. Granahan, and to the 85th Congress; reelected to the 86th-87th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1957-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
 H. District of Columbia (85th Congress)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (85th-87th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (85th Congress, 2nd session-87th Congress)
GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th District. Elected to the 105th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (105th, 107th Congresses)
 H. Oversight (105th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th Congress)
 Jt. Printing (105th Congress)
 H. National Security (105th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (106th-117th Congresses; ranking member, 116th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th District. Elected to the 92nd-93rd Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1975)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (92nd-93rd Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (92nd-93rd Congresses)
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GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband, Governor
David Bibb Graves, to the Senate August 18, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hugo L. Black. (served Aug. 20, 1937, until her resignation Jan. 10, 1938)
Committee assignments:
 S. Claims (75th Congress)
 S. Education and Labor (75th Congress)
 S. Mines and Mining (75th Congress)
GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 84th-93rd Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1955, until her resignation Dec. 31, 1974)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (84th-92nd Congresses)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (84th-85th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers (85th Congress)
 H. House Administration (86th-87th Congresses)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (88th-90th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (90th-93rd Congresses)
 H. District of Columbia (92nd Congress)
 H. Appropriations (93rd Congress)
GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.
GREENE, MARJORIE TAYLOR. Republican; Georgia, 14th District. Elected to the 117th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (117th Congress, until Feb. 4, 2021)
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress, until Feb. 4, 2021)
GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, At Large. Elected to the 73rd
Congress in a Oct. 3, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lewis W.
Douglas; reelected to the 74th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1934-Jan. 3, 1937)
Committee assignments:
 None listed (73rd Congress)
 H. Indian Affairs (74th Congress)
 H. Irrigation and Reclamation (74th Congress)
 H. Public Lands (74th Congress)
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GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th District. Elected to the 84th-93rd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1975)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Currency (84th-87th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (84th-87th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (87th-92nd Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (88th-92nd Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 90th-93rd Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Crime (91st Congress)
HAALAND, DEBRA. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019 until her resignation on March 16, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (116th Congress; vice chair)
 H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
HAGAN, KAY. Democrat; North Carolina; Senator. Elected in 2008. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3,
2015)
Committee assignments:
 S. Armed Services (111th-113th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (111th-113th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (111th-113th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (112th-113th Congresses)
HAHN, JANICE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a July 12,
2011, special election to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Harman; reelected to the
113th-114th Congresses. (served July 19, 2011, until her resignation Dec. 4, 2016)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (114th Congress)
HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a Nov. 2, 1982,
special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Adam Benjamin Jr.; reelected to the 98th
Congress. (served Nov. 29, 1982-Jan. 3, 1985)
Committee assignments:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (98th Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (98th Congress)
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HALVORSON, DEBBIE. Democrat; Illinois, 11th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
 H. Small Business (111th Congress)
 H. Veterans Affairs (111th Congress)
HANABUSA, COLLEEN. Democrat; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 112th-113th Congresses;
to the 114th Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Mark Takai, and to the 115th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2015; Nov. 8, 2016-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (112th, 113th, 115th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (112th, 113th, 115th Congresses)
HANDEL, KAREN. Republican; Georgia, 6th District. Elected to the 115th Congress to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation of Tom Price. (served June 26, 2017-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (115th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (115th Congress)
HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 86th Congress
Nov. 8, 1960, to fill vacancy caused by death of Russell V. Mack, and to the 87th Congress;
reelected to the 88th-93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1961-Jan. 3, 1975)
Committee assignments:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (87th Congress, 1st session)
 H. Education and Labor (87th Congress)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (87th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (88th-93rd Congresses)
HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 81st-95th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1959)
Committee assignments:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (81st Congress)
 H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (82nd Congress)
 H. Government Operations (83rd-85th Congresses)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (83rd-85th Congresses)
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HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 103rd-105th Congresses and
the 107th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999; Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation
Feb. 28, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (103rd Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology/Science (103rd-104th Congresses)
 H. National Security (104th-105th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (107th, 111th, 112th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (104th-105th Congresses; 107th-109th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-112th Congresses)
HARRIS, KAMALA DEVI. Democrat; California, Senator, Vice President of the United States.
Elected to the Senate in 2016; elected Vice President in 2020. (served in the Senate Jan. 3, 2017,
until her resignation Jan. 18, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 S. Budget (115th-116th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (115th Congress)
 S. Homeland Security (115th-116th Congresses)
 S. Judiciary (115th-116th Congresses)
 S. Select Intelligence (115th-116th Congresses)
HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th District. Elected to the 108th-109th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. International Relations (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (109th Congress)
HARSHBARGER, DIANA. Republican; Tennessee, 1st District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (117th Congress)
HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 107th-109th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (107th-108th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (107th-108th Congresses)
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 H. Science (107th-108th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (109th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (109th Congress)
HARTZLER, VICKY. Republican; Missouri, 4th District. Elected to the 112th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)
HASSAN, MAGGIE. Democrat; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3,
2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (115th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Finance (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected in 1980. (served Jan. 1, 1981-Jan. 3,
1987)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (97th-99th Congress)
 S. Labor and Human Resources (97th-99th Congress)
 Jt. Economic (97th Congress)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (98th Congress)
 S. Foreign Relations (98th Congress)
 S. Special Aging (99th Congress)
HAYES, JAHANA. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th-117th Congresses)
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HAYWORTH, NAN. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignment:
 H. Financial Services (112th Congress)
HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th District. Elected to the 90th-97th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (90th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (90th-97th Congresses)
 H. Banking and Currency (91st-93rd Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (92nd-93rd Congresses)
 H. Agriculture (94th-96th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (94th, 96th, 97th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Ethics (96th Congress)
 H. Science and Technology (97th Congress)
HEITKAMP, MARY KATHRYN (HEIDI). Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Elected in 2012.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (113th-115th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
 S. Indian Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (113th-115th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
HERRELL, YVETTE. Republican; New Mexico, 2nd District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Reform (117th Congress)
HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 112th-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (112th-113th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (112th Congress)
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 H. Small Business (113th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
 Jt. Economic (117th Congress)
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, At-Large. Elected to the 108th
Congress in a June 1, 2004, special election, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William
Janklow; reelected to the 109th-111th Congresses. (served June 3, 2004-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (108th-111th Congresses)
 H. Resources (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (111th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th-111th Congresses)
 H. Select Energy, Independence, and Global Warming (110th-111th Congresses)
HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th District. Elected to the 92nd Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1973)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (92nd Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (92nd Congress)
HILL, KATIE. Democrat; California, 25th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2019, until her resignation Nov. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
HINSON, ASHLEY. Republican; Iowa, 1st District. Elected to the 117th Congresses. (served Jan.
3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Appropriations (117th Congress)
 H. Budget (117th Congress)
HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses;
elected to the Senate in 2012 and reelected in 2018. (served in the House Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3,
2013; served in the Senate Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor/Education and the Workforce (110th-112th Congresses)
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 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-112th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (110th Congress)
 H. Ethics (112th Congress, partial)
 S. Armed Services (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (113th Congress)
 S. Judiciary (113th, 115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Select Intelligence (114th Congress)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (114th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress)
HOCHUL, KATHY. Democrat; New York, 26th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a May
24, 2011, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Christopher Lee. (served June
1, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (112th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)
HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 93rd-99th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1987)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (93rd-99th Congresses)
 H. Administration (94th Congress)
 H. Budget (95th-96th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (98th Congress)
 H. District of Columbia (98th Congress)
HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th District. Elected to the 93rd-96th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1981)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (93rd-96th Congresses)
 H. Budget (94th-96th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (96th Congress)
HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 75th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1937-Jan. 3, 1939)
Committee assignments:
 H. Indian Affairs (75th Congress)
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 H. Irrigation and Reclamation (75th Congress)
 H. Rivers and Harbors (75th Congress)
HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th District. Elected to the 105th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-109th Congresses)
 H. Science/Science and Technology (105th, 109th, 110th Congresses)
 H. Budget (106th-108th Congresses; 110th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (110th Congress)
HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 102nd Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 1991-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (102nd Congress)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Family (102nd Congress)
HORN, KENDRA. Democrat; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2019- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
HOULAHAN, CHRISTINA. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 6th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 67th
Congress in a Nov. 7, 1922, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her father, William
E. Mason. (served Nov. 20, 1922-March 3, 1923)
Committee assignments:
 H. Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (67th Congress)
 H. Reform in the Civil Service (67th Congress)
 H. Woman Suffrage (67th Congress)
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HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan.
25, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hubert H. Humphrey. (served Feb. 6, 1978-
Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
 S. Foreign Relations (95th Congress)
 S. Governmental Affairs (95th Congress)
HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected on June 5, 1993, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Lloyd Bentsen. Subsequently elected to a full term in 1994, and
reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served June 14, 1993-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 S. Armed Service (103rd-104th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (103rd-112th Congresses; ranking
member, 111th-112th Congresses)
 S. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)
 S. Select Intelligence (104th Congress)
 S. Appropriations (105th-112th Congresses)
 S. Rules and Administration (105th-112th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (106th Congress)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (107th-110th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (111th Congress)
HYDE-SMITH, CINDY. Republican; Mississippi, Senator. Appointed to the Senate March 21,
2018, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thad Cochran. Elected in Nov. 2018 and reelected
in 2020. (served April 9, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Appropriations (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Rules and Administration (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (116th-117th Congresses)
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 104th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (104th-117th Congresses)
 H. Science (104th-109th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-117th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Budget (116th-117th Congresses)
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JACOBS, SARA. Democrat; California, 53rd District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (117th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (117th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
JAYAPAL, PRAMILA. Democrat; Washington, 7th District. Elected to the 115th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd-75th
Congresses. (served March 9, 1933-Jan. 3, 1939)
Committee assignments:
 H. Civil Service (73rd-75th Congresses)
 H. District of Columbia (73rd-75th Congresses)
 H. Mines and Mining (73rd-74th Congresses)
JENKINS, LYNN. Republican; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 111th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (111th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (112th-115th Congresses)
JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th District. Elected to the 103rd-117th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1993-present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 107th
Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology/Science/Science and Technology (103rd-117th
Congresses; ranking member, 112th-115th Congresses; chair, 116th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-117th Congresses)
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JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th District (98th-107th Congresses) and 5th
District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 98th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-Jan.
3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works and Transportation (98th-100th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (98th-99th Congresses)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (98th-100th Congresses)
 H. Budget (100th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (101st-109th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (102nd-104th Congresses; chair, 104th Congress)
 Jt. Taxation (109th Congress)
JONES, BRENDA. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6,
2018, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Conyers. (served Nov. 29,
2018-Jan. 3, 2019)
No committee assignments listed.
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 106th-110th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999, until her death on August 20, 2008)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)
 H. Financial Services (107th Congress)
 H. Small Business (106th-107th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (107th-110th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (108th-110th Congresses)
JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 93rd-95th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (93rd-95th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (94th-95th Congresses)
KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in
a Feb. 17, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Julius Kahn;
reelected to the 70th-74th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925-Jan. 3, 1937)
Committee assignments:
 H. Census (69th Congress)
 H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures (69th Congress)
 H. Education (69th Congress)
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 H. Expenditures in the War Department (69th Congress)
 H. War Claims (70th Congress)
 H. Military Affairs (71st-72nd Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (73rd-74th Congresses)
KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th District. Elected to the 98th-117th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1983-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (98th-101st Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (98th-100th, 117th Congresses)
 H. Budget (101st, 112th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (101st-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate in
1978. Reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990. (served Dec. 23, 1978-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (96th, 101st, 102nd Congresses)
 S. Special Committee on Aging (96th-98th Congresses; 101st-102nd Congresses)
 S. Budget (96th-100th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (96th-100th Congresses)
 S. Select Committee on Ethics (99th-100th Congresses)
 S. Foreign Relations (97th-104th Congresses)
 S. Labor and Human Resources (101st-104th Congresses; ranking member, 103rd
Congress; chair, 104th Congress)
 S. Indian Affairs (102nd-104th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress (103rd Congress)
KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress in a July 16, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John
Kee; reelected to the 83rd-88th Congresses. (served July 26, 1951-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignments:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (82nd-88th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (85th-87th Congresses)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (88th Congress)
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KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 81st Congress
Nov. 8, 1949, to fill vacancy caused by death of Andrew L. Somers; reelected to the 82nd-90th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1950-Jan. 3, 1969)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (81st-90th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (90th Congress)
KELLY, ROBIN. Democrat; Illinois, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress in an April 9,
2013, special election to vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse Jackson Jr.; reelected to the
114th-117th Congresses. (served April 11, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (113th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (113th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (116th-117th Congresses)
KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 104th-109th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (104th-109th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (104th-109th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-109th Congresses)
KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st District. Elected to the 97th
Congress in a Jan. 12, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William R. Cotter;
reelected to the 98th-105th Congresses. (served Jan. 12, 1982-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (97th Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (97th Congress)
 H. Select Intelligence (100th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Budget (103rd Congress)
 H. Administration (103rd Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (98th-105th Congresses)
KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 94th-95th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignment:
 H. Ways and Means (94th-95th Congresses)
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KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 13th District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2011). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 110th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services (105th Congress)
 H. House Oversight (105th Congress)
 Jt. Library (105th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (106th-111th Congresses)
KILROY, MARY JO. Democrat; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (111th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)
KIM, YOUNG. Republican; California, 39th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (117th Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (117th Congress)
 H. Small Business (117th Congress)
KIRKPATRICK, ANN. Democrat; Arizona, 1st District (111th, 113th, and 114th Congresses) and
2nd District (116th Congress-present). Elected to the 111th, 113th, 114th, 116th, and 117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2017; Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)
 H. Small Business (111th Congress)
 H. Veterans Affairs (111th, 113th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Agriculture (114th, 116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (116th-117th Congresses)
KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Elected to Senate in 2006 and reelected
in 2012 and 2018. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (110th-117th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (110th-117th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (110th-111th Congresses)
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 Jt. Economic (110th-117th Congresses; vice chair, 113th Congress)
 S. Judiciary (111th-117th Congresses)
 S. Rules (114th-117th Congresses; ranking member, 115th-116th Congresses; chair,
117th Congress)
 Jt. Printing (116th-117th Congresses; chair, 117th Congress)
 Jt. Library (116th-117th Congresses; vice chair, 117th Congress)
KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th District. Elected to the 84th-85th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1959)
Committee assignment:
 H. Agriculture (84th-85th Congresses)
KOSMAS, SUZANNE. Democrat; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
Jan. 6, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Finance Services (111th Congress)
 H. Science and Technology (111th Congress)
KUSTER, ANN MCLANE. Democrat; New Hampshire, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (113th-115th, 117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (113th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (116th-117th Congresses)
LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in
2002 and 2008. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (105th Congress)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (105th-113th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress,
2nd session)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (105th-113th Congresses; chair, 111th
Congress-113th Congress, 1st session)
 S. Armed Services (106th-107th Congresses)
 S. Appropriations (107th-113th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th-113th Congresses)
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LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th District. Elected to the 70th-
71st Congresses. (served Dec. 5, 1927-March 3, 1931)
Committee assignments:
 H. Claims (70th-71st Congresses)
 H. Immigration and Naturalization (70th-71st Congresses)
 H. Invalid Pensions (70th-71st Congresses)
 H. Education (71st Congress)
LAWRENCE, BRENDA L. Democrat; Michigan, 14th District. Elected to the 114th-117th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (114th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Small Business (114th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (115th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (116th-117th Congresses)
LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th District (105th-112th Congresses); 13th District
(113th-117th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special election to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Ronald Dellums; reelected to the 106th-117th Congresses.
(served April 20, 1998-present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 111th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-109th Congresses)
 H. Science (105th Congress)
 H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (107th-111th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (110th-117th Congresses)
 H. Budget (113th-117th Congresses)
LEE, SUSIE. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses. (served Jan.
3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
 H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (117th Congress)
LEGER FERNANDEZ, TERESA. Democrat; New Mexico, 3rd District. Elected to the 117th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
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 H. Administration (117th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
 Joint Committee on Printing (117th Congress)
LESKO, DEBBIE. Republican; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 115th Congress in an April
24, 2018, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Trent Franks; reelected to the
116th-117th Congresses. (served May 7, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (115th-116th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
 H. Rules (116th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (117th Congress)
LETLOW, JULIA. Republican; Louisiana, 5th District. Elected to the 117th Congress in a March
20, 2021, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Representative-elect Luke
Letlow. (served March 20, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (117th Congress)
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd-104th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1997). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
1998 and reelected in 2004. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (103rd Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
 H. Commerce (104th Congress)
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (106th-111th Congresses; chair, 111th
Congress)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (106th, 111th Congresses)
 S. Special Committee on Aging (106th-111th Congresses)
 S. Finance (107th-111th Congresses)
 S. Select Committee on Ethics (107th-108th Congresses)
LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th-103rd Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (94th-103rd Congresses)
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 H. Public Works and Transportation (94th-99th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (98th-103rd Congresses)
LOEFFLER, KELLY. Republican; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 4, 2019, to
fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Johnny Isakson, and was sworn in Jan. 6, 2020. (served
Jan. 6, 2020-Jan. 20, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (116th Congress)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (116th Congress)
 Joint Economic Committee (116th Congress)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th District (104th-112th Congresses); 19th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 104th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (104th-116th Congresses)
 H. Science/Science, Space and Technology (104th-108th Congresses; 113th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (105th-107th Congresses; chair, 111th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-111th Congresses)
 H. Administration (109th-117th Congresses; chair, 116th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Library (109th-110th Congresses; 113th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Printing (chair, 116th Congress; vice chair, 117th Congress)
 H. Select January 6th Attack (117th Congress)
LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th District. Elected to the 99th Congress in a
March 30, 1985, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Gillis Long. (served
April 4, 1985-Jan. 3, 1987)
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Works (99th Congress)
 H. Small Business (99th Congress)
LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th District. Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 28, 1989,
special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dan Coats; reelected to the 102nd-103rd
Congresses. (served April 5, 1989-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (101st-103rd Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (101st-103rd Congresses)
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 H. Select Committee on Hunger (101st-102nd Congresses)
LONG, ROSE MCCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan. 31,
1936, to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Huey Pierce Long; subsequently elected
April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the remaining months of his term. (served Feb. 10,
1936-Jan. 3, 1937)
Committee assignments:
 S. Claims (74th Congress)
 S. Immigration (74th Congress)
 S. Interoceanic Canals (74th Congress)
 S. Post Office and Post Roads (74th Congress)
 S. Public Lands and Surveys (74th Congress)
LOVE, MIA B. Republican; Utah, 4th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2015-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignment:
 H. Financial Services (114th-115th Congresses)
LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th District (101st-102nd Congresses); 18th District
(103rd-112th Congresses); 17th District (113th Congress-116th Congresses). Elected to the 101st-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (101st-102nd Congresses)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (101st-102nd Congresses)
 H. Select Narcotics Abuse and Control (101st-102nd Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (103rd-116th Congresses; ranking member, 113th-115th
Congresses; chair, 116th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-110th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress; cochair)
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th District. Elected to the 78th-79th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
 H. Military Affairs (78th-79th Congresses)
LUJAN GRISHAM, MICHELLE. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 113th-
115th Congresses. Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2013-
until her resignation Dec. 31, 2018)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (113th-115th Congresses)
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 H. Budget (113th-115th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the House for the 111th-114th
Congresses; elected to the Senate in 2020. (served in the House Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2017; served
in the Senate Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
 H. Budget (111th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (111th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (112th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (113th Congress)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (117th Congress)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (117th Congress)
 S. Environment and Public Works (117th Congress)
LURIA, ELAINE. Democrat; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (117th Congress)
 H. Select January 6th Attack (117th Congress)
LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, At Large. Elected to the 80th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1949)
Committee assignment:
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (80th Congress)
MACE, NANCY. Republican; South Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Reform (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
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MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th District. Elected to the 108th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2005)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (108th Congress)
 H. Education and the Workforce (108th Congress)
 H. Small Business (108th Congress)
MALLIOTAKIS, NICOLE. Republican; New York, 11th District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 12th
District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-
present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations/Government Reform/Oversight and Government
Reform/Oversight and Reform (103th-117th Congresses; chair, 116th-117th
Congresses)
 H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (103rd-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (105th-116th Congresses; vice chair, 110th Congress and 116th
Congresses; chair, 111th Congress; ranking member, 114th Congress)
 H. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus (116th Congress)
MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in
a Feb. 12, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Ramspeck.
(served Feb. 25, 1946-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignments:
 H. Civil Service (79th Congress)
 H. Claims (79th Congress)
 H. Elections (79th Congress)
 H. Revision of Laws (79th Congress)
MANNING, KATHY. Democrat; North Carolina, 6th District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (117th Congress)
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MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to
the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)
 H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
 H. Small Business (103rd Congress)
MARKEY, BETSY. Democrat; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (111th Congress)
MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th District. Elected to the 97th-101st Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
 H. Administration (97th-98th Congresses)
 H. Budget (97th-99th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (99th-100th Congresses)
 Jt. Printing (98th Congress)
 H. Rules (101st Congress)
 H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair, 101st Congress)
MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th District (109th-112th Congresses); 6th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 109th Congress in a March 8, 2005, special election to fill
vacancy caused by death of husband, Robert Matsui; reelected to the 110th-117th Congresses.
(served March 10, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Rules (109th-111th, 116th Congresses)
 H. Science (109th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (110th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th District. Elected to the 86th-91st
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1971)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (86th-91st Congresses)
 H. District of Columbia (91st Congress, 1st session)
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 H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (90th-91st Congresses)
 Jt. Atomic Energy (91st Congress)
MCBATH, LUCY. Democrat; Georgia, 6th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th-117th Congresses)
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th District. Elected to the 105th-113th
Congresses. (served Jan. 7, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (105th-113th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (108th-113th Congresses)
MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th District. Elected to the 104th-108th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2005)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science (104th Congress)
 H. Small Business (104th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)
 H. Commerce/Energy and Commerce (105th-108th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O’LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress. (served March 9, 1933-Jan. 3, 1935)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education (73rd Congress)
 H. Public Buildings and Grounds (73rd Congress)
 H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (73rd Congress)
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2006; reelected
in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 S. Armed Services (110th-115th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th-115th Congresses; ranking
member, 115th Congress)
 S. Indian Affairs (110th Congress)
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 S. Special Aging (110th-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (111th-114th Congresses)
 S. Finance (115th Congress)
MCCLAIN, LISA. Republican; Michigan, 10th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (117th Congress)
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th District. Elected to the 107th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (107th-109th Congresses)
 H. Resources/Natural Resources (107th-108th, 117th Congresses)
 H. International Relations (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (110th-117th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (110th Congress)
 H. Budget (111th-112th Congresses)
MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 71st Congress.
(served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1931)
Committee assignment:
 H. Naval Affairs (71st Congress)
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th District (103rd-104th Congresses) and 4th
District (105th-107th Congress and 109th Congress). Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses and to
the 109th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003; Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (103rd-104th Congresses)
 H. Banking and Finance (104th-105th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs/International Relations (103rd-107th Congresses)
 H. National Security (105th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (106th-107th Congresses; 109th Congress)
 H. Budget (109th Congress)
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MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 76th
Congress in a Nov. 7, 1939, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Thomas
S. McMillan. (served Jan. 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1941)
Committee assignments:
 H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (76th
Congress)
 H. Insular Affairs (76th Congress)
 H. Patents (76th Congress)
 H. Public Buildings and Grounds (76th Congress)
MCMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th District. Elected to the 109th-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (109th-111th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (109th-111th Congresses)
 H. Resources/Natural Resources (109th-111th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (112th-117th Congresses; ranking member, 117th
Congress)
MCSALLY, MARTHA. Republican; Arizona, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses.
(served in House Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2019) Appointed to the Senate Jan. 3, 2019, to fill vacancy
caused by death of John McCain. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2019- Dec. 2, 2020)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (114th-115th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (116th Congress)
 S. Banking (116th Congress)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (116th Congress)
 S. Special Committee on Aging (116th Congress)
 S. Indian Affairs (116th Congress)
MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th District. Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 H. Appropriations (103rd Congress; 105th-107th Congresses)
 H. Budget (104th Congress)
 H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)
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MENG, GRACE. Democrat; New York, 6th District. Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Ethics (116th Congress)
MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 99th-104th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1985-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science and Technology (99th Congress)
 H. Select Aging (99th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs/ International Relations (99th-104th Congresses)
 H. Economic and Educational Opportunities (104th Congress)
 H. Small Business (99th-104th Congresses; ranking member, 103rd Congress;
chair, 104th Congress)
MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 94th-95th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
 H. District of Columbia (94th-95th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (94th Congress)
 H. International Relations (95th Congress)
MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd District. Elected to the 95th-99th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1977-Jan. 3, 1987). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
1986 and reelected in 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
 H. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (95th-97th Congresses)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (95th-99th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (97th-99th Congresses)
 S. Environmental and Public Works (100th Congress)
 S. Appropriations (100th-114th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress; ranking
member, 114th Congress)
 S. Labor and Human Resources (100th-105th Congresses)
 S. Small Business (100th-102nd Congresses)
 S. Select Ethics (103rd-104th Congresses; 109th Congress)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-114th Congresses)
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 S. Select Intelligence (107th-114th Congresses)
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the
104th Congress in a March 26, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of
Walter Tucker; reelected to the 105th-110th Congresses. (served April 16, 1996, until her death
April 22, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (104th-110th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-110th Congresses)
 H. Administration (108th-110th Congresses; ranking member, 109th Congress;
chair, 110th Congress)
 Jt. Library (108th-110th Congresses)
 Jt. Printing (109th-110th Congresses)
MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th District. Elected to the 108th-114th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003, until her resignation Dec. 31, 2016)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. House Administration (109th Congress; chair, 113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-114th Congresses)
 H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (110th-114th Congresses)
 Jt. Library (109th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)
 Jt. Printing (109th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)
MILLER, CAROL D. Republican; West Virginia, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (117th Congress)
MILLER, MARY E. Republican; Illinois, 15th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (117th Congress)
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
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MILLER-MEEKS, MARIANNETTE. Republican; Iowa, 2nd District. Elected to the 117th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (117th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 89th-94th
Congresses; elected to the 101st Congress in a Sept. 22, 1990, special election to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of Daniel Akaka; reelected to the 102nd-107th Congresses; posthumously
reelected to the 108th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1977; Sept. 27, 1990, until her death
Sept. 28, 2002)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (89th-94th Congresses; 101st-103rd Congresses)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (90th-94th Congresses)
 H. Budget (94th Congress; 103rd-105th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (101st-102nd Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
 H. Economic and Educational Opportunities/Education and the Workforce (104th
-107th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (106th-107th Congresses)
MOLINARI, SUSAN. Republican; New York, 14th District (101st-102nd Congresses) and 13th
District (103rd-105th Congresses). Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 20, 1990, special
election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of father, Guy Molinari; reelected to the 102nd-105th
Congresses. (served March 27, 1990, until her resignation Aug. 1, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (101st Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (101st-103rd Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-105th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (102nd-103rd Congresses)
 H. Budget (104th-105th Congresses)
MOORE, GWENDOLYNNE (GWEN). Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th District. Elected to the 109th-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (109th-115th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (109th-111th Congresses)
 H. Budget (110th-114th Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (116th-117th Congresses)
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 H. Science, Space, and Technology (117th Congress)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th District. Elected to the 100th-107th
Congresses. (served Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (100th-103rd Congresses)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology/Science (100th-107th Congresses)
 H. Select Aging (100th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th-107th Congresses)
MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-105th Congresses)
 S. Judiciary (103rd Congress)
 S. Small Business (103rd Congress)
 S. Finance (104th-105th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (104th-105th Congresses)
MUCARSEL-POWELL, DEBBIE. Democrat; Florida, 26th District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 20, 2002, by
her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he had held before he was elected governor of Alaska.
Reelected to a six-year term in 2004, as well as in 2010 and 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2003-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (108th-117th Congresses; ranking member, 111th-
113th Congresses; chair, 114th-116th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (108th-109th Congress)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (108th Congress)
 S. Indian Affairs (108th-117th Congresses; ranking member, part of 110th
Congress; vice chair, 117th Congress)
 S. Foreign Relations (109th-110th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (110th-117th Congresses)
 S. Appropriations (111th-117th Congresses)
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MURPHY, STEPHANIE. Democrat; Florida, 7th District. Elected to the 115th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (115th and 117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (115th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select January 6th Attack (117th Congress)
MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected
in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. (served Jan. 5, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Appropriations (103rd-111th Congresses; 113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-104th Congresses)
 S. Budget (103rd-117th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress)
 S. Labor and Human Resources (105th Congress)
 S. Veterans Affairs (105th-117th Congresses; chair, 112th Congress)
 S. Select Ethics (105th Congress)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-117th Congresses; ranking
member, 114th -116th Congresses; chair, 117th Congress)
 S. Foreign Relations (110th Congress)
 S. Indian Affairs (110th Congress)
 Jt. Printing (111th-112th Congresses)
 S. Rules and Administration (111th-113th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (112th-113th Congresses; cochair, 113th
Congress)
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 108th-110th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (108th-110th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (108th-110th Congresses)
 H. Resources (109th Congress)
MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th District. Elected to the 104th-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (104th Congress)
 H. Science (104th Congress)
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 H. Small Business (104th Congress)
 H. Rules (105th-108th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (109th-112th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (112th Congress)
NAPOLITANO, GRACE FLORES. Democrat; California, 34th District (106th-107th
Congresses), 38th District (108th-112th Congresses) and 32nd District (113th Congress-present).
Elected to the 106th-117th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1999-present). Chair of the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus, 109th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Resources/Natural Resources (106th-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (106th-108th Congresses)
 H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-117th Congresses)
NEGRETE MCLEOD, GLORIA. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 113th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (113th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th Congress)
NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the Senate in a
Nov. 8, 1960, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Richard L. Neuberger,
and for the ensuing six-year term. (served Nov. 9, 1960-Jan. 3, 1967)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture and Forestry (87th-88th Congresses)
 S. Banking and Currency (87th-89th Congresses)
 S. Special Committee on Aging (87th Congress)
 S. Committee on Parliamentary Conference with Canada (87th Congress, 2nd
session)
 S. Commerce (89th Congress)
NEWMAN, MARIE. Democrat; Illinois, 3rd District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
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NOEM, KRISTI. Republican; South Dakota, At Large. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (112th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (112th Congress)
 H. Agriculture (113th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (114th-115th Congresses)
NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th District. Elected to the 67th Congress in a Jan.
23, 1923, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Nolan, and also to the
68th Congress. (served Feb. 2, 1923-March 3, 1925). First woman to chair a congressional
committee.
Committee assignments:
 H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department (67th-68th Congresses; chair, 68th
Congress)
 H. Labor (67th-68th Congresses)
NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th District. Elected to the 87th
Congress in an April 18, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
William Frank Norrell. (served April 25, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (87th Congress)
NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd District. Elected to the 105th-109th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignment:
 H. Appropriations (105th-109th Congresses)
NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Delegate from the District of Columbia. Elected
to the 102nd-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. District of Columbia (102nd-103rd Congresses)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (102nd-103rd Congresses)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd-103rd Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress (103rd Congress)
 H. Small Business (104th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform/ Government Reform/Oversight and
Reform (104th-117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-117th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-111th Congresses)
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NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 69th-81st
Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignments:
 H. District of Columbia (69th-74th Congresses; chair, 72nd-74th Congresses)
 H. Labor (69th-79th Congresses; chair, 75th-79th Congresses)
 H. World War Veterans Legislation (69th-72nd Congresses)
 H. Memorials (71st-79th Congresses)
 H. Education (78th-79th Congresses)
 H. Enrolled Bills (78th-79th Congresses)
 H. Administration (ranking member, 80th Congress; chair, 81st Congress)
 Jt. Printing (81st Congress)
 Jt. Library (80th Congress)
OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th District. Elected to the 95th-102nd Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1977-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (95th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (97th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Administration (98th-102nd Congresses)
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA. Democrat; New York, 14th District. Elected to the 116th-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (117th
Congress)
O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, At Large. Elected to the 74th-
77th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1943)
Committee assignments:
 H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (74th-77th
Congresses; chair, 75th-77th Congresses)
 H. Immigration and Naturalization (75th-77th Congresses)
 H. Insular Affairs (75th-77th Congresses)
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OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 70th Congress in
a Jan. 9, 1929, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William A. Oldfield,
and also to the 71st Congress. (served Jan. 11, 1929-March 3, 1931)
Committee assignments:
 H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures (71st Congress)
 H. Expenditures in the Executive Departments (71st Congress)
 H. Public Buildings and Grounds (71st Congress)
OMAR, ILHAN. Democrat; Minnesota, 5th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (116th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th-117th Congresses)
OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 71st-72nd Congresses.
(served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignment:
 H. Foreign Affairs (71st-72nd Congresses)
PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th District. Elected to the 100th-
102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (100th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (100th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Select Hunger (100th-102nd Congresses)
PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th District (100th-102nd Congresses), 8th District
(103rd-112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 100th Congress in a
June 2, 1987, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Sala Burton; reelected to the
101st-117th Congresses. (served June 9, 1987-present). First female Speaker of the House, 110th,
111th, 116th, and 117th Congresses.
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (100th-101st Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (100th-101st Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (102nd-107th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (102nd-104th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (104th-107th Congresses; Ex Officio, 108th-113th, 116th-117th
Congresses)
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PELTOLA, MARY. Democrat; Alaska, At Large. Elected to the 117th Congress in an
August 16, 2022, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Don Young. (served
September 13, 2022-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th District. Elected to the 94th Congress in an
April 29, 1975, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Jerry L. Pettis;
reelected to the 95th Congress. (served May 6, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (94th Congress)
 H. Education and Labor (95th Congress)
 H. International Relations (95th Congress)
PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 83rd-87th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (83rd-87th Congresses)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (84th-85th Congresses)
 H. Public Works (86th-87th Congresses)
PINGREE, CHELLIE. Democrat; Maine, 1st District. Elected to the 111th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (111th-112th Congresses)
 H. Rules (111th-112th Congresses)
 H. Agriculture (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (113th-117th Congresses)
PLASKETT, STACEY E. Democrat; Delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Elected to the 114th
-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (114th-116th
Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
 H. Budget (117th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (117th Congress)
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PORTER, KATIE. Democrat; California, 45th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignment:
 H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a
May 25, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William O. Burgin. (served June
3, 1946-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignments:
 H. Flood Control (79th Congress)
 H. Pensions (79th Congress)
 H. Territories (79th Congress)
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th District. Elected to the 71st-72nd
Congresses. (served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Currency (71st Congress)
 H. Library (71st-72nd Congresses)
 H. Education (72nd Congress)
PRESSLEY, AYANNA. Democrat; Massachusetts, 7th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 103rd-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)
 H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
 H. Rules (104th-108th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (109th-110th Congresses)
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PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 8, 1938, to fill
vacancy caused by death of Peter Norbeck; never sworn in and seated, because Congress was not
in session between her election and the expiration of the term on Jan. 3, 1939.
No committee assignments listed.
RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN. Republican; Delegate from American Samoa.
Elected to the 114th-117th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (114th-116th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-117th Congresses)
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, At Large (65th Congress) and 1st District (77th
Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress and the 77th Congress. (served April 2, 1917-March 4,
1919; Jan. 3, 1941-Jan. 3, 1943). First woman elected to Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Public Lands (65th Congress; 77th Congress)
 H. Woman Suffrage (65th Congress)
 H. Insular Affairs (77th Congress)
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st District. Elected to the 87th Congress in a
May 16, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece.
(served May 23, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
 H. Public Works (87th Congress)
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th District. Elected to the 88th-92nd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1963, until her resignation on Oct. 7, 1971)
Committee assignments:
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (88th-89th Congresses)
 H. Public Works (89th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (90th-92nd Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (91st-92nd Congresses)
RICE, KATHLEEN M. Democrat; New York; 4th District. Elected to the 114th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-116th Congresses)
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 H. Energy and Commerce (117th Congress)
RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in
an August 21, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Juanita Millender-
McDonald; reelected to the 111th-112th Congresses. (served Sept. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science and Technology (110th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-112th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (111th-112th Congresses)
RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 87th Congress
in an April 10, 1962, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J. Riley.
(served April 12, 1962-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
 H. Science and Transportation (87th Congress)
RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 104th-107th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (104th-106th Congresses)
 H. Science (104th-107th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce (107th Congress)
ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd District. Elected to the 67th
Congress. (served April 11, 1921-March 3, 1923)
Committee assignments:
 H. Expenditures in the Interior Department (67th Congress)
 H. Indian Affairs (67th Congress)
 H. Woman Suffrage (67th Congress)
ROBY, MARTHA. Republican; Alabama, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (112th-113th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (112th-113th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce (112th-113th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (113th-116th Congresses)
 H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (115th -116th Congresses)
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ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 69th
Congress in a June 30, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J.
Rogers; reelected to the 70th-86th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925, until her death Sept. 10,
1960)
Committee assignments:
 H. Expenditures in the Navy Department (69th Congress)
 H. Industrial Arts and Expositions (69th Congress)
 H. Woman Suffrage (69th Congress)
 H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (69th-79th Congresses)
 H. Civil Service (70th-77th Congresses)
 H. Indian Affairs (70th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (73rd-79th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (80th-86th Congresses; ranking member, 81st-82nd and 84th-
86th Congresses; chair, 80th and 83rd Congresses)
ROSEN, JACKY. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District, and Senator. Elected to the 115th Congress.
(served in House Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 3. 2019) Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2018. (served in
the Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (115th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (115th Congress)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Small Business (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (117th Congress)
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th District (102nd-112th Congresses); 27th
District (113th Congress-115th Congresses). Elected to the 101st Congress in an August 29, 1989,
special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Claude Pepper; reelected to the 102nd-115th
Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th Congress. (served Sept.
6, 1989-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs/International Relations (101st-115th Congresses; ranking
member, 110th-111th Congresses; chair, 112th Congress)
 H. Government Operations/Government Reform (101st-109th Congresses)
 H. Budget (109th Congress)
 H. Rules (113th Congress)
 H. Intelligence (114th-115th Congresses)
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ROSS, DEBORAH K. Democrat; North Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (117th Congress)
 H. Rules (117th Congress)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (117th Congress)
ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th District.
Elected to the 97th-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor/Economic and Educational Opportunities/Education and
the Workforce (97th-107th Congresses)
 H. Select Hunger (98th-102nd Congresses; vice chair, 100th Congress)
 H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial Services/Financial
Services (97th-107th Congresses)
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd District (103rd-107th Congresses);
34th District (108th-112th Congresses); 40th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial Services (103rd-
105th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (103rd Congress)
 H. Budget (104th-105th Congresses)
 H. Select U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with …
China (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (106th-117th Congresses)
 H. Standards of Official Conduct (108th-110th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress)
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 100th-101st Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (100th-101st Congresses)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (100th-101st Congresses)
 H. Select Aging (100th-101st Congresses)
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ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th District. Elected
to the 80th-88th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignments:
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (80th-84th Congresses; 86th-88th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (83rd Congress)
 H. Armed Services (85th-86th Congresses)
 H. Rules (87th-88th Congresses)
SALAZAR, MARIA ELVIRA. Republican; Florida, 27th District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (117th Congress)
 H. Small Business (117th Congress)
SÁNCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th District (108th-113th Congresses); 38th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 108th-117th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2003-present).
Sister of Loretta Sanchez. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 114th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Reform (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (108th-112th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (108th-109th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (110th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (111th Congress; 113th-117th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (112th Congress)
 H. Ethics (112th-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
 H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th District (105th-107th and 113th-114th
Congresses) and 47th District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-114th Congresses
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2017). Sister of Linda Sánchez.
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (105th-107th Congresses)
 H. National Security (105th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (106th-114th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th-114th Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (109th Congress; 111th-114th Congresses)
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SCANLON, MARY GAY. Democrat, Pennsylvania, 7th District (115th Congress); 5th District
(116th Congress-present). Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018 special election to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation of Patrick Meehan, reelected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Nov. 13, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
 115th Congress: no assignments
 H. Judiciary (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Rules (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
 H. Administration (117th Congress)
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th District. Elected to the 106th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (106th -107th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (106th-107th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (106th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (108th-117th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (110th-113th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (114th Congress)
 H. Budget (116th-117th Congresses)
SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in an August 2,
2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rob Portman; reelected to the
110th-112th Congresses. (served Sept. 6, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (109th-112th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform (109th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th-112th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
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SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd District. Elected to the
97th-101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (97th-101st Congresses)
 H. Science and Technology (97th-101st Congresses)
 H. Special Committee on Aging (98th-101st Congresses)
SCHRIER, KIM. Democrat; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (117th Congress)
SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 93rd-104th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (93rd-103rd Congresses)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (93rd-103rd Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (97th-104th Congresses)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (100th-102nd Congresses; chair, 102nd
Congress)
 H. National Security (104th Congress)
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 109th-113th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (109th-113th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (110th, 111th, 113th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
SEASTRAND, ANDREA. Republican; California, 22nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science (104th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)
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SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY. Republican; Texas, 22nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in
a Nov. 7, 2006, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Tom Delay. (served Nov.
13, 2006-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (109th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th Congress)
SEWELL, TERRYCINA (“TERRI”). Democrat; Alabama, 7th District. Elected to the 112th-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (112th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (112th Congress)
 H. Financial Services (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (113th-116th Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (115th-117th Congresses)
SHAHEEN, JEANNE D. Democrat; New Hampshire; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2008 and
reelected in 2014 and 2020. (served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (111th-112th Congresses)
 S. Foreign Relations (111th-117th Congresses)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (111th-117th Congresses; ranking
member, 114th-115th Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (112th-117th Congresses)
 S. Appropriations (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Ethics (115th-117th Congress)
SHALALA, DONNA. Democrat; Florida, 27th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019- Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
 H. Rules (116th Congress)
SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st District. Elected to the 110th, 111th,
113th, and 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015; Jan. 3,
2017-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (110th, 111th, 113th, 115th Congresses)
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 H. Education and Labor/ Education and the Workforce (110th, 111th, 115th
Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (111th, 113th Congresses)
SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
 H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
SHERRILL, MIKIE. Democrat; New Jersey, 11th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; Ohio, 28th District. Elected to the 86th Congress
(served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1961). She succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who died on
Oct. 26, 1958.
Committee assignments:
 H. Administration (86th Congress)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (86th Congress)
SINEMA, KYRSTEN. Democrat; Arizona, 9th District, and Senator. Elected to the 113th-115th
Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2019) Subsequently elected to the Senate in
2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignment:
 H. Financial Services (113th-115th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Veterans’ Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (116th Congress)
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York; 30th District (100th-102nd
Congresses); 28th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 25th District (113th Congress-present). Elected
to the 100th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987, until her death March 16, 2018)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (100th-101st Congresses)
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 H. Public Works and Transportation (100th-101st Congresses)
 H. Select Aging (100th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Budget (102nd-104th Congresses)
 H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)
 H. Rules (102nd-115th Congresses; chair, 110th-111th Congresses; ranking member,
109th, 112th-115th Congresses)
 H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
SLOTKIN, ELISSA. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (117th Congress)
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 104th-105th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
 H. Resources (104th-105th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (104th-105th Congresses)
SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the
76th Congress in a June 3, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
Clyde H. Smith; reelected to the 77th-80th Congresses (served in House June 10, 1940-Jan. 3,
1949). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1948 and reelected in 1954, 1960, and 1966 (served
in Senate Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1973). Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the
highest Senate leadership post held by a woman).
Committee assignments:
 H. Election of the President, Vice President, Representatives in Congress (76th
Congress)
 H. War Claims (76th Congress)
 H. Revision of the Laws (76th Congress)
 H. Invalid Pensions (76th-77th Congresses)
 H. Education (77th Congress)
 H. Post Office and Post Roads (77th Congress)
 H. Naval Affairs (78th-79th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (80th Congress)
 S. District of Columbia (81st Congress)
 S. Expenditures in Executive Departments (81st-82nd Congresses)
 S. Rules and Administration (82nd Congress)
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 S. Select Senate Employees Compensation Rates (chair, 83rd Congress)
 S. Appropriations (83rd-92nd Congresses)
 S. Armed Services (83rd-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 90th-92nd Congresses)
 S. Government Operations (83rd-85th Congresses)
 S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences (86th-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 88th-
91st Congresses)
SMITH, TINA. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 13, 2017, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Al Franken, reelected in 2018 and 2020. (served Jan. 3, 2018-
present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th Congress)
 S. Indian Affairs (115th-117th Congresses)
 Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
 S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (116th-117th Congresses)
SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th-101st Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (94th Congress)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (94th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (95th-101st Congresses)
SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 96th-103rd
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
1994 and reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Operations (96th Congress)
 H. Small Business (96th-97th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (97th-103rd Congresses)
 Jt. Economic (98th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Budget (103rd Congress)
 S. Budget (104th-107th Congresses)
 S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (104th-112th Congresses)
 S. Foreign Relations (104th Congress)
 S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (104th-112th Congresses; chair, 108th-
109th Congresses; ranking member, 110th-112th Congresses)
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 S. Armed Services (105th-106th Congresses)
 S. Finance (107th-112th Congresses)
 S. Select Intelligence (108th-112th Congresses)
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st District (107th Congress) and 32nd District (108th-
111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her
resignation on Feb. 23, 2009, to become Secretary of Labor)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and the Workforce (107th Congress)
 H. Resources/Natural Resources (107th, 110th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (108th-110th Congresses)
 H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (110th Congress)
SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL DAVIS. Democrat; Virginia, 7th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
SPARTZ, VICTORIA. Republican; Indiana, 5th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Judiciary (117th Congress)
SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California, 12th District (110th-112th Congresses); 14th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an April 8, 2008, special election to fill
vacancy caused by death of Tom Lantos; reelected to the 111th-117th Congresses. (served April 10,
2008-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (110th-113th, 116th-
117th Congresses)
 H. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (111th
Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (112th-117th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (114th-117th Congresses)
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SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th District. Elected to the 94th-97th
Congresses. Began service Jan. 14, 1975. Unable to be sworn in to the 97th Congress due to
disability; seat declared vacant Feb. 24, 1981.
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Currency, and Housing/Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (94th-
96th Congresses)
 H. Post Office and Civil Service (94th-95th Congresses)
 H. Democratic Steering and Policy (96th Congress)
STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District, and Senator. Elected to the 105th-106th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2001). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
2000 and reelected in 2006, 2012, and 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Science (105th-106th Congresses)
 S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (107th-117th Congresses; chair, 112th-113th
and 117th Congresses, ranking member, 114th-116th Congresses)
 S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (107th-109th Congresses)
 S. Budget (107th-117th Congresses)
 S. Special Committee on Aging (107th-108th Congresses)
 S. Finance (110th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (111th-116th Congresses)
 S. Environment and Public Works (117th Congress)
 Jt. Taxation (114th-117th Congresses)
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, At Large. Elected to the 78th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1945)
Committee assignments:
 H. Civil Service (78th Congress)
 H. Patents (78th Congress)
STANSBURY, MELANIE. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 117th Congress in
a June 1, 2021, special election to fill vacancy left by the resignation of Deb Haaland. (served
June. 14, 2021- present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (117th Congress)
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STEEL, MICHELLE. Republican; California, 48th District. Elected to the 117th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
STEFANIK, ELISE M. Republican; New York, 21st District. Elected to the 114th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce /Education and Labor (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (115th-117th Congresses)
STEVENS, HALEY M. Democrat; Michigan, 11th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th-117th Congresses)
STRICKLAND, MARILYN. Democrat; Washington, 10th District. Elected to the 117th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd District. Elected to the 83rd-94th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1977)
Committee assignments:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (83rd Congress; 89th-94th Congresses; chair,
93rd-94th Congresses)
 H. Banking and Currency (84th-94th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on Defense Production (91st-94th Congresses)
SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th District. Elected to the 76th-79th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
 H. Banking and Currency (76th-79th Congresses)
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SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (110th Congress)
 H. Rules (110th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (111th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (112th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (112th Congress)
TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th District. Elected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997, until her resignation on June 26, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. National Security (105th Congress)
 H. Science (105th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (106th-111th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th-111th Congresses)
TENNEY, CLAUDIA. Republican; New York, 22nd District. Elected to the 115th and 117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 3, 2019; Jan. 3, 2021-present, after a delay in the
certification of her election, took the oath of office on February 11, 2021)
Committee assignment:
 H. Financial Services (115th Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (117th Congress)
 H. Small Business (117th Congress)
THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th District. Elected to the 89th Congress in a
March 26, 1966, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Albert Thomas.
(served March 30, 1966-Jan. 3, 1967)
Committee assignment:
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (89th Congress)
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th District. Elected to the 82nd-84th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1951-Jan. 3, 1957)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (82nd-84th Congresses)
 Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy (84th Congress)
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THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
 H. Agriculture (103rd-104th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations/Government Reform and Oversight (103rd-104th
Congresses)
 H. Ways and Means (105th-107th Congresses)
TITUS, DINA. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District (111th Congress); 1st District (113th Congress-
present). Elected to the 111th and 113th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3,
2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (111th Congress)
 H. Homeland Security (111th, 116th, 117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (111th-117th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (115th-117th Congresses)
TLAIB, RASHIDA. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Financial Services (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
TORRES, NORMA J. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 114th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (114th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (115th Congress)
 H. Rules (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (116th-117th Congresses)
TORRES SMALL, XOCHITL. Democrat; New Mexico, 2nd District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-Jan. 3, 2021)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (116th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
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 H. Agriculture (116th Congress)
TRAHAN, LORI. Democrat; Massachusetts, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
 H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (117th Congress)
 H. Natural Resources (117th Congress)
TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts; 5th District (110th-112th Congresses); 3rd District
(113th-115th Congresses). Elected to the 110th Congress in an Oct. 16, 2007, special election to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Martin Meehan; reelected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served
Oct. 18, 2007-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (110th-115th Congresses)
 H. Budget (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (111th-115th Congresses)
UNDERWOOD, LAUREN. Democrat; Illinois, 14th District. Elected to the 116th-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (116th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
 H. Appropriations (117th Congress)
UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 101st-103rd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
 H. Education and Labor (101st-103rd Congresses)
 H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (101st-103rd Congresses)
 H. Select Aging (101st-102nd Congresses)
VAN DUYNE, BETH. Republican; Texas, 24th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Small Business (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
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 H. Select Modernization of Congress (117th Congress)
VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 7th
District (113th District-present). Elected to the 103rd-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-
present). Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 111th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial
Services/Financial Services (103rd-117th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (103rd-117th Congresses; chair, 110th-111th, 116th-117th
Congresses; ranking member, 105th-109th, 112th-115th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus (116th Congress)
VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd District. Elected to the 98th-104th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
 H. Administration (98th-101st Congresses)
 H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (98th-101st Congresses)
 H. Interior and Insular Affairs (98th-102nd Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (102nd-104th Congresses)
 H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
WAGNER, ANN. Republican; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (113th-117th Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (115th-117th Congress)
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignment:
 H. Rules (104th Congress)
WALORSKI, JACKIE. Republican; Indiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013, until her death Aug. 3, 2022)
Committee assignments:
 H. Armed Services (113th-114th Congresses)
 H. Budget (113th Congress)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
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 H. Agriculture (114th Congress)
 H. Ways and Means (115th-117th Congresses)
 H. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus (116th Congress)
 H. Ethics (117th Congress; ranking member, 117th Congress)
WALTERS, MIMI. Republican; California, 45th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
 H. Judiciary (114th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th Congress)
 H. Energy and Commerce (115th Congress)
 H. Ethics (115th Congress)
WARREN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Massachusetts; Senator. Elected in 2012 and reelected in
2018. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
 S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (113th-116th Congresses)
 S. Special Aging (113th-117th Congresses)
 S. Energy and Natural Resources (114th Congress)
 S. Armed Services (115th-117th Congresses)
 S. Finance (117th Congress)
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th District (109th-112th Congresses);
23rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 109th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-
present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (109th Congress)
 Jt. Library (110th-111th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (110th-111th Congresses; 113th-117th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (110th-112th Congress, first session)
 H. Budget (112th, 115th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Reform (116th-117th Congresses)
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WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th District (102nd Congress), 35th District (103rd-
112th Congresses) and 43rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 102nd-117th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present). Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 105th Congress.
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial Services/
Financial Services (102nd-117th Congresses; ranking member, 113th-115th
Congresses; chair, 116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Veterans’ Affairs (102nd-104th Congresses)
 H. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)
 H. Judiciary (105th-112th Congresses)
 H. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus (116th Congress)
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd District (107th Congress) and 33rd District (108th-
111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress in a June 5, 2001, special election to fill vacancy
caused by death of Julian Dixon; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses. (served June 7, 2001-
Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
 H. Government Reform/Oversight and Government Reform (107th-111th
Congresses)
 H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (107th-111th Congresses)
WATSON COLEMAN, BONNIE. Democrat; New Jersey, 12th District. Elected to the 114th-
117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Homeland Security (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Oversight and Government Reform (114th-115th Congresses)
 H. Appropriations (116th-117th Congresses)
WEIS, JESSICA MCCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th District. Elected to the 86th-
87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
 H. District of Columbia (86th-87th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (86th Congress)
 H. Science and Astronautics (87th Congress)
WEXTON, JENNIFER. Democrat, Virginia, 10th District. Elected to the 116th-117th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
 H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
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 H. Appropriations (117th Congress)
 H. Budget (117th Congress)
WILD, SUSAN. Democrat, Pennsylvania, 15th District (115th Congress); 7th District (116th
Congress). Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018, special election to fill vacancy caused
by resignation of Charlie Dent; reelected to the 116th-117th Congresses. (served Nov. 27, 2018-
present)
Committee assignments:
 None in 115th Congress
 H. Foreign Affairs (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor (116th-117th Congresses)
 H. Ethics (116th-117th Congresses; acting chair, 117th Congress, 2nd session)
 H. Science, Space, and Technology (117th Congress)
WILLIAMS, NIKEMA. Democrat; Georgia, 5th District. Elected to the 117th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2021-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Financial Services (117th Congress)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (117th Congress)
 H. Select Modernization of Congress (117th Congress)
WILSON, FREDERICA. Democrat; Florida; 17th District (112th Congress), 24th District (113th
Congress-present). Elected to the 112th-117th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
 H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
 H. Science, Space and Technology (112th-113th Congresses)
 H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (114th-117th Congresses)
 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (115th-117th Congresses)
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 105th Congress in a
June 23, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Steven Schiff; reelected to the
106th-110th Congresses. (served June 25, 1998-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
 H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)
 H. Intelligence (106th Congress; 109th-110th Congresses)
 H. Armed Services (107th-108th Congresses)
 H. Energy and Commerce (107th-110th Congresses)
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WINGO, EFFIGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th District. Elected to the 71st Congress
Nov. 4, 1930, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress.
(served Dec. 1, 1930-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
 H. Accounts (71st Congress)
 H. Insular Affairs (71st Congress)
 H. Foreign Affairs (72nd Congress)
WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd District. Elected to the 79th and
81st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947, and Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignments:
 H. Banking and Currency (79th, 81st Congresses)
 H. Administration (81st Congress)
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
 H. Budget (103rd-105th Congresses)
 H. Education and Labor/Economic and Educational Opportunities/Education and
the Workforce (103rd -112th Congresses)
 H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
 H. Science/Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (106th-112th
Congresses)
 H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)

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Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-117th Congresses, by Congress
Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Includes Delegates and the Resident Commissioner
117th Congress
House
Alma Adams
Val Demings
Marcy Kaptur
Gwen Moore
Abigail Spanberger
Cynthia Axne
Debbie Dingel
Robin Kelly
Stephanie Murphy
Victoria Spartz
Nanette Diaz
Veronica Escobar
Young Kim
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Barrágan
Anna G. Eshoo
Ann Kirkpatrick
Marie Newman
Melanie Stansburya
Karen Bass
Michelle Fischbach
Ann McLane Kuster
Eleanor Holmes
Michelle Park Steel
Joyce Beatty
Lizzie Fletcher
Brenda Lawrence
Norton
Elise M. Stefanik
Stephanie Bice
Mayra Floresa
Barbara Lee
Alexandria Ocasio-
Haley Stevens
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Cortez
Virginia Foxx
Susie Lee
Marilyn Strickland
Lauren Boebert
Ilhan Omar
Lois Frankel
Teresa Leger
Claudia Tenney
Suzanne Bonamici
Nancy Pelosi
Marcia L. Fudgea
Fernandez
Dina Titus
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Mary Peltolaa
Sylvia Garcia
Debbie Lesko
Rashida Tlaib
Shontel Browna
Chellie Pingree
Jenniffer González-
Julia Letlowa
Norma Torres
Julia Brownley
Colón
Zoe Lofgren
Stacey Plaskett
Lori Trahan
Cori Bush
Kay Granger
Elaine Luria
Katie Porter
Lauren Underwood
Cheri Bustos
Marjorie Taylor
Lucy McBath
Ayanna Pressley
Beth Van Duyne
Kat Cammack
Greene
Lisa McClain
Aumua A. C.
Radewagen
Nydia Velázquez
Kathy Castor
Deb Haalanda
Betty McCollum
Kathleen Rice
Ann Wagner
Liz Cheney
Diana Harshbarger
Cathy McMorris
Deborah Ross
Jackie Walorskia
Sheila Cherfilus-
Vicky Hartzler
Rodgers
Debbie Wasserman
McCormicka
Jahana Hayes
Nancy Mace
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Schultz
Judy Chu
Yvette Herrell
Nicole Malliotakis
Maria Elvira Salazar
Maxine Waters
Katherine M. Clark
Jaime Herrera
Carolyn Maloney
Linda Sánchez
Bonnie Watson
Yvette Clarke
Beutler
Kathy Manning
Mary Gay Scanlon
Coleman
Connie Conwaya
Ashley Hinson
Doris Matsui
Janice Schakowsky
Jennifer Wexton
Angela Craig
Chrissy Houlahan
Grace Meng
Kim Schrier
Susan Wild
Sharice Davids
Sheila Jackson Lee
Carol Mil er
Terri Sewell
Nikema WIlliams
Madeleine Dean
Sara Jacobs
Mary Mil er
Mikie Sherrill
Frederica Wilson
Diana DeGette
Praymila Jayapal
Mariannette Mil er-
Elissa Slotkin
Rosa DeLauro
Eddie Bernice Johnson Meeks
Suzan DelBene
Senate
Tammy Baldwin
Catherine Cortez
Kirsten Gillibrand
Cynthia Lummis
Jeanne Shaheen
Marsha Blackburn
Masto
Kamala Harrisa
Lisa Murkowski
Kyrsten Sinema
Maria Cantwell
Tammy Duckworth
Mazie Hirono
Patty Murray
Tina Smith
Shelley Moore
Joni Ernst
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Jacky Rosen
Debbie Stabenow
Capito
Dianne Feinstein
Amy Klobuchar
Elizabeth Warren
Susan Col ins
Deb Fischer
Kelly Loefflera
Maggie Hassan
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116th Congress
House
Alma Adams
Suzan DelBene
Sheila Jackson Lee
Gwen Moore
Donna Shalala
Cynthia Axne
Val Demings
Praymila Jayapal
Debbie Mucarsel-
Mikie Sherrill
Nanette Diaz
Debbie Dingell
Eddie Bernice Johnson Powell
Elissa Slotkin
Barrágan
Veronica Escobar
Marcy Kaptur
Stephanie Murphy
Abigail Spanberger
Karen Bass
Anna G. Eshoo
Robin Kelly
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Joyce Beatty
Abby Finkenauer
Ann Kirkpatrick
Eleanor Holmes
Elise M. Stefanik
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Norton
Lizzie Fletcher
Ann McLane Kuster
Haley Stevens
Suzanne Bonamici
Alexandria Ocasio-
Virginia Foxx
Brenda Lawrence
Cortez
Dina Titus
Susan Brooks
Lois Frankel
Barbara Lee
Ilhan Omar
Rashida Tlaib
Julia Brownley
Marcia L. Fudge
Susie Lee
Nancy Pelosi
Norma Torres
Cheri Bustos
Tulsi Gabbard
Debbie Lesko
Chellie Pingree
Xochitl Torres Small
Kathy Castor
Sylvia Garcia
Zoe Lofgren
Stacey Plaskett
Lori Trahan
Liz Cheney
Jenniffer González-
Nita M. Lowey
Katie Porter
Lauren Underwood
Judy Chu
Colón
Elaine Luria
Ayanna Pressley
Nydia Velázquez
Katherine M. Clark
Kay Granger
Lucy McBath
Aumua A. C.
Ann Wagner
Yvette Clarke
Deb Haaland
Betty McCollum
Radewagen
Jackie Walorski
Angela Craig
Vicky Hartzler
Cathy McMorris
Kathleen Rice
Debbie Wasserman
Sharice Davids
Jahana Hayes
Rodgers
Martha Roby
Schultz
Susan Davis
Jaime Herrera
Carolyn Maloney
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Maxine Waters
Madeleine Dean
Beutler
Doris Matsui
Linda Sánchez
Bonnie Watson
Diana DeGette
Katie Hilla
Grace Meng
Coleman
Mary Gay Scanlon
Rosa DeLauro
Kendra Horn
Carolyn Mil er
Jennifer Wexton
Janice Schakowsky
Chrissy Houlahan
Susan Wild
Kim Schrier
Frederica Wilson
Terri Sewell
Senate
Tammy Baldwin
Catherine Cortez
Kirsten Gillibrand
Martha McSal ya
Jeanne Shaheen
Marsha Blackburn
Masto
Kamala Harris
Lisa Murkowski
Kyrsten Sinema
Maria Cantwell
Tammy Duckworth
Mazie Hirono
Patty Murray
Tina Smith
Shelley Moore
Joni Ernst
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Jacky Rosen
Debbie Stabenow
Capito
Dianne Feinstein
Amy Klobuchar

Elizabeth Warren
Susan Col ins
Deb Fischer
Kelly Loefflera
Maggie Hassan
115th Congress (2017-2018)
House
Alma Adams
Susan Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Doris Matsui
Terri Sewell
Nanette Diaz Barrágan Diana DeGette
Praymila Jayapal
Grace Meng
Carol Shea-Porter
Karen Bass
Rosa DeLauro
Lynn Jenkins
Gwen Moore
Kyrsten Sinema
Joyce Beatty
Suzan DelBene
Eddie Bernice
Stephanie Murphy
Louise M. Slaughtera
Diane Black
Val Demings
Johnson
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Marsha Blackburn
Debbie Dingell
Brenda Jonesa
Kristi Noem
Elise M. Stefanik
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Anna G. Eshoo
Marcy Kaptur
Eleanor Holmes
Claudia Tenney
Suzanne Bonamici
Elizabeth Esty
Robin Kelly
Norton
Dina Titus
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Virginia Foxx
Ann McLane Kuster
Nancy Pelosi
Norma Torres
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Susan Brooks
Lois Frankel
Brenda Lawrence
Chellie Pingree
Niki Tsongas
Julia Brownley
Marcia L. Fudge
Barbara Lee
Stacey Plaskett
Nydia Velázquez
Cheri Bustos
Tulsi Gabbard
Debbie Leskoa
Aumua A. C.
Ann Wagner
Kathy Castor
Jenniffer González-
Zoe Lofgren
Radewagen
Jackie Walorski
Liz Cheney
Colón
Mia Love
Kathleen Rice
Mimi Walters
Judy Chu
Kay Granger
Nita M. Lowey
Martha Roby
Debbie Wasserman
Katherine M. Clark
Colleen Hanabusa
Michelle Lujan
Jacky Rosen
Schultz
Yvette Clarke
Karen Handela
Grisham
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Maxine Waters
Barbara Comstock
Vicky Hartzler
Betty McCollum
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Bonnie Watson
Jaime Herrera
Cathy McMorris
Linda Sánchez
Coleman
Beutler
Rodgers
Mary Gay Scanlona
Susan Wilda
Martha McSal y
Janice Schakowsky
Frederica Wilson
Carolyn Maloney
Senate
Tammy Baldwin
Catherine Cortez
Deb Fischer
Mazie Hirono
Patty Murray
Maria Cantwell
Masto
Kirsten Gillibrand
Cindy Hyde-Smitha
Jeanne Shaheen
Shelley Moore Capito
Tammy Duckworth
Kamala Harris
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smitha
Susan Col ins
Joni Ernst
Maggie Hassan
Claire McCaskill
Debbie Stabenow
Dianne Feinstein
Heidi Heitkamp
Lisa Murkowski
Elizabeth Warren
114th Congress (2015-2016)
House
Alma Adams
Diana DeGette
Jaime Herrera
Martha McSal y
Linda Sánchez
Karen Bass
Rosa DeLauro
Beutler
Carolyn Maloney
Loretta Sanchez
Joyce Beatty
Suzan DelBene
Sheila Jackson Lee
Doris Matsui
Janice Schakowsky
Diane Black
Debbie Dingell
Lynn Jenkins
Grace Meng
Terri Sewell
Marsha Blackburn
Tammy Duckworth
Eddie Bernice
Candice Mil era
Kyrsten Sinema
Johnson
Suzanne Bonamici
Donna Edwards
Gwen Moore
Louise M. Slaughter
Marcy Kaptur
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Renee El mers
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Robin Kelly
Susan Brooks
Anna G. Eshoo
Kristi Noem
Elise M. Stefanik
Ann Kirkpatrick
Corrine Brown
Elizabeth Esty
Eleanor Holmes
Dina Titus
Ann McLane Kuster
Julia Brownley
Virginia Foxx
Norton
Norma Torres
Brenda Lawrence
Cheri Bustos
Lois Frankel
Nancy Pelosi
Niki Tsongas
Barbara Lee
Lois Capps
Marcia L. Fudge
Chellie Pingree
Nydia Velázquez
Zoe Lofgren
Kathy Castor
Tulsi Gabbard
Stacey Plaskett
Ann Wagner
Mia Love
Judy Chu
Gwen Graham
Aumua Amata
Jackie Walorski
Nita M. Lowey
Coleman
Katherine M. Clark
Kay Granger
Mimi Walters
Michelle Lujan
Radewagen
Yvette Clarke
Janice Hahna
Grisham
Kathleen Rice
Debbie Wasserman
Barbara Comstock
Colleen Hanabusaa
Schultz
Cynthia Lummis
Martha Roby
Susan Davis
Vicky Hartzler
Maxine Waters
Betty McCollum
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Bonnie Watson
Cathy McMorris
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Coleman
Rodgers
Frederica Wilson
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Shelley Moore
Deb Fischer
Amy Klobuchar
Patty Murray
Tammy Baldwin
Capito
Kirsten Gillibrand
Claire McCaskill
Jeanne Shaheen
Barbara Boxer
Susan Col ins
Heidi Heitkamp
Barbara Mikulski
Debbie Stabenow
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Maria Cantwell
Joni Ernst
Mazie Hirono
Lisa Murkowski
Elizabeth Warren
Dianne Feinstein
113th Congress (2013-2014)
House
Alma Adamsa
Susan Davis
Colleen Hanabusa
Cathy McMorris
Loretta Sanchez
Michele Bachmann
Diana DeGette
Vicky Hartzler
Rodgers
Janice Schakowsky
Karen Bass
Rosa DeLauro
Jaime Herrera
Carolyn Maloney
Allyson Schwartz
Joyce Beatty
Suzan DelBene
Beutler
Doris Matsui
Terri Sewell
Diane Black
Tammy Duckworth
Sheila Jackson Lee
Grace Meng
Carol Shea-Porter
Marsha Blackburn
Donna Edwards
Lynn Jenkins
Candice Mil er
Kyrsten Sinema
Suzanne Bonamici
Renee El mers
Eddie Bernice
Gwen Moore
Louise M. Slaughter
Johnson
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Jo Ann Emersona
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Marcy Kaptur
Susan Brooks
Anna G. Eshoo
Gloria Negrete
Dina Titus
Robin Kellya
McLeod
Corrine Brown
Elizabeth Esty
Niki Tsongas
Ann Kirkpatrick
Kristi Noem
Julia Brownley
Virginia Foxx
Nydia Velázquez
Ann McLane Kuster
Eleanor Holmes
Cheri Bustos
Lois Frankel
Ann Wagner
Barbara Lee
Norton
Shelley Moore Capito
Marcia L. Fudge
Jackie Walorski
Zoe Lofgren
Nancy Pelosi
Lois Capps
Tulsi Gabbard
Debbie Wasserman
Nita M. Lowey
Chellie Pingree
Kathy Castor
Kay Granger
Schultz
Michelle Lujan
Martha Roby
Donna Christensen
Janice Hahn
Maxine Waters
Grisham
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Judy Chu
Frederica Wilson
Cynthia Lummis
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Katherine M. Clarka
Carolyn McCarthy
Linda Sánchez
Yvette Clarke
Betty McCollum
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Susan Col ins
Kay Hagan
Mary Landrieu
Patty Murray
Tammy Baldwin
Dianne Feinstein
Heidi Heitkamp
Claire McCaskill
Jeanne Shaheen
Barbara Boxer
Deb Fischer
Mazie Hirono
Barbara Mikulski
Debbie Stabenow
Maria Cantwell
Kirsten Gillibrand
Amy Klobuchar
Lisa Murkowski
Elizabeth Warren
112th Congress (2011-2012)
House
Sandy Adams
Donna Christensen
Jane Harmana
Carolyn McCarthy
Loretta Sanchez
Michele Bachmann
Judy Chu
Vicky Hartzler
Betty McCollum
Janice Schakowsky
Tammy Baldwin
Yvette Clarke
Nan Hayworth
Cathy McMorris
Jean Schmidt
Karen Bass
Susan Davis
Jaime Herrera
Rodgers
Allyson Schwartz
Shelley Berkley
Diana DeGette
Beutler
Candice S. Mil er
Terri Sewell
Judy Biggert
Rosa DeLauro
Mazie Hirono
Gwen Moore
Louise M. Slaughter
Diane Black
Suzan DelBenea
Kathy Hochula
Sue Myrick
Jackie Speier
Marsha Blackburn
Donna Edwards
Sheila Jackson Lee
Grace Napolitano
Betty Sutton
Suzanne Bonamicia
Renee El mers
Lynn Jenkins
Kristi Noem
Niki Tsongas
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Eddie Bernice
Eleanor Holmes
Nydia M. Velázquez
Johnson
Norton
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Anna G. Eshoo
Debbie Wasserman
Marcy Kaptur
Nancy Pelosi
Corrine Brown
Virginia Foxx
Schultz
Barbara Lee
Chellie Pingree
Ann Marie Buerkle
Marcia L. Fudge
Maxine Waters
Zoe Lofgren
Laura Richardson
Shelley Moore Capito
Gabrielle Giffordsa
Frederica Wilson
Nita M. Lowey
Martha Roby
Lois Capps
Kay Granger
Lynn Woolsey
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Kathy Castor
Janice Hahna
Cynthia Lummis
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Colleen Hanabusa
Carolyn Maloney
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Doris Matsui
Linda Sánchez
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Dianne Feinstein
Amy Klobuchar
Barbara Mikulski
Jeanne Shaheen
Barbara Boxer
Kirsten Gillibrand
Mary Landrieu
Lisa Murkowski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Kay Hagan
Claire McCaskill
Patty Murray
Debbie Stabenow
Susan M. Col ins
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
111th Congress (2009-2010)
House
Michele Bachmann
Yvette Clarke
Mazie Hirono
Betty McCollum
Jean Schmidt
Tammy Baldwin
Kathy Dahlkemper
Sheila Jackson Lee
Cathy McMorris
Allyson Schwartz
Melissa Bean
Susan Davis
Lynn Jenkins
Rodgers
Carol Shea-Porter
Shelley Berkley
Diana DeGette
Eddie Bernice
Candice S. Mil er
Louise M. Slaughter
Judy Biggert
Rosa DeLauro
Johnson
Gwen Moore
Hilda Solisa
Marsha Blackburn
Donna Edwards
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Myrick
Jackie Speier
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Carolyn Cheeks
Grace Napolitano
Betty Sutton
Kilpatrick
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Anna G. Eshoo
Eleanor Holmes
Dina Titus
Mary Jo Kilroy
Norton
Corrine Brown
Mary Fallin
Ellen Tauschera
Ann Kirkpatrick
Nancy Pelosi
Ginny Brown-Waite
Virginia Foxx
Niki Tsongas
Suzanne Kosmas
Chellie Pingree
Shelley Moore Capito
Marcia L. Fudge
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara Lee
Laura Richardson
Lois Capps
Gabrielle Giffords
Debbie Wasserman
Zoe Lofgren
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Kathy Castor
Kirsten Gillibrandb
Schultz
Nita M. Lowey
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Julia Carson
Kay Granger
Maxine Waters
Cynthia Lummis
Linda Sánchez
Donna Christensen
Debbie Halvorson
Diane Watson
Carolyn Maloney
Loretta Sanchez
Judy Chua
Jane Harman
Lynn Woolsey
Betsy Markey
Janice Schakowsky
Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Amy Klobuchar
Barbara Mikulski
Jeanne Shaheen
Maria Cantwell
Kirsten Gillibrandb
Mary Landrieu
Lisa Murkowski
Olympia J. Snowe
Hillary Rodham Clintona Kay Hagan
Blanche Lambert
Patty Murray
Debbie Stabenow
Susan M. Col ins
Kay Bailey
Lincoln
Hutchison
Claire McCaskill
110th Congress (2007-2008)
House
Michele Bachmann
Yvette Clarke
Stephanie Herseth
Juanita Millender
Allyson Schwartz
Tammy Baldwin
Barbara Cubin
Mazie Hirono
McDonalda
Carol Shea-Porter
Melissa Bean
Jo Ann Davisa
Darlene Hooley
Candice Mil er
Louise M. Slaughter
Shelley Berkley
Susan Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Gwen Moore
Hilda Solis
Judy Biggert
Diana DeGette
Eddie Bernice
Marilyn Musgrave
Jackie Speiera
Marsha Blackburn
Rosa DeLauro
Johnson
Sue Myrick
Betty Sutton
Mary Bono Mack
Thelma Drake
Stephanie Tubbs
Grace Napolitano
Ellen Tauscher
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Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Donna Edwardsa
Marcy Kaptur
Eleanor Holmes
Niki Tsongasa
Nancy Boyda
Jo Ann Emerson
Carolyn Cheeks
Norton
Nydia M. Velázquez
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Kilpatrick
Nancy Pelosi
Debbie Wasserman
Ginny Brown-Waite
Mary Fallin
Barbara Lee
Deborah Pryce
Schultz
Shelley Moore Capito
Virginia Foxx
Zoe Lofgren
Laura Richardsona
Maxine Waters
Lois Capps
Gabrielle Giffords
Nita Lowey
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Diane Watson
Julia Carson a
Kirsten Gillibrand
Carolyn Maloney
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Heather Wilson
Kathy Castor
Kay Granger
Doris Matsui
Linda Sánchez
Lynn Woolsey
Donna Christensen
Jane Harman
Carolyn McCarthy
Loretta Sanchez
Betty McCollum
Janice Schakowsky
Cathy McMorris
Jean Schmidt
Rodgers
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Elizabeth Dole
Amy Klobuchar
Claire McCaskill
Patty Murray
Maria Cantwell
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Kay Bailey
Blanche Lambert
Lisa Murkowski
Debbie Stabenow
Susan M. Col ins
Hutchison
Lincoln
109th Congress (2005-2006)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Susan Davis
Eddie Bernice
Cathy McMorris
Loretta Sanchez
Melissa Bean
Diana DeGette
Johnson
Rodgers
Shelley Sekula
Shelley Berkley
Rosa DeLauro
Nancy L. Johnson
Juanita Millender-
Gibbsa
McDonald
Judy Biggert
Thelma Drake
Stephanie Tubbs
Janice Schakowsky
Jones
Candice S. Mil er
Marsha Blackburn
Jo Ann Emerson
Jean Schmidta
Marcy Kaptur
Gwen Moore
Mary Bono Mack
Anna G. Eshoo
Allyson Schwartz
Sue Kelly
Marilynn Musgrave
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Virginia Foxx
Louise M. Slaughter
Carolyn Cheeks
Sue Myrick
Corrine Brown
Kay Granger
Hilda Solis
Kilpatrick
Grace Napolitano
Ginny Brown-Waite
Jane Harman
Ellen Tauscher
Barbara Lee
Anne M. Northup
Shelley Moore Capito
Katherine Harris
Nydia M. Velázquez
Zoe Lofgren
Eleanor Holmes
Lois Capps
Melissa Hart
Debbie Wasserman
Nita M. Lowey
Norton
Schultz
Julia Carson
Stephanie Herseth
Carolyn Maloney
Nancy Pelosi
Maxine Waters
Donna Christensen
Sandlin
Doris Matsuia
Deborah Pryce
Diane Watson
Barbara Cubin
Darlene Hooley
Carolyn McCarthy
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Heather Wilson
Jo Ann Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Betty McCollum
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Woolsey
Cynthia McKinney
Linda Sánchez
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Col ins
Kay Bailey
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Elizabeth Dole
Hutchison
Lisa Murkowski
Debbie Stabenow
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Patty Murray
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
108th Congress (2003-2004)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Jo Ann Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Karen McCarthy
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Shelley Berkley
Susan Davis
Betty McCollum
Linda T. Sánchez
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Judy Biggert
Diana DeGette
Eddie Bernice
Juanita Millender-
Loretta Sanchez
Marsha Blackburn
Rosa DeLauro
Johnson
McDonald
Janice Schakowsky
Mary Bono Mack
Jennifer Dunn
Nancy L. Johnson
Candice S. Mil er
Louise M. Slaughter
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Jo Ann Emerson
Stephanie Tubbs
Marilynn Musgrave
Hilda Solis
Jones
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Sue Myrick
Ellen Tauscher
Marcy Kaptur
Ginny Brown-Waite
Kay Granger
Grace Napolitano
Nydia M. Velázquez
Sue Kelly
Shelley Moore Capito
Jane Harman
Anne M. Northup
Maxine Waters
Carolyn Cheeks
Lois Capps
Katherine Harris
Eleanor Holmes
Kilpatrick
Diane Watson
Norton
Julia Carson
Melissa Hart
Barbara Lee
Heather Wilson
Nancy Pelosi
Donna Christensen
Stephanie Herseth
Zoe Lofgren
Lynn Woolsey
Deborah Pryce
Barbara Cubin
Sandlina
Nita M. Lowey
Darlene Hooley
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Denise L. Majette
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Col ins
Kay Bailey
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Elizabeth Dole
Hutchison
Lisa Murkowski
Debbie Stabenow
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Patty Murray
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
107th Congress (2001-2002)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Diana DeGette
Marcy Kaptur
Juanita Millender-
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Shelley Berkley
Rosa DeLauro
Sue Kelly
McDonald
Loretta Sanchez
Judy Biggert
Jennifer Dunn
Carolyn Cheeks
Patsy T. Minka
Janice Schakowsky
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Kilpatrick
Constance A.
Louise M. Slaughter
Morella
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Barbara Lee
Hilda Solis
Sue Myrick
Shelley Moore Capito
Kay Granger
Zoe Lofgren
Ellen Tauscher
Grace Napolitano
Lois Capps
Jane Harman
Nita M. Lowey
Karen L. Thurman
Anne M. Northup
Julia Carson
Melissa Hart
Carolyn Maloney
Nydia M. Velázquez
Eleanor Holmes
Donna Christian-
Darlene Hooley
Carolyn McCarthy
Norton
Maxine Waters
Christensen
Sheila Jackson Lee
Karen McCarthy
Nancy Pelosi
Diane Watsona
Eva Clayton
Eddie Bernice Johnson Betty McCollum
Deborah Pryce
Heather Wilson
Barbara Cubin
Nancy L. Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Lynn Rivers
Lynn Woolsey
Jo Ann Davis
Stephanie Tubbs
Carrie Meek
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Susan Davis
Jones
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Hillary Rodham
Kay Bailey
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Clinton
Hutchison
Patty Murray
Debbie Stabenow
Jean Carnahan
Susan M. Col ins
Mary Landrieu
Dianne Feinstein
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
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106th Congress (1999-2000)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Diana DeGette
Marcy Kaptur
Patsy T. Mink
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Shelley Berkley
Rosa DeLauro
Sue Kelly
Constance A.
Loretta Sanchez
Judy Biggert
Jennifer Dunn
Carolyn Cheeks
Morella
Janice Schakowsky
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Kilpatrick
Sue Myrick
Louise M. Slaughter
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Barbara Lee
Grace Napolitano
Debbie Stabenow
Lois Capps
Til ie Fowler
Zoe Lofgren
Anne M. Northup
Ellen Tauscher
Julia Carson
Kay Granger
Nita M. Lowey
Eleanor Holmes
Karen L. Thurman
Norton
Helen Chenoweth
Darlene Hooley
Carolyn Maloney
Nydia M. Velázquez
Nancy Pelosi
Donna Christensen
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Carolyn McCarthy
Maxine Waters
Deborah Pryce
Eva Clayton
Eddie Bernice Johnson Karen McCarthy
Heather Wilson
Lynn Rivers
Barbara Cubin
Nancy L. Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Lynn Woolsey
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Pat Danner
Stephanie Tubbs
Carrie Meek
Jones
Juanita Millender-
Margaret (Marge) S.
McDonald
Roukema
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Susan M. Col ins
Kay Bailey
Blanche Lambert
Patty Murray
Hutchison
Lincoln
105th Congress (1997-1998)
House
Mary Bono Macka
Jo Ann Emerson
Barbara B. Kennelly
Patsy T. Mink
Margaret (Marge) S.
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Carolyn Cheeks
Susan Molinaria
Roukema
Lois Cappsa
Til ie Fowler
Kilpatrick
Constance A.
Loretta Sanchez
Julia Carson
Elizabeth Furse
Barbara Leea
Morella
Louise M. Slaughter
Helen Chenoweth
Kay Granger
Zoe Lofgren
Sue Myrick
Linda Smith
Donna Christensen
Jane Harman
Nita M. Lowey
Anne M. Northup
Debbie Stabenow
Eva Clayton
Darlene Hooley
Carolyn Maloney
Eleanor Holmes
Ellen Tauscher
Norton
Barbara Cubin
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen L. Thurman
Nancy Pelosi
Pat Danner
Eddie Bernice Johnson Karen McCarthy
Nydia M. Velázquez
Deborah Pryce
Diana DeGette
Nancy L. Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Maxine Waters
Lynn Rivers
Rosa DeLauro
Marcy Kaptur
Carrie Meek
Heather Wilsona
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Jennifer Dunn
Sue Kelly
Juanita Millender-
Lynn Woolsey
McDonald
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Carol Moseley-Braun
Olympia J. Snowe
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Hutchison
104th Congress (1995-1996)
House
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Blanche Lambert
Susan Molinari
Patricia S. Schroeder
Helen Chenoweth
Til ie Fowler
Lincoln
Constance A.
Andrea Seastrand
Eva Clayton
Elizabeth Furse
Zoe Lofgren
Morella
Louise M. Slaughter
Barbara-Rose Collins
Jane Harman
Nita M. Lowey
Sue Myrick
Linda Smith
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Cardiss Collins
Sheila Jackson Lee
Carolyn Maloney
Eleanor Holmes
Karen L. Thurman
Barbara Cubin
Eddie Bernice Johnson Karen McCarthy
Norton
Nydia M. Velázquez
Pat Danner
Nancy L. Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Nancy Pelosi
Barbara F.
Rosa DeLauro
Marcy Kaptur
Carrie Meek
Deborah Pryce
Vucanovich
Jennifer Dunn
Sue Kelly
Jan Meyers
Lynn Rivers
Enid Greene
Waldholtz
Jo Ann Emersona
Barbara B. Kennelly
Juanita Millender-
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
McDonalda
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Maxine Waters
Patsy T. Mink
Margaret (Marge) S. Lynn Woolsey
Roukema
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Sheila Frahma
Nancy L.
Carol Moseley-Braun
Olympia J. Snowe
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey
Kassebaum
Patty Murray
Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
103rd Congress (1993-1994)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Karan English
Marilyn Lloyd
Constance A.
Karen Shepherd
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Jill Long
Morella
Louise M. Slaughter
Leslie Byrne
Til ie Fowler
Nita M. Lowey
Eleanor Holmes
Olympia J. Snowe
Norton
Maria Cantwell
Elizabeth Furse
Carolyn Maloney
Karen L. Thurman
Nancy Pelosi
Eva Clayton
Jane Harman
Marjorie Margolies-
Jolene Unsoeld
Deborah Pryce
Barbara-Rose Collins
Eddie Bernice Johnson Mezvinsky
Nydia M. Velázquez
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Barbara Vucanovich
Margaret (Marge) S.
Pat Danner
Marcy Kaptur
Carrie Meek
Roukema
Maxine Waters
Rosa DeLauro
Barbara B. Kennelly
Jan Meyers
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Woolsey
Jennifer Dunn
Blanche Lambert
Patsy T. Mink
Lynn Schenk
Lincoln
Susan Molinari
Patricia S. Schroeder
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Kay Bailey
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Dianne Feinstein
Hutchisona
Nancy L.
Kassebaum
102nd Congress (1991-1992)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Rosa DeLauro
Jill Long
Eleanor Holmes
Patricia S. Schroeder
Barbara Boxer
Joan Kelly Horn
Nita M. Lowey
Norton
Louise M. Slaughter
Beverly Barton Byron
Nancy L. Johnson
Jan Meyers
Mary Rose Oakar
Olympia J. Snowe
Eva Claytona
Marcy Kaptur
Patsy T. Mink
Elizabeth J. Patterson Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara-Rose Collins
Barbara B. Kennelly
Susan Molinari
Nancy Pelosi
Barbara Vucanovich
Cardiss Collins
Marilyn Lloyd
Constance A.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Maxine Waters
Morella
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Senate
Jocelyn Burdicka
Dianne Feinsteina
Nancy L.
Barbara Mikulski

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101st Congress (1989-1990)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Marcy Kaptur
Jan Meyers
Nancy Pelosi
Louise M. Slaughter
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Barbara B. Kennelly
Patsy T. Minka
Ileana Ros-
Virginia Smith
Barbara Boxer
Marilyn Lloyd
Susan Molinaria
Lehtinena
Olympia J. Snowe
Beverly Barton Byron
Jill Longa
Constance A.
Margaret (Marge) S. Jolene Unsoeld
Roukema
Cardiss Collins
Nita M. Lowey
Morella
Barbara Vucanovich
Patricia F. Saiki
Nancy L. Johnson
Lynn M. Martin
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski

100th Congress (1987-1988)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Cardiss Collins
Lynn M. Martin
Nancy Pelosi
Louise M. Slaughter
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Nancy L. Johnson
Jan Meyers
Margaret (Marge) S. Virginia Smith
Barbara Boxer
Marcy Kaptur
Constance A.
Roukema
Olympia J. Snowe
Sala Burtona
Barbara B. Kennelly
Morella
Patricia F. Saiki
Barbara Vucanovich
Beverly Barton Byron
Marilyn Lloyd
Mary Rose Oakar
Claudine Cmarada
Elizabeth J. Patterson Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski

99th Congress (1985-1986)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Cardiss Collins
Barbara B. Kennelly
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Bobbi Fiedler
Marilyn Lloyd
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Barbara Boxer
Marjorie S. Holt
Cathy Longa
Margaret (Marge) S. Olympia J. Snowe
Sala Burton
Nancy L. Johnson
Lynn M. Martin
Roukema
Barbara Vucanovich
Beverly Barton Byron
Marcy Kaptur
Jan Meyers
Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Senate
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L.

Kassebaum
98th Congress (1983-1984)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Geraldine Ann
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Barbara Boxer
Ferraro
Barbara B. Kennelly
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Sala Burtona
Bobbi Fiedler
Marilyn Lloyd
Margaret (Marge) S. Olympia J. Snowe
Beverly Barton Byron
Katie Hall
Lynn M. Martin
Roukema
Barbara Vucanovich
Cardiss Collins
Marjorie S. Holt
Claudine Cmarada
Nancy L. Johnson
Schneider
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Senate
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L.

Kassebaum
97th Congress (1981-1982)
House
Jean Ashbrooka
Mil icent Fenwick
Margaret M.
Lynn M. Martin
Claudine Cmarada
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Geraldine Ann
Heckler
Barbara Mikulski
Schneider
Beverly Barton Byron
Ferraro
Marjorie S. Holt
Mary Rose Oakar
Patricia S. Schroeder
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Bobbi Fiedler
Barbara B. Kennellya
Margaret (Marge) S. Virginia Smith
Cardiss Collins
Katie Halla
Marilyn Lloyd
Roukema
Olympia Snowe
Senate
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L.

Kassebaum
96th Congress (1979-1980)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Mil icent Fenwick
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara Ann Mikulski Virginia Smith
Beverly Barton Byrona
Geraldine Ferraro
Elizabeth Holtzman
Mary Rose Oakar
Olympia J. Snowe
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Margaret M.
Marilyn Lloyd
Patricia S. Schroeder
Gladys Noon
Cardiss Collins
Heckler
Spellmanc
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum

95th Congress (1977-1978)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Mil icent Fenwick
Barbara C. Jordan
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Yvonne Brathwaite
Margaret M.
Martha Elizabeth
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Burke
Heckler
Keys
Shirley N. Pettis
Gladys Noon
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Marjorie S. Holt
Marilyn Lloyd
Spellman
Cardiss Col ins
Elizabeth Holtzman
Helen Stevenson
Meyner
Senate
Maryon P. Allena
Muriel Humphreya

94th Congress (1975-1976)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Cardiss Collins
Elizabeth Holtzman
Helen Stevenson
Virginia Smith
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Mil icent Fenwick
Barbara C. Jordan
Meyner
Gladys Noon
Yvonne Brathwaite
Margaret M.
Martha Elizabeth
Patsy T. Mink
Spellman
Burke
Heckler
Keys
Shirley N. Pettis
Leonor Kretzer
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Marjorie S. Holt
Marilyn Lloyd
Patricia S. Schroeder
Sullivan
Senate
None

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93rd Congress (1973-1974)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Cardiss Collinsa
Martha Wright
Marjorie S. Holt
Patsy T. Mink
Corinne C. (Lindy)
Ella T. Grasso
Griffiths
Elizabeth Holtzman
Patricia S. Schroeder
Boggsa
Edith Green
Julia Butler Hansen
Barbara C. Jordan
Leonor Kretzer
Yvonne Brathwaite
Margaret M.
Sullivan
Burke
Heckler
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Senate
None

92nd Congress (1971-1972)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Florence Price
Martha Wright
Louise Day Hicks
Charlotte
Elizabeth B. Andrewsa
Dwyer
Griffiths
Patsy T. Mink
Thompson Reid
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Ella T. Grasso
Julia Butler Hansen
Leonor Kretzer
Edith Green
Margaret M.
Sullivan
Heckler
Senate
Elaine Edwardsa
Margaret Chase

Smith
91st Congress (1969-1970)
House
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Edith Green
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dean
Charlotte
Florence Price Dwyer Martha Wright
Margaret M.
May
Thompson Reid
Griffiths
Heckler
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith

90th Congress (1967-1968)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Martha Wright
Margaret M.
Catherine Dean
Charlotte
Florence Price Dwyer Griffiths
Heckler
May
Thompson Reid
Edith Green
Julia Butler Hansen
Edna Flannery Kelly
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith

89th Congress (1965-1966)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Martha Wright
Edna Flannery Kelly
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer
Florence Price Dwyer Griffiths
Catherine Dean
Charlotte
Sullivan
Edith Green
Julia Butler Hansen
May
Thompson Reid
Lera Millard Thomasa
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Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase

Smith
88th Congress (1963-1964)
House
Irene Bailey Bakera
Edith Green
Maude Elizabeth
Catherine Dean
Katharine Price St.
Frances Payne Bolton
Martha Wright
Kee
May
George
Florence Price Dwyer Griffiths
Edna Flannery Kelly
Charlotte
Leonor Kretzer
Julia Butler Hansen
Thompson Reid
Sullivan
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase

Smith
87th Congress (1961-1962)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Kathryn Elizabeth
Maude Elizabeth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Katharine Price St.
Frances Payne Bolton
Granahan
Kee
Louise Goff Reecea
George
Marguerite Stitt
Edith Green
Edna Flannery Kelly
Corrine Boyd Rileya
Leonor Kretzer
Church
Martha Wright
Catherine Dean
Sullivan
Florence Price Dwyer Griffiths
May
Jessica McCul ough
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dorris
Weis
Norrella
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase

Smith
86th Congress (1959-1960)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Kathryn Elizabeth
Maude Elizabeth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edna Oakes
Frances Payne Bolton
Granahan
Kee
Edith Nourse
Simpson
Marguerite Stitt
Edith Green
Edna Flannery Kelly
Rogers
Leonor Kretzer
Church
Martha Wright
Catherine Dean
Katharine Price St.
Sullivan
Florence Price Dwyer Griffiths
May
George
Jessica McCul ough
Julia Butler Hansen
Weis
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase

Smith
85th Congress (1957-1958)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Florence Price
Martha Wright
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse
Frances Payne Bolton
Dwyer
Griffiths
Coya Gjesdal
Rogers
Marguerite Stitt
Kathryn Elizabeth
Cecil Murray
Knutson
Katharine Price St.
Church
Granahan
Harden
Gracie Bowers Pfost
George
Edith Green
Maude Elizabeth
Leonor Kretzer
Kee
Sullivan
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Senate
Margaret Chase Smith

84th Congress (1955-1956)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Mary Elizabeth
Cecil Murray
Coya Gjesdal
Katharine Price St.
Frances Payne Bolton
Farrington
Harden
Knutson
George
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Kathryn Elizabeth
Maude Elizabeth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Leonor Kretzer
Granahana
Kee
Sullivan
Marguerite Stitt
Edith Nourse
Church
Edith Green
Edna Flannery Kelly
Rogers
Ruth Thompson
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith

83rd Congress (1953-1954)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Mary Elizabeth
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse
Leonor Kretzer
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Farringtona
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Rogers
Sullivan
Marguerite Stitt
Cecil Murray
Katharine Price St.
Ruth Thompson
Church
Harden
George
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Senate
Hazel Hempel Abeld
Eva Kelly Bowringd
Margaret Chase

Smith
82nd Congress (1951-1952)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr
Cecil Murray
Edna Flannery Kelly
Katharine Price St.
Reva Zilpha Beck
Buchanana
Harden
Edith Nourse
George
Bosone
Marguerite Stitt
Maude Elizabeth
Rogers
Ruth Thompson
Church
Keea
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith

81st Congress (1949-1950)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Helen Gahagan
Edna Flannery Kellya
Edith Nourse
Chase Going
Reva Zilpha Beck
Douglas
Mary Teresa Norton
Rogers
Woodhouse
Bosone
Cecil Murray
Katharine Price St.
Harden
George
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith

80th Congress (1947-1948)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Georgia Lee Lusk
Edith Nourse
Katharine Price St.
Margaret Chase
Mary Teresa Norton
Rogers
George
Smith
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74th Congress (1935-1936)
House
Isabella Selmes
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse
Greenway
Rogers
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
Rose M. Longa

73rd Congress (1933-1934)
House
Marian Wil iams
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Kathryn O’Loughlin
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse
Clarkea
Florence Prag Kahn
McCarthy
Rogers
Isabella Selmes
Greenwaya
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway

72nd Congress (1931-1932)
House
Willa McCord Eslicka
Mary Teresa Norton
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse
Effiegene Locke
Florence Prag Kahn
Ruth Bryan Owen
Rogers
Wingo
Senate
Hattie W. Carawaya

71st Congress (1929-1930)
House
Florence Prag Kahn
Ruth Hanna
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Ruth Sears Pratt
Effiegene Locke
Katherine Gudger
McCormick
Ruth Bryan Owen
Edith Nourse
Wingo
Langley
Mary Teresa Norton
Rogers
Senate
None

70th Congress (1927-1928)
House
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfielda
Edith Nourse
Langley
Rogers
Senate
None

69th Congress (1925-1926)
House
Florence Prag Kahna
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse

Rogersa
Senate
None

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68th Congress (1923-1924)
House
Mae El a Nolan

Senate
None

67th Congress (1921-1922)
House
Winnifred Mason
Mae El a Nolana
Alice Mary

Hucka
Robertson
Senate
Rebecca Feltonf

66th Congress (1919-1920)
House
None

Senate
None

65th Congress (1917-1918)
House
Jeannette Rankin

Senate
None

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms
of Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental
Congress implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter
alia that the terms of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on Jan. 3, in the year fol owing their
election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Since 1934, the
first session of a Congress convenes on Jan. 3 of odd-numbered years and adjourned on Jan. 3 the fol owing odd-
numbered year. For ease of use, this table lists the closing date of each Congress as an even-numbered year. For
more information, see http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Member did not serve the entire Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section
for additional information.
b. Moved from House to the Senate during this Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical
Listing section for additional information.
c. Gladys Spellman was elected also to the 97th Congress, but was unable to be sworn in because of a disability
and her seat was declared vacant on Feb. 24, 1981.
d. Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fil the vacancy caused by the death of
Dwight Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to fil that vacancy.
e. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the
Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
f.
Appointed to fil a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.
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Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-117th Congresses, by State or Territory
Representatives, unless denoted as Senators (S), Delegates (D), Resident Commissioner (RC), or as
having served in both chambers (B). Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics;
Republicans in Roman.
California (47)
Nanette Diaz Barrágan
Jane Harman
Laura Richardson
Karen Bass
Kamala Harris (S)
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Mary Bono Mack
Katie Hill
Linda Sánchez
Barbara Boxer (B)
Sara Jacobs
Loretta Sanchez
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Florence Prag Kahn
Andrea Seastrand
Julia Brownley
Young Kim
Lynn Schenk
Sala Burton
Barbara Lee
Michelle Steel
Lois Capps
Zoe Lofgren
Hilda Solis
Judy Chu
Doris O. Matsui
Jackie Speier
Connie Conway
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Ellen Tauscher
Susan Davis
Grace Napolitano
Norma J. Torres
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Mimi Walters
Anna G. Eshoo
Mae El a Nolan
Maxine Waters
Bobbi Fiedler
Nancy Pelosi
Diane Watson
Dianne Feinstein (S)
Shirley N. Pettis
Lynn Woolsey
Janice Hahn
Katie Porter
New York (30)
Bella S. Abzug
Elizabeth Holtzman
Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day
Anne Marie Buerkle
Edna Flannery Kelly
Ruth Sears Baker Pratt
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Sue Kelly
Katharine Price St. George
Yvette Clarke
Nita Lowey
Kathleen M. Rice
Marian Wil iams Clarke
Carolyn Maloney
Louise Slaughter
Hillary Rodham Clinton (S)
Nicole Malliotakis
Winifred Claire Stanley
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Carolyn McCarthy
Elise M. Stefanik
Kirsten Gillibrand (B)
Grace Meng
Claudia Tenney
Nan Hayworth
Susan Molinari
Jessica McCul ough Weis
Kathy Hochul
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nydia Velázquez
Florida (23)
Sandy Adams
Louise Frankel
Stephanie Murphy
Corrine Brown
Gwen Graham
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ginny Brown-Waite
Katherine Harris
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Kat Cammack
Paula Hawkins (S)
Maria Elvira Salazar
Kathy Castor
Suzanne Kosmas
Donna Shalala
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Carrie Meek
Karen Thurman
Val Demings
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Til ie Fowler
Frederica Wilson
Illinois (20)
Melissa L. Bean
Tammy Duckworth (B)
Carol Moseley-Braun (S)
Judy Biggert
Debbie Halvorson
Marie Newman
Cheri Bustos
Winnifred Sprague Huck
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Marguerite Stitt Church
Robin Kelly
Jan Schakowsky
Cardiss Collins
Lynn Martin
Edna Oakes Simpson
Emily Taft Douglas
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Jessie Sumner
Mary Mil er
Lauren Underwood
Michigan (14)
Barbara-Rose Collins
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Elissa Slotkin
Debbie Dingell
Brenda L. Lawrence
Debbie Stabenow (B)
Martha Wright Griffiths
Lisa McClain
Haley Stevens
Brenda Jones
Candice Mil er
Ruth Thompson
Lynn Rivers
Rashida Tlaib
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Washington (13)
Maria Cantwell (B)
Jamie Herrera Beutler
Patty Murray (S)
Suzan DelBene
Pramila Jayapal
Kim Schrier
Jennifer Dunn
Catherine Dean May
Linda Smith
Julia Butler Hansen
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Marilyn Strickland
Jolene Unsoeld
Ohio (12)
Jean Ashbrook
Marcia L. Fudge
Mary Rose Oakar
Joyce Beatty
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Deborah Pryce
Frances Payne Bolton
Marcy Kaptur
Jean Schmidt
Shontel Brown
Mary Jo Kilroy
Betty Sutton

Texas (12)
Veronica Escobar
Barbara C. Jordan
Lera Millard Thomas
Mayra Flores
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lizzie Fletcher
Kay Granger
Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Sylvia Garcia
Kay Bailey Hutchison (S)
Beth Van Duyne
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Pennsylvania (11)
Veronica Grace Boland
Madeleine Dean
Mary Gay Scanlon
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Kathryn Granahan
Allyson Y. Schwartz
Kathy Dahlkemper
Melissa Hart
Susan Wild
Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky
Chrissy Houlihan
Georgia (12)
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Helen Douglas Mankin
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Karen Handel
Lucy McBath
Rebecca Latimer Felton (S)
Kelly Loeffler (S)
Cynthia McKinney
Florence Reville Gibbs
Denise Majette
Nikema Williams
Missouri (10)
Jean Carnahan (S)
Vicky Hartzler
Claire McCaskill (S)
Pat Danner
Joan Kelly Horn
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Jo Ann Emerson
Karen McCarthy
Anne Wagner
Cori Bush
North Carolina (10)
Alma S. Adams
Renee El mers
Kathy Manning
Eva Clayton
Virginia Foxx
Sue Myrick
Elizabeth Dole (S)
Kay Hagan (S)
Eliza Jane Pratt
Deborah Ross
Minnesota (9)
Michele Bachmann
Michelle Fishbach
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Betty McCollum
Muriel Buck Humphrey (S)
Ilhan Omar
Angie Craig
Amy Klobuchar (S)
Tina Smith (S)
Maryland (8)
Helen Delich Bentley
Donna Edwards
Constance A. Morella
Beverly Barton Byron
Marjorie S. Holt
Gladys Noon Spellman
Katharine Edgar Byron
Barbara Ann Mikulski (B)
Massachusetts (8)
Katherine M. Clark
Louise Day Hicks
Lori Trahan
Margaret M. Heckler
Ayanna Pressley
Niki Tsongas
Edith Nourse Rogers
Elizabeth Warren (S)
Kansas (8)
Nancy Boyda
Lynn Jenkins
Kathryn O. McCarthy
Sharice Davids
Nancy Landon Kassebaum (S)
Jan Meyer
Sheila Frahm (S)
Martha Elizabeth Keys
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Connecticut (8)
Rosa DeLauro
Nancy L. Johnson
Clare Boothe Luce
Elizabeth Esty
Barbara Bailey Kennelly
Chase Going Woodhouse
Ella T. Grasso
Jahana Hayes
Indiana (8)
Susan Brooks
Cecil Murray Harden
Jill Long
Julia Carson
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Victoria Spartz
Katie Hall
Jackie Walorski
New Mexico (8)
Georgia Lee Lusk
Yvette Herrell
Melanie Stansbury
Deb Haaland
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Xochitl Torres Small
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Heather Wilson
New Jersey (7)
Florence Prince Dwyer
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Marge Scafati Roukema
Mil icent Fenwick
Mary Teresa Norton
Mikie Sherrill

Bonnie Watson Coleman
Arizona (7)
Karen English
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Martha McSal y (B)
Gabrielle Giffords
Ann Kirkpatrick
Kyrsten Sinema (B)
Debbie Lesko
Virginia (7)
Leslie Byrne
Jo Ann Davis
Elaine Luria
Barbara Comstock
Thelma Drake
Abigail Spanberger

Jennifer Wexton
Tennessee (7)
Irene Bailey Baker
Marsha Blackburn (B)
Willa McCord Eslick
Diane Black
Diana Harshbarger
Louise Goff Reece
Marilyn Lloyd
Oregon (6)
Suzanne Bonamici
Edith Green
Darlene Hooley
Elizabeth Furse
Nan Wood Honeyman
Maurine Brown Neuberger (S)
Hawaii (6)
Mary Elizabeth Farrington (D)
Colleen Hanabusa
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Tulsi Gabbard
Mazie Hirono (B)
Patricia Saiki
Louisiana (6)
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Mary Landrieu (S)
Cathy Long
Elaine Edwards (S)
Julia Letlow
Rose McConnell Long (S)
South Carolina (6)
Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Nancy Mace
Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Hawley Gasquea
Clara Gooding McMillan
Corrine Boyd Riley
Nevada (6)
Shelley Berkley
Jacky Rosen (B)
Barbara Vucanovich
Catherine Cortez Masto (S)
Dina Titus
Susie Lee
Alabama (5)
Maryon Pittman Allen (S)
Dixie Bibb Graves (S)
Terri Sewell
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Martha Roby
Arkansas (5)
Hattie Wyatt Caraway (S)
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (B)
Pearl Peden Oldfield
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New Hampshire (5)
Kelly Ayotte (S)
Ann McLane Kuster
Jeanne Shaheen (S)
Maggie Hassan (S)
Carol Shea-Porter
Colorado (5)
Diana DeGette
Marilyn Musgrave
Patricia S. Schroeder
Betsy Markey
Lauren Boebert
Iowa (5)
Joni Ernst (S)
Cynthia Axne
Ashley Hinson
Abby Finkenauer
Mariannette Mil er-Meeks
Maine (4)
Susan M. Col ins (S)
Margaret Chase Smith (B)
Olympia J. Snowe (B)
Chellie Pingree
South Dakota (4)
Vera Calahan Bushfield (S)
Gladys Pyle (S)a
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Kristi Noem
Nebraska (4)
Hazel Hempel Abel (S)
Deb Fischer (S)
Virginia Smith
Eva Kelly Bowring (S)
Utah (4)
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Karen Shepherd
Enid Greene Waldholtz
Mia Love
Oklahoma (4)
Mary Fallin
Alice Mary Robertson
Kendra Horn
Stephanie Bice

West Virginia (3)
Shelley Moore Capito (B)
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Carol Mil er
Wyoming (3)
Liz Cheney
Barbara Cubin
Cynthia Lummis (B)
Idaho (2)
Helen Chenoweth
Gracie Bowers Pfost

Kentucky (2)
Katherine Gudger Langley
Anne M. Northup

Wisconsin (2)
Tammy Baldwin (B)
Gwen Moore

North Dakota (2)
Jocelyn Burdick (S)
Heidi Heitkamp (S)

Virgin Islands (2)
Donna Christensen (D)
Stacey Plaskett (D)

Alaska (2)
Lisa Murkowski (S)
Mary Peltola

District of Columbia (1)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

Rhode Island (1)
Claudine Cmarada Schneider

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Montana (1)
Jeannette Rankin

Guam (1)
Madeleine Bordallo (D)

American Samoa (1)
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

(D)
Delaware (1)
Lisa Blunt Rochester

Puerto Rico (1)
Jenniffer González-Colón (RC)

Mississippi (1)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (S)

No women sent to Congress (1 state and 1 territory)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Vermont
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
a. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the
Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2022
(Including any Representatives (Reps), Delegates (Del), and Resident Commissioners (RC)
Who Served Only a Portion of the Congress)
House
Nonvoting
Subtotal
Total
Total
Members
(Reps and
without
with
(Del. and
Nonvoting
Nonvoting
Nonvoting
Congress
Reps.
RC)
Members)
Sens.
Members
Members
65th (1917-1918)
1
0
1
0
1
1
66th (1919-1920)
0
0
0
0
0
0
67th (1921-1922)a
3
0
3
1
4
4
68th (1923-1924)
1
0
1
0
1
1
69th (1925-1926)b
3
0
3
0
3
3
70th (1927-1928)c
5
0
5
0
5
5
71st (1929-1930)
9
0
9
0
9
9
72nd (1931-1932)d
7
0
7
1
8
8
73rd (1933-1934)
7
0
7
1
8
8
74th (1935-1936)
6
0
6
2
8
8
75th (1937-1938)e
6
0
6
3
9
9
76th (1939-1940)f
8
0
8
1
9
9
77th (1941-1942)b
9
0
9
1
10
10
78th (1943-1944)c
8
0
8
1
9
9
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House
Nonvoting
Subtotal
Total
Total
Members
(Reps and
without
with
(Del. and
Nonvoting
Nonvoting
Nonvoting
Congress
Reps.
RC)
Members)
Sens.
Members
Members
79th (1945-1946)b
11
0
11
0
11
11
80th (1947-1948)g
7
0
7
1
8
8
81st (1949-1950)c
9
0
9
1
10
10
82nd (1951-1952)b
10
0
10
1
11
11
83rd (1953-1954)h
11
1
12
3
14
15
84th (1955-1956)c
16
1
17
1
17
18
85th (1957-1958)
15
0
15
1
16
16
86th (1959-1960)i
17
0
17
2
19
19
87th (1961-1962)j
18
0
18
2
20
20
88th (1963-1964)c
12
0
12
2
14
14
89th (1965-1966)
11
0
11
2
13
13
90th (1967-1968)
11
0
11
1
12
12
91st (1969-1970)
10
0
10
1
11
11
92nd (1971-1972)k
13
0
13
2
15
15
93rd (1973-1974)b
16
0
16
0
16
16
94th (1975-1976)
19
0
19
0
19
19
95th (1977-1978)l
18
0
18
3
21
21
96th (1979-1980)m
16
0
16
2
18
18
97th (1981-1982)n
21
0
21
2
23
23
98th (1983-1984)c
22
0
22
2
24
24
99th (1985-1986)c
23
0
23
2
25
25
100th (1987-1988)o
24
0
24
2
26
26
101st (1989-1990)p
29
0
29
2
31
31
102nd (1991-1992)q
29
1
30
4
33
34
103rd (1993-1994)r
47
1
48
7
54
55
104th (1995-1996)k
49
1
50
9
58
59
105th (1997-1998)s
55
2
57
9
64
66
106th (1999-2000)
56
2
58
9
65
67
107th (2001-2002)t
60
2
62
14
74
76
108th (2003-2004)c
60
3
63
14
74
77
109th (2005-2006)u
68
3
71
14
82
85
110th (2007-2008)a
76
3
79
16
92
95
111th (2009-2010)w
76
3
79
17
93
96
112th (2011-2012)x
76
3
79
17
93
96
113th (2013-2014)y
81
3
84
20
101
104
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House
Nonvoting
Subtotal
Total
Total
Members
(Reps and
without
with
(Del. and
Nonvoting
Nonvoting
Nonvoting
Congress
Reps.
RC)
Members)
Sens.
Members
Members
114th (2015-2016)z
85
4
89
20
105
109
115th (2017-2018)aa
88
5
93
23
111
116
116th (2019-2020)bb
101
4
105
26
127
131
117th (2021-2022)cc
126
4
130
26
152
156
Source: CRS summary, based on http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-
Congress/.
Notes: The column headings include the fol owing abbreviations: Representatives (Reps.), Delegates (Del.),
Resident Commissioners (RC), and Senators (Sens.).
Three columns include numbers for the House: (1) the number of women Representatives, (2) the number of
women nonvoting Members (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners), and (3) the total number of
women in the House.
Totals are also provided for (1) the number of women in the House and Senate not including nonvoting
Members and (2) the number of women in the House and Senate including nonvoting Members.
For simplification, Congresses are listed in two-year increments. Pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the
Constitution, which was ratified January 23, 1933, “the terms of Senators and Representatives [shall end] at noon
on the 3rd day of Jan.” For specific dates, see “Dates of Sessions of the Congress, present-1789,” at
http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Includes two House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fil
a vacancy.
b. Includes two House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
c. Includes one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy.
d. Includes one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fil a
vacancy.
e. Includes one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy but not sworn in, one Senator who was
elected to fil a vacancy but not sworn in, and one Senator who was appointed to fil a vacancy.
f.
Includes four House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
g. Includes one Senator who was appointed to fil a vacancy.
h. Includes one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy, one Senator who was appointed to fil a
vacancy, and one Senator who was elected to fil that vacancy.
i.
Includes one House Member who died and one House Member elected to fil a vacancy.
j.
Includes three House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
k. Includes one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy and one Senator appointed to fil a vacancy.
l.
Includes two Senators who were appointed to fil a vacancy.
m. Includes one House Member-elect whose seat was declared vacant due to an incapacitating il ness, and one
House member who was elected to fil a vacancy.
n. Includes three House Members who were elected to a vacancy.
o. Includes one House Member who died.
p. Includes four House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
q. Includes one House Member and one Senator elected to fil a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed
to fil a vacancy.
r. Includes one Senator who was elected to fil a vacancy.
s. Includes one House Member who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
t.
Includes one House Member who died and one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy and two
appointed Senators.
u. Includes three House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
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v. Includes four House Members who died and five House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
w. Includes two House Members who resigned, one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy, one
Senator who resigned, and one Senator initially elected to the House and then appointed to the Senate.
x. Includes two House Members who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
y. Includes one House Member who resigned and three House Members who were elected to fil a vacancy.
z. Includes two House Members who resigned and one House Member who was elected to fil a vacancy.
aa. Includes five House Members elected to fil a vacancy, one House Member who died, one House Member
who resigned, and two Senators appointed to fil a vacancy.
bb. Includes one House Member who resigned and one Senator appointed to fil a vacancy.
cc. Includes two House Members who resigned, one House Member who died, seven House Members elected
to fil a vacancy, one Senator who resigned, and one Senator whose appointed term expired. In addition,
one House Member was sworn in after a delay in the certification of her election.

Author Information

Jennifer E. Manning
Ida A. Brudnick
Senior Research Librarian
Specialist on the Congress

Acknowledgments
Linda Carter, Mabel Gracias, Elli Ludwigson, and Cara Warner provided assistance. Colleen J. Shogan,
former Deputy Director and Senior Specialist, and Susan Navarro Smelcer, formerly an Analyst on the
Federal Judiciary, were former coauthors of this report.

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