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In total, 329332 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, 212215 Democrats and 117 Republicans. These figures include six nonvoting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Of these 329332 women there have been
A record 112115 women currently serve in the 115th Congress. Of the 112115 women there are
This report includes committee assignments, dates of service, district information, and listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 329332 women who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in Congress: Summary Statistics and Brief Overview, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed].
On November 9, 1916, Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was elected to the House of Representatives as Montana's Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (1917-1919). This election win gave Representative Rankin the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve in Congress.1 The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for one day.
Including new Members sworn into office in MayNovember 2018,2 329332 women have been elected or appointed to Congress.3 These figures include six nonvoting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Of these 329332 women there have been4
A record 112115 women currently serve in the 115th Congress. This is higher than the previous record from the 114th Congress (108 women initially sworn in, and one House Member subsequently elected). Of the 112115 women in the 115th Congress there are
Other notable facts about women in the 115th Congress include the following:
This report includes brief biographical information, committee assignments, dates of service, listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 328 women who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in Congress: Summary Statistics and Brief Overview, by [author name scrubbed] and [author name scrubbed].
The lists and tables that follow provide information on women Members of Congress, including the dates they were first elected or appointed, the Congresses in which they served, the committees on which they served, and, where relevant, the committees they chaired or served on as ranking Member.
Table 1 lists all the women who have served in each Congress, by Congress. Table 2 lists the women Members of Congress, by state. Table 3 provides the total number of women in each Congress.
Most of the data presented are from
The 115th Congress committee assignments sources are the
The names and jurisdiction of House and Senate committees have changed many times over the years. In the interest of brevity, this report does not identify all historical name changes. The committee names listed are for the most part those in effect at the time a Member served on the panel.
ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva Bowring. (served Nov. 8, 1954, until her resignation Dec. 31, 1954)
Committee assignments:
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th District (92nd Congress) and 20th District (93rd-94th Congresses). Elected to the 92nd-94th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1977)
Committee assignments:
ADAMS, ALMA S. Democrat; North Carolina, 12th District. Elected to the 113th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Melvin L. Watt, and also elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Nov. 4, 2014-present)
Committee assignments:
ADAMS, SANDY. Republican; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress June 8, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband James B. Allen. (served June 12, 1978-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd District. Elected to the 92nd Congress in an April 4, 1972, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband George W. Andrews. (served April 10, 1972-Jan. 3, 1973)
Committee assignment:
ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a June 29, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband John M. Ashbrook. (served July 12, 1982-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignment:
AMATA, AUMUA. See RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN.
AYOTTE, KELLY. Republican; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2010. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2017)
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BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th District. Elected to the 110th-113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd District. Elected to the 88th Congress in a March 10, 1964, special election, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Howard H. Baker, Sr. (served March 10, 1964-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignment:
BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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BARRÁGAN, NANETTE DIAZ. Democrat; California, 44th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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BASS, KAREN. Democrat; California, 33rd (112th Congress) and 37th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
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BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 109th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2011)
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BEATTY, JOYCE. Democrat; Ohio, 3rd District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd District. Elected to the 99th-103rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1985-Jan. 3, 1995)
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BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013)
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BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
BLACK, DIANE. Republican; Tennessee, 6th District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
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BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 108th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-present)
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BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 84th-87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1963)
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BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA. Democrat; Delaware, At Large. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a March 20, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses. (served March 27, 1973-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th District. Elected to the 77th Congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Patrick J. Boland. (served Nov. 19, 1942-Jan. 3, 1943)
No committee assignments listed.
BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd District. Elected to the 76th Congress in a Feb. 27, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Chester C. Bolton; reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses. (served March 5, 1940-Jan. 3, 1969)
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BONAMICI, SUZANNE. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Jan. 31, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David Wu; reelected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Feb. 7, 2012-present)
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BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 45th District (108th-112th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Sonny Bono; reelected to the 106th-112th Congresses. (served April 20, 1998-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Delegate from Guam. Elected to the 108th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-present)
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BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 81st and 82nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1953)
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BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate April 16, 1954, to fill vacancy caused by death of Dwight Griswold. (served April 16-Nov. 8, 1954)
Committee assignments:
BOYDA, NANCY. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2009)
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BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 98th-102nd Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 1993). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected in 1998, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 5, 1993-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
BROOKS, SUSAN. Republican; Indiana, 5th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd District (103rd-112th Congresses), 5th District (113th-114th Congress). Elected to the 103rd-114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 108th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
BROWNLEY, JULIA. Democrat; California, 26th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th District. Elected to the 82nd Congress in a July 24, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Frank Buchanan; reelected to the 83rd-84th Congresses. (served August 1, 1951, until her death Nov. 26, 1955)
Committee assignments:
BUERKLE, ANN MARIE. Republican; New York, 25th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
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BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to Senate Sept. 12, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Quentin Burdick. (served Sept. 16, 1992-Dec. 4, 1992)
Committee assignment:
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 93rd-95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1979). First female Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 94th Congress.
Committee assignments:
BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th District. Elected to the 98th Congress in a June 21, 1983, special election, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Phillip Burton; reelected to the 99th-100th Congresses. (served June 28, 1983, until her death Feb. 1, 1987)
Committee assignments:
BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Oct. 6, 1948, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned Dec. 26, 1948.
No committee assignments listed.
BUSTOS, CHERI. Democrat; Illinois, 17th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
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BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 96th Congress to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Goodloe E. Byron; reelected to the 97th-102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 77th Congress in a May 27, 1941, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband William Devereux Byron. (served June 11, 1941-Jan. 3, 1943)
Committee assignments:
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd Congress (served in House Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and reelected in 2006 and 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd District; Senator. Elected to the 107th-113th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2015). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2014. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd District (105th-107th Congresses), 23rd District (108th-112th Congresses) and 24th District (113th-114th Congress). Elected to the 105th Congress in a March 9, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Walter Capps; reelected to the 106th-114th Congresses. (served March 17, 1998-Jan. 3. 2017)
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CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Nov. 13, 1931, and elected Jan. 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by death of husband Thaddeus H. Caraway; reelected to two full Senate terms. (served Dec. 8, 1931-Jan. 3, 1945)
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CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 4, 2000, to fill vacancy caused by her husband's (Governor Mel Carnahan's) posthumous election to the Senate. (served Jan. 3, 2001-Nov. 25, 2003)
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CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 7th District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997, until her death Dec. 15, 2007)
Committee assignments:
CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th District (110th-112th Congresses) and 14th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
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CHENEY, LIZ. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 104th-106th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2001)
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CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 91st-97th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 3, 1983)
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CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; Delegate from the Virgin Islands. Elected to the 105th-113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA and CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. See CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
CHU, JUDY. Democrat; California, 32nd District (111th-112th Congresses) and 27th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 111th Congress in a July 14, 2009, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hilda Solis; reelected to 112th-115th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 112th-115th Congresses. (served July 16, 2009-present)
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CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 82nd-87th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1951-Jan. 3, 1963). Representative Church succeeded her husband, Ralph E. Church, who died in office on March 21, 1950.
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CLARK, KATHERINE M. Democrat; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 113th Congress in a Dec. 10, 2013, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Markey. Subsequently reelected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Dec. 12, 2013-present)
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CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th District. Elected to the 73rd Congress in a Dec. 28, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband John Davenport Clarke. (served Jan. 3, 1934-Jan. 3, 1935)
Committee assignments:
CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th District (110th-112th Congresses) and 9th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
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CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 102nd Congress Nov. 3, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of Walter Jones; simultaneously elected to the 103rd Congress; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses. (served Nov. 5, 1992-Jan. 3, 2003)
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CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2000 and reelected in 2006. (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation Jan. 21, 2009, to become Secretary of State). First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001.
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COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District (102nd Congress) and 15th District (103rd-104th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd-104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a June 5, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband George W. Collins; reelected to the 94th-104th Congresses (served June 7, 1973-Jan. 3, 1997). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 96th Congress.
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COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, 2008, and 2014. (served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
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COMSTOCK, BARBARA J. Republican; Virginia, 10th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2015-present).
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CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE. Democrat; Nevada, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 104th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2009)
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DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 3rd District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
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DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd-106th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2001)
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DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st District. Elected to the 107th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her death Oct. 6, 2007)
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DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th District (107th Congress) and 53rd District (108th Congress-present). Elected to the 107th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-present)
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DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 105th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
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DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd District. Elected to the 102nd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present)
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DELBENE, SUZAN. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jay Inslee; reelected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Nov. 13, 2012-present)
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DEMINGS, VAL. Democrat; Florida, 10th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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DINGELL, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 12th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
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DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2002. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2009)
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DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 79th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947)
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DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th District. Elected to the 79th-81st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1951)
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DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2009)
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DUCKWORTH, TAMMY. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 113th-114th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2017). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2016. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 103rd-108th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2005)
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DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th District (85th-89th Congresses) and 12th District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th-92nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1957-Jan. 3, 1973)
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EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a June 17, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Wynn; reelected to the 111th-114th Congresses. (served June 19, 2008-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate August 1, 1972, by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill vacancy caused by death of Allen J. Ellender. (served August 7, 1972-Nov. 13, 1972)
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ELLMERS, RENEE. Republican; North Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th-114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2017)
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EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a Nov. 5, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Bill Emerson, and simultaneously to the 105th Congress; reelected to the 106th-113th Congresses. (served Nov. 5, 1996, until her resignation Jan. 22, 2013)
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ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
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ERNST, JONI. Republican; Iowa, Senator. Elected in 2014. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
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ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th District (103rd-112th Congresses) and 18th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
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ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 72nd Congress in an August 4, 1932, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Edward Eslick. (served Dec. 5, 1932-March 3, 1933)
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ESTY, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 110th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2011)
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FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii. Elected to the 83rd Congress in a July 31, 1954, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Joseph R. Farrington; reelected to the 84th Congress. (served August 4, 1954-Jan. 3, 1957)
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FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson. Subsequently elected to a full term on Nov. 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000, 2006, and 2012. (served Nov. 10, 1992-present)
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FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the Senate on Oct. 3, 1922, to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas E. Watson; sworn in Nov. 21, 1922; term expired Nov. 22 with the election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.
No committee assignments listed.
FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th District. Elected to the 94th-97th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1983)
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FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th District. Elected to the 96th-98th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1985)
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FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st District. Elected to the 97th-99th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1987)
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FISCHER, DEBRA (DEB). Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 103rd-106th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2001)
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FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th District. Elected to the 109th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate May 24, 1996, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Dole. (served June 11, 1996-Nov. 5, 1996)
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FRANKEL, LOIS. Democrat; Florida, 22nd District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a Nov. 4, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones; reelected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served Nov. 19, 2008-present) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 113th Congress.
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FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 78th Congress Nov. 7, 1944, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hampton P. Fulmer. (served Nov. 6, 1944-Jan. 3, 1945)
No committee assignments listed.
FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd-105th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999)
GABBARD, TULSI. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th District. Elected to the 75th Congress in a Sept. 13, 1938, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Allard H. Gasque; never sworn in or seated, because Congress was not in session between the time of her election and the expiration of her term.
No committee assignments listed; never sworn in.
GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 76th Congress in an Oct. 1, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Benjamin Gibbs. (served Oct. 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1941)
No committee assignments listed.
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2007, until her resignation on Jan. 25, 2012). Giffords was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011.
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GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th District. Elected to the 110th-111th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 2007, until resignation on Jan. 26, 2009). Appointed to the Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hillary Clinton; reelected to remainder of term in 2010 and to a full term in 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 27, 2009-present)
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GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN, JENNIFFER. Republican; Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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GRAHAM, GWEN. Democrat; Florida, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2017)
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GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd District. Elected to the 84th Congress in a Nov. 6, 1956, special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, William T. Granahan, and to the 85th Congress; reelected to the 86th-87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1957-Jan. 3, 1963)
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GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th District. Elected to the 105th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
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GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th District. Elected to the 92nd-93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1975)
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GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband, Governor David Bibb Graves, to the Senate August 18, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hugo L. Black. (served August 20, 1937, until her resignation Jan. 10, 1938)
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GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 84th-93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955, until her resignation Dec. 31, 1974)
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GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.
GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, At Large. Elected to the 73rd Congress in a Oct. 3, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lewis W. Douglas; reelected to the 74th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1934-Jan. 3, 1937)
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GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th District. Elected to the 84th-93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1975)
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HAGAN, KAY. Democrat; North Carolina; Senator. Elected in 2008. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2015)
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HAHN, JANICE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a July 12, 2011, special election to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Harman; reelected to the 113th-114th Congresses. (served July 19, 2011, until her resignation Dec. 4, 2016)
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HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a Nov. 2, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Adam Benjamin Jr.; reelected to the 98th Congress. (served Nov. 29, 1982-Jan. 3, 1985)
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HALVORSON, DEBBIE. Democrat; Illinois, 11th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
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HANABUSA, COLLEEN. Democrat; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 112th-113th Congresses; to the 114th Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Mark Takai, and to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2015; Nov. 8, 2016-present)
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HANDEL, KAREN. Republican; Georgia, 6th District. Elected to the 115th Congress to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Tom Price. (served June 26, 2017-present)
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HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 86th Congress Nov. 8, 1960, to fill vacancy caused by death of Russell V. Mack, and to the 87th Congress; reelected to the 88th-93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1961-Jan. 3, 1975)
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HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 81st-95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1959)
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HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 103rd-105th Congresses and the 107th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999; Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation Feb. 28, 2011)
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HARRIS, KAMALA DEVI. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th District. Elected to the 108th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2007)
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HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 107th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2007)
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HARTZLER, VICKY. Republican; Missouri, 4th District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
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HASSAN, MAGGIE. Democrat; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected in 1980. (served Jan. 1, 1981-Jan. 3, 1987)
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HAYWORTH, NAN. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
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HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th District. Elected to the 90th-97th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1983)
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HEITKAMP, MARY KATHRYN (HEIDI). Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Elected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
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HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, At-Large. Elected to the 108th Congress in a June 1, 2004, special election, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William Janklow; reelected to the 109th-111th Congresses. (served June 3, 2004-Jan. 3, 2011)
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HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th District. Elected to the 92nd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1973)
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HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses; elected to the Senate in 2012. (served in the House Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2013; served in the Senate Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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HOCHUL, KATHY. Democrat; New York, 26th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a May 24, 2011, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Christopher Lee. (served June 1, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
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HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 93rd-99th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1987)
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HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th District. Elected to the 93rd-96th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1981)
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HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 75th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1937-Jan. 3, 1939)
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HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th District. Elected to the 105th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2009)
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HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 102nd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1991-Jan. 3, 1993)
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HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 67th Congress in a Nov. 7, 1922, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her father, William E. Mason. (served Nov. 20, 1922-March 3, 1923)
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HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan. 25, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hubert H. Humphrey. (served Feb. 6, 1978-Jan. 3, 1979)
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HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected on June 5, 1993, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lloyd Bentsen. Subsequently elected to a full term in 1994, and reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served June 14, 1993-Jan. 3, 2013)
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HYDE-SMITH, CINDY. Republican; Mississippi, Senator. Appointed to the Senate March 21, 2018, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thad Cochran (served April 9, 2018-present)
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JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 104th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-present)
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JAYAPAL, PRAMILA. Democrat; Washington, 7th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd-75th Congresses. (served March 9, 1933-Jan. 3, 1939)
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JENKINS, LYNN. Republican; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
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JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th District. Elected to the 103rd-115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1993-present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 107th Congress.
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JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th District (98th-107th Congresses) and 5th District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 98th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 2007)
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JONES, BRENDA. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018 special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Conyers. (served Nov. 29, 2018-Jan. 3, 2019)
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JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 93rd-95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1979)
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KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in a Feb. 17, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Julius Kahn; reelected to the 70th-74th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925-Jan. 3, 1937)
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KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th District. Elected to the 98th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-present)
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KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1978. Reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990. (served Dec. 23, 1978-Jan. 3, 1997)
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KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th District. Elected to the 82nd Congress in a July 16, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Kee; reelected to the 83rd-88th Congresses. (served July 26, 1951-Jan. 3, 1965)
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KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 81st Congress Nov. 8, 1949, to fill vacancy caused by death of Andrew L. Somers; reelected to the 82nd-90th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1950-Jan. 3, 1969)
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KELLY, ROBIN. Democrat; Illinois, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress in a April 9, 2013, special election to vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse Jackson Jr.; reelected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served April 11, 2013-present)
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KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 104th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2007)
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KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a Jan. 12, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William R. Cotter; reelected to the 98th-105th Congresses. (served Jan. 12, 1982-Jan. 3, 1999)
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KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 94th-95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
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KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 13th District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2011). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 110th Congress.
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KILROY, MARY JO. Democrat; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
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KIRKPATRICK, ANN. Democrat; Arizona, 1st District. Elected to the 111th, 113th, and 114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2017)
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KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2006 and reelected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
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KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th District. Elected to the 84th-85th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1959)
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KOSMAS, SUZANNE. Democrat; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 6, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
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KUSTER, ANN McLANE. Democrat; New Hampshire, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002 and 2008. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
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LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th District. Elected to the 70th-71st Congresses. (served Dec. 5, 1927-March 3, 1931)
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LAWRENCE, BRENDA L. Democrat; Michigan, 14th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
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LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th District. Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ronald Dellums; reelected to the 106th-115th Congresses. (served April 20, 1998-present) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 111th Congress.
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LESKO, DEBBIE. Republican; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 115th Congress in an April 24, 2018, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Trent Franks. (served May 7, 2018-present).
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LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd-104th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1997). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1998 and reelected in 2004. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2011)
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LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th-103rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1995)
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LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th District (104th-112th Congresses); 19th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 104th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-present)
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LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th District. Elected to the 99th Congress in a March 30, 1985, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Gillis Long. (served April 4, 1985-Jan. 3, 1987)
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LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th District. Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 28, 1989, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dan Coats; reelected to the 102nd-103rd Congresses. (served April 5, 1989-Jan. 3, 1995)
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LONG, ROSE McCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan. 31, 1936, to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Huey Pierce Long; subsequently elected April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the remaining months of his term. (served Feb. 10, 1936-Jan. 3, 1937)
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LOVE, MIA B. Republican; Utah, 4th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
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LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th District (101st-102nd Congresses); 18th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 17th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 101st-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989-present)
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LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th District. Elected to the 78th-79th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1947)
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LUJAN GRISHAM, MICHELLE. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present) Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 115th Congress.
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LUMMIS, CYNTHIA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 111th-114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2017)
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LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, At Large. Elected to the 80th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1949)
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MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th District. Elected to the 108th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2005)
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MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
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MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a Feb. 12, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Ramspeck. (served Feb. 25, 1946-Jan. 3, 1947)
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MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
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MARKEY, BETSY. Democrat; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
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MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th District. Elected to the 97th-101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1991)
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MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th District (109th-112th Congresses); 6th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 109th Congress in a March 8, 2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Robert Matsui; reelected to the 110th-115th Congresses. (served March 10, 2005-present)
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MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th District. Elected to the 86th-91st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1971)
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MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th District. Elected to the 105th-113th Congresses. (served Jan. 7, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
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MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th District. Elected to the 104th-108th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2005)
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MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O'LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd Congress. (served March 9, 1933-Jan. 3, 1935)
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MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2006; reelected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
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MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th District. Elected to the 107th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-present)
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MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 71st Congress. (served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1931)
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MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th District (103rd-104th Congresses) and 4th District (105th-107th Congress and 109th Congress). Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses and to the 109th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003; Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2007)
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MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 76th Congress in a Nov. 7, 1939, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Thomas S. McMillan. (served Jan. 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1941)
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MCMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th District. Elected to the 109th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
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MCSALLY, MARTHA. Republican; Arizona, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
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MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th District. Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003)
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MENG, GRACE. Democrat; New York, 6th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
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MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 99th-104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1985-Jan. 3, 1997)
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MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 94th-95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
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MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd District. Elected to the 95th-99th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1977-Jan. 3, 1987). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1986 and reelected in 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 3, 2017)
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MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a March 26, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Walter Tucker; reelected to the 105th-110th Congresses. (served April 16, 1996, until her death April 22, 2007)
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MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th District. Elected to the 108th-114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003, until her resignation Dec. 31, 2016)
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MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 89th-94th Congresses; elected to the 101st Congress in a Sept. 22, 1990, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Daniel Akaka; reelected to the 102nd-107th Congresses; posthumously reelected to the 108th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1977; Sept. 27, 1990, until her death Sept. 28, 2002)
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MOLINARI, SUSAN. Republican; New York, 14th District (101st-102nd Congresses) and 13th District (103rd-105th Congresses). Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 20, 1990, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of father, Guy Molinari; reelected to the 102nd-105th Congresses. (served March 27, 1990, until her resignation August 1, 1997)
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MOORE, GWENDOLYNNE (GWEN). Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th District. Elected to the 109th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
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MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th District. Elected to the 100th-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 3, 2003)
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MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999)
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MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 20, 2002, by her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he had held before he was elected governor of Alaska. Reelected to a six-year term in 2004, as well as in 2010 and 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2003-present)
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MURPHY, STEPHANIE. Democrat; Florida, 7th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
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MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. (served Jan. 5, 1993-present)
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MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 108th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2009)
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MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th District. Elected to the 104th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 2013)
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NAPOLITANO, GRACE FLORES. Democrat; California, 34th District (106th-107th Congresses), 38th District (108th-112th Congresses) and 32nd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 106th-115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1999-present). Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 109th Congress.
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NEGRETE McLEOD, GLORIA. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015)
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NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the Senate in a Nov. 8, 1960, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Richard L. Neuberger, and for the ensuing six-year term. (served Nov. 9, 1960-Jan. 3, 1967)
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NOEM, KRISTI. Republican; South Dakota, At Large. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
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NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th District. Elected to the 67th Congress in a Jan. 23, 1923, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Nolan, and also to the 68th Congress. (served Feb. 2, 1923-March 3, 1925). First woman to chair a congressional committee.
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NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th District. Elected to the 87th Congress in an April 18, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William Frank Norrell. (served April 25, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963)
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NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd District. Elected to the 105th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2007)
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NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Delegate from the District of Columbia. Elected to the 102nd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present)
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NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 69th-81st Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925-Jan. 3, 1951)
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OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th District. Elected to the 95th-102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1977-Jan. 3, 1993)
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O'DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, At Large. Elected to the 74th-77th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1943)
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OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 70th Congress in a Jan. 9, 1929, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William A. Oldfield, and also to the 71st Congress. (served Jan. 11, 1929-March 3, 1931)
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OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 71st-72nd Congresses. (served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignment:
PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th District. Elected to the 100th-102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th District (100th-102nd Congresses), 8th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 100th Congress in a June 2, 1987, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Sala Burton; reelected to the 101st-115th Congresses. (served June 9, 1987-present) First female Speaker of the House, 110th and 111th Congresses.
Committee assignments:
PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th District. Elected to the 94th Congress in a April 29, 1975, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Jerry L. Pettis; reelected to the 95th Congress. (served May 6, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 83rd-87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
PINGREE, CHELLIE. Democrat; Maine, 1st District. Elected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
PLASKETT, STACEY E. Democrat; Delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Elected to the 114th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a May 25, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William O. Burgin. (served June 3, 1946-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignments:
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th District. Elected to the 71st-72nd Congresses. (served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 103rd-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 8, 1938, to fill vacancy caused by death of Peter Norbeck; never sworn in and seated, because Congress was not in session between her election and the expiration of the term on Jan. 3, 1939.
No committee assignments listed.
RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN. Republican; Delegate from American Samoa. Elected to the 114th-115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, At Large (65th Congress) and 1st District (77th Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress and the 77th Congress. (served April 2, 1917-March 4, 1919; Jan. 3, 1941-Jan. 3, 1943) First woman elected to Congress.
Committee assignments:
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st District. Elected to the 87th Congress in a May 16, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece. (served May 23, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th District. Elected to the 88th-92nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1963, until her resignation on Oct. 7, 1971)
Committee assignments:
RICE, KATHLEEN M. Democrat; New York; 4th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in an August 21, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Juanita Millender-McDonald; reelected to the 111th-112th Congresses. (served Sept. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 87th Congress in an April 10, 1962, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J. Riley. (served April 12, 1962-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 104th-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd District. Elected to the 67th Congress. (served April 11, 1921-March 3, 1923)
Committee assignments:
ROBY, MARTHA. Republican; Alabama, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in a June 30, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J. Rogers; reelected to the 70th-86th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925, until her death Sept. 10, 1960)
Committee assignments:
ROSEN, JACKY. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th District (102nd-112th Congresses); 27th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 101st Congress in an August 29, 1989, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Claude Pepper; reelected to the 102nd-115th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th Congress. (served Sept. 6, 1989-present)
Committee assignments:
ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th District. Elected to the 97th-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd District (103rd-107th Congresses); 34th District (108th-112th Congresses); 40th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 100th-101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th District. Elected to the 80th-88th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignments:
SÁNCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th District (108th-113th Congresses); 38th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 108th-115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2003-present). Sister of Loretta Sanchez. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 114th Congress.
Committee assignments:
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th District (105th-107th and 113th-114th Congresses) and 47th District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-114th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2017). Sister of Linda Sánchez.
Committee assignments:
SCANLON, MARY GAY. Democrat, Pennsylvania, 7th District (115th Congress); 5th District (116th Congress). Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018 special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Patrick Meehan. (served Nov. 13, 2018-present) No committee assignments listed.
Committee assignments:
SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in an August 2, 2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rob Portman; reelected to the 110th-112th Congresses. (served Sept. 6, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd District. Elected to the 97th-101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 93rd-104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 109th-113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
SEASTRAND, ANDREA. Republican; California, 22nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY. Republican; Texas, 22nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in a Nov. 7, 2006, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Tom Delay. (served Nov. 13, 2006-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
SEWELL, TERRYCINA ("TERRI"). Democrat; Alabama, 7th District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
SHAHEEN, JEANNE D. Democrat; New Hampshire; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2008 and reelected in 2014. (served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st District. Elected to the 110th, 111th, 113th, and 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015; Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; Ohio, 28th District. Elected to the 86th Congress (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1961). She succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who died on Oct. 26, 1958.
Committee assignments:
SINEMA, KYRSTEN. Democrat; Arizona, 9th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignment:
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York; 30th District (100th-102nd Congresses); 28th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 25th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 100th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987, until her death March 16, 2018)
Committee assignments:
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 104th-105th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 76th Congress in a June 3, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Clyde H. Smith; reelected to the 77th-80th Congresses (served in House June 10, 1940-Jan. 3, 1949). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1948 and reelected in 1954, 1960, and 1966 (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1973). Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the highest Senate leadership post held by a woman).
Committee assignments:
SMITH, TINA. Democrat; Minnesota, Appointed to the Senate December 13, 2017, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Al Franken. (served Jan. 3, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th-101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 96th-103rd Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1994 and reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st District (107th Congress) and 32nd District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation on Feb. 23, 2009, to become Secretary of Labor)
Committee assignments:
SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California; 12th District (110th-112th Congresses); 14th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an April 8, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Tom Lantos; reelected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served April 10, 2008-present)
Committee assignments:
SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th District. Elected to the 94th-97th Congresses. Began service Jan. 14, 1975. Unable to be sworn in to the 97th Congress due to disability; seat declared vacant Feb. 24, 1981.
Committee assignments:
STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District, and Senator. Elected to the 105th-106th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2001). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and reelected in 2006 and 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, At Large. Elected to the 78th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1945)
Committee assignments:
STEFANIK, ELISE M. Republican; New York, 21st District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd District. Elected to the 83rd-94th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1977)
Committee assignments:
SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th District. Elected to the 76th-79th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th District. Elected to the 105th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997, until her resignation on June 26, 2009)
Committee assignments:
TENNEY, CLAUDIA. Republican; New York, 22nd District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2007, to present)
Committee assignment:
THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th District. Elected to the 89th Congress in a March 26, 1966, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Albert Thomas. (served March 30, 1966-Jan. 3, 1967)
Committee assignment:
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th District. Elected to the 82nd-84th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1951-Jan. 3, 1957)
Committee assignments:
THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
TITUS, DINA. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District (111th Congress); 1st District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 111th and 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
TORRES, NORMA J. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts; 5th District (110th-112th Congresses); 3rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an Oct. 16, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Martin Meehan; reelected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served Oct. 18, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 101st-103rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 7th District (113th District-present). Elected to the 103rd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present) Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 111th Congress.
Committee assignments:
VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd District. Elected to the 98th-104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
WAGNER, ANN. Republican; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignment:
WALORSKI, JACKIE. Republican; Indiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
WALTERS, MIMI. Republican; California, 45th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
WARREN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Massachusetts; Senator. Elected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th District (109th-112th Congresses); 23rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 109th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th District (102nd Congress), 35th District (103rd-112th Congresses) and 43rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 102nd-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present) Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 105th Congress.
Committee assignments:
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd District (107th Congress) and 33rd District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress in a June 5, 2001, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Julian Dixon; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses. (served June 7, 2001-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
WATSON COLEMAN, BONNIE. Democrat; New Jersey, 12th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th District. Elected to the 86th-87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
WILD, SUSAN. Democrat, Pennsylvania, 15th District (115th Congress); 7th District (116th Congress). Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018 special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Charlie Dent. (served Nov. 27, 2018-present) No committee assignments listed.
Committee assignments:
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 105th Congress in a June 23, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Steven Schiff; reelected to the 106th-110th Congresses. (served June 25, 1998-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
WINGO, EFFIGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th District. Elected to the 71st Congress Nov. 4, 1930, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress. (served Dec. 1, 1930-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd District. Elected to the 79th and 81st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947, and Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignments:
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-115th Congresses, by Congress
Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Includes Delegates and the Resident Commissioner
115th Congress (2017-2018) |
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House |
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Alma Adams Nanette Diaz Barrágan Karen Bass Joyce Beatty Diane Black Marsha Blackburn Lisa Blunt Rochester Suzanne Bonamici Madeleine Z. Bordallo Susan Brooks Julia Brownley Cheri Bustos Kathy Castor Liz Cheney Judy Chu Katherine M. Clark Yvette Clarke Barbara Comstock |
Susan Davis Diana DeGette Rosa DeLauro Suzan DelBene Val Demings Debbie Dingell Anna G. Eshoo Elizabeth Esty Virginia Foxx Lois Frankel Marcia L. Fudge Tulsi Gabbard Jenniffer González-Colón Kay Granger Colleen Hanabusa Karen Handela Vicky Hartzler Jaime Herrera Beutler |
Sheila Jackson Lee Praymila Jayapal Lynn Jenkins Eddie Bernice Johnson Brenda Jonesa Marcy Kaptur Robin Kelly Ann McLane Kuster Brenda Lawrence Barbara Lee Debbie Leskoa Zoe Lofgren Mia Love Nita M. Lowey Michelle Lujan Grisham Betty McCollum Cathy McMorris Rodgers Martha McSally Carolyn Maloney |
Doris Matsui Grace Meng Gwen Moore Stephanie Murphy Grace Napolitano Kristi Noem Eleanor Holmes Norton Nancy Pelosi Chellie Pingree Stacey Plaskett Aumua A. C. Radewagen Kathleen Rice Martha Roby Jacky Rosen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lucille Roybal-Allard Linda Sánchez Mary Gay Scanlona Janice Schakowsky |
Terri Sewell Carol Shea-Porter Kyrsten Sinema Louise M. Slaughtera Jackie Speier Elise M. Stefanik Claudia Tenney Dina Titus Norma Torres Niki Tsongas Nydia Velázquez Ann Wagner Jackie Walorski Mimi Walters Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Bonnie Watson Coleman Susan Wilda Frederica Wilson |
Senate |
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Tammy Baldwin Maria Cantwell Shelley Moore Capito Susan Collins |
Catherine Cortez Masto Tammy Duckworth Joni Ernst Dianne Feinstein |
Deb Fischer Kirsten Gillibrand Kamala Harris Maggie Hassan Heidi Heitkamp |
Mazie Hirono Cindy Hyde-Smitha Amy Klobuchar Claire McCaskill Lisa Murkowski |
Patty Murray Jeanne Shaheen Tina Smitha Debbie Stabenow Elizabeth Warren |
114th Congress (2015-2016) |
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House |
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Alma Adams Karen Bass Joyce Beatty Diane Black Marsha Blackburn Suzanne Bonamici Madeleine Z. Bordallo Susan Brooks Corrine Brown Julia Brownley Cheri Bustos Lois Capps Kathy Castor Judy Chu Katherine M. Clark Yvette Clarke Barbara Comstock Susan Davis |
Diana DeGette Rosa DeLauro Suzan DelBene Debbie Dingell Tammy Duckworth Donna Edwards Renee Ellmers Anna G. Eshoo Elizabeth Esty Virginia Foxx Lois Frankel Marcia L. Fudge Tulsi Gabbard Gwen Graham Kay Granger Janice Hahna Colleen Hanabusaa Vicky Hartzler |
Jaime Herrera Beutler Sheila Jackson Lee Lynn Jenkins Eddie Bernice Johnson Marcy Kaptur Robin Kelly Ann Kirkpatrick Ann McLane Kuster Brenda Lawrence Barbara Lee Zoe Lofgren Mia Love Nita M. Lowey Michelle Lujan Grisham Cynthia Lummis Betty McCollum Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
Martha McSally Carolyn Maloney Doris Matsui Grace Meng Candice Millera Gwen Moore Grace Napolitano Kristi Noem Eleanor Holmes Norton Nancy Pelosi Chellie Pingree Stacey Plaskett Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen Kathleen Rice Martha Roby Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lucille Roybal-Allard |
Linda Sánchez Loretta Sanchez Janice Schakowsky Terri Sewell Kyrsten Sinema Louise M. Slaughter Jackie Speier Elise M. Stefanik Dina Titus Norma Torres Niki Tsongas Nydia Velázquez Ann Wagner Jackie Walorski Mimi Walters Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Bonnie Watson Coleman Frederica Wilson |
Senate |
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Kelly Ayotte Tammy Baldwin Barbara Boxer Maria Cantwell |
Shelley Moore Capito Susan Collins Joni Ernst Dianne Feinstein |
Deb Fischer Kirsten Gillibrand Heidi Heitkamp Mazie Hirono |
Amy Klobuchar Claire McCaskill Barbara Mikulski Lisa Murkowski |
Patty Murray Jeanne Shaheen Debbie Stabenow Elizabeth Warren |
113th Congress (2013-2014) |
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House |
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Alma Adamsa Michele Bachmann Karen Bass Joyce Beatty Diane Black Marsha Blackburn Suzanne Bonamici Madeleine Z. Bordallo Susan Brooks Corrine Brown Julia Brownley Cheri Bustos Shelley Moore Capito Lois Capps Kathy Castor Donna Christensen Judy Chu Katherine M. Clarka Yvette Clarke |
Susan Davis Diana DeGette Rosa DeLauro Suzan DelBene Tammy Duckworth Donna Edwards Renee Ellmers Jo Ann Emersona Anna G. Eshoo Elizabeth Esty Virginia Foxx Lois Frankel Marcia L. Fudge Tulsi Gabbard Kay Granger Janice Hahn |
Colleen Hanabusa Vicky Hartzler Jaime Herrera Beutler Sheila Jackson Lee Lynn Jenkins Eddie Bernice Johnson Marcy Kaptur Robin Kellya Ann Kirkpatrick Ann McLane Kuster Barbara Lee Zoe Lofgren Nita M. Lowey Michelle Lujan Grisham Cynthia Lummis Carolyn McCarthy Betty McCollum |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers Carolyn Maloney Doris Matsui Grace Meng Candice Miller Gwen Moore Grace Napolitano Gloria Negrete McLeod Kristi Noem Eleanor Holmes Norton Nancy Pelosi Chellie Pingree Martha Roby Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lucille Roybal-Allard Linda Sánchez |
Loretta Sanchez Janice Schakowsky Allyson Schwartz Terri Sewell Carol Shea-Porter Kyrsten Sinema Louise M. Slaughter Jackie Speier Dina Titus Niki Tsongas Nydia Velázquez Ann Wagner Jackie Walorski Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Frederica Wilson |
Senate |
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Kelly Ayotte Tammy Baldwin Barbara Boxer Maria Cantwell |
Susan Collins Dianne Feinstein Deb Fischer Kirsten Gillibrand |
Kay Hagan Heidi Heitkamp Mazie Hirono Amy Klobuchar |
Mary Landrieu Claire McCaskill Barbara Mikulski Lisa Murkowski |
Patty Murray Jeanne Shaheen Debbie Stabenow Elizabeth Warren |
112th Congress (2011-2012) |
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House |
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Sandy Adams Michele Bachmann Tammy Baldwin Karen Bass Shelley Berkley Judy Biggert Diane Black Marsha Blackburn Suzanne Bonamicia Mary Bono Mack Madeleine Z. Bordallo Corrine Brown Ann Marie Buerkle Shelley Moore Capito Lois Capps Kathy Castor |
Donna Christensen Judy Chu Yvette Clarke Susan Davis Diana DeGette Rosa DeLauro Suzan DelBenea Donna Edwards Renee Ellmers Jo Ann Emerson Anna G. Eshoo Virginia Foxx Marcia L. Fudge Gabrielle Giffordsa Kay Granger Janice Hahna Colleen Hanabusa |
Jane Harmana Vicky Hartzler Nan Hayworth Jaime Herrera Beutler Mazie Hirono Kathy Hochula Sheila Jackson Lee Lynn Jenkins Eddie Bernice Johnson Marcy Kaptur Barbara Lee Zoe Lofgren Nita M. Lowey Cynthia Lummis Carolyn Maloney Doris Matsui |
Carolyn McCarthy Betty McCollum Cathy McMorris Rodgers Candice S. Miller Gwen Moore Sue Myrick Grace Napolitano Kristi Noem Eleanor Holmes Norton Nancy Pelosi Chellie Pingree Laura Richardson Martha Roby Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lucille Roybal-Allard Linda Sánchez |
Loretta Sanchez Janice Schakowsky Jean Schmidt Allyson Schwartz Terri Sewell Louise M. Slaughter Jackie Speier Betty Sutton Niki Tsongas Nydia M. Velázquez Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Frederica Wilson Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
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Kelly Ayotte Barbara Boxer Maria Cantwell Susan M. Collins |
Dianne Feinstein Kristen Gillibrand Kay Hagan Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Amy Klobuchar Mary Landrieu Claire McCaskill |
Barbara Mikulski Lisa Murkowski Patty Murray |
Jeanne Shaheen Olympia J. Snowe Debbie Stabenow |
111th Congress (2009-2010) |
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House |
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Michele 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 Chua |
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 Kristen Gillibrandb 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 Kosmas Barbara Lee Zoe Lofgren Nita M. Lowey Cynthia Lummis Carolyn Maloney Betsy Markey Doris Matsui Carolyn McCarthy |
Betty McCollum Cathy McMorris Rodgers Candice S. Miller Gwen Moore Sue Myrick Grace Napolitano 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 Tauschera Niki Tsongas Nydia M. Velázquez Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Diane Watson Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
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Barbara Boxer Maria Cantwell Hillary Rodham Clintona Susan M. Collins |
Dianne Feinstein Kristen Gillibrandb 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 |
110th Congress (2007-2008) |
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House |
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Michele 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 Julia Carson a Kathy Castor Donna Christensen |
Yvette Clarke Barbara Cubin Jo Ann Davisa Susan Davis Diana DeGette Rosa DeLauro Thelma Drake Donna Edwardsa Jo Ann Emerson Anna G. Eshoo Mary Fallin Virginia Foxx Gabrielle Giffords Kirstin Gillibrand Kay Granger Jane Harman |
Stephanie Herseth Mazie Hirono Darlene Hooley Sheila Jackson Lee Eddie Bernice Johnson Stephanie Tubbs Jonesa Marcy Kaptur Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Barbara Lee Zoe Lofgren Nita Lowey Carolyn Maloney Doris Matsui Carolyn McCarthy Betty McCollum Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
Juanita Millender McDonalda Candice Miller Gwen Moore Marilyn Musgrave Sue Myrick Grace Napolitano Eleanor Holmes Norton Nancy Pelosi Deborah Pryce Laura Richardsona 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 Speiera Betty Sutton Ellen Tauscher Niki Tsongasa Nydia M. Velázquez Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Diane Watson Heather Wilson Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
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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 |
109th Congress (2005-2006) |
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House |
||||
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 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 Matsuia Carolyn McCarthy Betty McCollum Cynthia McKinney |
Cathy McMorris Rodgers 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 Gibbsa Janice Schakowsky Jean Schmidta Allyson Schwartz Louise M. Slaughter Hilda Solis Ellen Tauscher Nydia M. Velázquez Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Diane Watson Heather Wilson Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
||||
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 |
108th Congress (2003-2004) |
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House |
||||
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 Sandlina 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 Ellen Tauscher Nydia M. Velázquez Maxine Waters Diane Watson Heather Wilson Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
||||
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 |
107th Congress (2001-2002) |
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House |
||||
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. Minka 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 Hilda Solis Ellen Tauscher Karen L. Thurman Nydia M. Velázquez Maxine Waters Diane Watsona Heather Wilson Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
||||
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 |
106th Congress (1999-2000) |
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House |
||||
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 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 |
Senate |
||||
Barbara Boxer Susan M. Collins |
Dianne Feinstein Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Mary Landrieu Blanche Lambert Lincoln |
Barbara Mikulski Patty Murray |
Olympia J. Snowe |
105th Congress (1997-1998) |
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House |
||||
Mary Bono Macka Corrine Brown Lois Cappsa 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 Leea Zoe Lofgren Nita M. Lowey Carolyn Maloney Carolyn McCarthy Karen McCarthy Cynthia McKinney Carrie Meek Juanita Millender-McDonald |
Patsy T. Mink Susan Molinaria 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 Wilsona Lynn Woolsey |
Senate |
||||
Barbara Boxer Susan M. Collins |
Dianne Feinstein Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Mary Landrieu Barbara Mikulski |
Carol Moseley-Braun Patty Murray |
Olympia J. Snowe |
104th Congress (1995-1996) |
||||
House |
||||
Corrine Brown Helen Chenoweth Eva Clayton Barbara-Rose Collins Cardiss Collins Barbara Cubin Pat Danner Rosa DeLauro Jennifer Dunn Jo Ann Emersona |
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-McDonalda 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 |
Senate |
||||
Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein |
Sheila Frahma Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Nancy L. Kassebaum Barbara Mikulski |
Carol Moseley-Braun Patty Murray |
Olympia J. Snowe |
103rd Congress (1993-1994) |
||||
House |
||||
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 L. 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 |
Senate |
||||
Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein |
Kay Bailey Hutchisona Nancy L. Kassebaum |
Barbara Mikulski |
Carol Moseley-Braun |
Patty Murray |
102nd Congress (1991-1992) |
||||
House |
||||
Helen Delich Bentley Barbara Boxer Beverly Barton Byron Eva Claytona 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 |
Senate |
||||
Jocelyn Burdicka |
Dianne Feinsteina |
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
Barbara Mikulski |
|
101st Congress (1989-1990) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Longa Nita M. Lowey Lynn M. Martin |
Jan Meyers Patsy T. Minka Susan Molinaria Constance A. Morella Mary Rose Oakar Elizabeth J. Patterson |
Nancy Pelosi Ileana Ros-Lehtinena 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 |
Senate |
||||
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
Barbara Mikulski |
|||
100th Congress (1987-1988) |
||||
House |
||||
Helen Delich Bentley Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Barbara Boxer Sala Burtona 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 |
Senate |
||||
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
Barbara Mikulski |
|||
99th Congress (1985-1986) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Longa 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 |
Senate |
||||
Paula Hawkins |
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
|||
98th Congress (1983-1984) |
||||
House |
||||
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Barbara Boxer Sala Burtona 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 |
Senate |
||||
Paula Hawkins |
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
|||
97th Congress (1981-1982) |
||||
Housec |
||||
Jean Ashbrooka Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Beverly Barton Byron Shirley Anita Chisholm Cardiss Collins |
Millicent Fenwick Geraldine Ann Ferraro Bobbi Fiedler Katie Halla |
Margaret M. Heckler Marjorie S. Holt Barbara B. Kennellya Marilyn Lloyd |
Lynn M. Martin Barbara Mikulski Mary Rose Oakar Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema |
Claudine Cmarada Schneider Patricia S. Schroeder Virginia Smith Olympia Snowe |
Senate |
||||
Paula Hawkins |
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
|||
96th Congress (1979-1980) |
||||
House |
||||
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Beverly Barton Byrona 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 Spellmanc |
Senate |
||||
Nancy L. Kassebaum |
||||
95th Congress (1977-1978) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Shirley N. Pettis |
Patricia S. Schroeder Virginia Smith Gladys Noon Spellman |
Senate |
||||
Maryon P. Allena |
Muriel Humphreya |
|||
94th Congress (1975-1976) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Kretzer Sullivan |
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
93rd Congress (1973-1974) |
||||
House |
||||
Bella S. Abzug Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggsa Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Shirley Anita Chisholm |
Cardiss Collinsa 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 |
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
92nd Congress (1971-1972) |
||||
House |
||||
Bella S. Abzug Elizabeth B. Andrewsa 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 |
Charlotte Thompson Reid Leonor Kretzer Sullivan |
Senate |
||||
Elaine Edwardsa |
Margaret Chase Smith |
|||
91st Congress (1969-1970) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Kretzer Sullivan |
Senate |
||||
Margaret Chase Smith |
||||
90th Congress (1967-1968) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Kretzer Sullivan |
Senate |
||||
Margaret Chase Smith |
||||
89th Congress (1965-1966) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Kretzer Sullivan Lera Millard Thomasa |
Senate |
||||
Maurine Neuberger |
Margaret Chase Smith |
|||
88th Congress (1963-1964) |
||||
House |
||||
Irene Bailey Bakera 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 |
Katharine Price St. George Leonor Kretzer Sullivan |
Senate |
||||
Maurine Neuberger |
Margaret Chase Smith |
|||
87th Congress (1961-1962) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Norrella |
Gracie Bowers Pfost Louise Goff Reecea Corrine Boyd Rileya |
Katharine Price St. George Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Jessica McCullough Weis |
Senate |
||||
Maurine Neuberger |
Margaret Chase Smith |
|||
86th Congress (1959-1960) |
||||
House |
||||
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 |
Gracie Bowers Pfost Edith Nourse Rogers Katharine Price St. George |
Edna Oakes Simpson Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Jessica McCullough Weis |
Senate |
||||
Maurine Neuberger |
Margaret Chase Smith |
|||
85th Congress (1957-1958) |
||||
House |
||||
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 Kretzer Sullivan |
Senate |
||||
Margaret Chase Smith |
||||
84th Congress (1955-1956) |
||||
House |
||||
Iris Faircloth Blitch Frances Payne Bolton Vera Daerr Buchanan Marguerite Stitt Church |
Mary Elizabeth Farrington Kathryn Elizabeth Granahana 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 Kretzer Sullivan Ruth Thompson |
Senate |
||||
Margaret Chase Smith |
||||
83rd Congress (1953-1954) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Bolton Vera Daerr Buchanan Marguerite Stitt Church |
Mary Elizabeth Farringtona Cecil Murray Harden Maude Elizabeth Kee |
Edna Flannery Kelly Gracie Bowers Pfost |
Edith Nourse Rogers Katharine Price St. George |
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Ruth Thompson |
Senate |
||||
Hazel Hempel Abeld |
Eva Kelly Bowringd |
Margaret Chase Smith |
||
82nd Congress (1951-1952) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Bolton Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone |
Vera Daerr Buchanana Marguerite Stitt Church |
Cecil Murray Harden Maude Elizabeth Keea |
Edna Flannery Kelly Edith Nourse Rogers |
Katharine Price St. George Ruth Thompson |
Senate |
||||
Margaret Chase Smith |
||||
81st Congress (1949-1950) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Bolton Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone |
Helen Gahagan Douglas Cecil Murray Harden |
Edna Flannery Kellya Mary Teresa Norton |
Edith Nourse Rogers Katharine Price St. George |
Chase Going Woodhouse |
Senate |
||||
Margaret Chase Smith |
||||
80th Congress (1947-1948) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Bolton Helen Gahagan Douglas |
Georgia Lee Lusk Mary Teresa Norton |
Edith Nourse Rogers |
Katharine Price St. George |
Margaret Chase Smith |
Senate |
||||
Vera Bushfielda |
||||
79th Congress (1945-1946) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Bolton Emily Taft Douglas Helen Gahagan Douglas |
Clare Boothe Luce Helen Douglas Mankina |
Mary Teresa Norton Eliza Jane Pratta |
Edith Nourse Rogers Margaret Chase Smith |
Jessie Sumner Chase Going Woodhouse |
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
78th Congress (1943-1944) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Bolton Willa Lybrand Fulmera |
Clare Boothe Luce Mary Teresa Norton |
Edith Nourse Rogers Margaret Chase Smith |
Winifred Claire Stanley |
Jessie Sumner |
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
77th Congress (1941-1942) |
||||
House |
||||
Veronica Grace Bolanda Frances Payne Bolton |
Katharine Edgar Byrona Mary Teresa Norton |
Caroline Love O'Day Jeannette Rankin |
Edith Nourse Rogers Margaret Chase Smith |
Jessie Sumner |
Senate |
||||
Hattie W. Caraway |
||||
76th Congress (1939-1940) |
||||
House |
||||
Frances Payne Boltona Florence Reville Gibbsa |
Clara Gooding McMillana Mary Teresa Norton |
Caroline Love O'Day Edith Nourse Rogers |
Margaret Chase Smitha |
Jessie Sumner |
Senate |
||||
Hattie W. Caraway |
||||
75th Congress (1937-1938) |
||||
House |
||||
Elizabeth Hawley Gasquee Nan Wood Honeyman |
Virginia Ellis Jenckes |
Mary Teresa Norton |
Caroline Love O'Day |
Edith Nourse Rogers |
Senate |
||||
Hattie W. Caraway |
Dixie B. Gravesa |
Gladys Pylee |
||
74th Congress (1935-1936) |
||||
House |
||||
Isabella Selmes Greenway Virginia Ellis Jenckes |
Florence Prag Kahn |
Mary Teresa Norton |
Caroline Love O'Day |
Edith Nourse Rogers |
Senate |
||||
Hattie W. Caraway |
Rose M. Longa |
|||
73rd Congress (1933-1934) |
||||
House |
||||
Marian Williams Clarkea Isabella Selmes Greenwaya |
Virginia Ellis Jenckes Florence Prag Kahn |
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy |
Mary Teresa Norton |
Edith Nourse Rogers |
Senate |
||||
Hattie W. Caraway |
||||
72nd Congress (1931-1932) |
||||
House |
||||
Willa McCord Eslicka Florence Prag Kahn |
Mary Teresa Norton Ruth Bryan Owen |
Ruth Sears Pratt |
Edith Nourse Rogers |
Effiegene Locke Wingo |
Senate |
||||
Hattie W. Carawaya |
||||
71st Congress (1929-1930) |
||||
House |
||||
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 |
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
70th Congress (1927-1928) |
||||
House |
||||
Florence Prag Kahn |
Katherine Gudger Langley |
Mary Teresa Norton |
Pearl Peden Oldfielda |
Edith Nourse Rogers |
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
69th Congress (1925-1926) |
||||
House |
||||
Florence Prag Kahna |
Mary Teresa Norton |
Edith Nourse Rogersa |
||
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
68th Congress (1923-1924) |
||||
House |
||||
Mae Ella Nolan |
||||
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
67th Congress (1921-1922) |
||||
House |
||||
Winnifred Mason Hucka |
Mae Ella Nolana |
Alice Mary Robertson |
||
Senate |
||||
Rebecca Feltonf |
||||
66th Congress (1919-1920) |
||||
House |
||||
None |
||||
Senate |
||||
None |
||||
65th Congress (1917-1918) |
||||
House |
||||
Jeannette Rankin |
||||
Senate |
||||
None |
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms of Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on Jan. 3, in the year following their election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Since 1934, the first session of a Congress convenes on Jan. 3 of odd-numbered years and adjourned on Jan. 3 the following odd-numbered year. For ease of use, this table lists the closing date of each Congress as an even-numbered year. For more information, see http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Member did not serve the entire Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
b. Moved from House to the Senate during this Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
c. Gladys Spellman was elected also to the 97th Congress, but was unable to be sworn in because of a disability and her seat was declared vacant on Feb. 24, 1981.
d. Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to fill that vacancy.
e. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
f. Appointed to fill a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-115th Congresses, by State or Territory
Representatives, unless denoted as Senators (S), Delegates (D), Resident Commissioner (RC), or as having served in both chambers (B). Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
California (41) |
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Nanette Diaz Barrágan Karen Bass Mary Bono Mack Barbara Boxer (B) Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Julia Brownley Sala Burton Lois Capps Judy Chu Susan Davis Helen Gahagan Douglas Anna G. Eshoo Bobbi Fiedler Dianne Feinstein (S) |
Janice Hahn Jane Harman Kamala Harris (S) Florence Prag Kahn Barbara Lee Zoe Lofgren Doris O. Matsui Juanita Millender-McDonald Grace Napolitano Gloria Negrete McLeod 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 Norma J. Torres Mimi Walters Maxine Waters Diane Watson Lynn Woolsey |
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New York (28) |
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Bella S. Abzug Anne Marie Buerkle Shirley Anita Chisholm Yvette Clarke Marian Williams Clarke Hillary Rodham Clinton (S) Geraldine Ann Ferraro Kirsten Gillibrand (B) Nan Hayworth |
Kathy Hochul Elizabeth Holtzman Edna Flannery Kelly Sue Kelly Nita Lowey Carolyn Maloney Carolyn McCarthy Grace Meng Susan Molinari |
Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day Ruth Sears Baker Pratt Katharine Price St. George Kathleen M. Rice Louise Slaughter Winifred Claire Stanley Elise M. Stefanik Claudia Tenney Jessica McCullough Weis Nydia Velázquez |
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Florida (18) |
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Sandy Adams Corrine Brown Ginny Brown-Waite Kathy Castor Val Demings Tillie Fowler |
Louise Frankel Gwen Graham Katherine Harris Paula Hawkins (S) Suzanne Kosmas Carrie Meek |
Stephanie Murphy Ruth Bryan Owen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Karen Thurman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Frederica Wilson |
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Illinois (17) |
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Melissa L. Bean Judy Biggert Cheri Bustos Marguerite Stitt Church Cardiss Collins Emily Taft Douglas |
Tammy Duckworth (B) Debbie Halvorson Winnifred Sprague Huck Robin Kelly Lynn Martin Ruth Hanna McCormick |
Carol Moseley-Braun (S) Charlotte Thompson Reid Jan Schakowsky Edna Oakes Simpson Jessie Sumner |
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Ohio (11) |
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Jean Ashbrook Joyce Beatty Frances Payne Bolton Marcia L. Fudge |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Marcy Kaptur Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Rose Oakar |
Deborah Pryce Jean Schmidt Betty Sutton |
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Washington (11) |
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Maria Cantwell (B) Suzan DelBene Jennifer Dunn Julia Butler Hansen |
Jamie Herrera Beutler Pramila Jayapal Catherine Dean May Cathy McMorris Rogers |
Patty Murray (S) Linda Smith Jolene Unsoeld |
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Missouri (9) |
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Jean Carnahan (S) Pat Danner Jo Ann Emerson |
Vicky Hartzler Joan Kelly Horn Karen McCarthy |
Claire McCaskill (S) Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Anne Wagner |
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Barbara-Rose Collins Debbie Dingell Martha Wright Griffiths Brenda Jones |
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Brenda L. Lawrence Candice Miller |
Lynn Rivers Debbie Stabenow (B) Ruth Thompson |
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Maryland (8) |
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Helen Delich Bentley Beverly Barton Byron Katharine Edgar Byron |
Donna Edwards Marjorie S. Holt Barbara Ann Mikulski (B) |
Constance A. Morella Gladys Noon Spellman |
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North Carolina (8) |
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Alma S. Adams Eva Clayton Elizabeth Dole (S) |
Renee Ellmers Virginia Foxx Kay Hagan (S) |
Sue Myrick Eliza Jane Pratt |
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Pennsylvania ( |
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Veronica Grace Boland Vera Daerr Buchanan Kathy Dahlkemper |
Kathryn Granahan Melissa Hart Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky |
May Gay Scanlon Susan Wild |
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Texas (7) |
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Kay Granger Kay Bailey Hutchison (S) Eddie Bernice Johnson |
Barbara C. Jordan Sheila Jackson Lee Shelley Sekula Gibbs |
Lera Millard Thomas |
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Kansas (7) |
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Nancy Boyda Sheila Frahm (S) Lynn Jenkins |
Nancy Landon Kassebaum (S) Martha Elizabeth Keys Kathryn O. McCarthy |
Jan Meyers |
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Connecticut (7) |
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Rosa DeLauro Elizabeth Esty Ella T. Grasso |
Nancy L. Johnson Barbara Bailey Kennelly |
Clare Boothe Luce Chase Going Woodhouse |
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Indiana (7) |
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Susan Brooks Julia Carson Katie Hall |
Cecil Murray Harden Virginia Ellis Jenckes |
Jill Long Jackie Walorski |
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Georgia (7) |
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Iris Faircloth Blitch Rebecca Latimer Felton (S) |
Florence Reville Gibbs Karen Handel Denise Majette |
Helen Douglas Mankin Cynthia McKinney |
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Arizona (7) |
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Karen English Gabrielle Giffords |
Isabella Selmes Greenway Ann Kirkpatrick Debbie Lesko |
Martha McSally Kyrsten Sinema |
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Hawaii (6) |
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Mary Elizabeth Farrington (D) Tulsi Gabbard |
Colleen Hanabusa Mazie Hirono (B) |
Patsy Takemoto Mink Patricia Saiki |
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Tennessee (6) |
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Irene Bailey Baker Diane Black |
Marsha Blackburn Marilyn Lloyd |
Willa McCord Eslick Louise Goff Reece |
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Oregon (6) |
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Suzanne Bonamici Elizabeth Furse |
Edith Green Nan Wood Honeyman |
Darlene Hooley Maurine Brown Neuberger (S) |
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New Jersey (6) |
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Florence Prince Dwyer Millicent Fenwick |
Helen Stevenson Meyner Mary Teresa Norton |
Marge Scafati Roukema Bonnie Watson Coleman |
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Massachusetts (6) |
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Katherine M. Clark Margaret M. Heckler |
Louise Day Hicks Edith Nourse Rogers |
Niki Tsongas Elizabeth Warren (S) |
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Minnesota (6) |
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Michele Bachmann Betty McCollum |
Muriel Buck Humphrey (S) Amy Klobuchar (S) |
Coya Gjesdal Knutson Tina Smith (S) |
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Alabama (5) |
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Maryon Pittman Allen (S) Elizabeth B. Andrews |
Dixie Bibb Graves (S) Martha Roby |
Terri Sewell |
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Arkansas (5) |
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Hattie Wyatt Caraway (S) Blanche Lambert Lincoln (B) |
Catherine Dorris Norrell Pearl Peden Oldfield |
Effiegene Locke Wingo |
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Louisiana (5) |
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Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Elaine Edwards (S) |
Mary Landrieu (S) Rose McConnell Long (S) |
Cathy Long |
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Nevada (5) |
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Shelley Berkley Catherine Cortez Masto (S) |
Jacky Rosen Dina Titus |
Barbara Vucanovich |
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New Hampshire (5) |
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Kelly Ayotte (S) Maggie Hassan (S) |
Ann McLane Kuster Carol Shea-Porter |
Jeanne Shaheen (S) |
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South Carolina (5) |
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Willa Lybrand Fulmer Elizabeth Hawley Gasquea |
Clara Gooding McMillan Elizabeth Patterson |
Corrine Boyd Riley |
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Colorado (4) |
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Diana DeGette Betsy Markey |
Marilyn Musgrave |
Patricia S. Schroeder |
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Maine (4) |
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Susan M. Collins (S) Chellie Pingree |
Margaret Chase Smith (B) |
Olympia J. Snowe (B) |
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South Dakota (4) |
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Vera Calahan Bushfield (S) Kristi Noem |
Gladys Pyle (S)a |
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin |
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Nebraska (4) |
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Hazel Hempel Abel (S) Eva Kelly Bowring (S) |
Deb Fischer (S) |
Virginia Smith |
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Utah (4) |
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Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone Mia Love |
Karen Shepherd |
Enid Greene Waldholtz |
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Virginia (4) |
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Leslie Byrne Barbara Comstock |
Jo Ann Davis |
Thelma Drake |
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New Mexico (3) |
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Georgia Lee Lusk |
Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Heather Wilson |
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Wyoming (3) |
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Liz Cheney |
Barbara Cubin |
Cynthia Lummis |
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Idaho (2) |
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Helen Chenoweth |
Gracie Bowers Pfost |
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Kentucky (2) |
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Katherine Gudger Langley |
Anne M. Northup |
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Oklahoma (2) |
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Mary Fallin |
Alice Mary Robertson |
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West Virginia (2) |
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Shelley Moore Capito (B) |
Maude Elizabeth Kee |
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Wisconsin (2) |
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Tammy Baldwin (B) |
Gwen Moore |
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North Dakota (2) |
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Jocelyn Burdick (S) |
Heidi Heitkamp (S) |
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Virgin Islands (2) |
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Donna Christensen (D) |
Stacey Plaskett (D) |
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District of Columbia (1) |
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) |
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Rhode Island (1) |
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Claudine Cmarada Schneider |
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Montana (1) |
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Jeannette Rankin |
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Alaska (1) |
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Lisa Murkowski (S) |
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Guam (1) |
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Madeleine Bordallo (D) |
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Iowa (1) |
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Joni Ernst (S) |
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American Samoa (1) |
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Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (D) |
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Delaware (1) |
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Lisa Blunt Rochester |
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Puerto Rico (1) |
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Jenniffer González-Colón (RC) |
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Mississippi (1) |
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Cindy Hyde-Smith (S) |
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No women sent to Congress (1 state and 1 territory) |
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
Vermont |
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
a. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2018
(Including any Representatives (Reps), Delegates (Del), and Resident Commissioners (RC)
Who Served Only a Portion of the Congress)
Congress |
Reps |
Nonvoting Members (Del and RC) |
House |
Senate |
Total without |
Total |
65th (1917-1918) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
66th (1919-1920) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
67th (1921-1922)a |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
68th (1923-1924) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
69th (1925-1926)b |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
70th (1927-1928)c |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
71st (1929-1930) |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
72nd (1931-1932)d |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
73rd (1933-1934) |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
74th (1935-1936) |
6 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
75th (1937-1938)e |
6 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
76th (1939-1940)f |
8 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
77th (1941-1942)b |
9 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
78th (1943-1944)c |
8 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
79th (1945-1946)b |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
80th (1947-1948)g |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
81st (1949-1950)c |
9 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
82nd (1951-1952)b |
10 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
83rd (1953-1954)h |
11 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
14 |
15 |
84th (1955-1956)c |
16 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
17 |
18 |
85th (1957-1958) |
15 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
16 |
16 |
86th (1959-1960)i |
17 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
19 |
19 |
87th (1961-1962)j |
18 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
20 |
20 |
88th (1963-1964)c |
12 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
14 |
89th (1965-1966) |
11 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
90th (1967-1968) |
11 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
91st (1969-1970) |
10 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
92nd (1971-1972)k |
13 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
15 |
93rd (1973-1974)b |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
94th (1975-1976) |
19 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
19 |
95th (1977-1978)l |
18 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
96th (1979-1980)m |
16 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
18 |
18 |
97th (1981-1982)n |
21 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
23 |
23 |
98th (1983-1984)c |
22 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
24 |
24 |
99th (1985-1986)c |
23 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
25 |
25 |
100th (1987-1988)o |
24 |
0 |
24 |
2 |
26 |
26 |
101st (1989-1990)p |
29 |
0 |
29 |
2 |
31 |
31 |
102nd (1991-1992)q |
29 |
1 |
30 |
4 |
33 |
34 |
103rd (1993-1994)r |
47 |
1 |
48 |
7 |
54 |
55 |
104th (1995-1996) |
49 |
1 |
50 |
9 |
58 |
59 |
105th (1997-1998)s |
55 |
2 |
57 |
9 |
64 |
66 |
106th (1999-2000) |
56 |
2 |
58 |
9 |
65 |
67 |
107th (2001-2002)t |
60 |
2 |
62 |
14 |
74 |
76 |
108th (2003-2004)c |
60 |
3 |
63 |
14 |
74 |
77 |
109th (2005-2006)u |
68 |
3 |
71 |
14 |
82 |
85 |
110th (2007-2008)v |
76 |
3 |
79 |
16 |
92 |
95 |
111th (2009-2010)w |
76 |
3 |
79 |
17 |
93 |
96 |
112th (2011-2012)x |
76 |
3 |
79 |
17 |
93 |
96 |
113th (2013-2014)y |
81 |
3 |
84 |
20 |
101 |
104 |
114th (2015-2016)z |
85 |
4 |
89 |
20 |
105 |
109 |
115th (2017-2018)aa |
85 |
5 |
90 |
23 |
108 |
113 |
Source: CRS summary, based on http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress/.
Notes: The column headings include the following abbreviations: Representatives (Reps), Delegates (Del), and Resident Commissioners (RC).
Three columns include numbers for the House: (1) the number of women Representatives, (2) the number of women nonvoting Members (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners), and (3) the total number of women in the House.
Totals are also provided for (1) the number of women in the House and Senate not including nonvoting Members and (2) the number of women in the House and Senate including nonvoting Members.
For simplification, Congresses are listed in two-year increments. Pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified Jan. 23, 1933, "the terms of Senators and Representatives [shall end] at noon on the 3rd day of Jan." For specific dates, see "Dates of Sessions of the Congress, present-1789," at http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
b. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
c. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
d. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
e. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy but not sworn in, one Senator who was elected to fill a vacancy but not sworn in, and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
f. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
g. Includes one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
h. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy, and one Senator who was elected to fill that vacancy.
i. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member elected to fill a vacancy.
j. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
k. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator appointed to fill a vacancy.
l. Includes two Senators who were appointed to fill a vacancy.
m. Includes one House Member-elect whose seat was declared vacant due to an incapacitating illness, and one House member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
n. Includes three House Members who were elected to a vacancy.
o. Includes one House Member who died.
p. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
q. Includes one House Member and one Senator elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
r. Includes one Senator who was elected to fill a vacancy.
s. Includes one House Member who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
t. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
u. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
v. Includes four House Members who died and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
w. Includes two House Members who resigned, one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who resigned, and one Senator initially elected to the House and then appointed to the Senate.
x. Includes two House Members who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
y. Includes one House Member who resigned and three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
z. Includes two House Members who resigned and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
aa. Includes twofive House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy, one House Member who died, and two Senators who were appointed to fill a vacancy.
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Rep. Rankin served from 1917 to 1919 and from 1941 to 1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only Member of Congress to vote against America's entry into both World Wars. |
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Information in this report is current as of |
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Throughout this report, House and Senate totals each include one woman elected but not sworn in or seated due to the House or Senate being out of session. Both women are included in various official congressional publications, including, for example, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (http://bioguide.congress.gov), "Women in Congress" (http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress) and "Senators of the United States 1789-present: a chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789," maintained by the Senate Historical Office (http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf). |
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For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to "Women in Congress", http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress/. This website is maintained by the U.S. House of Representatives' Office of the Historian and Office of Art and Archives and is frequently updated. |
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The total number of female Members of the House includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from Hawaii prior to statehood, one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, one from American Samoa, and one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. |
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Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms of Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on January 3, in the year following their election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Members elected to fill a vacancy are sworn in and commence their terms as soon as possible, as do Senators appointed to fill a vacancy. |