Order Code RL30261
Women in the United States Congress:
1917-2008
Updated November 26, 2008
Mildred L. Amer
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division2009
Jennifer E. Manning
Information Research Specialist
Colleen J. Shogan
Senior Specialist in Government and Finance
December 23, 2009
Congressional Research Service
7-5700
www.crs.gov
RL30261
CRS Report for Congress
Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2008
2009
Summary
A record 9193 women currently serve in the 110th111th Congress: 7576 in the House (5559 Democrats
and 20 and 17
Republicans) and 1617 in the Senate (1113 Democrats and 54 Republicans). A
record 95Ninety-five women were
initially elected to the 110th Congress, but four died: Juanita
Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Julia Carson (D-IN), and
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH).
The first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeanette Rankin (RMT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca
Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day.
A total of 247 women have served in Congress, 159 Democrats and 88
Republicans. Of these women, 212 have served only in the House, 28 only in the
Senate, and seven in both houses. The figures include one Delegate each from
Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Of the 219 women who have served in the House, 38 were elected to fill
vacancies caused by the death of their husbands. Sixteen of the 38 were subsequently
elected to additional terms. Twenty-six women have filled other vacancies.
Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA), who served in the House for 35 years, holds the
record for length of service by a woman in Congress. Margaret Chase Smith (RME), the first woman elected to the House and Senate, holds the record for Senate
service by a woman with 24 years.
Of the 35 women who have served in the Senate, 13 were first appointed, and
five were first elected, to fill unexpired terms. Nine were chosen to fill vacancies
caused by the death of their husbands, and one to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of her father. Of these 10, three were subsequently elected to additional
terms. Hattie Caraway (D-AR) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the
first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.
A total of 28 African American or black women have served in Congress (one
in the Senate, 27 in the House), including the 14 serving in the 110th Congress.
Seven Hispanic women have been elected to the House; all are serving in the 110th
Congress. Four Asian American women have served in the House, including two in
the 110th Congress.
Fourteen women have chaired House committees, and six women have chaired
Senate committees, including four chairs of standing House committees and two
chairs of standing Senate committees during the 110th Congress. Representative
Millender-McDonald was the chair of the House Administration Committee at the
time of her death, and Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones was chair of the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct at the time of her death. This report
identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for
Representatives) districts of the 247 women who have served in Congress. It will be
updated as events warrant.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Women Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Women Senators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Women Who Have Served In Both Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Women in Leadership Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
African American Women in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Asian American Women in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hispanic Women in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Women Members Whose Relatives Served in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Husbands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Grandparents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Members Who Gave Birth in Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Oldest and Youngest Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tables and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Alphabetical Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
List of Tables
Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses, by Congress . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses, by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Table 3. Number of Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses
(1917-2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Women in the United States
Congress:1917-2008
Introduction
Two hundred forty-seven women have been elected or appointed to the U.S.
Congress.1 Jeanette Rankin (R-MT) has the distinction of being the first woman
elected to serve in Congress. On November 9, 1916, she was elected to the House
of Representatives as Montana’s Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (19171919).2
A record 91 women serve in the 110th Congress; 75 in the House (55 Democrats
and 20 Republicans), and 16 in the Senate (11 Democrats and 5 Republicans).3 Of
the 247 women who have served in Congress, 159 have been Democrats, and 88 have
been Republicans. In addition, 212 (137 Democrats, 75 Republicans) have served
only in the House of Representatives; 28 (17 Democrats, 11 Republicans) have
served only in the Senate; and 7 (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans) have served in both
houses.4
1
For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to
U .S. Congress, House, Office of History and Preservation, Women in Congress, 1917-2006
(Washington: GPO, 2006), [http://womenincongress.house.gov], visited Nov. 15, 2008.
2
Reps. Rankin (R-MT), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Jane Harman (D-CA), and Cynthia McKinney
(D-GA) are the only women to serve non-consecutive terms in the same house of Congress.
Rep. Rankin served from 1917-1919 and from 1941-1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only
Member of Congress to vote against America’s entry into both World Wars. Rep. Mink
served from 1965-1977 and from September 1990, when she was seated following a special
election, until her death in September 2002. Rep. Harman served from 1993-1999, and from
2001 to the present. Rep. McKinney served from 1993-2003 and from 2005-2007.
3
Ninety-five different women have served in the 110th Congress; 79 in the House and 16 in
the Senate. However, only 91 have served at any one time. Rep. Juanita MillenderMcDonald (D-CA) died on April 22, 2007, and was replaced by Rep. Laura Richardson (DCA) on September 4, 2007; Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA) died on October 6, 2007, and was
replaced by Rep. Rob Wittman (D-VA) on December 13, 2007; Rep. Martin Meehan (DMA), resigned on July 1, 2007, and was replaced by Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) on October
18, 2007; Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN) died on December 15, 2007, and was replaced by her
grandson Rep. André Carson on March 13, 2008; Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) died on
February 11, 2008, and was replaced by Rep. Jackie Speier on April 10, 2008; Rep. Albert
Wynn (D-MD) resigned on May 31, 2008, and was replaced by Rep. Donna Edwards (DMD)on June 19, 2008; and Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) died on August 20, 2008,
and was replaced by Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) on November 19, 2008.
4
The number of representatives includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from
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Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA) holds the record for length of service by a woman
in Congress (35 years). She was elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, John Jacob Rogers (R-MA, 1913-1925). Mrs. Rogers
served from June 25, 1925, until her death on September 10, 1960. Margaret Chase
Smith (R-ME) holds the record for length of Senate service by a woman (24 years).
She was also first elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband. She succeeded Clyde H. Smith (R-ME, 1937-1940) and was subsequently
elected to the Senate. Her House service ran from June 10, 1940, until January 3,
1949. Her Senate service ran from January 3, 1949, until January 3, 1973.
Women Representatives
Of the 219 women who have served in the House, 38 were elected to fill
vacancies caused by the death of their husbands.5 Sixteen of the 38 were
subsequently elected to additional terms. Twenty-six women have been elected to
fill other vacancies caused by death or resignation. One of these, House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 1987-present), was first elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of another woman, Sala Burton (D-CA, 1983-1987). Nine additional
women have directly succeeded other women by defeating them or being elected to
open seats.6
Women Senators
Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) was the first woman to serve in the Senate.
She was appointed in 1922 to fill the unexpired term of a Senator who had died in
office. In addition to being the first female Senator, Mrs. Felton holds two other
Senate records. Her tenure in the Senate remains the shortest ever (one day), and, at
the age of 87, she is the oldest person ever to begin Senate service.
4
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Hawaii, one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, and one from the U.S. Virgin
Islands.
5
This number includes current Members: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), first elected to the
104th Congress in 1996; Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Mary Bono (R-CA ), both first
elected to the 105th Congress in 1998; and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), first elected to the
109th Congress in 2005.
6
Rep. Enid Greene (R-UT, 1995-1997) defeated Rep. Karen Shepherd (D-UT, 1993-1995);
Rep. Linda Smith (R-WA, 1995-1999) defeated Rep. Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA, 1989-1995);
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI, 1997-present ) defeated Rep. Barbara-Rose Collins
(D-MI, 1991-1997); Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO, 1997-present) succeeded Rep. Patricia
Schroeder (D-CO, 1973-1997); Rep. Denise Majette (D-GA, 2003-2005) defeated Rep.
Cynthia McKinney (D-GA, 1993-2003); Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL, 2003-present )
defeated Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL, 1993-2003); Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA, 19932003, 2005-2007) was elected to the seat vacated by Rep. Majette, who had defeated her two
years earlier; Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA, 2007-present) succeeded Rep. Juanita
Millender-McDonald (D-CA, 1996-2007), who died in office; and Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (DOH, 2008-present) succeeded Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1999-2008), who died in office.
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Besides Mrs. Felton, 34 other women, including 16 in the 110th Congress, have
served in the Senate. Of these 35 women, 13 were initially appointed to the Senate,
including Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who was appointed to the 108th Congress by her
father, Frank Murkowski (R-AK, 1981-2003), to succeed him after he was elected
governor of Alaska. She was subsequently elected to her own six-year term in 2004.
Five, including current Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison
(R-TX), were first elected to fill unexpired terms. Two of the women were first
elected and seven were first appointed to fill vacancies caused by the death of their
husbands, including Jean Carnahan (D-MO, 2001-2004), who was appointed to the
107th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by her husband’s posthumous election to
the Senate.7
Two women were appointed to the Senate by their husbands to fill vacancies.
Senator Dixie Bibb Graves (D-AL, 1937-1938) was appointed in 1937 by her
husband, then-Governor David Bibb Graves, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator Hugo Black (D-AL, 1927-1937), who was appointed to the
Supreme Court. Senator Elaine Edwards (D-LA, 1972) was appointed by her
husband, then-Governor Edwin Edwards, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Allen Ellender (D-LA, 1937-1972).
Eva Bowring (R-NE, 1954), who had been appointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Dwight Griswold (R-NE, 1952-1954), was succeeded by
another woman, Hazel Abel (R-NE, 1954), who was elected to fill the remaining
months of Senator Griswold’s term.
Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1979-1997) was the first of the 10 women
elected to the Senate without first having been elected to the House or having been
elected or appointed to fill an unexpired Senate term. The others are Susan Collins
(R-ME ), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Hillary Rodham Clinton
(D-NY), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Claire McCaskill
(D-MO), all Members of the 110th Congress, as well as Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL,
1993-1999) and Paula Hawkins (R-FL, 1981-1987).
Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was not only the first woman to succeed her
spouse in the Senate but also the first of the 20 women initially elected to a full sixyear Senate term. She was first appointed in 1931 to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway (D-AR, House, 1913-1921; Senate,
1921-1931), and then was subsequently elected to two six-year terms. The other
women first elected to six-year terms are Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Barbara Boxer
(D-CA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX ), Susan Collins (RME), Patty Murray (D-WA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Mary Landrieu (D-LA),
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Debbie
Stabenow (D-MI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Amy Klobuchar
(D-MN), and Claire McCaskill, (D-MO), all Members of the 110th Congress, as well
as Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME, 1949-1973), Maurine Neuberger (D-OR, 1960-
7
Two of the nine female Senators, first elected or appointed to succeed their husbands, were
subsequently elected to additional terms.
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1967), Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1978-1997), Paula Hawkins (R-FL, 19811987), and Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999).
Four states (California, Kansas, Maine, and Washington) have been represented
by two women Senators serving in the same Congress. In the 110th Congress,
Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein represent California, Susan Collins and Olympia
Snowe represent Maine, and Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell represent Washington.
In the 104th Congress, Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Sheila Frahm represented
Kansas.8
Women Who Have Served In Both Houses
Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) was the first woman to serve in both houses of
Congress, as well as the first woman elected to the Senate without first having been
elected or appointed to fill a vacant Senate seat. Senator Smith was first elected to
the House to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband (Clyde Smith, RME, 1937-1940), and served from June 10, 1940, until January 3, 1949, when she
began her Senate service. When Senator Smith left the Senate on January 3, 1973,
she had served there longer than any other woman. Her 24 years of service is still a
record for Senate service by a woman.
Barbara Mikulski, Barbara Boxer, Olympia Snowe, Blanche Lambert Lincoln,
Debbie Stabenow, and Maria Cantwell are the other women who have served in both
houses. Senator Mikulski was a Member of the House from 1977-1987, Senator
Boxer from 1983-1993, Senator Snowe from 1979-1995, Senator Lincoln from 19931997, Senator Stabenow from 1997-2001, and Senator Cantwell from 1993-1995.
All are Members of the 110th Congress, and all but Senators Lincoln and Cantwell
were elected while still serving in the House.
Women in Leadership Positions9
A significant number of women in Congress have held positions of leadership.10
However, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds the highest position of
leadership ever held by a woman in the U.S. government. Prior to becoming Speaker
in the 110th Congress, Representative Pelosi was elected House Democratic whip, in
the 107th Congress, on October 10, 2001, effective January 15, 2002. In the 108th and
109th Congresses, she was elected the House Democratic leader, at that time the
highest position ever held by a woman in the House. She was also the first woman
nominated to be Speaker of the House. Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), as
8
Sen. Frahm was appointed in 1996 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen.
Robert Dole (R-KS, 1969-1996), and served for five months.
9
More detailed information on the leadership positions held by women in Congress can be
found in the individual entries contained in this report.
10
Office of History and Preservation, Women in Congress, 1917-2006, pp. 992-993.
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chair of the Senate Republican Conference from 1967 to 1972, holds the Senate
record for the highest leadership position held by a woman Senator.
In the 110th Congress, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) is the secretary of the
Senate Democratic Conference, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) is the chair
of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, and Representative Kay Granger (R-TX)
is vice chair of the House Republican Conference. In the 107th-109th Congresses,
Senator Hutchison was vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference. In the 108th
and 109th Congresses, Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH) was chair of the House
Republican Conference. In the 109th Congress, Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) was
the chair of the Republican Senatorial Committee, and Senator Barbara Boxer (DCA) was chief deputy Democratic whip.
Twenty women have chaired congressional committees, including a record six
in the 110th Congress. A record of four female Representatives were selected to chair
House committees. They were Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), chair of the
Committee on House Administration; Louise Slaughter (D-NY), chair of the
Committee on Rules; Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), chair of the Committee on Small
Business; and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH), chair of the Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct. However, Representative Millender-McDonald died during the
first session of the 110th Congress on April 22, 2007, and Representative Tubbs Jones
died during the second session of the 110th Congress on August 20, 2008.
In the Senate in the 110th Congress, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chairs the
Committee on the Environment and Public Works, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (DCA) chairs the Committee on Rules and Administration. This is the second time that
two women from the same state have chaired Senate committees. Senator Susan
Collins (R-ME) chaired the Committee on Governmental Affairs in the 108th
Congress, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in
the 109th Congress. In the 108th and 109th Congresses, Senator Olympia Snowe
chaired the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
The most recent record for committee chairs was in the the 104th Congress when
three women chaired standing committees. They were Nancy Landon Kassebaum,
chair of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee; Jan Meyers (R-KS,
1985-1997), chair of the House Small Business Committee; and Nancy Johnson (RCT, 1983-2007), chair of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
Others who have chaired committees are Senator Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945)
and Representatives Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA, 1925-1960), Mae Ella Nolan (RCA, 1923-1925), Mary T. Norton (D-NJ, 1925-1951), Caroline L. O’Day (D-NY,
1935-1943), Leonor K. Sullivan (D-MO, 1953-1977), Martha W. Griffiths (D-MI,
1955-1974), Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D-CA, 1973-1979), and Patricia Schroeder
(D-CO, 1973-1997).11
11
As chair of the Senate Enrolled Bills Committee (73rd-78th Congresses), Sen. Hattie
Caraway was the first woman to chair a Senate as well as any congressional committee. As
chair of the House District of Columbia Committee (72nd-74th Congresses), Rep. Mary T.
Norton was the first woman to chair a House committee.
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African American Women in Congress
A record number of 17 African American women were elected to the House in
the 110th Congress, although 14 is the highest number to serve at any one time.12 A
record 15 African American women served in the House in the 107th Congress; and
13 served in the 108th Congress. A total of 28 African American women have served
in Congress. The first was Representative Shirley Chisholm (D-NY, 1969-1983).
Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999) is the only black woman to have
served in the Senate. The African American women Members of the 110th Congress
are Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Corinne Brown (D-FL), Eddie Bernice
Johnson (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick (D-MI), Diane Watson (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette Clarke (DNY), Laura Richardson (D-CA, 2007-present), Donna Edwards (D-MD), and Marcia
Fudge (D-OH), as well as Delegates Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Donna
Christian-Christensen (D-VI). Other black women Members were Cardiss Collins
(D-IL, 1973-1997), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI, 1991-1997), Eva Clayton (D-NC,
1992-2003), Carrie Meek (D-FL, 1993-2003), Cynthia McKinney (D-GA, 19932003, 2005-2007), Denise Majette (D-GA, 2003-2005), Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
(D-CA, 1973-1979), Katie Hall (D-IN, 1982-1985), Barbara Jordan (D-TX, 19731979), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA, 1996-2007), Julia Carson (D-IN, 19972007), and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH, 1999-2008).
Asian American Women in Congress
Patsy Mink (D-HI) was the first of four Asian Pacific American women to have
served in Congress, all in the House. Representative Mink served in the House from
1965-1977, and from 1990-2002. The other Asian Pacific American women are
Representatives Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Members of the
110th Congress, and Patricia Saiki (R-HI), who served from 1987-1991.13
Hispanic Women in Congress
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) is the first of the seven Hispanic women as well as
the first Cuban-American to serve in Congress. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY ) is the first
Puerto Rican-born woman to serve in Congress. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA,) is
12
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA, 1996-2007) died on April 22, 2007, and was
replaced by Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA, 2007-present); Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN, 19972007) died on Dec. 15, 2007, and was replaced by her grandson, Rep. André Carson (D-IN,
2008-present) on Mar. 13, 2008; Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD, 1993-2008) resigned on May
31, 2008, and was replaced by Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD, 2008-present); and Rep.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH, 1999-2008) died on Aug. 20, 2008, and was replaced by
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH, 2008-present) on Nov. 19, 2008.
13
Rep. Matsui was first elected to the 109th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA, 1979-2005).
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the first Mexican-American woman to serve. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Grace
Napolitano (D-CA), Hilda Solis (D-CA), and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) are the other
women Hispanic Members. All are serving in the 110th Congress. Representatives
Loretta Sanchez and Linda Sánchez are sisters.
Women Members Whose Relatives
Served in Congress
Husbands14
Seven women married while in Congress, three of whom married other
Members of the same Congress, and three of whom married Members with whom
they had served.15 Five other women Members were married to Members with whom
they had not served and whom they did not directly succeed.16
Representative Ruth McCormick (R-IL, 1929-1931) married two Members of
Congress. She was married to Representative and Senator Medill McCormick (R-IL,
House, 1917-1919, Senate, 1919-1925) prior to his becoming a Member of Congress.
Medill McCormick died while serving in the Senate. Subsequently, Mrs. McCormick
was elected to Congress. Later she and Representative Albert Gallatin Simms (RNM, 1929-1931), with whom she had served, were married after they both had left
14
This section does not include information on women who directly succeeded their
husbands who died in office.
15
Rep. Mary Bono (R-CA, 1998-present) married Rep. Connie Mack IV (R-FL, 2005present) in 2007, Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY, 1990-1997) married Rep. Bill Paxon (R-NY,
1989-1999) in 1994, and Rep. Martha Keys (D-KS, 1975-1979) married Rep. Andrew
Jacobs (D-IN, 1965-1973, 1975-1997) in 1975. All were serving in Congress at the time of
their marriages. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME, House, 1979-1995, Senate, 1995-present)
married former Rep. John McKernan Jr. (R-ME, 1983-1987) in 1989 after he left Congress
and while he was the governor of Maine and she was in the House. They served together in
the House for four years. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1978-1997) married
former Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN, 1967-1985) in 1996 after he left office and while she was
still in the Senate. They had served together for six years. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
(D-SD, 2004-present) married former Rep. Max Sandlin (D-TX, 1997-2005) in 2007 after
he left office and while she was still in the House. They served together for a few months
in the 108th Congress in 2004. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA, 2005-present) married
a non-Member of Congress in 2006.
16
Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) was preceded in the Senate by her husband, Senator
Robert Dole (R-KS, House, 1961-1969, Senate, 1969-1996). Rep. Katherine Langley (RKY, 1927-1931) was preceded in the House by her husband, Rep. John Langley (R-KY,
1907-1926); Rep. Leonor Sullivan (D-MO, 1953-1977) was preceded in the House by her
husband, Rep. John Sullivan (D-MO, 1941-1943, 1945-1947, and 1949-1951); Rep.
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA, 1993-1995) was preceded in the House by her
husband, former Rep. Ed Mezvinsky (D-IA, 1973-1977); and Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA2007) was preceded in the House by her husband former Rep. and Sen. Paul Tsongas (DMA, House, 1975-1979, Senate, 1979-1985).
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Congress. Finally, Representative Emily Taft Douglas (D-IL, 1945-1947) preceded
her husband, Senator Paul Douglas (D-IL, 1949-1967), in Congress.
Fathers
Four women have directly succeeded their fathers in Congress. Two of them
were elected and one was appointed to complete the terms of their fathers.
Representative Winnifred Mason Huck (R-IL, 1922-1923) was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her father, William E. Mason (R-IL, House, 18871891, Senate, 1897-1903, House, 1917-1921); Representative Susan Molinari (RNY, 1990-1997) was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of her
father, Guy Molinari (R-NY, 1981-1989), and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK,
2003-present ) was appointed by her father Frank Murkowski (R-AK, 1981-2003) to
complete his Senate term after he was elected governor of Alaska. Representative
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA, 1993-present), daughter of Representative Edward
Roybal (D-CA, 1963-1993), was elected to her father’s seat after he declined to seek
reelection.
Seven other women Members of the House have had fathers who served as
Representatives. These include three current Members: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (DCA), daughter of Representative Thomas D’Alesandro (D-MD, 1939-1947); and
Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), daughter of Representative Arch A. Moore (D-WV,
1957-1969).17 Representative Ruth McCormick (R-IL, 1929-193) was the daughter
of Senator Marcus Hanna (R-OH, 1897-1904).
Sons
Five women Representatives and one Senator had sons who served in Congress.
Of these women, only Frances Bolton (R-OH, 1940-1969) served simultaneously
with her son, Representative Oliver Bolton (R-OH, 1953-1957, 1963-1965). The
other women were Carrie Meek (D-FL, 1993-2003), mother of Representative
Kendrick Meek (D-FL, 2003-present); Katharine Byron (D-MD, 1941-1943), mother
of Representative Goodloe Byron (D-MD, 1971-1978); Maude Kee (D-WV, 19511965), mother of Representative James Kee (D-WV, 1965-1973); and Irene Baker
(R-TN, 1964-1965), stepmother of Senator Howard Baker (R-TN, 1967-1985).
Senator Rose McConnell Long (D-LA, 1936-1937) was the mother of Senator
Russell B. Long (D-LA, 1948-1987), the only Senator to succeed both parents in the
Senate.
17
The others were Rep. Katherine Langley (R-KY, 1927-1931), daughter of Rep. James
Gudger Jr. (D-NC, 1903-1907, 1911-1915); Rep. Ruth Owen (D-FL), daughter of Rep.
William Jennings Bryan (D-NE, 1891-1895); Rep. Louise Reece (R-TN, 1961-1963),
daughter of Sen. Guy Goff (R-WV, 1925-1931); Rep. Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC, 19871993), daughter of Sen. Olin Johnston (D-SC, 1945-1965); and Rep. Clare Boothe Luce (RCT, 1943-1947), stepdaughter of Rep. Elmer Austin (R-CT, 1939-1941).
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Grandparents
Three Congresswomen were granddaughters of former Members and one
Congresswoman was the grandmother of a Member. Frances Bolton was the
granddaughter of Representative and Senator Henry Payne (D-OH, House, 18751877, Senate, 1885-1891); Katharine Byron was the granddaughter of Representative
and Senator Louis McComas (R-MD, House, 1883-1891, Senate, 1899-1905); and
Louise Reece (R-TN, 1961-1963) was the granddaughter of Representative and
Senator Nathan Goff (R-WV, House, 1883-1889, Senate, 1913-1919).
Representative Julia Carson was the grandmother of Representative André
Carson (D-IN, 2008-present). Representative Carson died in office on December 15,
2007, and was replaced by her grandson on March 13, 2008.
Sisters
Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) and her sister, Representative Linda
Sánchez (D-CA), are not only the first set of sisters to serve together in Congress,
they are the only sisters ever to serve. No sister of any other Member of the House
or Senate has been elected to Congress.
Members Who Gave Birth in Office
Six Members of the House have had babies while serving in Congress, including
two Members during the 110th Congress. Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers (RWA, 2005-present) gave birth in 2007 and Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY,
2007-present) in 2008. The first Member of Congress to have a baby in office was
Representative Yvonne Braithwaite Burke (D-CA, 1973-1979) in 1973. She was
followed by Representative Enid Greene Waldholtz (R-UT, 1995-1997) in 1995,
Representative Susan Molinari (R-NY, 1990-1997) in 1996, and Senator Blanche
Lincoln (D-AR, House, 1993-1997; Senate, 1999-present) who delivered twins in
1996 while a Member of the House.
Oldest and Youngest Women
The youngest woman elected to the Senate was Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR,
1999-present). She was first elected in 1998 at the age of 38. She previously served
in the House. The oldest woman elected to the Senate is Senator Elizabeth Dole (RNC, 2003-present) who was elected in 2002 at age 66. Rebecca Felton (D-GA) is the
oldest woman to have served in the Senate. She was appointed for one day in 1922
at age 87.
Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY, 1973-1981) was the youngest woman to serve in
the House. She was elected at age 31 years, two months. Senator Olympia Snowe
(R-ME) was first elected to the House in 1978 at age 31 years and nine months.
Susan Molinari (R-NY, 1990-1997) was elected to the House at age 31, one week
before she turned 32.
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Delegate Madeleine Bordallo, (D-Guam, 2003-present) is the oldest woman
elected to the House. She was 69 when first elected in 2002. Corinne Riley (D-SC,
1962-1963) was elected at age 68 years, nine months.
Tables and Data
The list and tables that follow provide information on women Members of
Congress, including the dates they were first elected, the Congresses in which they
served, the committees on which they served, and, where relevant, the committees
they chaired.
Most of the data presented are from the Biographical Directory of the American
Congress, [http://bioguide.congress.gov], various editions of the Congressional
Directory, a broad range of Congressional Quarterly and Leadership Directories Inc.
publications, and Women in Congress, 1917-2006,
[http://womenincongress.house.gov], published by the Office of History and
Preservation under the jurisdiction of the clerk of the House.
For 110th Congress committee assignments, the sources are List of Standing
Committees and Select Committees and Their Subcommitees of the House of
Representatives Together With Joint Committees, One Hundred Tenth Congress,
prepared under the direction of Lorraine C. Miller, clerk of the House of
Representatives, June 19, 2008 (available online from the clerk’s website at
[http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.pdf]); and Committee Assignments for
the One Hundred Tenth Congress for the Senate available on the Senate’s 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 those in effect at the time
a Member served on the panel.
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Alphabetical Listing18
ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd
Congress November 2, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva Bowring; sworn in and
seated November 8, 1954; resigned December 31, 1954.
Committee Assignments
S. Finance
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Congress
83rd
83rd
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th Congressional District (92nd
Congress) and 20th Congressional District (93rd-94th Congresses). Elected to the
92nd Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971;
reelected to the 93rd-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Public Works
Congress
92nd-94th
92nd-94th
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th
Congress June 8, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
James B. Allen; sworn in and seated June 12, 1978; term expired January 3,
1979.
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S. Judiciary
18
Congress
95th
95th
Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective
October 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 September 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 (19351937). However, Congress sometimes sets a date other than January 3 for commencement
of a new Congress; thus, in this report, dates sworn in are sometimes later than January 3
for Members elected in the general election. In addition, 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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ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 92nd Congress in a special election held April 4, 1972, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, George W. Andrews; sworn in and seated April 10, 1972;
term expired January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
H. Post Office and Civil Service
Congress
92nd
ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress in a special election held June 29, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, John Milan Ashbrook; sworn in and seated July 12, 1982; term
expired January 3, 1983.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Congress
97th
BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th Congressional District. Elected to
the 110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
110th
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 88th Congress in a special election held March 10, 1964, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Howard H. Baker, Sr.; sworn in and seated March 10,
1964; term expired January 3, 1965.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
Congress
88th
BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to
the 107th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Judiciary
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
106th-108th
106th-108th
109th-110th
BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005; reelected to the
110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. Small Business
Congress
109th-110th
109th-110th
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BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 99th Congress November 6, 1984; sworn in and seated January 3, 1985; reelected
to the 100th-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Select Aging
H. Budget
H. Appropriations
Congress
99th-103rd
99th-100th, 102nd
99th-102nd
101st-102nd
103rd
BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to the
107th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. International Relations
H. Ways and Means
Congress
106th
106th-109th
106th-110th
107th- 109th
110th
BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to the
107th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Government Reform
H. Financial Services
H. Science
H. Science and Technology
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Education and Labor
H. Standards of Official Conduct
Congress
106th
106th
107th-110th
106th-109th
110th
107th-109th
110th
107th-109th
BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th Congressional District. Elected to
the 108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected
to the 109th -110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Government Reform
H. Judiciary
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
Congress
108th
108th
108th
109th-110th
110th
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BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5, 1955; reelected to the
85th-87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works
Congress
84th-87th
BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 93rd Congress in a special election held March 20, 1973, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; sworn in and seated
March 27, 1973; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Currency
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
H. House Administration
H. Appropriations
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements
(committee chair)
Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S.
House (chair)
Congress
93rd
94th
94th
95th-101st
99th-101st
94th
99th-100th
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th Congressional District.
Elected to the 77th Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Patrick J. Boland; sworn in and seated November 19, 1942; term expired January 3,
1943.
Committee Assignments
None listed
Congress
77th
BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 76th Congress in a special election held February 27, 1940, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Chester C. Bolton; sworn in and seated March 5,
1940; reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1969.
Committee Assignments
H. Election of President, Vice President, and
Representatives in Congress
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
76th
76th
77th-90th
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BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th Congressional District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 45th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the
105th Congress in a special election held on April 7, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Sonny Bono; sworn in and seated April 20, 1998;
reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. National Security
H. Judiciary
H. Armed Services
H. Small Business
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
105th
105th-106th
106th
106th
107th-110th
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Non-voting Delegate from Guam. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th- 110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Resources
H. Natural Resources
H. Small Business
Congress
108th-110th
108th-109th
110th
108th-109th
BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 81st Congress November 2, 1948; sworn in and seated January 3, 1949; reelected
to the 82nd Congress; term expired January 3, 1953.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Lands
H. Administration
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
Congress
81st
82nd
82nd
BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the 83rd Congress
April 16, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dwight P. Griswold;
sworn in and seated April 16, 1954; term ended November 8, 1954, after the election
to fill Senator Griswold’s unexpired term.
Committee Assignments
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
S. Labor and Public Welfare
S. Post Office and Civil Service
Congress
83rd
83rd
83rd
BOYDA, NANCY. Republican; Kansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Armed Services
Congress
110th
110th
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BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th
Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to the
99th-102nd Congresses. Ms. Boxer was subsequently elected to the Senate on November
3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993. She was reelected to the Senate in 1998
and 2004. Chief deputy Democratic whip in the 109th Congress and a deputy whip in
the 103rd Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Government Operations
H. Budget
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
H. Armed Services
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Budget
S. Environment and Public Works (chair, 110th Congress)
S. Appropriations
S. Foreign Relations
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Select Ethics (acting committee chair, 110th Congress)
Congress
98th
98th-102nd
99th-101st
99th-102nd
102nd
103rd-105th
103rd-106th
103rd-110th
105th
106th-110th
107th-110th
110th
BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Veterans’Affairs
Congress
103rd
103rd
104th-110th
103rd-110th
BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th -110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Financial Services
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Homeland Security
Congress
108th-109th
108th-110th
108th-110th
109th-110th
BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th Congressional District.
Elected to the 82nd Congress in a special election held July 24, 1951, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Frank Buchanan; sworn in and seated August 1,
1951; reelected to the 83rd-84th Congresses; died in office November 26, 1955.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Public Works
H. Banking and Currency
Congress
82nd, 1st Sess.
82nd, 1st Sess.
82nd, 2nd Sess.-83rd
84th
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BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the 102nd
Congress September 12, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband
Quentin Burdick; sworn in and seated September 16, 1992; term expired December 4,
1992, with the election of Kent Conrad to the vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
S. Environment and Public Works
Congress
102nd
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th Congressional District.
Elected to the 93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973;
reelected to the 94th-95th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Appropriations
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
(committee chair)
Congress
93rd
93rd
94th-95th
94th-95th
BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th
Congress in a special election held June 21, 1983, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Phillip Burton; sworn in and seated June 28, 1983; reelected to
the 99th-100th Congresses; died in office February 1, 1987.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Select Committee on Hunger
H. Rules
Congress
98th
98th
98th-99th
99th-100th
BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the
80th Congress October 6, 1948, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned December 26, 1948.
Committee Assignments
None listed
Congress
80th
BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Public Works and Transportation
Congress
103rd
103rd
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BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th Congressional
District. Elected to the 96th Congress November 7, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, Goodloe E. Byron; sworn in and seated January 15, 1979;
reelected to the 97th-102nd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Select Committee on Aging
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
Congress
96th-102nd
96th-102nd
97th-102nd
BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th Congressional District. Elected
to the 77th Congress in a special election held May 27, 1941, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, William Devereux Byron; sworn in and seated June 11,
1941; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
H. Civil Service
H. War Claims
Congress
77th
77th
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995. Ms. Cantwell was subsequently elected to the Senate on November
7, 2000; sworn in and seated on January 3, 2001. She was reelected to the Senate in
2006.
Committee Assignments
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Public Works and Transportation
S. Judiciary
S. Energy and Natural Resources
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
S. Indian Affairs
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Finance
Congress
103rd
103rd
103rd
107th
107th-110th
107th-110th
107th-110th
108th-110th
110th
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001;
reelected to the 108th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Rules
Congress
107th-110th
107th-108th
107th-110th
109th
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CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd Congressional District (105th-107th Congresses)
and 23rd Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress
in a special election held March 9, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Walter Capps; sworn in and seated March 17, 1998; reelected to the 106th110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. International Relations
H. Science
H. Commerce
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Budget
H. Natural Resources
Congress
105th
105th
106th
107th-110th
109th
110th
CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the 72nd
Congress November 13, 1931, and elected January 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway; sworn in and seated December 8,
1931; reelected to two full Senate terms; term expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture and Forestry
S. Commerce
S. Enrolled Bills (committee chair, 73rd-78th)
S. Library
Congress
72nd-78th
72nd-78th
72nd-78th
72nd-78th
CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate December 4,
2000, to fill the vacancy cause by her husband’s (Gov. Mel Carnahan) posthumous
election to the Senate; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; served until November 25,
2003, when the elected successor for the remainder of the term took office.
Committee Assignments
S. Armed Services
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation
S. Governmental Affairs
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
S. Special Committee on Aging
Congress
107th
107th
107th
107th
107th
CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th Congressional District (105th-107th Congresses)
and 7th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress
November 5, 1996; first swearing in delayed because of illness, oath of office
administered January 9, 1997; reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses; died in office
on December 15, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
105th-106th
107th-110th
105th-107th
108th-110th
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CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Rules
Congress
110th
110th
CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-106th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Resources
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Government Reform
Congress
104th-106th
104th-106th
105th-106th
106th
CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected
to the 91st Congress November 5, 1968; sworn in and seated January 3, 1969; reelected
to the 92nd-97th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983. Secretary to the Democratic
Caucus in the 96th Congress. First black female candidate for U.S. President (1972).
Committee Assignments
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Education and Labor
H. Rules
Congress
91st-92nd
92nd-94th
95th-97th
CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; non-voting Delegate from the Virgin
Islands. Elected to the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January
7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses. First woman doctor in Congress.
Committee Assignment
H. Resources
H. Natural Resources
H. Small Business
H. Homeland Security
Congress
105th-109th
110th
105th-109th
108th-110th
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA. See CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 82nd Congress November 8, 1950; sworn in and seated January 3, 1951;
reelected to the 83rd-87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963. Rep. Church
succeeded her husband, Ralph E. Church, who died in office on March 21, 1950. The
seat remained vacant from March 21, 1950, to January 3, 1951, the commencement of
the 82nd Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
H. Government Operations
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
82nd
83rd
83rd-87th
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CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th Congressional District.
Elected to the 73rd Congress in a special election held December 28, 1933, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, John Davenport Clarke; sworn in and
seated January 3, 1934; term expired January 3, 1935.
Committee Assignments
H. Civil Service
H. Claims
H. Invalid Pensions
Congress
73rd
73rd
73rd
CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th Congressional District. Elected to
the 110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Homeland Security
H. Small Business
Congress
110th
110th
110th
CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
102nd Congress November 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter
Jones and elected to the 103rd Congress at the same time; took office on November 5,
1992; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Small Business
H. Budget
Congress
103rd-107th
103rd-104th
105th-107th
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the Senate
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001. She was reelected in 2006.
First Lady of the United States (1993-2001) and the only First Lady to run for elected
political office. Chair of Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee in
the 108th Congress. Candidate for U.S. President (2008).
Committee Assignments
S. Budget
S. Environment and Public Works
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S. Armed Services
S. Special Aging
Congress
107th
107th-110th
107th-110th
108th-110th
109th-110th
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COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th Congressional District (102nd
Congress) and 15th Congressional District (103rd-104th Congresses). Elected to the
102nd Congress November 7, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; reelected
to the 103rd-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Science, Space and Technology
H. Government Operations
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
Congress
102nd-103rd
102nd
103rd
103rd
104th
104th
102nd
COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress in a special election held June 5, 1973, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, George W. Collins; sworn in and seated June 7, 1973; reelected
to the 94th-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997. First female chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus, 96th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. International Relations
H. District of Columbia
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Commerce
H. Government Reform and Oversight
Congress
93rd-103rd
94th-95th
95th
96th
96th-102nd
97th-103rd
104th
104th
COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 6,
1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997. She was reelected in 2002.
Committee Assignments
S. Labor and Human Resources
S. Governmental Affairs
(committee chair, 108th )
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
(committee chair, 109th Congress)
S. Special Aging
S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology
Problems
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S. Armed Services
Jt. Economic
Congress
105th
105th-108th
109th-110th
105th-110th
106th
106th-107th
107th-110th
108th
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CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-110th Congresses. A House deputy majority whip in the 104th-105th Congresses.
Secretary of the House Republican Conference in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Resources
H. Science
H. Commerce
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
104th-109th
104th
105th-106th
107th-110th
DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-106th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Small Business
H. International Relations
Congress
103rd
104th-106th
103rd
105th-106th
DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 107th
Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to the
108th-110th Congresses; died in office on October 6, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Government Reform
H. International Relations
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Select Intelligence
Congress
107th-110th
107th-108th
107th-109th
110th
108th-109th
DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th Congressional District (107th Congress) and
53rd Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-110th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Education and Labor
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. House Administration
Jt. Printing
Congress
107th-110th
107th-109th
110th
108th
110th
110th
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DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the
106th-110th Congresses. A chief deputy Democratic whip in the 109th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Commerce
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
105th-106th
107th-110th
DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 102nd
Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; reelected to the
103rd-110th Congresses. A House chief deputy Democratic whip in the 104th-105th
Congresses, assistant to the House Democratic leader in the 106th-107th Congresses,
and co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in the 108th-110th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Select Committee on Aging
H. Appropriations
H. National Security
H. Budget
Congress
102nd
102nd
102nd
103rd, 105th-110th
104th
108th-110th
DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the 108th Congress
November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003. Chair of the National
Republican Senatorial Committee in the 109th Congress (first woman chair), Member
of the Federal Trade Commission (1973-1979), Secretary of Transportation (19831987), Secretary of Labor (1989-1990), and candidate for U.S. President (2000).
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S. Armed Services
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Special Aging
S. Small Business and Entrpreneurship
Congress
108th
108th-110th
108th-110th
108th-110th
110th
DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to the 79th
Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in and seated January 3, 1945; term expired
January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
79th
DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th Congressional District.
Elected to the 79th Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in and seated January 3, 1945;
reelected to the 80th-81st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1951.
Committee Assignments
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
79th-81st
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DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005; reelected to the
110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Resources
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
109th-110th
109th
109th
110th
DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to
the 104th-108th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2005. Secretary and later vice chair
of the House Republican Conference, 105th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Administration
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Science, Space, and Technology
Jt. Committee on Congressional Operations
H. Oversight
H. Ways and Means
Jt. Economic
H. Homeland Security
Congress
103rd
103rd
103rd
103rd
104th
104th-108th
107th-108th
108th
DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th Congressional District (85th-89th
Congresses) and 12th Congressional District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th
Congress November 6, 1956; sworn in and seated January 3, 1957; reelected to the
86th-92nd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Banking and Currency
Congress
85th-92nd
85th
86th-92nd
EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
110th Congress June 17, 2008, in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Albert Wynn; sworn in and seated June 19, 2008.
Committee Assignments
H. Science and Technology
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
110th
110th
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EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the 92nd Congress
August 1, 1972, by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Allen J. Ellender; sworn in and seated August 7, 1972;
served until November 13, 1972, when the elected successor for the remainder of the
term took office.
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture and Forestry
S. Public Works
Congress
92nd
92nd
EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th Congressional District. Elected as an
Independent to the 104th Congress in a special election November 5, 1996, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Bill Emerson, and to her own seat in the
105th Congress; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997, although certified to serve in the
104th Congress; reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Appropriations
Congress
105th
105th
105th
106th-110th
ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Natural Resources
Congress
103rd
103rd
ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Science, Space, and Technology
H. Commerce
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Intelligence
Congress
103rd
103rd
104th-106th
107th-110th
108th-110th
ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th Congressional District.
Elected the the 72nd Congress in a special election held August 4, 1932, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Edward Eslick; sworn in and seated
December 5, 1932; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
Congress
72nd
72nd
CRS-27
FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Natural Resources
Congress
110th
110th
110th
FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii.
Elected to the 83rd Congress in a special election held July 31, 1954, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Joseph R. Farrington; sworn in and seated August
4, 1954; reelected to the 84th Congress; term expired January 3, 1957.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Armed Services
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
Congress
83rd-84th
83rd-84th
83rd-84th
FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the 102nd Congress
November 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson to
become Governor of California; sworn in November 10, 1992. Subsequently elected
to her own six-year term on November 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000 and 2006.
Committee Assignments
S. Appropriations
S. Judiciary
S. Rules and Administration
(committee chair, 110th Congress )
S. Foreign Relations
Jt. Committee on the Library
(committee chair, 110th Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources
S. Select Intelligence
Jt. Committee on Printing
Congress
103rd, 107th-110th
103rd-110th
103rd-110th
104th-105th
105th, 110th
107th-109th
107th-110th
106th-110th
FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the 67th
Congress on October 3, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas E.
Watson; sworn in and seated November 21, 1922; term expired November 22 with the
election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
None listed
Congress
67th
CRS-28
FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected
to the 95th-97th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
H. Small Business
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Standards of Official Conduct
H. District of Columbia
H. International Relations
H. Education and Labor
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Select Committee on Aging
Congress
94th
94th-95th
95th
95th
96th
96th
97th
97th
97th
FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th Congressional District. Elected
to the 96th Congress November 7, 1978; sworn in and seated January 15, 1979;
reelected to the 97th-98th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1985. She was the first
woman nominated by a major political party for Vice President and was on the
Democratic ticket in 1984 with Walter Mondale. Secretary of the House Democratic
Caucus in the 97th and 98th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Select Committee on Aging
H. Budget
Congress
96th-97th
96th-98th
96th-97th
98th
FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and seated January 5, 1981; reelected to the
98th-99th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
Jt. Economics
Congress
97th-99th
99th
FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-106th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2001. House deputy majority whip and
chair of the House Page Board in the 104th-105th Congresses. Vice chair of the House
Republican Conference in the 106th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. National Security
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
103rd, 106th
104th-105th
103rd
104th-106th
CRS-29
FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the 104th Congress May 24,
1996, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Dole; sworn in and seated
June 11, 1996; term ended November 5, 1996, after the election to fill the remainder
of Senator Dole’s unexpired term.
Committee Assignments
S. Armed Services
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Congress
104th
104th
FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005; reelected
to the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Government Reform
H. Oversight and Government Reform
Congress
109th-110th
109th-110th
109th
110th
FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress in a special election held November 4, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones; sworn in and seated November 19, 2008.
Committee Assignments
None Yet Assigned
Congress
FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 78th Congress November 7, 1944, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, Hampton P. Fulmer; sworn in and seated November 6, 1944; term
expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
None listed
Congress
78th
FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-105th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1999.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Commerce
Congress
103rd
103rd
103rd
104th-105th
CRS-30
GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 75th Congress in a special election held September 13, 1938, to fill the
vacancy caused by the 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; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
None listed, never sworn in
Congress
76th
GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th Congressional District. Elected to
the 76th Congress in a special election held October 1, 1940, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Benjamin Gibbs; sworn in and seated October 3, 1940;
term expired January 3, 1941.
Committee Assignments
None listed
Congress
76th
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Science and Technology
Congress
110th
110th
110th
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th Congressional District. Elected
to the 110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Armed Services
Congress
110th
110th
GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd Congressional
District. Elected to the 84th Congress in a special election held November 6, 1956, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, William T. Granahan and to a full
two-year term in the 85th Congress; the 84th Congress was not in session between the
time of her election and the expiration of the term; sworn in and seated January 3,
1957; reelected to the 86th-87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. District of Columbia
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Government Operations
Congress
85th
85th-87th
85th, 2nd Sess.-87th
CRS-31
GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th110th Congresses. Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference in the 110th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Oversight
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Jt. Printing
H. National Security
H. Appropriations
H. Homeland Security
Congress
105th, 107th
105th
105th
105th
105th
106th-110th
108th
GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 92nd
Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971; reelected to the
93rd Congress; term expired January 3, 1975. Elected Governor of Connecticut in 1974
and 1978. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Veterans’ Affairs
Congress
92nd-93rd
92nd-93rd
GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband,
Governor David Bibb Graves, to the 75th Congress August 18, 1937, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Hugo L. Black; sworn in and seated August
20, 1937; resigned January 10, 1938.
Committee Assignments
S. Claims
S. Education and Labor
S. Mines and Mining
Congress
75th
75th
75th
GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 84th
Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5, 1955; reelected to the
85th-93rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1975.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
Jt. Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers
H. House Administration
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
H. District of Columbia
H. Appropriations
GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.
Congress
84th-92nd
84th-85th
85th
86th-87th
88th-90th
90th-93rd
92nd
93rd
CRS-32
GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, Congresswoman-at-large.
Elected to the 73rd Congress in a special election held October 3, 1933, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Lewis W. Douglas; sworn in and seated January
3, 1934; reelected to the 74th Congress; term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
None listed
H. Indian Affairs
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
H. Public Lands
Congress
73rd
74th
74th
74th
GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th Congressional District.
Elected to the 84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5, 1955;
reelected to the 85th-93rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1975. Elected Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan in 1982 and 1986.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Currency
H. Government Operations
Jt. Economic
H. Ways and Means
H. Select Committee on the
Beauty Shop (committee chair, 90th-93rd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Crime
Congress
84th-87th
84th-87th
87th-92nd
88th-92nd
90th-93rd
91st
HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 97th Congress
in a special election held November 2, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Adam Benjamin, Jr.; sworn in and seated November 29, 1982; reelected to the 98th
Congress; term expired January 3, 1985.
Committee Assignments
None
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Public Works and Transportation
Congress
97th
98th
98th
HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 86th Congress November 8, 1960, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Russell
V. Mack and to the 87th Congress; the 86th Congress was not in session between the
time of her election and the expiration of the term; sworn in and seated January 3,
1961; reelected to the 88th-93rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1975.
Committee Assignments
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Education and Labor
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Appropriations
19
Congress
87th, 1st Sess.19
87th
87th
88th-93rd
Rep. Hansen served on the Veteran’s Affairs Committee from Feb. 6, 1961 to March 6,
1961.
CRS-33
HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th Congressional District. Elected to
the 81st Congress November 2, 1948; sworn in and seated January 3, 1949; reelected
to the 82nd-85th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1959.
Committee Assignments
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
H. Government Operations
H. Post Office and Civil Service
Congress
81st
82nd
83rd-85th
83rd-85th
HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-105th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1999. Elected to the 107th Congress
on November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated on January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Science, Space, and Technology
H. National Security
H. Science
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Intelligence
H. Homeland Security
Congress
103rd
103rd
104th-105th
104th
107th, 110th
104th-105th
107th-109th
108th-110th
HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th Congress; term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. International Relations
H. Homeland Security
Congress
108th-109th
108th-109th
109th
HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to
the 108th-109th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. Judiciary
H. Science
H. Standards of Official Conduct
H. Ways and Means
Congress
107th-108th
107th-108th
107th-108th
109th
109th
CRS-34
HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected to the Senate on November 4,
1980; sworn in and seated January 5, 1981; term expired on January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S. Labor and Human Resources
Jt. Economic
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Foreign Relations
S. Special Aging
Congress
97th-99th
97th-99th
97th
98th
98th
99th
HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th Congressional District.
Elected to the 90th Congress November 8, 1966; sworn in and seated January 10, 1967;
reelected to the 91st-97th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983. Secretary of Health
and Human Services (1983-1985) and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1985-1989).
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Banking and Currency
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
H. Agriculture
Jt. Economic
H. Select Committee on Ethics
H. Science and Technology
Congress
90th
90th-97th
91st-93rd
92nd-93rd
94th-96th
94th, 96th-97th
96th
97th
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, Congresswoman-atlarge. Elected to the 108th Congress in a special election held June 1, 2004, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Janklow; sworn in and seated
June 3, 2004; reelected to the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Resources
H. Natural Resources
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Select Energy, Independence, and Global Warming
Congress
108th- 110th
108th- 109th
110th
108th- 110th
110th
HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the
92nd Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971; term expired
January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Veterans’ Affairs
Congress
92nd
92nd
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HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Small Business
Congress
110th
110th
110th
HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to the
94th-99th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Administration
H. Budget
H. Select Committee on Aging
Jt. Economic
H. District of Columbia
Congress
93rd-99th
94th
95th-96th
96th
98th
98th
HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th Congressional District. Elected to
the 93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected
to the 94th-96th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1981.
Committee Assignments
H. Judiciary
H. Budget
Congress
93rd-96th
94th-96th
HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 75th Congress November 3, 1936; sworn in and seated January 5, 1937; term
expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
H. Indian Affairs
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
H. Rivers and Harbors
Congress
75th
75th
75th
HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the
106th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Science
H. Science and Technology
H. Budget
H. Veterans’Affairs
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
105th-106th
107th-109th
105th, 109th
110th
106th-108th, 110th
108th-109th
110th
CRS-36
HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 102nd
Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; term expired
January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Science, Space, and Technology
H. Select Children, Youth, and Family
Congress
102nd
102nd
102nd
HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, Congresswoman-at-large.
Elected to the 67th Congress in a special election held November 7, 1922, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her father, William E. Mason; sworn in and seated
November 20, 1922; term expired March 3, 1923.
Committee Assignments
H. Expenditures in the Department of Commerce
H. Reform in the Civil Service
H. Woman Suffrage
Congress
67th
67th
67th
HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the 95th
Congress January 25, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Hubert H. Humphrey; sworn in and seated February 6, 1978; term expired January 3,
1979.
Committee Assignments
S. Foreign Relations
S. Governmental Affairs
Congress
95th
95th
HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected to the 103rd Congress
on June 5, 1993, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lloyd Bentsen to
become Secretary of the Treasury; sworn in and seated June 14, 1993. Subsequently
elected to a full six year term on November 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000 and 2006.
First female vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference (107th-109th Congresses).
Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee in the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
S. Armed Service
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Small Business
S. Select Intelligence
S. Appropriations
S. Rules and Administration
S. Environment and Public Works
S. Veterans’ Affairs
Congress
103rd-104th
103rd-110th
103rd-104th
104th
105th-110th
105th-110th
106th
107th-110th
CRS-37
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Judiciary
H. Science
H. Homeland Security
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
104th-110th
104th-109th
108th-110th
110th
JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the
73rd Congress November 8, 1932; sworn in and seated March 9, 1933; reelected to the
74th-75th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
H. Civil Service
H. District of Columbia
H. Mines and Mining
Congress
73rd-75th
73rd-75th
73rd-74th
JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to
the 104th-110th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 107th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Science, Space, and Technology
H. Science
H. Science and Technology
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
103rd
103rd
104th-109th
110th
104th-110th
JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th Congressional District (98th-107th
Congresses) and 5th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the
98th Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to
the 99th-109th Congresses. Deputy Republican whip in the 103rd Congress; term
expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
H. Budget
H. Ways and Means
H. Standards of Official Conduct
(committee chair, 104th Congress)
Jt. Taxation
Congress
98th-100th
98th-99th
98th-100th
100th
101st-109th
102nd-104th
109th
CRS-38
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the
106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to
the 107th-110th Congresses; died in office on August 20, 2008.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Small Business
H. Standards of Official Conduct
(committee chair, 110th Congress)
H. Ways and Means
Congress
106th
107th
106th-107th
107th-110th
108th-110th
JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to the 94th95th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
H. Judiciary
H. Government Operations
Congress
93rd-95th
94th-95th
KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 69th Congress in a special election held February 17, 1925, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Julius Kahn; sworn in and seated December 7, 1925;
reelected to the 70th-74th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
H. Census
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures
H. Education
H. Expenditures in the War Department
H. War Claims
H. Military Affairs
H. Appropriations
Congress
69th
69th
69th
69th
70th
71st-72nd
73rd-74th
KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th Congress
November 2, 1982. Sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to the 99th-110th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Budget
H. Appropriations
Congress
98th-101st
98th-100th
101st, 110th
101st-110th
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KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate on
November 7, 1978; sworn in and seated December 23, 1978. After her election, Senator
James Pearson resigned, and Governor Bennett of Kansas appointed Ms. Kassebaum
to replace him for the duration of the 95th Congress. She was reelected to the Senate in
1984 and 1990; term expired January 3, 1997. Deputy minority whip in the 103rd
Congress.
Committee Assignments
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Special Committee on Aging
S. Budget
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Select Committee on Ethics
S. Foreign Relations
S. Labor and Human Resources
(committee chair, 104th Congress)
S. Indian Affairs
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
Congress
96th, 101st-102nd
96th-98th, 101st-102nd
96th-100th
96th-100th
99th-100th
97th-104th
101st-104th
102nd-104th
103rd
KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th Congressional District. Elected
to the 82nd Congress in a special election held July 16, 1951, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, John Kee; sworn in and seated July 26, 1951; reelected to
the 83rd-88th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1965. Secretary of the Democratic
Caucus in the 88th Congress, 2nd Session.
Committee Assignments
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Government Operations
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
Congress
82nd-88th
85th-87th
88th
KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected to
the 81st Congress November 8, 1949, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew
L. Somers; sworn in and seated January 3, 1950; reelected to the 82nd-90th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1969. Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 83rd-84th and
88th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Standards of Official Conduct
Congress
81st-90th
90th
KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-109th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2007. Chair of the House Page Board
in the 106th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
104th-106th
107th-109th
104th-109th
104th-109th
CRS-40
KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st Congressional District.
Elected to the 97th Congress in a special election on January 12, 1982, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of William R. Cotter; sworn in and seated January 25,
1982; reelected to the 98th-105th Congresses; term expired on January 3, 1999.
Appointed one of three House Democratic chief deputy whips in the 102nd and 103rd
Congresses, the first woman to have held the position. Vice chair of the House
Democratic Caucus in the 104th-105th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Select Intelligence
H. Budget
H. Administration
H. Ways and Means
Congress
97th
97th
100th-102nd
103rd
103rd
98th-105th
KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected
to the 95th Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
H. Ways and Means
Congress
94th-95th
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th Congressional District
(105th-107th Congresses) and 13th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses).
Elected to the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997;
reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. House Oversight
Jt. Library
H. Appropriations
105th
105th
105th
106th-110th
KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Elected to Senate November 7, 2006;
sworn in and seated January 6, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Environment and Public Works
Jt. Economic
110th
110th
110th
110th
KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th Congressional District. Elected
to the 84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5, 1955; reelected
to the 85th Congress; term expired January 3, 1959.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
Congress
84th-85th
CRS-41
LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 5,
1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997. She was reelected to the Senate in 2002.
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S. Energy and Natural Resources
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
S. Armed Services
S. Appropriations
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Congress
105th
105th-110th
105th-110th
106th-107th
107th-110th
110th
LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th Congressional District.
Elected to the 70th Congress November 2, 1926; sworn in and seated December 5, 1927;
reelected to the 71st Congress; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
H. Claims
H. Immigration and Naturalization
H. Invalid Pensions
H. Education
Congress
70th-71st
70th-71st
70th-71st
71st
LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress in a special election held April 7, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Ronald Dellums; sworn in and seated April 20, 1998; reelected to the
106th-110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Science
H. International Relations
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Appropriations
Congress
105th-106th
107th-109th
105th
107th-109th
110th
110th
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st Congressional District. Elected
to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th Congress; term expired January 3, 1997. Ms. Lincoln was subsequently
elected to the Senate on November 3, 1998; sworn in and seated January 6, 1999;
reelected in 2004.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Commerce
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S. Energy and Natural Resources
S. Special Committee on Aging
S. Finance
S. Select Committee on Ethics
Congress
103rd
103rd
103rd
104th
106th-110th
106th, 110th
106th-108th, 110th
107th-110th
107th-108th
CRS-42
LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected to the
95th-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works
H. Science, Space, and Technology
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Select Committee on Aging
H. Armed Services
Congress
94th
94th-103rd
95th-99th
96th-102nd
98th-103rd
LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Judiciary
H. Science
H. Standards of Official Conduct
H. Homeland Security
H. Administration
Jt. Library
Congress
104th-110th
104th-108th
105th-107th
108th-110th
109th-110th
109th-110th
LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 99th
Congress in a special election held March 30, 1985, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Gillis Long; sworn in and seated April 4, 1985; term expired
January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignment
H. Public Works
H. Small Business
Congress
99th
99th
LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 101st Congress in
a special election held March 28, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment
of Dan Coats to the Senate; sworn in and seated April 5, 1989; reelected to the 102nd103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Select Committee on Hunger
Congress
101st-103rd
101st-103rd
101st-102nd
CRS-43
LONG, ROSE McCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the 74th Congress
January 31, 1936, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Huey Pierce
Long; sworn in and seated February 10, 1936; subsequently elected April 21, 1936, in
a special election to fill the remaining months of her husband’s term, took the oath of
office for a second time on May 19, 1936; term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
S. Claims
S. Immigration
S. Interoceanic Canals
S. Post Office and Post Roads
S. Public Lands and Surveys
Congress
74th
74th
74th
74th
74th
LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th Congressional District (101st-102nd
Congresses) and 18th Congressional District (103rd-110th Congresses). Elected to the
101st Congress November 8, 1988; sworn in and seated January 3, 1989; reelected to the
102nd-110th Congresses. Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Select Narcotics Abuse and Control
H. Appropriations
H. Homeland Security
Congress
101st-102nd
101st-102nd
101st-102nd
103rd-110th
108th-110th
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 78th Congress November 3, 1942; sworn in and seated January 6, 1943; reelected to
the 79th Congress; term expired January 3, 1947. Ambassador to Italy 1953-1956;
nominated Ambassador to Brazil in 1959, but did not serve; and awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Committee Assignments
H. Military Affairs
Congress
78th-79th
LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to
the 80th Congress November 5, 1946; sworn in and seated January 3, 1947; term
expired January 3, 1949.
Committee Assignments
H. Veterans’ Affairs
Congress
80th
MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; term expired
January 3, 2005.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Small Business
Congress
108th
108th
108th
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MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to
the 104th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Government Operations
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Government Reform
H. Oversight and Government Reform
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
Jt. Economic
Congress
103rd
103rd
104th-105th
106th-109th
110th
104th-106th
107th-110th
105th-110th
MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 79th Congress in a special election held February 12, 1946, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Robert Ramspeck; sworn in and seated February 25, 1946; term
expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
H. Civil Service
H. Claims
H. Elections
H. Revision of Laws
Congress
79th
79th
79th
79th
MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th Congressional
District. Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January
5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Government Operations
H. Small Business
Congress
103rd
103rd
103rd
MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and seated January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991. Vice chair of the House Republican
Conference (99th-100th Congresses) and Secretary of Labor (1991-1993).
Committee Assignments
H. Administration
H. Budget
H. Armed Services
H. Rules
H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair)
Congress
97th-98th
97th-99th
99th-100th
101st
101st
CRS-45
MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress in a special election held March 8, 2005, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Robert Matsui; sworn in and seated March 10, 2005; reelected
to the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Rules
H. Science
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
109th-110th
109th
110th
110th
MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th Congressional District. Elected
to the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in and seated January 7, 1959; reelected
to the 87th-91st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1971.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. District of Columbia
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
Jt. Atomic Energy
Congress
86th-91st
91st, 1st Sess.
91st
91st
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to
the 106th-110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Education and Labor
H. Small Business
H. Financial Services
Congress
105th-109th
110th
105th-106th
108th-110th
MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-108th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2005.
Committee Assignments
H. Science
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Commerce
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Homeland Security
Congress
104th
104th
104th
105th-106th
107th-108th
108th
CRS-46
MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O’LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 73rd Congress November 8, 1932; sworn in and seated March 9, 1933;
term expired January 3, 1935.
Committee Assignments
H. Education
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
Congress
73rd
73rd
73rd
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate November
7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
S. Armed Services
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
S. Indian Affairs
S. Special Aging
Congress
110th
110th
110th
110th
MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to
the 108th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Resources
H. International Relations
H. Appropriations
H. Oversight and Government Reform
Congress
107th-109th
107th-108th
108th-109th
110th
110th
MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to
the 71st Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in and seated April 15, 1929; term expired
March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
H. Naval Affairs
Congress
71st
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th Congressional District (103rd-104th
Congresses) and 4th Congressional District (105th-107th Congress and 109th Congress).
Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993;
reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003. Elected to the
109th Congress November 2, 2004; sworn and seated January 4, 2005; term expired
January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Banking and Finance
H. International Relations
H. National Security
H. Armed Services
H. Budget
Congress
103rd-104th
103rd
104th-105th
104th-107th
105th
106th-107th , 109th
109th
CRS-47
MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st Congressional District.
Elected to the 76th Congress in a special election held November 7, 1939, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thomas S. McMillan; sworn in and seated
January 3, 1940; term expired January 3, 1941.
Committee Assignments
H. Election of President, Vice President, and
Representatives in Congress
H. Insular Affairs
H. Patents
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
Congress
76th
76th
76th
76th
MCMORRIS ROGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th Congressional District.
Elected to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4,
2005; reelected to the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Education and Labor
H. Resources
H. Natural Resources
Congress
109th -110th
109th
110th
109th
110th
MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-107th Congresses; term expired Januay 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
H. Appropriations
H. Budget
H. Government Reform and Oversight
Congress
103rd, 105th-107th
104th
104th
MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 99th
Congress November 6, 1984; sworn in and seated January 3, 1985; reelected to the
100th-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
H. Science and Technology
H. Select Aging
H. Foreign Affairs
H. International Relations
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
H. Small Business (committee chair, 104th)
Congress
99th
99th-102nd
99th-103rd
104th
104th
99th-104th
MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975;
reelected to the 95th Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
H. District of Columbia
H. Foreign Affairs
H. International Relations
Congress
94th-95th
94th
95th
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MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 95th Congress November 2, 1976; sworn in and seated January 4, 1977; reelected to
the 97th-99th Congresses. Ms. Mikulski was subsequently elected to the Senate
November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987. She was reelected to the
Senate in 1992, 1996, and 2002. Elected assistant Senate Democratic floor leader in the
103rd Congress; the only woman to have held that position. Secretary of the Senate
Democratic Conference in the 104th-108th Congresses, which was the highest position
held by a woman, Democratic Senator up to that time.
Committee Assignments
H. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Energy and Commerce
S. Environmental and Public Works
S. Appropriations
S. Labor and Human Resources
S. Small Business
S. Select Ethics
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S. Select Intelligence
Congress
95th-97th
95th-99th
97th-99th
100th
100th-110th
100th-105th
100th-102nd
103rd-104th, 109th
106th-110th
107th-110th
MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th Congressional District.
Elected to the 104th Congress in a special election held March 26, 1996, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter Tucker; sworn in and seated April 16,
1996; reelected to the 105th-110th Congresses; died in office April 22, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Small Business
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Administration
(committee chair, 110th Congress)
Jt. Library
Jt. Printing
Congress
104th-110th
104th-110th
108th-110th
108th-110th
109th-110th
MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Government Reform
H. House Administration
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
H. Homeland Security
Jt. Library
Jt. Printing
Congress
108th-110th
108th-109th
109th
110th
110th
110th
109th
109th
CRS-49
MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
89th Congress November 3, 1964; sworn in and seated January 4, 1965; reelected to the
90th-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977. She was subsequently elected to the
101st Congress in a special election held September 22, 1990, to fill the vacancy caused
by the appointment of Daniel Akaka to the Senate; sworn in and seated September 27,
1990; reelected to the 102nd-107th Congresses; died in office on September 28, 2002.
Secretary to the House Democratic Caucus in the 94th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Budget
H. Government Operations
H. Natural Resources
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Government Reform
Congress
89th-94th, 101st-103rd
90th-94th
94th, 103rd-105th
101st-102nd
103rd
104th
105th-107th
106th-107th
MOLINARI, SUSAN. Republican; New York, 14th Congressional District (101st-102nd
Congresses) and 13th Congressional District (103rd-105th Congresses). Elected to the
101st Congress in a special election held March 20, 1990, to fill the term of her father,
Guy Molinari, who resigned to become Staten Island Borough president; sworn in and
seated March 27, 1990; reelected to the 102nd-105th Congresses. Vice chair of the House
Republican Conference in the 104th-105th Congresses, resigned from the 105th Congress
August 1, 1997.
Committee Assignments
H. Small Business
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Education and Labor
H. Budget
Congress
101st
101st-103rd
104th -105th
102nd-103rd
104th-105th
MOORE, GWEN. Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005; reelected to the
110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. Small Business
H. Budget
Congress
109th-110th
109th-110th
110th
CRS-50
MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th Congressional District. Elected to
the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987; reelected
to the 101st-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003. In 2003, she was appointed
as U.S. Representative to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
Committee Assignments
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Science, Space, and Technology
H. Select Aging
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Government Reform
H. Science
Congress
100th-103rd
100th-103rd
100th-102nd
104th-105th
106th-107th
104th-107th
MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate November
3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1999.
Ambassador to New Zealand from 1999-2001; candidate for U.S. President in 2004.
Committee Assignments
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Judiciary
S. Small Business
S. Finance
S. Special Aging
Congress
103rd-105th
103rd
103rd
104th-105th
104th-105th
MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senate. Appointed to the 108th Congress
December 20, 2002. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he
had held before he was elected governor of Alaska on November 5, 2002; sworn in and
seated January 7, 2003. She was reelected on November 2, 2004, to a six-year term.
Committee Assignments
S. Energy and Natural Resources
S. Environment and Public Works
S. Veterans’ Affairs
S. Indian Affairs
S. Foreign Relations
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Congress
108th-110th
108th-109th
108th
108th-110th
109th-110th
110th
CRS-51
MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 3,
1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected in 1998 and 2004. Senate
Democratic deputy whip in the 103rd Congress and a deputy Democratic whip in the
104th-106th Congresses. Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the
107th Congress. Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
S. Appropriations
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Budget
S. Labor and Human Resources
S. Veterans Affairs
S. Select Ethics
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S. Foreign Relations
S. Indian Affairs
Jt. Printing
Congress
103rd-110th
103rd-104th
103rd-109th
105th
105th-109th
105th
106th-110th
110th
110th
110th
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th -110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Small Business
H. Resources
Congress
108th-110th
108th-109th
108th-110th
109th
MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Science
H. Small Business
H. Rules
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
104th
104th
104th
105th-108th
109th-110th
NAPOLITANO, GRACE. Democrat; California, 34th Congressional District (106th-107th
Congresses) and 38th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the
106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to
the 107th-110th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 109th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Resources
H. Natural Resources
H. Small Business
H. International Relations
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
106th-109th
110th
106th-108th
107th-109th
110th
CRS-52
NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the 86th
Congress November 8, 1960, in a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Richard L. Neuberger, and for the ensuing six-year term; sworn
in November 9, 1960; term expired January 3, 1967.
Committee Assignments
S. Agriculture and Forestry
S. Banking and Currency
S. Special Committee on Aging
S. Committee on Parliamentary Conference with Canada
S. Commerce
Congress
87th-88th
87th-89th
87th
87th, 2nd Sess.
89th
NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 67th
Congress in a special election held January 23, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, John Nolan, and also to the 68th Congress; sworn in and seated
February 2, 1923; term expired March 3, 1925. First woman to chair a congressional
committee
Committee Assignments
H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department,
(committee chair, 68th )
H. Labor
Congress
67th-68th
67th-68th
NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th Congressional District. Elected
to the 87th Congress in a special election April 18, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, William Frank Norrell; sworn in and seated April 25, 1961;
term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. Post Office and Civil Service
Congress
87th
NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the
106th-109th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Appropriations
Congress
105th-109th
NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Non-voting Delegate from the District of
Columbia. Elected to the 102nd Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated
January 3, 1991; reelected to the 103rd-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. District of Columbia
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Public Works and Transportation
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
H. Small Business
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Government Reform
H. Oversight and Government Reform
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Homeland Security
Congress
102nd-103rd
102nd-103rd
102nd-103rd
103rd
104th
104th-105th
106th-109th
110th
104th-110th
108th-110th
CRS-53
NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th Congressional District. Elected to
the 69th Congress November 4, 1924; sworn in and seated December 7, 1925; reelected
to the 70th-81st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1951.
Committee Assignments
H. District of Columbia (committee chair, 72nd-74th)
H. Labor (committee chair, 75th-79th)
H. World War Veterans Legislation
H. Memorials
H. Education
H. Enrolled Bills
H. Administration (committee chair, 81st)
Congress
69th-74th
69th-79th
69th-72nd
71st-79th
78th-79th
78th-79th
80th-81st
OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th Congressional District. Elected to the 95th
Congress November 2, 1976; sworn in and seated January 4, 1977; reelected to the 96th102nd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1993. Elected secretary of the House
Democratic Caucus in the 99th Congress and vice chair of the caucus in the 100th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Select Committee on Aging
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Administration
Congress
95th-102nd
96th-102nd
97th-102nd
98th-102nd
O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, Congresswoman-at-large.
Elected to the 74th Congress November 6, 1934; sworn in and seated January 3, 1935;
reelected to the 75th-77th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
H. Election of President, Vice President,
and Representatives in Congress
(committee chair, 75th-77th)
H. Immigration and Naturalization
H. Insular Affairs
Congress
74th-77th
75th-77th
75th-77th
OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 70th Congress in a special election held January 9, 1929, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, William Allen Oldfield, and also to the 71st Congress;
sworn in and seated January 11, 1929; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures
H. Expenditures in the Executive Departments
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
Congress
71st
71st
71st
CRS-54
OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 71st
Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in and seated April 15, 1929; reelected to the 72nd
Congress; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
71st-72nd
PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th Congressional District. Elected
to the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987; reelected
to the 101st-102nd Congresses, term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H. Select Hunger
Congress
100th-102nd
100th-102nd
100th-102nd
PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District (100th-102nd Congresses)
and 8th Congressional District (103rd-110th Congresses). Elected to the 100th Congress
in a special election June 2, 1987, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sala
Burton; sworn in and seated June 9, 1987; reelected to the 101st-110th Congresses.
Elected Speaker of the House in the 110th Congress, making her the first female Speaker
of the House. Elected House Democratic whip on Oct.10, 2001, effective January 15,
2002, and elected House Democratic leader for the 108th and 109th Congresses. Both
were the highest House leadership positions ever held by a woman at that time.
Representative Pelosi is also the only woman nominated to be Speaker of the House.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Government Operations
H. Appropriations
H. Standards of Official Conduct
H. Intelligence
H. Intelligence (Ex Officio)
Congress
100th-101st
100th-101st
102nd-107th
102nd-104th
104th-107th
108th-109th
PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress April 29,1975, in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, Jerry L. Pettis; sworn in and seated May 6, 1975; reelected to the 95th
Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Education and Labor
H. International Relations
Congress
94th
95th
95th
PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 83rd
Congress November 4, 1952; sworn in and seated January 3, 1953; reelected to the 84th87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Public Works
Congress
83rd-87th
84th-85th
86th-87th
CRS-55
PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
79th Congress in a special election held May 25, 1946, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of William O. Burgin; sworn in and seated June 3, 1946; term expired January 3,
1947.
Committee Assignments
H. Flood Control
H. Pensions
H. Territories
Congress
79th
79th
79th
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th Congressional District.
Elected to the 71st Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in and seated April 15, 1929;
reelected to the 72nd Congress; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Currency
H. Library
H. Education
Congress
71st
71st-72nd
72nd
PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-110th Congresses. A deputy Republican whip in the 105th-106th Congresses,
secretary of the House Republican Conference in the 106th Congress, House Republican
Conference vice chair in the 107th Congress, and chair of the House Republican
Conference in the 108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Government Operations
H. Rules
H. Financial Services
Congress
103rd
103rd
104th-108th
109th-110th
PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the 75th Congress
November 8, 1938, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter Norbeck; never
sworn in and seated, because Congress was not in session between the time of her
election and the expiration of the term; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
None listed, never sworn in
Congress
75th
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, Congresswoman-at-large (65th Congress)
and 1st Congressional District (77th Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress November
9, 1916; sworn in and seated April 2, 1917; term expired March 4, 1919. Elected to the
77th Congress November 5, 1940; sworn in and seated January 3, 1941; term expired
January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Lands
H. Woman Suffrage
H. Insular Affairs
Congress
65th, 77th
65th
77th
CRS-56
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
87th Congress in a special election on May 16, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece; sworn in and seated May 23, 1961; term
expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. Public Works
Congress
87th
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th Congressional District.
Elected to the 88th Congress November 6, 1962; sworn in and seated January 9, 1963;
reelected to the 89th-92nd Congresses; resigned October 7, 1971, to become a member
of the Federal Communication Commission.
Committee Assignments
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Public Works
H. Appropriations
H. Standards of Official Conduct
Congress
88th-89th
89th
90th-92nd
91st-92nd
RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th Congressional District. Elected to the
110th Congress in a special election August 21, 2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Juanita Millender-McDonald; sworn in and seated September 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Science and Technology
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
110th
110th
RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 87th Congress in a special election on April 10, 1962, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, John Jacob Riley; sworn in and seated April 12, 1962; term
expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. Science and Transportation
Congress
87th
RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Science
H. Education and the Workforce
Congress
104th-106th
104th-107th
107th
CRS-57
ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 67th Congress on November 2, 1920; sworn in and seated April 11, 1921; term
expired March 3, 1923.
Committee Assignments
H. Expenditures in the Interior Department
H. Indian Affairs
H. Woman Suffrage
Congress
67th
67th
67th
ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District. Elected
to the 69th Congress in a special election held June 30, 1925, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, John Jacob Rogers; sworn in and seated December 7,
1925; reelected to the 70th-86th Congresses; died in office September 10, 1960.
Committee Assignments
H. Expenditures in the Navy Department
H. Industrial Arts and Expositions
H. Woman Suffrage
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
H. Civil Service
H. Indian Affairs
H. Foreign Affairs
H. Veterans’ Affairs (committee chair, 80th, 83rd)
Congress
69th
69th
69th
69th-79th
70th-77th
70th
73rd-79th
80th-86th
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the
101st Congress in a special election held August 29, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Claude Pepper; sworn in and seated September 6, 1989; reelected to the
102nd-110th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Foreign Affairs
H. International Relations
H. Government Operations
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Government Reform
H. Budget
Congress
101st-103rd, 110th
104th-109th
101st-103rd
104th-105th
106th-109th
109th
ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th
Congressional District. Elected to the 97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and
seated January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3,
2003.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Education and Labor
H. Select Hunger
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
H. Education and the Workforce
Congress
97th-103rd
97th-103rd
98th-102nd
104th-106th
107th
104th
105th-107th
CRS-58
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd Congressional District
(103rd-107th Congresses) and 34th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses).
Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5,
1993; reelected to the 104th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Small Business
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Budget
H. Select U.S. National Security and
Military/Commercial Concerns with the People’s
Republic of China
H. Appropriations
H. Standards of Official Conduct
103rd
103rd
104th-105th
104th-105th
105th-106th
106th-110th
108th-110th
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 100th
Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987; reelected to the 101st
Congress; term expired January 3, 1991. Served as head of the Small Business
Administration (1991-1993).
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Select Aging
Congress
100th-101st
100th-101st
100th-101st
ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th Congressional
District. Elected to the 80th Congress November 5, 1946; sworn in and seated January
3, 1947; reelected to the 81st-88th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1965.
Committee Assignments
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Government Operations
H. Armed Services
H. Rules
Congress
80th-84th, 86th-89th
83rd
85th-86th
87th-89th
SANCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
SÁ
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to the
109th-110th Congresses. Sister of Representative Loretta Sanchez.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Reform
H. Judiciary
H. Small Business
H. Education and Labor
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
108th-109th
108th-110th
108th-109th
110th
110th
CRS-59
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th Congressional District (105th -107th
Congresses) and 47th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to
the 106th-110th Congresses. Sister of Representative Linda Sánchez.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and the Workforce
H. National Security
H. Armed Services
H. Homeland Security
Jt. Economic
Congress
105th-107th
105th
106th-110th
108th-110th
109th
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the
106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to
the 107th-110th Congresses. A Democratic chief deputy whip in the 108th-110th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Government Reform
H. Small Business
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Intelligence
Congress
106th
107th
106th-107th
106th
108th -110th
110th
SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Congress
103rd
103rd
SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress in a special election held August 2, 2005, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Rob Portman; sworn in and seated September 6, 2005; reelected to the
110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Government Reform
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
109th-110th
109th
109th-110th
SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd Congressional
District. Elected to the 97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and seated January
5, 1981; reelected to the 98th-101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Science and Technology
H. Special Committee on Aging
Congress
97th-101st
97th-101st
98th-101st
CRS-60
SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to the
94th-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997. Candidate for U.S. President in
1987 for the 1988 nomination.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Judiciary
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
(committee chair, 102nd)
H. National Security
Congress
93rd-103rd
93rd-103rd
97th-104th
100th-102nd
104th
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th Congressional District. Elected
to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005;
reelected to the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
H. Ways and Means
Congress
109th-110th
109th
110th
SEASTRAND, ANDREA, Republican; California, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; term
expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
H. Science
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
104th
104th
SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY, Republican; Texas, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to the
109th Congress in a special election held November 7, 2006, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Tom Delay; sworn in and seated November 13, 2006; term expired
January 3, 2007. Second woman doctor elected to Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
109th
109th
SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st Congressional District. Elected
to the 110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Education and Labor
Congress
110th
110th
CRS-61
SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Natural Resources
H. Public Works and Transportation
Congress
103rd
103rd
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; New York, 28th Congressional District. Elected to
the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in and seated January 7, 1959; term expired
January 3, 1961. Rep. Simpson succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who died on
October 26, 1958. The seat remained vacant from October 26, 1958, to January 7,
1959, the beginning of 86th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Administration
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
Congress
86th
86th
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York, 30th Congressional District
(100th-102nd Congresses) and 28th Congressional District (103rd-110th Congresses).
Elected to the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987;
reelected to the 101st-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Public Works and Transportation
H. Select Aging
H. Budget
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Rules (committee chair, 110th Congress)
H. Homeland Security
Congress
100th-101st
100th-101st
100th-102nd
102nd-104th
104th
102nd-110th
108th
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th
Congress; term expired January 3, 1999.
Committee Assignments
H. Resources
H. Small Business
Congress
104th-105th
104th-105th
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SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 76th Congress in a special election held June 3, 1940, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, Clyde H. Smith; sworn in and seated June 10, 1940; reelected
to the 77th-80th Congresses. Ms. Smith was subsequently elected to the Senate on
November 2, 1948; sworn in and seated on January 3, 1949. She was reelected to the
Senate in 1954, 1960, and 1966; term expired January 3, 1973. Chair of the Senate
Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the highest Senate leadership post held by a
woman), and candidate for U.S. President (1964).
Committee Assignments
H. Election of the President, Vice President,
Representatives in Congress
H. War Claims
H. Revision of the Laws
H. Invalid Pensions
H. Education
H. Post Office and Post Roads
H. Naval Affairs
H. Armed Services
S. District of Columbia
S. Expenditures in Executive Departments
S. Rules and Administration
S. Appropriations
S. Armed Services
S. Government Operations
S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Congress
76th
76th
76th
76th-77th
77th
77th
78th-79th
80th
81st
81st-82nd
82nd
83rd-92nd
83rd-92nd
83rd-85th
86th-92nd
SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected to the
95th-101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Appropriations
Congress
94th
94th
95th-101st
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SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 96th
Congress November 7, 1978; sworn in and seated January 15, 1979; reelected to the
97th-103rd Congresses. Ms. Snowe was subsequently elected to the Senate November 8,
1994; sworn in and seated January 3, 1995. She was reelected to the Senate in 2000 and
2006. Counsel to the Senate majority whip in the 105th-107th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Operations
H. Small Business
H. Select Committee on Aging
H. Foreign Affairs
Jt. Economic
H. Budget
S. Budget
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
S. Foreign Relations
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
(Committee chair, 108th- 109th Congresses )
S. Armed Services
S. Finance
S. Select Intelligence
Congress
96th
96th-97th
96th-102nd
97th-103rd
98th-102nd
103rd
104th-107th
104th-110th
104th
104th-110th
105th-106th
107th-109th
108th -110th
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st Congressional District (107th Congress) and 32nd
Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-110th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Resources
H. Natural Resources
H. Energy and Commerce
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
Congress
107th
107th
110th
108th-110th
110th
SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress in a special election held April 8, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Tom Lantos; sworn in and seated April 10, 2008.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. Oversight and Government Reform
Congress
110th
110th
SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected
to the 95th-97th Congresses. Unable to be sworn in and seated in 97th Congress due to
disability; seat declared vacant February 24, 1981.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
H. Post Office and Civil Service
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Democratic Steering and Policy
Congress
94th
94th-95th
95th-96th
96th
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STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected
to the 106th Congress. Ms Stabenow was subsequently elected to the Senate on
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated on January 3, 2001. She was reelected to
the Senate in 2006. Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 109th
Congress and vice chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the
108th Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Science
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
S. Budget
S. Special Committee on Aging
S. Finance
Congress
105th-106th
105th-106th
107th-110th
107th-109th
107th-110th
107th-108th
110th
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected
to the 78th Congress November 3, 1942; sworn in and seated January 6, 1943; term
expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
H. Civil Service
H. Patents
Congress
78th
78th
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd Congressional District. Elected
to the 83rd Congress November 4, 1952; sworn in and seated January 3, 1953; reelected
to the 84th-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977. Secretary of the Democratic
Caucus in the 86th-93rd Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
(committee chair, 93rd-94th)
H. Banking and Currency
Jt. Committee on Defense Production
Congress
83rd, 89th-94th
84th-94th
91st-94th
SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 76th
Congress November 8, 1938; sworn in and seated January 3, 1939; reelected to the 77th79th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Currency
Congress
76th-79th
SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Rules
Congress
110th
110th
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TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th Congressional District. Elected to 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the
106th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. National Security
H. Science
H. Armed Services
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
Congress
105th
105th
106th-110th
105th-110th
THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
89th Congress in a special election held March 26, 1966, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, Albert Thomas; sworn in and seated March 30, 1966; term
expired January 3, 1967.
Committee Assignments
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Congress
89th
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress November 8, 1950; sworn in and seated January 3, 1951; reelected to the 83rd
and 84th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1957.
Committee Assignments
H. Judiciary
Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy
Congress
82nd-84th
84th
THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
H. Agriculture
H. Government Operations
H. Government Reform and Oversight
H. Ways and Means
Congress
103rd-104th
103rd
104th
105th-107th
TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress October 16, 2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Martin
Meehan; sworn in and seated October 18, 2007.
Committee Assignments
H. Armed Services
H. Budget
Congress
110th
110th
UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 101st
Congress November 8, 1988; sworn in and seated January 3, 1989; reelected to the
102nd-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
H. Education and Labor
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
H. Select Aging
Congress
101st-103rd
101st-103rd
101st-102n
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VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to
the 104th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Small Business (committee chair, 110th Congress)
Congress
103rd
104rd-106th
107th-110th
103rd-110th
VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
98th Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to the
99th-104th Congresses. Secretary of the House Republican Conference in the 104th
Congress; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
H. Administration
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
H. Appropriations
H. Natural Resources
Congress
98th-101st
98th-101st
98th-102nd
102nd-104th
103rd
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; term
expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
H. Rules
Congress
104th
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th Congressional District.
Elected to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4,
2005; reelected to the 110th Congress. A chief deputy Democratic whip in the 110th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Financial Services
H. Appropriations
H. Judiciary
Congress
109th
110th
110th
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WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th Congressional District (102nd Congress) and
35th Congressional District (103rd-110th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd Congress
November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; reelected to the 103rd-110th
Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 105th Congress; a vice
chair of the Democratic Steering Committee in the 105th-109th Congresses; and a chief
deputy Democratic whip in the 106th-110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
H. Banking and Financial Services
H. Financial Services
H. Veterans’ Affairs
H Small Business
H. Judiciary
Congress
102nd-103rd
104th-106th
107th-110th
102nd-104th
103rd-104th
105th-110th
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd Congressional District (107th Congress) and
33rd Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress June
5, 2001, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rep. Julian Dixon; sworn in and
seated June 7, 2001; reelected to the 108th -110th Congresses. Former ambassador to
Micronesia.
Committee Assignments
H. Government Reform
H. Oversight and Government Reform
H. International Relations
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
107th-109th
110th
107th-109th
110th
WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th Congressional District.
Elected to the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in and seated January 3, 1959;
reelected to the 87th Congress; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
H. District of Columbia
H. Government Operations
H. Science and Astronautics
Congress
86th-87th
86th
87th
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress in a special election held June 23, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Steven Schiff; sworn in and seated June 25, 1998; reelected to the 106th-110th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Commerce
H. Intelligence
H. Armed Services
H. Energy and Commerce
Congress
105th-106th
106th, 109th-110th
107th-108th
107th-110th
CRS-68
WINGO, EFFIEGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 71st Congress November 4, 1930, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress; sworn in and seated December 1, 1930;
term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
H. Accounts
H. Insular Affairs
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
71st
71st
72nd
WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 79th Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in and seated January 3, 1945; term
expired January 3, 1947. Elected to the 81st Congress November 2, 1948; term expired
January 3, 1951. Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 81st Congress.
Committee Assignments
H. Banking and Currency
H. Administration
Congress
79th and 81st
81st
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th110th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
H. Budget
H. Education and Labor
H. Education and the Workforce
H. Government Operations
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
H. Science
H. Science and Technology
H. Foreign Affairs
Congress
103rd-105th
103rd, 110th
105th-109th
103rd
104th
106th-109th
110th
110th
CRS-69
Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses, by Congress
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
110th
2007-2009
Michelle Bachmann
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Nancy Boyda
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Cathy Castor
Julia Carsona
Donna Christian-Christensen
Yvette Clarke
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davisb
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma D. Drake
Donna Edwardsc
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Mary Fallin
Virginia Foxx
Marcia L. Fudgec
Gabrielle Giffords
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Mazie Hirono
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jonesd
Marcy Kaptur
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Juanita Millender-McDonalde
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
CRS-70
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Laura Richardsonc
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Carol Shea-Porter
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Jackie Speierc
Betty Sutton
Ellen Tauscher
Niki Tsongasc
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
109th
2005-2007
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christian-Christensen
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma D. Drake
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Virginia Foxx
Kay Granger
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
CRS-71
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsuic
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cynthia McKinney
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Shelley Sekula Gibbsc
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
108th
2003-2005
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
CRS-72
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christian-Christensen
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth Sandlinc
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Denise L. Majette
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Candice S. Miller
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda T. Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
CRS-73
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
107th
2001-2003
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Mary Bono Mack
Corrine Brown
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christian-Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Melissa Hart
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Patsy T. Minkf
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Jean Carnahan
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
CRS-74
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watsonc
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
106th
1999-2001
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Mary Bono Mack
Corrine Brown
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christian-Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Kay Granger
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
CRS-75
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Patsy T. Mink
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Debbie Stabenow
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
105th
1997-1999
Mary Bono Mackc
Corrine Brown
Lois Cappsc
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christian-Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Leec
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Baily Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
CRS-76
Congress
Dates
House
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinarig
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Loretta Sanchez
Louise M. Slaughter
Linda Smith
Debbie Stabenow
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilsonc
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
CRS-77
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
104th
1995-1997
Corrine Brown
Helen Chenoweth
Eva Clayton
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emersonc
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Juanita Millender-McDonaldc
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia S. Schroeder
Andrea Seastrand
Louise M. Slaughter
Linda Smith
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara F. Vucanovich
Enid Greene Waldholtz
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Sheila Frahmh
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
CRS-78
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
103rd
1993-1995
Helen Delich Bentley
Corrine Brown
Leslie Byrne
Maria Cantwell
Eva Clayton
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Karan English
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Schenk
Patricia S. Schroeder
Karen Shepherd
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
Karen L. Thurman
Jolene Unsoeld
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchisonc
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
CRS-79
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
102nd
1991-1993
Helen Delich Bentley
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Eva Claytond
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Rosa DeLauro
Joan Kelly Horn
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Jocelyn Burdickh
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
CRS-80
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
101st
1989-1991
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Longd
Nita M. Lowey
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Minkc
Susan Molinaric
Constance A. Morella
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-Lehtinenc
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara Vucanovich
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
100th
1987-1989
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtoni
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Constance A. Morella
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosic
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
CRS-81
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Barbara Vucanovich
99th
1985-1987
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burton
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Bobbi Fiedler
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Marilyn Lloyd
Cathy Longc
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
98th
1983-1985
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtonc
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Katie Hall
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
CRS-82
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
97th
1981-1983
Jean Ashbrookc
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Beverly Barton Byron
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Katie Hall
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara B. Kennellyc
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia Snowe
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
96th
1979-1981
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Beverly Barton Byronc
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ferraro
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Marilyn Lloyd
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Gladys Noon Spellmanj
Nancy L. Kassebaum
95th
1977-1979
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Marilyn Lloyd
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Maryon P. Allenh
Muriel Humphreyh
CRS-83
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Shirley N. Pettis
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon Spellman
94th
1975-1977
93rd
92nd
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Marilyn Lloyd
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Patsy T. Mink
Shirley N. Pettisc
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon Spellman
Leonor K. Sullivan
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggsc
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Chisholm
Cardiss Collinsd
Ella T. Grasso
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Patsy T. Mink
Patricia S. Schroeder
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
1971-1973
Bella S. Abzug
Elizabeth B. Andrewsc
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Florence Price Dwyer
Ella T. Grasso
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Patsy T. Mink
Elaine Edwardsh
Margaret Chase Smith
CRS-84
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
91st
1969-1971
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Margaret Chase Smith
90th
1967-1969
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Margaret Chase Smith
89th
1965-1967
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Lera Millard Thomasd
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
88th
1963-1965
Irene Bailey Bakerc
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Katherine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
CRS-85
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
87th
1961-1963
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dorris Norrellc
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Louise Goff Reecec
Corrine Boyd Rileyc
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Jessica McCullough Weis
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
86th
1959-1961
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansenc
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogersck
Katharine Price St. George
Edna Oakes Simpson
Leonor K. Sullivan
Jessica McCullough Weis
Maurine Neubergerg
Margaret Chase Smith
85th
1957-1959
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Margaret Chase Smith
CRS-86
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
84th
1955-1957
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Mary Elizabeth Farrington
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahanc
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
Margaret Chase Smith
83rd
1953-1955
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Mary Elizabeth Farringtonc
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
Hazel Hempel Abelh
Eva Kelly Bowringhl
Margaret Chase Smith
82nd
1951-1953
Frances Payne Bolton
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Vera Daerr Buchananc
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Keec
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Ruth Thompson
Margaret Chase Smith
81st
1949-1951
Frances Payne Bolton
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Cecil Murray Harden
Edna Flannery Kellyc
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Chase Going Woodhouse
Margaret Chase Smith
CRS-87
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
80th
1947-1949
Frances Payne Bolton
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Georgia Lee Lusk
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Margaret Chase Smith
Vera Bushfieldh
79th
1945-1947
Frances Payne Bolton
Emily Taft Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Clare Boothe Luce
Helen Douglas Mankinc
Mary Teresa Norton
Eliza Jane Prattc
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Jessie Sumner
Chase Going Woodhouse
78th
1943-1945
Frances Payne Bolton
Willa Lybrand Fulmerc
Clare Boothe Luce
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessie Sumner
77th
1941-1943
Veronica Grace Bolandc
Frances Payne Bolton
Katharine Edgar Byronc
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Jeannette Rankin
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Jessie Sumner
Hattie W. Caraway
76th
1939-1941
Frances Payne Boltonc
Florence Reville Gibbsc
Clara Gooding McMillanc
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smithd
Jessie Sumner
Hattie W. Caraway
75th
1937-1939
Elizabeth Hawley Gasquec
Nan Wood Honeyman
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Hattie W. Caraway
Dixie B. Gravesh
Gladys Pylec
CRS-88
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
74th
1935-1937
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Hattie W. Caraway
Rose M. Longg
73rd
1933-1935
Marian Williams Clarkec
Isabella Selmes Greenwayc
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Hattie W. Caraway
72nd
1931-1933
Willa McCord Eslickc
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Hattie W. Carawayh
71st
1929-1931
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo
70th
1927-1929
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfieldc
Edith Nourse Rogers
69th
1927-1929
Florence Prag Kahnc
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogersc
68th
1923-1925
Mae Ella Nolan
67th
1921-1923
Winnifred Mason Huckc
Mae Ella Nolanc
Alice Mary Robertson
66th
1919-1921
None
65th
1917-1919
Jeanette Rankin
a. Died on December 15, 2007
Rebecca Feltonhm
CRS-89
b. Died on October 6, 2007
c. Elected to fill a vacancy.
d. Died on August 20, 2008.
e. Died on April 22, 2007.
f. Died on September 28, 2002.
g. Resigned on August 1, 1997.
h. Appointed to fill a vacancy.
i. Died on February 1, 1987.
j. Gladys Spellman was elected also to the 97th Congress, but she was unable to be sworn in because of a disability and
her seat was declared vacant on February 24, 1981.
k. Died on September 10, 1960.
l. Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight
Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to fill that vacancy.
m. Appointed to fill a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.
CRS-90
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses, by State
State/DC, VI, GU
California
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
32
Name of Female Members
Mary Bono Mack
Barbara Boxera
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Sala Burton
Lois Capps
Susan Davis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Anna G. Eshoo
Bobbi Fiedler
Dianne Feinsteinb
Jane Harman
Florence Prag Kahn
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Doris O. Matsui
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Grace Napolitano
Mae Ella Nolan
Nancy Pelosi
Shirley N. Pettis
Laura Richardson
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Andrea Seastrand
Lynn Schenk
Hilda Solis
Jackie Speier
Ellen Tauscher
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey
CRS-91
State/DC, VI, GU
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
Name of Female Members
New York
22
Bella S. Abzug
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Yvette Clarke
Marian Williams Clarke
Hillary Rodham Clintonb
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Kirsten Gillibrand
Elizabeth Holtzman
Edna Flannery Kelly
Sue Kelly
Nita Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Susan Molinari
Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day
Ruth Sears Baker Pratt
Katharine Price St. George
Edna Oakes Simpson
Louise Slaughter
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessica McCullough Weis
Nydia Velázquez
Illinois
12
Melissa L. Bean
Judy Biggert
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cardiss Collins
Emily Taft Douglas
Winnifred Sprague Huck
Lynn Martin
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Carol Moseley-Braunb
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Jan Schakowsky
Jessie Sumner
Florida
11
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Kathy Castor
Tillie Fowler
Katherine Harris
Paula Hawkinsb
Carrie Meek
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Karen Thurman
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
CRS-92
State/DC, VI, GU
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
Name of Female Members
Ohio
9
Jean Ashbrook
Frances Payne Bolton
Marcia L. Fudge
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Mary Rose Oakar
Deborah Pryce
Jean Schmidt
Betty Sutton
Washington
8
Maria Cantwella
Jennifer Dunn
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dean May
Cathy McMorris
Patty Murrayb
Linda Smith
Jolene Unsoeld
Maryland
8
Helen Delich Bentley
Beverly Barton Byron
Katharine Edgar Byron
Donna Edwards
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara Ann Mikulskia
Constance A. Morella
Gladys Noon Spellman
Ohio
9
Jean Ashbrook
Frances Payne Bolton
Marcia L. Fudge
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Mary Rose Oakar
Deborah Pryce
Jean Schmidt
Betty Sutton
Michigan
7
Barbara-Rose Collins
Martha Wright Griffiths
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Candice Miller
Lynn Rivers
Debbie Stabenowa
Ruth Thompson
Missouri
7
Jean Carnahanb
Pat Danner
Jo Ann Emerson
Joan Kelly Horn
Karen McCarthy
Claire McCaskilla
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
CRS-93
State/DC, VI, GU
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
Name of Female Members
Texas
7
Kay Granger
Kay Bailey Hutchisonb
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Barbara C. Jordan
Sheila Jackson Lee
Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Lera Millard Thomas
Connecticut
6
Rosa DeLauro
Ella T. Grasso
Nancy L. Johnson
Barbara Bailey Kennelly
Clare Boothe Luce
Chase Going Woodhouse
Georgia
6
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Rebecca Latimer Feltonb
Florence Reville Gibbs
Denise Majette
Helen Douglas Mankin
Cynthia McKinney
Pennsylvania
6
Veronica Grace Boland
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Melissa Hart
Allyson Y. Schwartz
Kansas
6
Nancy Boyda
Sheila Frahmb
Nancy Landon Kassebaumb
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Kathryn O. McCarthy
Jan Meyers
Arkansas
5
Hattie Wyatt Carawayb
Blanche Lambert Lincolna
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Indiana
5
Julia Carson
Katie Hall
Cecil Murray Harden
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Jill Long
Louisiana
5
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Elaine Edwardsb
Mary Landrieub
Rose McConnell Longb
Cathy Long
CRS-94
State/DC, VI, GU
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
Name of Female Members
Minnesota
5
Michelle Bachmann
Betty McCollum
Muriel Buck Humphreyb
Amy Kloubuchara
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
New Jersey
5
Florence Prince Dwyer
Millicent Fenwick
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Mary Teresa Norton
Marge Scafati Roukema
Oregon
5
Elizabeth Furse
Edith Green
Nan Wood Honeyman
Darlene Hooley
Maurine Brown Neubergerb
South Carolina
5
Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
Clara Gooding McMillan
Elizabeth Patterson
Corrine Boyd Riley
Tennessee
5
Irene Bailey Baker
Marsha Blackburn
Marilyn Lloyd
Willa McCord Eslick
Louise Goff Reece
North Carolina
5
Eva Clayton
Elizabeth Doleb
Virginia Foxx
Sue Myrick
Eliza Jane Pratt
Hawaii
4
Mary Elizabeth Farringtonc
Mazie Hirono
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Patricia Saiki
Massachusetts
4
Margaret M. Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Edith Nourse Rogers
Niki Tsongas
Alabama
3
Maryon Pittman Allenb
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Dixie Bibb Gravesb
Arizona
3
Karen English
Gabrielle Giffords
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Maine
3
Susan M. Collinsb
Margaret Chase Smitha
Olympia J. Snowea
CRS-95
State/DC, VI, GU
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
Name of Female Members
Nebraska
3
Hazel Hempel Abelb
Eva Kelly Bowringb
Virginia Smith
Utah
3
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Karen Shepherd
Enid Greene Waldholtz
South Dakota
3
Vera Calahan Bushfieldb
Gladys Pyleb
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Colorado
3
Diana DeGette
Marilyn Musgrave
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia
3
Leslie Byrne
Jo Ann Davis
Thelma Drake
Idaho
2
Helen Chenoweth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Kentucky
2
Katherine Gudger Langley
Anne M. Northup
New Mexico
2
Georgia Lee Lusk
Heather Wilson
Nevada
2
Shelley Berkley
Barbara Vucanovich
West Virginia
2
Shelley Moore Capito
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Wisconsin
2
Tammy Baldwin
Gwen Moore
Oklahoma
2
Mary Fallin
Alice Mary Robertson
District of Columbia
1
Eleanor Holmes Nortonc
Montana
1
Jeannette Rankin
North Dakota
1
Jocelyn Burdickb
New Hampshire
1
Carol Shea -Porter
Rhode Island
1
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Virgin Islands
1
Donna Christian-Christensenc
Wyoming
1
Barbara Cubin
Alaska
1
Lisa Murkowskib
Guam
1
Madeleine Bordalloc
Delaware
0
CRS-96
State/DC, VI, GU
Number of Women Sent to
Congress, 65th-110th
Congresses
Iowa
0
Mississippi
0
Vermont
0
a. Senator and Representative.
b. Senator.
c. Delegate.
Name of Female Members
CRS-97
Table 3. Number of Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses
(1917-2008)
Congress
Years
Total Number of
Women in Congress
Number of
Women in House
Number of Women
in Senate
65th
1917-1919
1
1
0
66th
1919-1921
0
0
0
67th
1921-1923
4
3
1
68th
1923-1925
1
1
0
69th
1925-1927
3
3
0
70th
1927-1929
5
5
0
71st
1929-1931
9
9
0
72nd
1931-1933
8
7
1
73rd
1933-1935
8
7
1
74th
1935-1937
8
6
2
75th
1937-1939
9
6
3
76th
1939-1941
9
8
1
77th
1941-1943
10
9
1
78th
1943-1945
9
8
1
79th
1945-1947
11
11
0
80th
1947-1949
8
7
1
81st
1949-1951
10
9
1
82nd
1951-1953
11
10
1
83rd
1953-1955
15
12
3
84th
1955-1957
18
17
1
85th
1957-1959
16
15
1
86th
1959-1961
19
17
2
87th
1961-1963
20
18
2
88th
1963-1965
14
12
2
89th
1965-1967
13
11
2
90th
1967-1969
12
11
1
91st
1969-1971
11
10
1
92nd
1971-1973
15
13
2
93rd
1973-1975
16
16
0
94th
1975-1977
19
19
0
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Congress
Years
Total Number of
Women in Congress
Number of
Women in House
Number of Women
in Senate
95th
1977-1979
20
18
2
96th
1979-1981
17
16
1
97th
1981-1983
23
21
2
98th
1983-1985
24
22
2
99th
1985-1987
25
23
2
100th
1987-1989
25
23
2
101st
1989-1991
31
29
2
102nd
1991-1993
33
30
3
103rd
1993-1995
55
48
7
104th
1995-1997
59
50
9
105th
1997-1999
65
56
9
106th
1999-2001
67
58
9
107th
2001-2003
75
62
13
108th
2003-2005
77
63
14
109th
2005-2007
85
71
14
110th
2007-2009
91
75
16
Notes: The figures for each Congress reflect the total number of women serving at the conclusion of that Congress. For
the 110th Congress, the figures are current as of the date of publication of this report.111th Congress. Since the 111th Congress convened, two of these—Senator
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA)—resigned to take cabinet
positions in the administration of President Obama, and a third, Representative Ellen Tauscher
(D-CA), resigned to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
Also, Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) resigned from the House when she was
appointed to fill the seat vacated by Senator Clinton, and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) was
elected in July 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Representative Solis.
The first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919,
1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She
was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day.
A total of 260 women have served in Congress, 170 Democrats and 90 Republicans. Of these
women, 222 (145 Democrats, 77 Republicans) have served only in the House of Representatives;
30 (19 Democrats, 11 Republicans) have served only in the Senate; and 8 (6 Democrats, 2
Republicans) have served in both houses. These figures include one Delegate each from Guam,
Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA), who served in the House for 35 years, holds the record for length
of service by a woman in Congress. Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), the first woman elected to
the House and Senate, holds the record for Senate service by a woman with 24 years.
Of the 38 women who have served in the Senate, 14 were first appointed, and 5 were first elected
to fill unexpired terms. Nine were chosen to fill vacancies caused by the death of their husbands,
and 1 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of her father. Of these 10, 3 were subsequently
elected to additional terms. Hattie Caraway (D-AR) was the first Senator to succeed her husband
and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term.
A total of 28 African American or black women have served in Congress (1 in the Senate, 27 in
the House), including the 14 serving in the 111th Congress. Seven Hispanic women have been
elected to the House; six serve in the 111th Congress. Five Asian American women have served in
the House, including two in the 111th Congress.
Sixteen women in the House, and eight women in the Senate, have chaired committees, including
three chairs of standing House committees and seven chairs of standing Senate committees.
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. She holds the highest
position in the House of Representatives, and is second in the presidential line of succession.
This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for
Representatives) districts of the 260 women who have served in Congress. It will be updated
when there are changes in the makeup of Congress.
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Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Historical Overview of Women in Congress ................................................................................1
Female Firsts in Congress ...........................................................................................................3
Length of Service........................................................................................................................4
How Women Enter Congress.......................................................................................................4
Women Who Have Served In Both Houses..................................................................................5
Women in Leadership Positions...................................................................................................6
African American Women in Congress ........................................................................................7
Asian American Women in Congress...........................................................................................7
Hispanic Women in Congress......................................................................................................8
Tables and Data...........................................................................................................................8
Alphabetical Listing....................................................................................................................9
Figures
Figure 1. Number of Women in Congress ....................................................................................2
Figure 2. Gender Composition in Congress, 1789-2009...............................................................3
Figure 3. Gender Composition in the 111th Congress ...................................................................3
Figure 4. Women’s Initial Entrance to the Senate.........................................................................5
Tables
Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-111th Congresses, by Congress.............................................. 79
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-111th Congresses, by State or Territory.................................. 98
Table 3. Number of Women in Congress, 65th-111th Congresses (1917-2009)........................... 103
Contacts
Author Contact Information .................................................................................................... 104
Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................. 104
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Introduction
Two hundred sixty women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress.1 Jeannette
Rankin (R-MT) has the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve in Congress. On
November 9, 1916, she was elected to the House of Representatives as Montana’s Representativeat-Large to the 65th Congress (1917-1919).2
Since Rankin’s election, 259 additional women have served in Congress. These 260 women
include 170 Democrats and 90 Republicans. Two hundred twenty-two (145 Democrats, 77
Republicans) have served only in the House of Representatives; 30 (19 Democrats, 11
Republicans) have served only in the Senate; and eight (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans) have served
in both houses. Of those in the House, four (3 Democrats, 1 Republican) have been Delegates to
Congress.3
A record 93 women serve in the 111th Congress; 76 in the House (59 Democrats and 17
Republicans), and 17 in the Senate (13 Democrats and 4 Republicans). Three of the women who
serve in the House are delegates, representing the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
Excluding delegates, women currently hold 73 (16.8%) seats in the House of Representatives and
17 seats in the Senate. Women currently hold 90 (16.8%) of the 535 voting seats in the 111th
Congress. Including delegates, women currently hold 76 seats in the House of Representatives,
totaling 93 seats (17.2%) in the entire Congress.
Historical Overview of Women in Congress
The number of women serving in Congress, as Figure 1 shows, has increased incrementally until
the 103rd Congress (1993-1994), when the number of female Members rose from 32 in the
previous Congress to 54. The 1992 election came to be known popularly as the “Year of the
Woman” due to the large electoral increase of women in Congress.4
1
For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to U.S. Congress, House, Office
of History and Preservation, Women in Congress, 1917-2006 (Washington: GPO, 2006),
http://womenincongress.house.gov.
2
Reps. Rankin (R-MT), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Jane Harman (D-CA), and Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) are the only
women to serve non-consecutive terms in the same house of Congress. Rep. Rankin served from 1917-1919 and from
1941-1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only Member of Congress to vote against America’s entry into both World Wars.
Rep. Mink served from 1965-1977 and from September 1990, when she was seated following a special election, until
her death in September 2002. Rep. Harman served from 1993-1999, and from 2001 to the present. Rep. McKinney
served from 1993-2003 and from 2005-2007.
3
The total number of female representatives (260) includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from Hawaii,
one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, and one from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
4
The Year of the Woman: Myths and Realities, ed. Elizabeth Adell Cook, Sue Thomas, and Clyde Wilcox (Boulder,
CO: Westview Press, 1994).
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Figure 1. Number of Women in Congress
1917-2009
100
90
80
Number of Female Members
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
Congress
Senate
House
Total Number of Female Members
Source: “Women in the U.S. Congress 2009” fact sheet, Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton
Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. Figure compiled by CRS.
Note: Delegates are not included in the data.
The percentage of voting female representation in Congress (16.8%) is slightly lower than
averages of female representation in other countries. Women represent 18.4% of national
legislative seats across the entire world. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which maintains a
database of worldwide female representation, ranks the United States 70th worldwide. The Nordic
countries (Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Norway) lead the world regionally with 41.4%
female representation in national legislatures.5 Rwanda has the only national legislature in the
world with a majority of women holding seats (56.3%).6
5
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Women in National Parliaments, May 2009, http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm.
For more information on the female majority in Rwanda’s legislature, see Josh Ruxin, “When It Comes to Women
Lawmakers, Rwanda Leads the World,” New York Times, October 7, 2008.
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Figure 2. Gender Composition in
Congress, 1789-2009
Figure 3. Gender Composition in the
111th Congress
Source: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. Figures
compiled by CRS.
Notes: Delegates are not included in the data.
Despite increases in the number of women serving in Congress over time, Figure 2 shows that
2.1% of Members in United States history have been women. Figure 3 shows the current gender
composition of the 111th Congress, with 16.8% voting female Members.
Female Firsts in Congress
The first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919,
1941-1943).
Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) was the first woman to serve in the Senate. She was appointed in
1922 to fill the unexpired term of a Senator who had died in office. In addition to being the first
female Senator, Mrs. Felton holds two other Senate records. Her tenure in the Senate remains the
shortest ever (one day), and, at the age of 87, she is the oldest person ever to begin Senate service.
Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first woman to succeed her spouse in the Senate and
also the first female initially elected to a full six-year Senate term. She was first appointed in
1931 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway (D-AR,
House, 1913-1921; Senate, 1921-1931), and then was subsequently elected to two six-year terms.
Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) was the first woman elected to the Senate without having first
been appointed to serve in that body. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1979-1997) was the first
woman elected to the Senate without first having been elected to the House or having been
elected or appointed to fill an unexpired Senate term.
As chair of the Senate Enrolled Bills Committee (73rd-78th Congresses), Hattie Caraway was the
first woman to chair a Senate as well as any congressional committee. As chair of the House
District of Columbia Committee (72nd-74th Congresses), Mary T. Norton was the first woman to
chair a House committee.
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In 1998, Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly gay or lesbian person elected to an
initial term in Congress.
Length of Service
Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA) holds the record for length of service by a woman in Congress (35
years). She was elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, John
Jacob Rogers (R-MA, 1913-1925). Mrs. Rogers served from June 25, 1925, until her death on
September 10, 1960.
Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) holds the record for length of Senate service by a woman (24
years). She was also first elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband. She succeeded Clyde H. Smith (R-ME, 1937-1940) and was subsequently elected to the
Senate. Her House service ran from June 10, 1940, until January 3, 1949. Her Senate service ran
from January 3, 1949, until January 3, 1973.
How Women Enter Congress
Article I, section 2, clause 4 of the United States Constitution states that “[W]hen vacancies
happen in the Representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies.” Therefore, all Representatives enter office through election, even
those who enter after a seat becomes open during a Congress. By contrast, the Seventeenth
Amendment gives state legislatures the option to empower governors to fill Senate vacancies by
temporary appointment.
The 38 women who have served in the Senate entered initially through three different routes: 19
entered through regular elections, 14 were appointed to unexpired terms, and 5 were elected
during a special election.
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Figure 4. Women’s Initial Entrance to the Senate
13%
50%
37%
Regular Elections
Appointments
Special Elections
Source: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. Figure compiled
by CRS.
As Figure 4 shows, approximately 63% of all women who have served in the Senate initially
entered Senate service by winning an election. A little over a third (37%) of women entered the
Senate initially through an appointment.
Women Who Have Served In Both Houses
Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) was the first of eight women to serve in both houses of Congress,
as well as the first woman elected to the Senate without first having been elected or appointed to
fill a vacant Senate seat. Senator Smith was first elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband (Clyde Smith, R-ME, 1937-1940), and served from June 10, 1940,
until January 3, 1949, when she began her Senate service. When Senator Smith left the Senate on
January 3, 1973, she had served there longer than any other woman. Her 24 years of service is
still a record for Senate service by a woman.
Barbara Mikulski, Barbara Boxer, Olympia Snowe, Blanche Lambert Lincoln, Debbie Stabenow,
Maria Cantwell, and Kirsten Gillibrand are the other women who have served in both houses. All
are Members of the 111th Congress. Senators Lincoln and Cantwell were the only ones not elected
while still serving in the House, and Senator Gillibrand is the only one to have been appointed to
the Senate while serving in the House.
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Women in Leadership Positions7
A significant number of women in Congress have held positions of party leadership other than
committee chairman. 8 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds the highest position of
leadership ever held by a woman in the United States government. As Speaker of the House, she
is second in the line of succession for the presidency. Prior to becoming Speaker in the 110th
Congress, Representative Pelosi was elected House Democratic whip, in the 107th Congress, on
October 10, 2001, effective January 15, 2002. In the 108th and 109th Congresses, she was elected
the House Democratic leader, at that time the highest position ever held by a woman in the
House. She was also the first woman nominated to be Speaker of the House. Senator Margaret
Chase Smith (R-ME), as chair of the Senate Republican Conference from 1967 to 1972, holds the
Senate record for the highest leadership position held by a female Senator.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) has served as the secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in
the 110th and 111th Congresses. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has served as chief deputy
majority whip in the 110th and 111th Congresses. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is the current
vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) was secretary
of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 109th Congress and has served as chair of the Senate
Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee in the 110th and 111th Congresses. Senator Kay
Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) was the chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee during the
110th Congress, and vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference in the 107th-109th
Congresses.
Representative Kathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA) is vice chair of the House Republican
Conference, the position held by Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) in the 110th Congress. In
the 108th and 109th Congresses, Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH) was chair of the House
Republican Conference.
Twenty-four women have chaired congressional committees. In the 111th Congress, there are
eight women leading committees: three in the House, four in the Senate, and one joint committee.
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chairs two committees. In the 110th Congress, six women chaired
committees, four in the House and two in the Senate.
Currently, Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) chairs the House Committee on Rules,
Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) chairs the House Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, and Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) chairs the House Committee on Small
Business. In the Senate, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chairs the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works and the Select Committee on Ethics, Senator Dianne Feinstein
(D-CA) chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
7
For additional information, refer to CRS Report RL30567, Party Leaders in the United States Congress, 1789-2009,
by Valerie Heitshusen, Party Leaders in the United States Congress, 1789-2009, by Valerie Heitshusen; CRS Report
RL30607, Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 111th Congresses, by Mildred
Amer, Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th-111th Congresses, by Mildred Amer;
and CRS Report RL30704, Major Leadership Election Contests In the Senate, 94th - 111th Congresses, by Mildred
Amer, Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate, 94th-111th Congresses, by Mildred Amer. Limited
information on the leadership positions held by women in Congress can also be found in the individual entries
contained in this report.
8
Office of History and Preservation, Women in Congress, 1917-2006, pp. 992-993.
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chairs the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Senator Blanche
Lincoln (D-AR) chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) chairs the Joint Economic Committee.
This is the second time that two women from the same state have chaired Senate committees.
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) chaired the Committee on Governmental Affairs in the 108th
Congress, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the 109th
Congress. In the 108th and 109th Congresses, Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) chaired the Senate
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
African American Women in Congress
Fourteen African American women serve in the 111th Congress, the same number as in the 110th
Congress. A record number of 17 African American women were elected to the House in the 110th
Congress, although 14 was the highest number to serve at any one time. 9 A record 15 African
American women served in the House in the 107th Congress; and 13 served in the 108th Congress.
A total of 28 African American women have served in Congress. The first was Representative
Shirley Chisholm (D-NY, 1969-1983). Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999) is the
only black woman to have served in the Senate. The African American women Members of the
111th Congress are Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Corinne Brown (D-FL), Eddie
Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick (D-MI), Diane Watson (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Laura
Richardson (D-CA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), and Marcia Fudge (D-OH), as well as Delegates
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Donna Christensen (D-VI).10
Asian American Women in Congress
Patsy Mink (D-HI) was the first of five Asian Pacific American women to serve in Congress, all
in the House. Representative Mink served in the House from 1965-1977, and from 1990-2002.
The other Asian Pacific American women are Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Mazie Hirono
(D-HI), and Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), all Members of the 111th Congress, and Patricia Saiki (RHI), who served from 1987-1991. 11
9
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA, 1996-2007) died on April 22, 2007, and was replaced by Rep. Laura
Richardson (D-CA, 2007-present); Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN, 1997-2007) died on Dec. 15, 2007, and was replaced by
her grandson, Rep. André Carson (D-IN, 2008-present) on Mar. 13, 2008; Rep. Albert Wynn (D-MD, 1993-2008)
resigned on May 31, 2008, and was replaced by Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD, 2008-present); and Rep. Stephanie
Tubbs Jones (D-OH, 1999-2008) died on Aug. 20, 2008, and was replaced by Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH, 2008present) on Nov. 19, 2008.
10
For additional information on African American women who have served in Congress, please refer to the “Women
of Color in Congress” section of the Office of History and Preservation’s Women in Congress website,
http://womenincongress.house.gov/data/women-of-color.html
11
Rep. Matsui was first elected to the 109th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Rep.
Robert Matsui (D-CA, 1979-2005).
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Hispanic Women in Congress
Seven Hispanic women have served in Congress, and all seven were elected to the 111th
Congress. However, Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA, 2001-2009) resigned to become Secretary
of Labor. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL, 1989-present) is the first Cuban-American
and first Hispanic woman to serve in Congress. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY, 1993-present) is the first
Puerto Rican-born woman to serve in Congress. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA, 1993-present) is
the first Mexican-American woman to serve. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA, 1997-present), Grace
Napolitano (D-CA, 1999-present), and Linda Sánchez (D-CA, 2003-present) are the other female
Hispanic Members. Representatives Loretta Sanchez and Linda Sánchez are sisters.12
Tables and Data
The list and tables that follow provide information on women Members of Congress, including
the dates they were first elected, the Congresses in which they served, the committees on which
they served, and, where relevant, the committees they chaired.
Most of the data presented are from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress,
http://bioguide.congress.gov, various editions of the Congressional Directory, a broad range of
Congressional Quarterly and Leadership Directories Inc. publications, and Women in Congress,
1917-2006, http://womenincongress.house.gov, published by the Office of History and
Preservation under the jurisdiction of the clerk of the House.
For 111th Congress committee assignments, the sources are Official Alphabetical List of the
House of Representatives of the United States , One Hundred Eleventh Congress, prepared under
the direction of Lorraine C. Miller, clerk of the House of Representatives, February 25, 2009
(available online from the clerk’s website at http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.pdf); and
for the Senate, Committee Assignments for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (available at the
Senate website 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 those in effect at the time a Member served on the panel.
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Linda Sánchez uses an accent in her last name; Loretta Sanchez does not.
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Alphabetical Listing13
ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd Congress
November 2, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dwight P. Griswold and
filled in the interim by Eva Bowring; sworn in November 8, 1954; resigned December 31, 1954.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Finance
83rd
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
83rd
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th Congressional District (92nd Congress) and 20th
Congressional District (93rd-94th Congresses). Elected to the 92nd Congress November 3, 1970;
sworn in January 21, 1971; reelected to the 93rd-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
92nd-94th
H. Public Works
92nd-94th
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress
June 8, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, James B. Allen; sworn in
June 12, 1978; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
95th
S. Judiciary
95th
ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 92nd
Congress in a special election held April 4, 1972, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, George W. Andrews; sworn in April 10, 1972; term expired January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
92nd
13
Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective October 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 September 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). However, Congress sometimes sets a
date other than January 3 for commencement of a new Congress; thus, in this report, dates sworn in are sometimes later
than January 3 for Members elected in the general election. In addition, 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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ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th Congressional District. Elected to the 97th Congress
in a special election held June 29, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
John Milan Ashbrook; sworn in July 12, 1982; term expired January 3, 1983.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
97th
BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the
110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
110 - 111th
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 88th
Congress in a special election held March 10, 1964, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Howard H. Baker, Sr.; sworn in March 10, 1964; term expired January 3, 1965.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
88th
BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in January 3, 1999; reelected to the 107th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
106th-108th
H. Judiciary
106th-111th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th-111th
BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th Congress
on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th-111th
H. Small Business
109th-111th
BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
99th Congress November 6, 1984; sworn in January 3, 1985; reelected to the 100th-103rd
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
99th-103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
99th-100th, 102nd
H. Select Aging
99th-102nd
H. Budget
101st-102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd
BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in January 3, 1999; reelected to the 107th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
106th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
106th-109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
106th-110th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
H. Foreign Affairs
111th
H. Ways and Means
110th-111th
BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 106th Congress
November 2, 1998; sworn in January 3, 1999; reelected to the 107th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Government Reform
106th
H. Financial Services
107th-111th
H. Science
106th-109th
H. Science and Technology
110th-111th
H. Education and the Workforce
107th-109th
H. Education and Labor
110th -111th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
107th-109th
BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th -111th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
108th
H. Government Reform
108th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th-111th
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
111th
BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 84th
Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in January 5, 1955; reelected to the 85th-87th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
84th-87th
BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 93rd Congress in a special election held March 20, 1973, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; sworn in March 27, 1973; reelected to the 94th101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
93rd
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
94th
H. House Administration
94th
H. Appropriations
95th-101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
99th-101st
Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements (committee chair)
94th
Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S. House (chair)
99th-100th
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th Congressional District. Elected
to the 77th Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Patrick J. Boland;
sworn in November 19, 1942; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
77th
BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to the 76th
Congress in a special election held February 27, 1940, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, Chester C. Bolton; sworn in March 5, 1940; reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1969.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress
76th
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
76th
H. Foreign Affairs
77th-90th
BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th Congressional District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 45th Congressional District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th
Congress in a special election held on April 7, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Sonny Bono; sworn in April 20, 1998; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. National Security
105th
H. Judiciary
105th-106th
H. Armed Services
106th
H. Small Business
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-111th
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Non-voting Delegate from Guam. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
108th-111th
H. Resources
108th-109th
H. Natural Resources
111th
H. Small Business
108th-109th
BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 81st
Congress November 2, 1948; sworn in January 3, 1949; reelected to the 82nd Congress; term
expired January 3, 1953.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Lands
81st
H. Administration
82nd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
82nd
BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the 83rd Congress April
16, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dwight P. Griswold; sworn in April
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16, 1954; term ended November 8, 1954, after the election to fill Senator Griswold’s unexpired
term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
83rd
S. Labor and Public Welfare
83rd
S. Post Office and Civil Service
83rd
BOYDA, NANCY. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 110thCongress
November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; term expired January 3, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
110th
H. Armed Services
110th
BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in January 3, 1983; reelected to the 99th-102nd Congresses. Ms.
Boxer was subsequently elected to the Senate on November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January
5, 1993. She was reelected to the Senate in 1998 and 2004. Chief deputy Democratic whip in the
109th-111th Congresses and a deputy whip in the 103rd Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
98th
H. Government Operations
98th-102nd
H. Budget
99th-101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
99th-102nd
H. Armed Services
102nd
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd-105th
S. Budget
103rd-106th
S. Environment and Public Works (chair, 110th-111th Congress)
103rd-111th
S. Appropriations
105th
S. Foreign Relations
106th-111th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
107th-111th
S. Select Ethics (committee chair, 110th-111th Congress)
110th -111th
BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
103rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-111th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
103rd-111th
BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th -111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
108th-109th
H. Financial Services
108th-110th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th-110th
H. Homeland Security
109th-110th
H. Ways and Means
111th
BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th Congressional District. Elected to
the 82nd Congress in a special election held July 24, 1951, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, Frank Buchanan; sworn in August 1, 1951; reelected to the 83rd-84th Congresses;
died in office November 26, 1955.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
82nd, 1st Sess.
H. Veterans’ Affairs
82nd, 1st Sess.
H. Public Works
82nd, 2nd Sess.-83rd
H. Banking and Currency
84th
BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the 102nd
Congress September 12, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband Quentin
Burdick; sworn in September 16, 1992; term expired December 4, 1992, with the election of Kent
Conrad to the vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Environment and Public Works
102nd
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th Congressional District. Elected
to the 93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in January 3, 1973; reelected to the 94th-95th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1979.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
93rd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
93rd
H. Appropriations
94th-95th
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (committee chair)
94th-95th
BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th Congress
in a special election held June 21, 1983, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Phillip Burton; sworn in June 28, 1983; reelected to the 99th-100th Congresses; died in office
February 1, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
98th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
98th
H. Select Committee on Hunger
98th-99th
H. Rules
99th-100th
BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the 80th
Congress October 6, 1948, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Harlan J.
Bushfield; resigned December 26, 1948.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
80th
BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 96th Congress November 7, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Goodloe E. Byron; sworn in January 15, 1979; reelected to the 97th-102nd Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
96th-102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
97th-102nd
BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the
77th Congress in a special election held May 27, 1941, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, William Devereux Byron; sworn in June 11, 1941; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
77th
H. War Claims
77th
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995. Ms.
Cantwell was subsequently elected to the Senate on November 7, 2000; sworn in January 3, 2001.
She was reelected to the Senate in 2006.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
S. Judiciary
107th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
107th-111th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
107th-111th
S. Indian Affairs
107th-111th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
108th-111th
S. Finance
110th-111th
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-111th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
107th-111th
H. Small Business
107th-108th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
107th-111th
H. Rules
109th
H. Select Committee on Energy and Global Warming
111th
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CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd Congressional District (105th-107th Congresses) and
23rd Congressional District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in a special
election held March 9, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Walter
Capps; sworn in March 17, 1998; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. International Relations
105th
H. Science
105th
H. Commerce
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-111th
H. Budget
109th
H. Natural Resources
110th -111th
CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the 72nd Congress
November 13, 1931, and elected January 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway; sworn in December 8, 1931; reelected to two full Senate terms;
term expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
72nd-78th
S. Commerce
72nd-78th
S. Enrolled Bills (committee chair, 73rd-78th)
72nd-78th
S. Library
72nd-78th
CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate December 4, 2000,
to fill the vacancy cause by her husband’s (Gov. Mel Carnahan) posthumous election to the
Senate; sworn in January 3, 2001; served until November 25, 2003, when the elected successor
for the remainder of the term took office.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
107th
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation
107th
S. Governmental Affairs
107th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
107th
S. Special Committee on Aging
107th
CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th Congressional District (105th-107th Congresses) and
7th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress November 5,
1996; first swearing in delayed because of illness, oath of office administered January 9, 1997;
reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses; died in office on December 15, 2007.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-110th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
105th-107th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
108th-110th
CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th Congress
November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th
H. Rules
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
111th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
111th
CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-106th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
104th-106th
H. Resources
104th-106th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
105th-106th
H. Government Reform
106th
CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected to
the 91st Congress November 5, 1968; sworn in January 3, 1969; reelected to the 92nd-97th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983. Secretary to the Democratic Caucus in the 96th
Congress. First black female candidate for U.S. President (1972).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
91st-92nd
H. Education and Labor
92nd-94th
H. Rules
95th-97th
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; non-voting Delegate from the Virgin Islands. Elected to
the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th
Congresses. First woman doctor in Congress.
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Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Resources
105th-109th
H. Natural Resources
110th-111th
H. Small Business
105th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-110th
H. Energy and Commerce
111th
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA and CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA See
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
CHU, JUDY. Democrat; California, 32nd Congressional District. Elected to the 111th Congress in
a special election held July 14, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rep. Hilda
Solis; sworn in July 16, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
111th
H. Judiciary
111th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
111th
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th Congressional District. Elected to
the 82nd Congress November 8, 1950; sworn in January 3, 1951; reelected to the 83rd-87th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963. Rep. Church succeeded her husband, Ralph E. Church,
who died in office on March 21, 1950. The seat remained vacant from March 21, 1950, to January
3, 1951, the commencement of the 82nd Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
82nd
H. Government Operations
83rd
H. Foreign Affairs
83rd-87th
CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th Congressional District. Elected to
the 73rd Congress in a special election held December 28, 1933, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, John Davenport Clarke; sworn in January 3, 1934; term expired January 3,
1935.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
73rd
H. Claims
73rd
H. Invalid Pensions
73rd
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CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
110th-111th
H. Homeland Security
110th-111th
H. Small Business
110th-111th
CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 102nd
Congress November 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter Jones and elected
to the 103rd Congress at the same time; took office on November 5, 1992; reelected to the 104th107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd-107th
H. Small Business
103rd-104th
H. Budget
105th-107th
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the Senate
November 7, 2000; sworn in January 3, 2001. She was reelected in 2006. First Lady of the United
States (1993-2001) and the only First Lady to run for elected political office. Chair of Senate
Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee in the 108th Congress. Candidate for U.S.
President (2008). Resigned January 21, 2009, to become Secretary of State.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Budget
107th
S. Environment and Public Works
107th-110th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
107th-110th
S. Armed Services
108th-110th
S. Special Aging
109th-110th
COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th Congressional District (102ndCongress)
and 15th Congressional District (103rd-104th Congresses). Elected to the102nd Congress November
7, 1990; sworn in January 3, 1991; reelected to the 103rd-104th Congresses; term expired January
3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd-103rd
H. Science, Space and Technology
102nd
H. Government Operations
103rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
102nd
COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd Congress
in a special election held June 5, 1973, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
George W. Collins; sworn in June 7, 1973; reelected to the 94th-104th Congresses; term expired
January 3, 1997. First female chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 96th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
93rd-103rd
H. International Relations
94th-95th
H. District of Columbia
95th
H. Foreign Affairs
96th
H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
96th-102nd
H. Energy and Commerce
97th-103rd
H. Commerce
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 6, 1996;
sworn in January 7, 1997. She was reelected in 2002 and 2008.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Labor and Human Resources
105th
S. Governmental Affairs (committee chair, 108th )
105th-108th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (committee chair, 109th)
109th-111th
S. Special Aging
105th-111th
S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems
106th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th-107th
S. Armed Services
107th-111th
Jt. Economic
108th
S. Appropriations
111th
CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 104th Congress November
8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-110th Congresses; term expired January
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3, 2009. A House deputy majority whip in the 104th-105th Congresses. Secretary of the House
Republican Conference in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
104th-109th
H. Science
104th
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-110th
DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 111th Congress November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Science and Technology
111th
H. Small Business
111th
DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-106th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-106th
H. Small Business
103rd
H. International Relations
105th-106th
DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 107th Congress
November 7, 2000; sworn in January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-110th Congresses; died in
office on October 6, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
107th-110th
H. Government Reform
107th-108th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th
H. Select Intelligence
108th-109th
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DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th Congressional District (107th Congress) and 53rd
Congressional District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress November 7, 2000;
sworn in January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
107th-111th
H. Education and the Workforce
107th-109th
H. Education and Labor
110th-111th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th
H. House Administration
110th-111th
Jt. Printing
110th
DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses. A
chief deputy Democratic whip in the 109th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-111th
H. Natural Resources
111th
DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 102nd
Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in January 3, 1991; reelected to the 103rd-111th Congresses. A
House chief deputy Democratic whip in the 104th-105th Congresses, assistant to the House
Democratic leader in the 106th-107th Congresses, and co-chair of the Democratic Steering and
Policy Committee in the 108th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
102nd
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd, 105th-111th
H. National Security
104th
H. Budget
108th-111th
DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the 108th Congress
November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; term expired January 3, 2009. Chair of the National
Republican Senatorial Committee in the 109th Congress (first woman chair), Member of the
Federal Trade Commission (1973-1979), Secretary of Transportation (1983-1987), Secretary of
Labor (1989-1990), and candidate for U.S. President (2000).
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
108th
S. Armed Services
108th-110th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
108th-110th
S. Special Aging
108th-110th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
110th
DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 79th Congress November
7, 1944; sworn in January 3, 1945; term expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
79th
DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th Congressional District. Elected to
the 79th Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in January 3, 1945; reelected to the 80th-81st
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1951.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
79th-81st
DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th Congress; term
expired January 3, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
109th-110th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Resources
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th
DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-108th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2005. Secretary and later vice chair of the House Republican Conference,
105th Congress; term expired January 3, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
Jt. Committee on Congressional Operations
103rd
H. Oversight
104th
H. Ways and Means
104th-108th
Jt. Economic
107th-108th
H. Homeland Security
108th
DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th Congressional District (85th-89th
Congresses) and 12th Congressional District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th Congress
November 6, 1956; sworn in January 3, 1957; reelected to the 86th-92nd Congresses; term expired
January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
85th-92nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
85th
H. Banking and Currency
86th-92nd
EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress June 17, 2008, in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Albert Wynn; sworn in June 19, 2008; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Technology
110th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the 92nd Congress August 1,
1972, by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Allen J. Ellender; sworn in August 7, 1972; served until November 13, 1972, when the
elected successor for the remainder of the term took office.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
92nd
S. Public Works
92nd
EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th Congressional District. Elected as an
Independent to the 104th Congress in a special election November 5, 1996, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Bill Emerson, and to her own seat in the 105th Congress;
sworn in January 7, 1997, although certified to serve in the 104th Congress; reelected to the 106th111th Congresses.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
105th
H. Small Business
105th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th
H. Appropriations
106th-111th
ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
103rd
H. Natural Resources
103rd
ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. Commerce
104th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-111th
H. Intelligence
108th-111th
ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th Congressional District. Elected
the 72nd Congress in a special election held August 4, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Edward Eslick; sworn in December 5, 1932; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
72nd
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
72nd
FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
110th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
H. Natural Resources
110th
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Committee Assignments
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H. Armed Services
111th
FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii. Elected to
the 83rd Congress in a special election held July 31, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, Joseph R. Farrington; sworn in August 4, 1954; reelected to the 84th Congress;
term expired January 3, 1957.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
83rd-84th
H. Armed Services
83rd-84th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
83rd-84th
FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the 102nd Congress November
3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson to become Governor of
California; sworn in November 10, 1992. Subsequently elected to her own six-year term on
November 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000 and 2006.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Appropriations
103rd, 107th-111th
S. Judiciary
103rd-111th
S. Rules and Administration (committee chair, 110th )
103rd-111th
S. Foreign Relations
104th-105th
Jt. Committee on the Library (committee chair, 110th )
105th, 111th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
107th-109th
S. Select Intelligence (committee chair, 111th)
107th-111th
Jt. Committee on Printing
106th-111th
FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the 67th Congress on
October 3, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas E. Watson; sworn in
November 21, 1922; term expired November 22 with the election of Walter George to the
vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
67th
FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in January 14, 1975; reelected to the 95th-97th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1983.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
94th
H. Small Business
94th-95th
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
95th
H. District of Columbia
96th
H. International Relations
96th
H. Education and Labor
97th
H. Foreign Affairs
97th
H. Select Committee on Aging
97th
FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the
96th Congress November 7, 1978; sworn in January 15, 1979; reelected to the 97th-98th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1985. She was the first woman nominated by a major
political party for Vice President and was on the Democratic ticket in 1984 with Walter Mondale.
Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus in the 97th and 98th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
96th-97th
H. Public Works and Transportation
96th-98th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-97th
H. Budget
98th
FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th-99th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
97th-99th
Jt. Economics
99th
FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-106th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 2001. House deputy majority whip and chair of the House Page Board in the
104th-105th Congresses. Vice chair of the House Republican Conference in the 106th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd, 106th
H. National Security
104th-105th
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H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-106th
FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the 104th Congress May 24, 1996,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Dole; sworn in June 11, 1996; term ended
November 5, 1996, after the election to fill the remainder of Senator Dole’s unexpired term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
104th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
104th
FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th-111th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
109th-110th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th-110th
H. Government Reform
109th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th
H. Rules
111th
FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th Congress
in a special election held November 4, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rep.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones; sworn in November 19, 2008; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
111th
H. Science and Technology
111th
FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 78th Congress November 7, 1944, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Hampton P. Fulmer; sworn in November 6, 1944; term expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
78th
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FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-105th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1999.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Commerce
104th-105th
GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 75th Congress in a special election held September 13, 1938, to fill the vacancy
caused by the 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; term
expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed, never sworn in
76th
GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
76th Congress in a special election held October 1, 1940, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, Benjamin Gibbs; sworn in October 3, 1940; term expired January 3, 1941.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
76th
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th-111th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th-111th
H. Science and Technology
110th-111th
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th Congressional District. Elected to the
110th -111th Congresses. November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th
Congress; resigned on January 26, 2009, after being appointed to the Senate to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Hillary Clinton to become Secretary of State; sworn in January 27,
2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
110th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th
S. Foreign Relations
111th
S. Environment and Public Works
111th
S. Special Aging
111th
S. Agriculture and Forestry
111th
GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 84th Congress in a special election held November 6, 1956, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, William T. Granahan, and to a full two-year term in the 85th
Congress; the 84th Congress was not in session between the time of her election and the expiration
of the term; sworn in January 3, 1957; reelected to the 86th-87th Congresses; term expired January
3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
85th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
85th-87th
H. Government Operations
85th, 2nd Sess.-87th
GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th Congress
November 5, 1996; sworn January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses. Vice Chair of
the House Republican Conference in the 110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
105th, 107th
H. Oversight
105th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th
Jt. Printing
105th
H. National Security
105th
H. Appropriations
106th-111th
H. Homeland Security
108th
GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 92nd
Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in January 21, 1971; reelected to the 93rd Congress; term
expired January 3, 1975. Elected Governor of Connecticut in 1974 and 1978. Awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
92nd-93rd
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H. Veterans’ Affairs
92nd-93rd
GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband, Governor
David Bibb Graves, to the 75th Congress August 18, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Hugo L. Black; sworn in August20, 1937; resigned January 10, 1938.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Claims
75th
S. Education and Labor
75th
S. Mines and Mining
75th
GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 84th Congress
November 2, 1954; sworn in January 5, 1955; reelected to the 85th-93rd Congresses; term expired
January 3, 1975.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
84th-92nd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
84th-85th
Jt. Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers
85th
H. House Administration
86th-87th
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
88th-90th
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
90th-93rd
H. District of Columbia
92nd
H. Appropriations
93rd
GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.
GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, At Large. Elected to the 73rd Congress
in a special election held October 3, 1933, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lewis
W. Douglas; sworn in January 3, 1934; reelected to the 74th Congress; term expired January 3,
1937.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
73rd
H. Indian Affairs
74th
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
74th
H. Public Lands
74th
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GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th Congressional District. Elected to
the 84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in January 5, 1955; reelected to the 85th-93rd
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1975. Elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1982 and
1986.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
84th-87th
H. Government Operations
84th-87th
Jt. Economic
87th-92nd
H. Ways and Means
88th-92nd
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (committee chair, 90th-93rd Congresses)
90th-93rd
H. Select Committee on Crime
91st
HAGAN, KAY. Democrat; North Carolina; Senator. Elected to Senate November 4, 2008; sworn
in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
111th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
111th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
111th
HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a
special election held November 2, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Adam
Benjamin, Jr.; sworn in November 29, 1982; reelected to the 98th Congress; term expired January
3, 1985.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None
97th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
98th
H. Public Works and Transportation
98th
HALVORSON, DEBBIE, Democrat; Illinois, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 111th
Congress November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Small Business
111th
H. Veteran’s Affairs
111th
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HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
86th Congress November 8, 1960, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Russell V. Mack and
to the 87th Congress; the 86th Congress was not in session between the time of her election and the
expiration of the term; sworn in January 3, 1961; reelected to the 88th-93rd Congresses; term
expired January 3, 1975.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
87th, 1st Sess.14
H. Education and Labor
87th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
87th
H. Appropriations
88th-93rd
HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 81st
Congress November 2, 1948; sworn in January 3, 1949; reelected to the 82nd-85th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1959.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
81st
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
82nd
H. Government Operations
83rd-85th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
83rd-85th
HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-105th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1999. Elected to the 107th Congress on November 7, 2000; sworn in
January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. National Security
104th-105th
H. Science
104th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th, 111th
H. Intelligence
104th-105th ; 107th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-111th
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HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th Congress; term
expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
108th-109th
H. International Relations
108th-109th
H. Homeland Security
109th
HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 107th
Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-109th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
107th-108th
H. Judiciary
107th-108th
H. Science
107th-108th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
109th
H. Ways and Means
109th
HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected to the Senate on November 4, 1980;
sworn in January 5, 1981; term expired on January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
97th-99th
S. Labor and Human Resources
97th-99th
Jt. Economic
97th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
98th
S. Foreign Relations
98th
S. Special Aging
99th
HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th Congressional District. Elected to
the 90th Congress November 8, 1966; sworn in January 10, 1967; reelected to the 91st-97th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983-1985)
and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1985-1989).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
90th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
90th-97th
H. Banking and Currency
91st-93rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
92nd-93rd
H. Agriculture
94th-96th
Jt. Economic
94th, 96th-97th
H. Select Committee on Ethics
96th
H. Science and Technology
97th
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, At-Large. Elected to the 108th
Congress in a special election held June 1, 2004, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
William Janklow; sworn in June 3, 2004; reelected to the 110th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
108th-111th
H. Resources
108th-109th
H. Natural Resources
111th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th-111th
H. Select Energy, Independence, and Global Warming
110th-111th
HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 92nd
Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971; term expired January 3,
1973.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
92nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
92nd
HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 110th Congress
November 7, 2006; sworn in and seated January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
110th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
H. Small Business
110th
HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to the 94th-99th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1987.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
93rd-99th
H. Administration
94th
H. Budget
95th-96th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th
Jt. Economic
98th
H. District of Columbia
98th
HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the
93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to the 94th-96th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1981.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
93rd-96th
H. Budget
94th-96th
HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 75th
Congress November 3, 1936; sworn in and seated January 5, 1937; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Indian Affairs
75th
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
75th
H. Rivers and Harbors
75th
HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-110th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Science
105th, 109th
H. Science and Technology
110th
H. Budget
106th-108th, 110th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th-109th
H. Energy and Commerce
110th
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HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 102nd
Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
102nd
H. Select Children, Youth, and Family
102nd
HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 67th
Congress in a special election held November 7, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her father, William E. Mason; sworn in November 20, 1922; term expired March 3, 1923.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Department of Commerce
67th
H. Reform in the Civil Service
67th
H. Woman Suffrage
67th
HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress
January 25, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Hubert H. Humphrey;
sworn in February 6, 1978; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Foreign Relations
95th
S. Governmental Affairs
95th
HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected to the 103rd Congress on June
5, 1993, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lloyd Bentsen to become Secretary of the
Treasury; sworn in June 14, 1993. Subsequently elected to a full six year term on November 8,
1994, and reelected in 2000 and 2006. First female vice chair of the Senate Republican
Conference (107th-109th Congresses). Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee in the
110th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Service
103rd-104th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
103rd-111th
S. Small Business
103rd-104th
S. Select Intelligence
104th
S. Appropriations
105th-111th
S. Rules and Administration
105th-111th
S. Environment and Public Works
106th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Veterans’ Affairs
107th-110th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
111th
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
104th-111th
H. Science
104th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-111th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th-111th
JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress November 8, 1932; sworn in March 9, 1933; reelected to the 74th-75th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
73rd-75th
H. District of Columbia
73rd-75th
H. Mines and Mining
73rd-74th
JENKINS, LYNN. Republican; Kansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 111th Congress
November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
111th
JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-111th
Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. Science
104th-109th
H. Science and Technology
110th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-111th
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JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th Congressional District (98th-107th
Congresses) and 5th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 98th Congress
November 2, 1982; sworn in January 3, 1983; reelected to the 99th-109th Congresses. Deputy
Republican whip in the 103rd Congress; term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
98th-100th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
98th-99th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
98th-100th
H. Budget
100th
H. Ways and Means
101st-109th
H. Standards of Official Conduct (committee chair, 104th Congress)
102nd-104th
Jt. Taxation
109th
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in January 3, 1999; reelected to the 107th-110th Congresses;
died in office on August 20, 2008.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Small Business
106th-107th
H. Standards of Official Conduct (committee chair, 110th Congress)
107th-110th
H. Ways and Means
108th-110th
JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in January 3, 1973; reelected to the 94th-95th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
93rd-95th
H. Government Operations
94th-95th
KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
69th Congress in a special election held February 17, 1925, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, Julius Kahn; sworn in December 7, 1925; reelected to the 70th-74th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Census
69th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures
69th
H. Education
69th
H. Expenditures in the War Department
69th
H. War Claims
70th
H. Military Affairs
71st-72nd
H. Appropriations
73rd-74th
KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th Congress
November 2, 1982. Sworn in January 3, 1983; reelected to the 99th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
98th-101st
H. Veterans’ Affairs
98th-100th
H. Budget
101st, 111th
H. Appropriations
101st-111th
KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate on
November 7, 1978; sworn in December 23, 1978. After her election, Senator James Pearson
resigned, and Governor Bennett of Kansas appointed Ms. Kassebaum to replace him for the
duration of the 95th Congress. She was reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990; term expired
January 3, 1997. Deputy minority whip in the 103rd Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
96th, 101st-102nd
S. Special Committee on Aging
96th-98th, 101st-102nd
S. Budget
96th-100th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
96th-100th
S. Select Committee on Ethics
99th-100th
S. Foreign Relations
97th-104th
S. Labor and Human Resources (committee chair, 104th Congress)
101st-104th
S. Indian Affairs
102nd-104th
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
103rd
KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
82nd Congress in a special election held July 16, 1951, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, John Kee; sworn in July 26, 1951; reelected to the 83rd-88th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 1965. Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 88th Congress, 2nd Session.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
82nd-88th
H. Government Operations
85th-87th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
88th
KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the
81st Congress November 8, 1949, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew L. Somers;
sworn in January 3, 1950; reelected to the 82nd-90th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1969.
Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 83rd-84th and 88th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
81st-90th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
90th
KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th Congress
November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-109th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 2007. Chair of the House Page Board in the 106th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Small Business
104th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-109th
KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st Congressional District. Elected to
the 97th Congress in a special election on January 12, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of William R. Cotter; sworn in January 25, 1982; reelected to the 98th-105th Congresses; term
expired on January 3, 1999. Appointed one of three House Democratic chief deputy whips in the
102nd and 103rd Congresses, the first woman to have held the position. Vice chair of the House
Democratic Caucus in the 104th-105th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
97th
H. Public Works and Transportation
97th
H. Select Intelligence
100th-102nd
H. Budget
103rd
H. Administration
103rd
H. Ways and Means
98th-105th
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KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in January 14, 1975; reelected to the 95th Congress; term
expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Ways and Means
94th-95th
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th Congressional District (105th107th Congresses) and 13th Congressional District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th
H. House Oversight
105th
Jt. Library
105th
H. Appropriations
106th-111th
KILROY, MARY JO. Democrat; Ohio, 15th Congressional District. Elected to the 111th Congress
November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
111th
H. Homeland Security
111th
KIRKPATRICK, ANN. Democrat; Arizona, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 111th
Congress November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Homeland Security
111th
H. Small Business
111th
H. Veteran’s Affairs
111th
KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Elected to Senate November 7, 2006;
sworn in January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
110th-111th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
110th-111th
S. Environment and Public Works
110th-111th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
Jt. Economic
110th-111th
S. Judiciary
111th
KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the
84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in January 5, 1955; reelected to the 85th Congress; term
expired January 3, 1959.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
84th-85th
KOSMAS, SUZANNE. Democrat; Florida, 24th Congressional District. Elected to the 111th
Congress November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Finance Services
111th
H. Science and Technology
111th
LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 5, 1996;
sworn in January 7, 1997. She was reelected to the Senate in 2002 and 2008.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
105th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
105th-111th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (committee chair, 111th Congress)
105th-111th
S. Armed Services
106th-107th
S. Appropriations
107th-111th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
110th-111th
LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th Congressional District. Elected
to the 70th Congress November 2, 1926; sworn in December 5, 1927; reelected to the 71st
Congress; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Claims
70th-71st
H. Immigration and Naturalization
70th-71st
H. Invalid Pensions
70th-71st
H. Education
71st
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LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th Congress
in a special election held April 7, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ronald
Dellums; sworn in April 20, 1998; reelected to the 106th-111th Congress. Chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus in the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Science
105th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th-111th
H. Appropriations
110th-111th
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st Congressional District. Elected to
the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th Congress;
term expired January 3, 1997. Ms. Lincoln was subsequently elected to the Senate on November
3, 1998; sworn in January 6, 1999; reelected in 2004.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Commerce
104th
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (committee chair, 111th Congress)
106th-111th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
106th, 111th
S. Special Committee on Aging
106th-111th
S. Finance
107th-111th
S. Select Committee on Ethics
107th-108th
LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in January 14, 1975; reelected to the 95th-103rd Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
94th
H. Science, Space, and Technology
94th-103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
95th-99th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Armed Services
98th-103rd
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LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
104th-111th
H. Science
104th-108th
H. Standards of Official Conduct (committee chair, 111th Congress)
105th-107th, 111th
H. Homeland Security
108th-111th
H. Administration
109th-111th
Jt. Library
109th-110th
LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 99th
Congress in a special election held March 30, 1985, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Gillis Long; sworn in April 4, 1985; term expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Public Works
99th
H. Small Business
99th
LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 101st Congress in a
special election held March 28, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Dan Coats
to the Senate; sworn in April 5, 1989; reelected to the 102nd-103rd Congresses; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
101st-103rd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
101st-103rd
H. Select Committee on Hunger
101st-102nd
LONG, ROSE McCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the 74th Congress
January 31, 1936, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Huey Pierce Long;
sworn in February 10, 1936; subsequently elected April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the
remaining months of her husband’s term, took the oath of office for a second time on May 19,
1936; term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Claims
74th
S. Immigration
74th
S. Interoceanic Canals
74th
S. Post Office and Post Roads
74th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Public Lands and Surveys
74th
LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th Congressional District (101st-102nd Congresses)
and 18th Congressional District (103rd-111th Congresses). Elected to the 101st Congress November
8, 1988; sworn in January 3, 1989; reelected to the 102nd-111th Congresses. Chair of the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
101st-102nd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
101st-102nd
H. Select Narcotics Abuse and Control
101st-102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd-111th
H. Homeland Security
108th-110th
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
78th Congress November 3, 1942; sworn in January 6, 1943; reelected to the 79th Congress; term
expired January 3, 1947. Ambassador to Italy 1953-1956; nominated Ambassador to Brazil in
1959, but did not serve; and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Military Affairs
78th-79th
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 111th Congress November
4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Budget
111th
H. Natural Resources
111th
LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, At Large. Elected to the 80th Congress
November 5, 1946; sworn in January 3, 1947; term expired January 3, 1949.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
80th
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MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; term expired January 3, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
108th
H. Education and the Workforce
108th
H. Small Business
108th
MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-109th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th-111th
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-111th
Jt. Economic (committee chair, 111th Congress)
105th-111th
MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
79th Congress in a special election held February 12, 1946, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Robert Ramspeck; sworn in February 25, 1946; term expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
79th
H. Claims
79th
H. Elections
79th
H. Revision of Laws
79th
MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January
3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Small Business
103rd
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MARKEY, BETSY. Democrat; Colorado, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 111th
Congress November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Transportation and Infrasturcture
111th
MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th-101st Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1991. Vice chair of the House Republican Conference (99th-100th
Congresses) and Secretary of Labor (1991-1993).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
97th-98th
H. Budget
97th-99th
H. Armed Services
99th-100th
H. Rules
101st
H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair)
101st
MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress in a special election held March 8, 2005, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Robert Matsui; sworn in March 10, 2005; reelected to the 110th -111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
109th-111th
H. Science
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
110th-111th
MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in January 7, 1959; reelected to the 87th-91st Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1971.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
86th-91st
H. District of Columbia
91st, 1st Sess.
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
91st
Jt. Atomic Energy
91st
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MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-109th
H. Education and Labor
110th-111th
H. Small Business
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
108th-111th
MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-108th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science
104th
H. Small Business
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-108th
H. Homeland Security
108th
MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O’LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 73rd Congress November 8, 1932; sworn in March 9, 1933; term expired January 3,
1935.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education
73rd
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
73rd
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
73rd
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 7, 2006;
sworn in January 4, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
110th-111th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
110th-111th
S. Indian Affairs
110th
S. Special Aging
110th-111th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
111th
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MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 107th
Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
107th-109th
H. Resources
107th-108th
H. International Relations
108th-109th
H. Appropriations
110th-111th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th
H. Budget
111th
MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 71st Congress
November 6, 1928; sworn in April 15, 1929; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Naval Affairs
71st
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th Congressional District (103rd-104th
Congresses) and 4th Congressional District (105th-107th Congress and 109th Congress). Elected to
the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-107th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003. Elected to the 109th Congress November 2, 2004;
sworn January 4, 2005; term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd-104th
H. Foreign Affairs
103rd
H. Banking and Finance
104th-105th
H. International Relations
104th-107th
H. National Security
105th
H. Armed Services
106th-107th , 109th
H. Budget
109th
MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st Congressional District. Elected
to the 76th Congress in a special election held November 7, 1939, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Thomas S. McMillan; sworn in January 3, 1940; term expired January 3,
1941.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress
76th
H. Insular Affairs
76th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Patents
76th
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
76th
MCMORRIS ROGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th -111th
Congresses. Vice chair of the House Republican Conference in the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
109th-111th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Education and Labor
110th-111th
H. Resources
109th
H. Natural Resources
110th-111th
MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
103rd, 105th-107th
H. Budget
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 99th Congress
November 6, 1984; sworn in January 3, 1985; reelected to the 100th-104th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Technology
99th
H. Select Aging
99th-102nd
H. Foreign Affairs
99th-103rd
H. International Relations
104th
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Small Business (committee chair, 104th)
99th-104th
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MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th Congressional District. Elected
to the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in January 14, 1975; reelected to the 95th
Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
94th-95th
H. Foreign Affairs
94th
H. International Relations
95th
MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
95th Congress November 2, 1976; sworn in January 4, 1977; reelected to the 97th-99th Congresses.
Ms. Mikulski was subsequently elected to the Senate November 4, 1986; sworn in January 6,
1987. She was reelected to the Senate in 1992, 1996, and 2002. Elected assistant Senate
Democratic floor leader in the 103rd Congress; the only woman to have held that position.
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 104th-108th Congresses, which was the
highest position held by a woman, Democratic Senator up to that time.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
95th-97th
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
95th-99th
H. Energy and Commerce
97th-99th
S. Environmental and Public Works
100th
S. Appropriations
100th-111th
S. Labor and Human Resources
100th-105th
S. Small Business
100th-102nd
S. Select Ethics
103rd-104th, 109th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th-111th
S. Select Intelligence
107th-111th
MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th Congressional District.
Elected to the 104th Congress in a special election held March 26, 1996, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Walter Tucker; sworn in April 16, 1996; reelected to the 105th-110th
Congresses; died in office April 22, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
104th-110th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-110th
H. Administration (committee chair, 110th Congress)
108th-110th
Jt. Library
108th-110th
Jt. Printing
109th-110th
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MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
108th-110th
H. Government Reform
108th-109th
H. House Administration
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
110th-111th
H. Homeland Security
110th-111th
Jt. Library
109th
Jt. Printing
109th
MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 89th
Congress November 3, 1964; sworn in January 4, 1965; reelected to the 90th-94th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1977. She was subsequently elected to the 101st Congress in a special
election held September 22, 1990, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Daniel Akaka
to the Senate; sworn in September 27, 1990; reelected to the 102nd-107th Congresses; died in
office on September 28, 2002. Secretary to the House Democratic Caucus in the 94th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
89th-94th, 101st-103rd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
90th-94th
H. Budget
94th, 103rd-105th
H. Government Operations
101st-102nd
H. Natural Resources
103rd
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-107th
H. Government Reform
106th-107th
MOLINARI, SUSAN. Republican; New York, 14th Congressional District (101st-102nd
Congresses) and 13th Congressional District (103rd-105th Congresses). Elected to the 101st
Congress in a special election held March 20, 1990, to fill the term of her father, Guy Molinari;
sworn in March 27, 1990; reelected to the 102nd-105th Congresses. Vice chair of the House
Republican Conference in the 104th-105th Congresses, resigned from the 105th Congress August 1,
1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
101st
H. Public Works and Transportation
101st-103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th -105th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
102nd-103rd
H. Budget
104th-105th
MOORE, GWEN. Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th Congress
on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th -111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th-110th
H. Small Business
109th-111th
H. Budget
110th-111th
MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in January 6, 1987; reelected to the 101st-107th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003. U.S. Representative to the Organization of Economic
Cooperation and Development, 2003-2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
100th-103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
100th-103rd
H. Select Aging
100th-102nd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-107th
H. Science
104th-107th
MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 3,
1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1999. Ambassador to New Zealand from
1999-2001; candidate for U.S. President in 2004.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd-105th
S. Judiciary
103rd
S. Small Business
103rd
S. Finance
104th-105th
S. Special Aging
104th-105th
MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senate. Appointed to the 108th Congress December
20, 2002. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he had held before he
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was elected governor of Alaska on November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003. She was
reelected on November 2, 2004, to a six-year term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Energy and Natural Resources
108th-111th
S. Environment and Public Works
108th-109th
S. Veterans’ Affairs
108th
S. Indian Affairs
108th-111th
S. Foreign Relations
109th-110th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
110th-111th
S. Appropriations
111th
MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 3, 1992;
sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected in 1998 and 2004. Senate Democratic deputy whip in the
103rd Congress and a deputy Democratic whip in the 104th-106th Congresses. Chair of the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the 107th Congress. Secretary of the Senate
Democratic Conference in the 110th -111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Appropriations
103rd-111th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd-104th
S. Budget
103rd-111th
S. Labor and Human Resources
105th
S. Veterans Affairs
105th-111th
S. Select Ethics
105th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th-111th
S. Foreign Relations
110th
S. Indian Affairs
110th
Jt. Printing
111th
S. Rules and Administration
111th
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th -110th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
108th-110th
H. Education and the Workforce
108th-109th
H. Small Business
108th-110th
H. Resources
109th
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MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
104th
H. Science
104th
H. Small Business
104th
H. Rules
105th-108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th-111th
H. Intelligence
111th
NAPOLITANO, GRACE. Democrat; California, 34th Congressional District (106th-107th
Congresses) and 38th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in January 3, 1999; reelected to the 107th-111th Congresses.
Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
106th-109th
H. Natural Resources
110th-111th
H. Small Business
106th-108th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the 86th Congress
November 8, 1960, in a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Richard L. Neuberger, and for the ensuing six-year term; sworn in November 9, 1960;
term expired January 3, 1967.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
87th-88th
S. Banking and Currency
87th-89th
S. Special Committee on Aging
87th
S. Committee on Parliamentary Conference with Canada
87th, 2nd Sess.
S. Commerce
89th
NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 67th
Congress in a special election held January 23, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, John Nolan, and also to the 68th Congress; sworn in February 2, 1923; term expired
March 3, 1925. First woman to chair a congressional committee.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department (committee chair, 68th )
67th-68th
H. Labor
67th-68th
NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th Congressional District. Elected to
the 87th Congress in a special election April 18, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, William Frank Norrell; sworn in April 25, 1961; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
87th
NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
105th-109th
NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Non-voting Delegate from the District of
Columbia. Elected to the 102nd Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in January 3, 1991; reelected
to the 103rd-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
102nd-103rd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
102nd-103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd-103rd
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
103rd
H. Small Business
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-109th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th- 111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-111th
H. Homeland Security
108th-111th
NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the
69th Congress November 4, 1924; sworn in December 7, 1925; reelected to the 70th-81st
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1951.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia (committee chair, 72nd-74th)
69th-74th
H. Labor (committee chair, 75th-79th)
69th-79th
H. World War Veterans Legislation
69th-72nd
H. Memorials
71st-79th
H. Education
78th-79th
H. Enrolled Bills
78th-79th
H. Administration (committee chair, 81st)
80th-81st
OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th Congressional District. Elected to the 95th
Congress November 2, 1976; sworn in January 4, 1977; reelected to the 96th-102nd Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1993. Elected secretary of the House Democratic Caucus in the 99th
Congress and vice chair of the caucus in the 100th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th-102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
97th-102nd
H. Administration
98th-102nd
O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, At Large. Elected to the 74th
Congress November 6, 1934; sworn in January 3, 1935; reelected to the 75th-77th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress
74th-77th
(committee chair, 75th-77th)
H. Immigration and Naturalization
75th-77th
H. Insular Affairs
75th-77th
OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 70th
Congress in a special election held January 9, 1929, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, William Allen Oldfield, and also to the 71st Congress; sworn in January 11, 1929; term
expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures
71st
H. Expenditures in the Executive Departments
71st
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
71st
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OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 71st
Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in April 15, 1929; reelected to the 72nd Congress; term
expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
71st-72nd
PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in January 6, 1987; reelected to the 101st-102nd
Congresses, term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
100th-102nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
100th-102nd
H. Select Hunger
100th-102nd
PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District (100th-102nd Congresses) and
8th Congressional District (103rd-111th Congresses). Elected to the 100th Congress in a special
election June 2, 1987, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sala Burton; sworn in June 9,
1987; reelected to the 101st-111th Congresses. Elected Speaker of the House in the 110th and 111th
Congresses, making her the first female Speaker of the House. Elected House Democratic whip
on Oct.10, 2001, effective January 15, 2002, and elected House Democratic leader for the 108th
and 109th Congresses. Both were the highest House leadership positions ever held by a woman at
that time. Representative Pelosi is also the only woman nominated to be Speaker of the House.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
100th-101st
H. Government Operations
100th-101st
H. Appropriations
102nd-107th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
102nd-104th
H. Intelligence
104th-107th
H. Intelligence (Ex Officio)
108th-109th
PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress April 29,1975, in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Jerry L. Pettis; sworn in May 6, 1975; reelected to the 95th Congress; term expired
January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
94th
H. Education and Labor
95th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. International Relations
95th
PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 83rd
Congress November 4, 1952; sworn in January 3, 1953; reelected to the 84th-87th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
83rd-87th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
84th-85th
H. Public Works
86th-87th
PINGREE, CHELLIE. Democrat; Maine, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 111th Congress
November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
111th
H. Rules
111th
PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 79th
Congress in a special election held May 25, 1946, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
William O. Burgin; sworn in June 3, 1946; term expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Flood Control
79th
H. Pensions
79th
H. Territories
79th
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th Congressional District. Elected to
the 71st Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in April 15, 1929; reelected to the 72nd Congress;
term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
71st
H. Library
71st-72nd
H. Education
72nd
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PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-110th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2009. A deputy Republican whip in the 105th-106th Congresses, secretary
of the House Republican Conference in the 106th Congress, House Republican Conference vice
chair in the 107th Congress, and chair of the House Republican Conference in the 108th-109th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Rules
104th-108th
H. Financial Services
109th-110th
PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the 75th Congress November 8,
1938, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter Norbeck; never sworn in and seated,
because Congress was not in session between the time of her election and the expiration of the
term; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed, never sworn in
75th
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, At Large (65th Congress) and 1st Congressional
District (77th Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress November 9, 1916; sworn in April 2, 1917;
term expired March 4, 1919. Elected to the 77th Congress November 5, 1940; sworn in January 3,
1941; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Lands
65th, 77th
H. Woman Suffrage
65th
H. Insular Affairs
77th
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 87th
Congress in a special election on May 16, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, B. Carroll Reece; sworn in May 23, 1961; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
87th
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th Congressional District. Elected to
the 88th Congress November 6, 1962; sworn in January 9, 1963; reelected to the 89th-92nd
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Congresses; resigned October 7, 1971, to become a member of the Federal Communication
Commission.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
88th-89th
H. Public Works
89th
H. Appropriations
90th-92nd
H. Standards of Official Conduct
91st-92nd
RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress in a special election August 21, 2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Juanita
Millender-McDonald; sworn in September 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Technology
110th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
H. Homeland Security
111th
RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
87th Congress in a special election on April 10, 1962, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, John Jacob Riley; sworn in April 12, 1962; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Transportation
87th
RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th Congress
November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-107th Congresses; term
expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
104th-106th
H. Science
104th-107th
H. Education and the Workforce
107th
ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
67th Congress on November 2, 1920; sworn in April 11, 1921; term expired March 3, 1923.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Interior Department
67th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Indian Affairs
67th
H. Woman Suffrage
67th
ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 69th Congress in a special election held June 30, 1925, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, John Jacob Rogers; sworn in December 7, 1925; reelected to the 70th-86th
Congresses; died in office September 10, 1960.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Navy Department
69th
H. Industrial Arts and Expositions
69th
H. Woman Suffrage
69th
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
69th-79th
H. Civil Service
70th-77th
H. Indian Affairs
70th
H. Foreign Affairs
73rd-79th
H. Veterans’ Affairs (committee chair, 80th, 83rd)
80th-86th
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the
101st Congress in a special election held August 29, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Claude Pepper; sworn in September 6, 1989; reelected to the 102nd-111th Congresses. Chair of
the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
101st-103rd, 110th-111th
H. International Relations
104th-109th
H. Government Operations
101st-103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-109th
H. Budget
109th
ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th Congressional
District. Elected to the 97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in January 5, 1981; reelected to
the 98th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
97th-103rd
H. Education and Labor
97th-103rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Select Hunger
98th-102nd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-107th
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd Congressional District (103rd-107th
Congresses) and 34th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Small Business
103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-105th
H. Budget
104th-105th
H. Select U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with
the People’s Republic of China
105th-106th
H. Appropriations
106th-110th-111th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
108th-110th
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 100th
Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in January 6, 1987; reelected to the 101st Congress; term
expired January 3, 1991. Head of the Small Business Administration, 1991-1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
100th-101st
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
100th-101st
H. Select Aging
100th-101st
ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th Congressional
District. Elected to the 80th Congress November 5, 1946; sworn in January 3, 1947; reelected to
the 81st-88th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1965.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
80th-84th, 86th-89th
H. Government Operations
83rd
H. Armed Services
85th-86th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
87th-89th
SÁNCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th Congressional District. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in January 7, 2003; reelected to the 109th-111th Congresses.
Sister of Representative Loretta Sanchez.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Reform
108th-109th
H. Judiciary
108th-111th
H. Small Business
108th-109th
H. Education and Labor
110th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th
H. Ways and Means
111th
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th Congressional District (105th -107th
Congresses) and 47th Congressional District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses.
Sister of Representative Linda Sánchez.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-107th
H. National Security
105th
H. Armed Services
106th-111th
H. Homeland Security
108th-111th
Jt. Economic
109th; 111th
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in January 3, 1999; reelected to the 107th-111th Congresses. A
Democratic chief deputy whip in the 108th-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Government Reform
106th-107th
H. Small Business
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
108th -111th
H. Intelligence
110th - 111th
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SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 109th Congress in
a special election held August 2, 2005, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rob
Portman; sworn in September 6, 2005; reelected to the 110th -111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
109th-111th
H. Government Reform
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th-111th
SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
97th-101st
H. Science and Technology
97th-101st
H. Special Committee on Aging
98th-101st
SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in January 3, 1973; reelected to the 94th-104th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1997. Candidate for U.S. President in 1987 for the 1988 nomination.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
93rd-103rd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
93rd-103rd
H. Judiciary
97th-104th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (committee chair, 102nd)
100th-102nd
H. National Security
104th
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the
109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th -111th
Congresses.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
109th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th
H. Ways and Means
110th-111th
SEASTRAND, ANDREA, Republican; California, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY, Republican; Texas, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to the
109th Congress in a special election held November 7, 2006, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Tom Delay; sworn in November 13, 2006; term expired January 3, 2007.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th
SHAHEEN, JEANNE D. Democrat; New Hampshire; Senator. Elected to Senate November 4,
2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Energy and Natural Resources
111th
S. Foreign Relations
111th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
111th
SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
110th Congress November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th-111th
H. Education and Labor
110th-111th
H. Natural Resources
111th
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SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Natural Resources
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; Ohio, 28th Congressional District. Elected to the 86th
Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in January 7, 1959; term expired January 3, 1961. Rep.
Simpson succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who died on October 26, 1958. The seat
remained vacant from October 26, 1958, to January 7, 1959, the beginning of 86th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
86th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
86th
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York, 30th Congressional District (100th102nd Congresses) and 28th Congressional District (103rd-111th Congresses). Elected to the 100th
Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in January 6, 1987; reelected to the 101st-111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
100th-101st
H. Public Works and Transportation
100th-101st
H. Select Aging
100th-102nd
H. Budget
102nd-104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
H. Rules (committee chair, 110th-111th Congresses)
102nd-111th
H. Homeland Security
108th
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th Congress; term
expired January 3, 1999.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
104th-105th
H. Small Business
104th-105th
SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
76th Congress in a special election held June 3, 1940, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, Clyde H. Smith; sworn in June 10, 1940; reelected to the 77th-80th Congresses. Ms.
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Smith was subsequently elected to the Senate on November 2, 1948; sworn in on January 3, 1949.
She was reelected to the Senate in 1954, 1960, and 1966; term expired January 3, 1973. Chair of
the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the highest Senate leadership post held by a
woman), and candidate for U.S. President (1964).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of the President, Vice President, Representatives in Congress
76th
H. War Claims
76th
H. Revision of the Laws
76th
H. Invalid Pensions
76th-77th
H. Education
77th
H. Post Office and Post Roads
77th
H. Naval Affairs
78th-79th
H. Armed Services
80th
S. District of Columbia
81st
S. Expenditures in Executive Departments
81st-82nd
S. Rules and Administration
82nd
S. Appropriations
83rd-92nd
S. Armed Services
83rd-92nd
S. Government Operations
83rd-85th
S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences
86th-92nd
SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 94th
Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in January 14, 1975; reelected to the 95th-101st Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
94th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
94th
H. Appropriations
95th-101st
SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 96th
Congress November 7, 1978; sworn in January 15, 1979; reelected to the 97th-103rd Congresses.
Ms. Snowe was subsequently elected to the Senate November 8, 1994; sworn in January 3, 1995.
She was reelected to the Senate in 2000 and 2006. Counsel to the Senate majority whip in the
105th-107th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
96th
H. Small Business
96th-97th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Foreign Affairs
97th-103rd
Jt. Economic
98th-102nd
H. Budget
103rd
S. Budget
104th-107th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
104th-111th
S. Foreign Relations
104th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (committee chair, 108th-109th )
104th-111th
S. Armed Services
105th-106th
S. Finance
107th-111th
S. Select Intelligence
108th -111th
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st Congressional District (107th Congress) and 32nd
Congressional District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress November 7, 2000;
sworn in January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses. Resigned on February 23,
2009, to become Secretary of Labor.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
107th
H. Resources
107th
H. Natural Resources
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
108th-110th
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
110th
SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress in a special election held April 8, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Tom
Lantos; sworn in April 10, 2008; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
110th-111th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th-111th
H. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
111th
SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in January 14, 1975; reelected to the 95th-97th
Congresses. Unable to be sworn in and seated in 97th Congress due to disability; seat declared
vacant February 24, 1981.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
94th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
94th-95th
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th-96th
H. Democratic Steering and Policy
96th
STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th Congress.
Subsequently elected to the Senate on November 7, 2000; sworn in on January 3, 2001. Reelected
to the Senate in 2006. Chair of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee in the 110th and
111th Congresses; Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 109th Congress, and vice
chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the 108th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
105th-106th
H. Science
105th-106th
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
107th-111th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
107th-109th
S. Budget
107th-111th
S. Special Committee on Aging
107th-108th
S. Finance
110th-111th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
111th
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, At Large. Elected to the 78th Congress
November 3, 1942; sworn in January 6, 1943; term expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
78th
H. Patents
78th
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 83rd Congress November 4, 1952; sworn in January 3, 1953; reelected to the 84th-94th
Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977. Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 86th-93rd
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (committee chair, 93rd-94th)
83rd, 89th-94th
H. Banking and Currency
84th-94th
Jt. Committee on Defense Production
91st-94th
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SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 76th Congress
November 8, 1938; sworn in January 3, 1939; reelected to the 77th-79th Congresses; term expired
January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
76th-79th
SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th Congress
November 7, 2006; sworn in January 4, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
110th
H. Rules
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
111th
TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th Congressional District. Elected to 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-111th Congresses.
Resigned on June 26, 2009 to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International
Security.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. National Security
105th
H. Science
105th
H. Armed Services
106th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th-111th
THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 89th
Congress in a special election held March 26, 1966, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Albert Thomas; sworn in March 30, 1966; term expired January 3, 1967.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
89th
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress November 8, 1950; sworn in January 3, 1951; reelected to the 83rd and 84th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1957.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
82nd-84th
Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy
84th
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THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses;
term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd-104th
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
H. Ways and Means
105th-107th
TITUS, DINA. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 111th Congress
November 4, 2008; sworn in January 6, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
111th
H. Homeland Security
111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
111th
TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 110th
Congress October 16, 2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Martin Meehan;
sworn in October 18, 2007; reelected to the 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th-111th
H. Budget
110th-111th
H. Natural Resources
111th
UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 101st
Congress November 8, 1988; sworn in January 3, 1989; reelected to the 102nd-103rd Congresses;
term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
101st-103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
101st-103rd
H. Select Aging
101st-102n
VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-111th Congresses.
Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 111th Congress.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104rd-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-111th
H. Small Business (committee chair, 110th -111th Congresses)
103rd-111th
VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
98th Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in January 3, 1983; reelected to the 99th-104th
Congresses. Secretary of the House Republican Conference in the 104th Congress; term expired
January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
98th-101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
98th-101st
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
98th-102nd
H. Appropriations
102nd-104th
H. Natural Resources
103rd
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in January 4, 1995; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
104th
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th Congressional District. Elected to
the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in January 4, 2005; reelected to the 110th -111th
Congresses. A chief deputy Democratic whip in the 110th -111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th
H. Appropriations
110th-111th
H. Judiciary
110th-111th
WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th Congressional District (102nd Congress) and 35th
Congressional District (103rd-110th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd Congress November 6,
1990; sworn in January 3, 1991; reelected to the 103rd-111th Congresses. Chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus in the 105th Congress; a vice chair of the Democratic Steering
Committee in the 105th-109th Congresses; and a chief deputy Democratic whip in the 106th-111th
Congresses.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
102nd-103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-111th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
102nd-104th
H Small Business
103rd-104th
H. Judiciary
105th-111th
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd Congressional District (107th Congress) and 33rd
Congressional District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress June 5, 2001, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Rep. Julian Dixon; sworn in June 7, 2001; reelected to the
108th -111th Congresses. Former ambassador to Micronesia.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Reform
107th-109th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th-111th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th-111th
WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th Congressional District. Elected to
the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in January 3, 1959; reelected to the 87th Congress;
term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
86th-87th
H. Government Operations
86th
H. Science and Astronautics
87th
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress in a special election held June 23, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Steven Schiff; sworn in June 25, 1998; reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses; term expired
January 3, 2009.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Intelligence
106th, 109th-110th
H. Armed Services
107th-108th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-110th
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WINGO, EFFIGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
71st Congress November 4, 1930 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Otis
Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress; sworn in December 1, 1930; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Accounts
71st
H. Insular Affairs
71st
H. Foreign Affairs
72nd
WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 79th Congress November 4, 1944; sworn in January 3, 1945; term expired January 3, 1947.
Elected to the 81st Congress November 2, 1948; term expired January 3, 1951. Secretary of the
Democratic Caucus in the 81st Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
79th and 81st
H. Administration
81st
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th – 111th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
103rd - 105th
H. Education and Labor
103rd, 110th-111th
H. Education and the Workforce
105th – 109th
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Science
106th – 109th
H. Science and Technology
110th – 111th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th
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Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-111th Congresses, by Congress
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
111th
2009-2011
Michelle Bachmann
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Kathy Castor
Julia Carson
Donna Christensen
Judy Chug
Yvette Clarke
Kathy Dahlkemper
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Donna Edwards
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Mary Fallin
Virginia Foxx
Marcia L. Fudge
Gabrielle Giffords
Kay Granger
Debbie Halvorson
Jane Harman
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Mazie Hirono
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lynn Jenkins
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Mary Jo Kilroy
Ann Kirkpatrick
Suzanne Kosmos
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Cynthia Lummis
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Betsey Markey
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clintonc
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kristen Gillibrandd
Kay Hagan
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jeanne Shaheen
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Laura Richardson
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Carol Shea-Porter
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solisa
Jackie Speier
Betty Sutton
Dina Titus
Ellen Tauscherb
Niki Tsongas
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey
110th
2007-2009
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Michelle Bachmann
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Nancy Boyda
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelly Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carsone
Kathy Castor
Donna Christensen
Yvette Clark
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davisf
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma Drake
Edwards, Donnag
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Mary Fallin
Virginia Foxx
Gabrielle Giffords
Kirstin Gillibrand
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Stephanie Herseth
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Mazie Hirono
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jonesh
Marcy Kaptur
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita Lowey
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Juanita Millender McDonaldi
Candice Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilyn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Laura Richardsong
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Carol Shea-Porter
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Jackie Speierg
Betty Sutton
Ellen Tauscher
Niki Tsongasg
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
109th
2005-2007
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Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
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Congress
Dates
Congressional Research Service
House
Senate
Donna Christensen
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma Drake
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Virginia Foxx
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cynthia McKinney
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Shelley Sekula Gibbsg
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
108th
2003-2005
Congressional Research Service
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christensen
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth Sandling
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Denise L. Majette
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Candice S. Miller
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda T. Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
107th
2001-2003
Congressional Research Service
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Mary Bono Mack
Corrine Brown
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christian-Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Melissa Hart
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Patsy T. Minkj
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Jean Carnahan
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watsong
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
106th
1999-2001
Congressional Research Service
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Mary Bono Mack
Corrine Brown
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Kay Granger
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Patsy T. Mink
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Debbie Stabenow
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
105th
1997-1999
Congressional Research Service
Mary Bono Mackg
Corrine Brown
Lois Cappsg
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Leeg
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinarik
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Baily Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Loretta Sanchez
Louise M. Slaughter
Linda Smith
Debbie Stabenow
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilsong
Lynn Woolsey
104th
1995-1997
Congressional Research Service
Corrine Brown
Helen Chenoweth
Eva Clayton
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emersong
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Juanita Millender-McDonaldg
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Sue Myrick
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia S. Schroeder
Andrea Seastrand
Louise M. Slaughter
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Sheila Frahml
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Linda Smith
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara F. Vucanovich
Enid Greene Waldholtz
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey
103rd
1993-1995
Helen Delich Bentley
Corrine Brown
Leslie Byrne
Maria Cantwell
Eva Clayton
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Karan English
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Schenk
Patricia S. Schroeder
Karen Shepherd
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
Karen L. Thurman
Jolene Unsoeld
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchisong
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
102nd
1991-1993
Helen Delich Bentley
Jocelyn Burdickl
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101st
Dates
1989-1991
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House
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Eva Claytong
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Rosa DeLauro
Joan Kelly Horn
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Longg
Nita M. Lowey
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Minkg
Susan Molinarig
Constance A. Morella
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-Lehtineng
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Jolene Unsoeld
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Barbara Vucanovich
100th
1987-1989
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtonm
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Constance A. Morella
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
99th
1985-1987
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burton
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Bobbi Fiedler
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Cathy Longg
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
98th
1983-1985
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtong
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Katie Hall
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
97th
1981-1983
Jean Ashbrookg
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Beverly Barton Byron
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Katie Hallg
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara B. Kennellyg
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia Snowe
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
96th
1979-1981
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Beverly Barton Byrong
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ferraro
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Marilyn Lloyd
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Gladys Noon Spellmann
Nancy L. Kassebaum
95th
1977-1979
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Maryon P. Allenl
Muriel Humphreyl
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Marilyn Lloyd
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Shirley N. Pettis
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon Spellman
94th
1975-1977
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggsg
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Chisholm
Cardiss Collinsg
Ella T. Grasso
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Patsy T. Mink
Patricia S. Schroeder
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
93rd
92nd
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Marilyn Lloyd
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Patsy T. Mink
Shirley N. Pettis
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon Spellman
Leonor K. Sullivan
1971-1973
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Bella S. Abzug
Elizabeth B. Andrewsg
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Florence Price Dwyer
Ella T. Grasso
Elaine Edwardsl
Margaret Chase Smith
92
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
91st
1969-1971
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Margaret Chase Smith
90th
1967-1969
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Margaret Chase Smith
89th
1965-1967
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Lera Millard Thomasg
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
88th
1963-1965
Irene Bailey Bakerg
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Katherine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
87th
1961-1963
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Catherine Dorris Norrellg
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Louise Goff Reeceg
Corrine Boyd Rileyg
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Jessica McCullough Weis
86th
1959-1961
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hanseng
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogerso
Katharine Price St. George
Edna Oakes Simpson
Leonor K. Sullivan
Jessica McCullough Weis
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
85th
1957-1959
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Margaret Chase Smith
84th
1955-1957
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Mary Elizabeth Farrington
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahang
Edith Green
Margaret Chase Smith
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Martha Wright Griffiths
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
83rd
1953-1955
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Mary Elizabeth Farringtong
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
Hazel Hempel Abelg
Eva Kelly Bowringp
Margaret Chase Smith
82nd
1951-1953
Frances Payne Bolton
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Vera Daerr Buchanang
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Keeg
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Ruth Thompson
Margaret Chase Smith
81st
1949-1951
Frances Payne Bolton
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Cecil Murray Harden
Edna Flannery Kellyg
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Chase Going Woodhouse
Margaret Chase Smith
80th
1947-1949
Frances Payne Bolton
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Georgia Lee Lusk
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Margaret Chase Smith
Vera Bushfieldl
79th
1945-1947
Frances Payne Bolton
Emily Taft Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Clare Boothe Luce
Helen Douglas Manking
Mary Teresa Norton
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Eliza Jane Prattg
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Jessie Sumner
Chase Going Woodhouse
78th
1943-1945
Frances Payne Bolton
Willa Lybrand Fulmerg
Clare Boothe Luce
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessie Sumner
77th
1941-1943
Veronica Grace Bolandg
Frances Payne Bolton
Katharine Edgar Byrong
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Jeannette Rankin
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Jessie Sumner
Hattie W. Caraway
76th
1939-1941
Frances Payne Boltong
Florence Reville Gibbsg
Clara Gooding McMillang
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smithg
Jessie Sumner
Hattie W. Caraway
75th
1937-1939
Elizabeth Hawley Gasqueg
Nan Wood Honeyman
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Hattie W. Caraway
Dixie B. Gravesl
Gladys Pyleg
74th
1935-1937
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Hattie W. Caraway
Rose M. Longg
73rd
1933-1935
Marian Williams Clarkeg
Isabella Selmes Greenwayg
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Hattie W. Caraway
72nd
1931-1933
Willa McCord Eslickg
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Hattie W. Carawayl
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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo
a.
71st
1929-1931
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo
70th
1927-1929
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfieldg
Edith Nourse Rogers
69th
1927-1929
Florence Prag Kahng
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogersg
68th
1923-1925
Mae Ella Nolan
67th
1921-1923
Winnifred Mason Huckg
Mae Ella Nolang
Alice Mary Robertson
66th
1919-1921
None
65th
1917-1919
Jeannette Rankin
Rebecca Feltonq
Resigned February 23, 2009, to become Secretary of Labor.
b.
Resigned June 26, 2009, to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
c.
Resigned January 21, 2009, to become Secretary of State.
d.
Initially elected to the House, then appointed to the Senate on Jan, 27, 2009 to fill a vacancy.
e.
Died on December 15, 2007.
f.
Died on October 6, 2007.
g.
Elected to fill a vacancy.
h.
Died on August 20, 2008.
i.
Died on April 22, 2007.
j.
Died on September 28, 2002.
k.
Resigned on August 1, 1997.
l.
Appointed to fill a vacancy.
m. Died on February 1, 1987.
n.
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 February 24, 1981.
o.
Died on September 10, 1960.
p.
Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death or
Dwight Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to fill that vacancy.
q.
Appointed to fill a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.
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Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-111th Congresses, by State or Territory
California (33 women)
Mary Bono Mack
Barbara Boxera
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Sala Burton
Lois Capps
Judy Chu
Susan Davis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Anna G. Eshoo
Bobbi Fiedler
Dianne Feinsteinb
Jane Harman
Florence Prag Kahn
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Doris O. Matsui
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Grace Napolitano
Mae Ella Nolan
Nancy Pelosi
Shirley N. Pettis
Laura Richardson
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Andrea Seastrand
Lynn Schenk
Hilda Solis
Jackie Speier
Ellen Tauscher
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey
New York (21 women)
Bella S. Abzug
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Yvette Clarke
Marian Williams Clarke
Hillary Rodham Clintonb
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Kirsten Gillibranda
Elizabeth Holtzman
Edna Flannery Kelly
Sue Kelly
Nita Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Susan Molinari
Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day
Ruth Sears Baker Pratt
Katharine Price St. George
Louise Slaughter
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessica McCullough Weis
Nydia Velázquez
Illinois (14 women)
Melissa L. Bean
Judy Biggert
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cardiss Collins
Emily Taft Douglas
Debbie Halvorson
Winnifred Sprague Huck
Lynn Martin
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Carol Moseley-Braunb
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Jan Schakowsky
Edna Oakes Simpson
Jessie Sumner
Florida (12 women)
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Kathy Castor
Tillie Fowler
Katherine Harris
Paula Hawkinsb
Suzanne Kosmas
Carrie Meek
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Karen Thurman
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Ohio (10 women)
Jean Ashbrook
Frances Payne Bolton
Marcia L. Fudge
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Rose Oakar
Deborah Pryce
Jean Schmidt
Betty Sutton
Washington (8 women)
Maria Cantwella
Jennifer Dunn
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dean May
Cathy McMorris
Patty Murrayb
Linda Smith
Jolene Unsoeld
Maryland (8 women)
Helen Delich Bentley
Beverly Barton Byron
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Donna Edwards
Marjorie S. Holt
Constance A. Morella
Gladys Noon Spellman
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Katharine Edgar Byron
Barbara Ann Mikulskia
Michigan (7 women)
Barbara-Rose Collins
Martha Wright Griffiths
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Candice Miller
Lynn Rivers
Debbie Stabenowa
Ruth Thompson
Missouri (7 women)
Jean Carnahanb
Pat Danner
Jo Ann Emerson
Joan Kelly Horn
Karen McCarthy
Claire McCaskilla
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Pennsylvania (7 women)
Veronica Grace Boland
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Kathy Dahlkemper
Kathryn Granahan
Melissa Hart
Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky
Allyson Y. Schwartz
Texas (7 women)
Kay Granger
Kay Bailey Hutchisonb
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Barbara C. Jordan
Sheila Jackson Lee
Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Lera Millard Thomas
Kansas (7 women)
Nancy Boyda
Sheila Frahmb
Lynn Jenkins
Nancy Landon Kassebaumb
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Kathryn O. McCarthy
Jan Meyers
Connecticut (6 women)
Rosa DeLauro
Ella T. Grasso
Nancy L. Johnson
Barbara Bailey Kennelly
Clare Boothe Luce
Chase Going Woodhouse
Georgia ( 6 women)
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Rebecca Latimer Feltonb
Florence Reville Gibbs
Denise Majette
Helen Douglas Mankin
Cynthia McKinney
North Carolina (6 women)
Eva Clayton
Elizabeth Doleb
Virginia Foxx
Kay Haganb
Sue Myrick
Eliza Jane Pratt
Arkansas (5 women)
Hattie Wyatt Carawayb
Blanche Lambert Lincolna
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Indiana (5 women)
Julia Carson
Katie Hall
Cecil Murray Harden
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Jill Long
Louisiana (5 women)
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Elaine Edwardsb
Mary Landrieub
Rose McConnell Longb
Cathy Long
Minnesota (5 women)
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Michelle Bachmann
Betty McCollum
Muriel Buck Humphreyb
Amy Kloubuchara
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
New Jersey ( 5 women)
Florence Prince Dwyer
Millicent Fenwick
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Mary Teresa Norton
Marge Scafati Roukema
Oregon ( 5 women)
Elizabeth Furse
Edith Green
Nan Wood Honeyman
Darlene Hooley
Maurine Brown Neubergerb
South Carolina (5 women)
Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
Clara Gooding McMillan
Elizabeth Patterson
Corrine Boyd Riley
Tennessee (5 women)
Irene Bailey Baker
Marsha Blackburn
Marilyn Lloyd
Willa McCord Eslick
Louise Goff Reece
Colorado (4 women)
Diana DeGette
Betsy Markey
Marilyn Musgrave
Patricia S. Schroeder
Hawaii (4 women)
Mary Elizabeth Farringtonc
Mazie Hirono
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Patricia Saiki
Massachusetts (4 women)
Margaret M. Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Edith Nourse Rogers
Niki Tsongas
Arizona (4 women)
Karen English
Gabrielle Giffords
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Ann Kirkpatrick
Maine (4 women)
Susan M. Collinsb
Chellie Pingree
Margaret Chase Smitha
Olympia J. Snowea
Alabama (3 women)
Maryon Pittman Allenb
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Dixie Bibb Gravesb
Nebraska (3 women)
Hazel Hempel Abelb
Eva Kelly Bowringb
Virginia Smith
Nevada (3 women)
Shelley Berkley
Dina Titus
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Utah (3 women)
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Karen Shepherd
Enid Greene Waldholtz
South Dakota (3 women)
Vera Calahan Bushfieldb
Gladys Pyleb
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Virginia (3 women)
Leslie Byrne
Jo Ann Davis
Thelma Drake
Idaho (2 women)
Helen Chenoweth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Kentucky (2 women)
Katherine Gudger Langley
Anne M. Northup
New Mexico (2 women)
Georgia Lee Lusk
Heather Wilson
West Virginia ( 2 women)
Shelley Moore Capito
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Wisconsin (2 women)
Tammy Baldwin
Gwen Moore
Oklahoma (2 women)
Mary Fallin
Alice Mary Robertson
New Hampshire (2 women)
Carol Shea–Porter
Jeanne Shaheenb
Wyoming (2 women)
Barbara Cubin
Cynthia Lummis
District of Columbia (1 woman)
Eleanor Holmes Nortonc
Montana (1 woman)
Jeannette Rankin
North Dakota (1 woman)
Jocelyn Burdickb
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Rhode Island (1 woman)
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Virgin Islands (1 woman)
Donna Christensenc
Alaska (1 woman)
Lisa Murkowskib
Guam (1 woman)
Madeleine Bordalloc
No women sent to Congress (7 states and territories)
American Samoa
Commonweath of the Northern
Mariana Islands
Delaware
a.
Senator and Representative.
b.
Senator.
c.
Delegate.
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Mississippi
Puerto Rico
Vermont
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Table 3. Number of Women in Congress, 65th-111th Congresses (1917-2009)
Congress
Years
Total Number of Women
in Congress
Number of Women
in House
Number of Women
in Senate
65th
1917-1919
1
1
0
66th
1919-1921
0
0
0
67th
1921-1923
4
3
1
68th
1923-1925
1
1
0
69th
1925-1927
3
3
0
70th
1927-1929
5
5
0
71st
1929-1931
9
9
0
72nd
1931-1933
8
7
1
73rd
1933-1935
8
7
1
74th
1935-1937
8
6
2
75th
1937-1939
9
6
3
76th
1939-1941
9
8
1
77th
1941-1943
10
9
1
78th
1943-1945
9
8
1
79th
1945-1947
11
11
0
80th
1947-1949
8
7
1
81st
1949-1951
10
9
1
82nd
1951-1953
11
10
1
83rd
1953-1955
15
12
3
84th
1955-1957
18
17
1
85th
1957-1959
16
15
1
86th
1959-1961
19
17
2
87th
1961-1963
20
18
2
88th
1963-1965
14
12
2
89th
1965-1967
13
11
2
90th
1967-1969
12
11
1
91st
1969-1971
11
10
1
92nd
1971-1973
15
13
2
93rd
1973-1975
16
16
0
94th
1975-1977
19
19
0
95th
1977-1979
20
18
2
96th
1979-1981
17
16
1
97th
1981-1983
23
21
2
98th
1983-1985
24
22
2
99th
1985-1987
25
23
2
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Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2009
Congress
Years
Total Number of Women
in Congress
Number of Women
in House
Number of Women
in Senate
100th
1987-1989
25
23
2
101st
1989-1991
31
29
2
102nd
1991-1993
33
30
3
103rd
1993-1995
55
48
7
104th
1995-1997
59
50
9
105th
1997-1999
65
56
9
106th
1999-2001
67
58
9
107th
2001-2003
75
62
13
108th
2003-2005
77
63
14
109th
2005-2007
85
71
14
110th
2007-2009
91
75
16
111th
2009-2111
93
76
17
Notes: The figures for each Congress reflect the total number of women serving at the conclusion of that
Congress. For the 111th Congress, the figures are current as of the date of publication of this report.
Author Contact Information
Jennifer E. Manning
Information Research Specialist
jmanning@crs.loc.gov, 7-7565
Colleen J. Shogan
Senior Specialist in Government and Finance
cshogan@crs.loc.gov, 7-8231
Acknowledgments
Linda Carter and Cara Warner provided assistance.
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