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Women in the United States Congress:
1917-2005
Updated June 21, 2005
Mildred L. Amer
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2005
Summary
A record 83 women serve in the 109th Congress: 69 in the House (46 Democrats
and 23 Republicans) and 14 in the Senate (9 Democrats and 5 Republicans).
Representative Jeanette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943) was the first woman
elected to Congress. Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) was the first woman to serve
in the Senate. She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day.
A total of 228 women have served in Congress, 144 Democrats and 84
Republicans. Of these women, 195 have served only in the House; 26 have served
only in the Senate; and seven have served in both houses. The figures include one
Delegate each from Guam, Hawaii, District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Of the 202 women who have served in the House, 36 were elected to fill
vacancies caused by the death of their husbands. Fifteen of the 36 were subsequently
elected to additional terms. Nineteen women have been elected to fill other
vacancies.
Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA), who served in the House for 35 years, holds the
record for length of service by a woman in Congress. Margaret Chase Smith (R-
ME), the first woman elected to the House and Senate, holds the record for Senate
service by a woman with 24 years.
Of the 33 women who have served in the Senate, 13 were first appointed, and
five were first elected to fill unexpired terms including Lisa Murkowski (R-AK),
who was appointed to the 108th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of her father, Frank Murkowski (R-AK), and then elected in 2004 to her own six-year
term. Nine were chosen to fill vacancies caused by the death of their husbands. Of
the nine, two were subsequently elected to additional terms. Hattie Caraway (D-AR)
was the first spouse to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year
Senate term.
A total of 24 black women have served in Congress, including 14 in the 109th
Congress. Seven Hispanic women have been elected to the House; all are serving
in the 109th Congress. Three Asian American women have served in the House,
including Doris Matsui (D-CA), who was elected to the 109th Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Robert Matsui.
Ten women Representatives and four women Senators have chaired
congressional committees.
This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and
(for Representatives) districts of the 228 women Members of Congress. It will be
updated as events warrant.

Contents
Women Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Women Senators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Women Who Have Served In Both Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Women in Leadership Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Black Women in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Asian American Women in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hispanic Women in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Women Members Whose Relatives Served in Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Husbands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Grandfathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Oldest and Youngest Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tables and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Alphabetical Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
List of Tables
Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-109th Congresses, by Congress . . . . . . . . . 61
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-109th Congresses, by State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Table 3. Number of Women in Congress, 65th-109th Congresses
(1917-2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Women in the United States
Congress:1917-2005
Two hundred twenty-eight women have been elected or appointed to the U.S.
Congress. Jeanette Rankin (R-MT) has the distinction of being the first woman
elected to serve in Congress. On November 9, 1916, she was elected to the House
of Representatives as Montana’s Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (1917-
1919).1 Since that time, 227 other women have served in Congress.
A record 83 women serve in the 109th Congress; 69 in the House (46 Democrats
and 23 Republicans), and 14 in the Senate (9 Democrats and 5 Republicans). Of the
228 women who have served in Congress, 144 have been Democrats, and 84 have
been Republicans. In addition, 195 (124 Democrats, 71 Republicans) have served
only in the House of Representatives; 26 (15 Democrats, 11 Republicans) have
served only in the Senate; and 7 (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans) have served in both
houses.2
Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA) holds the record for length of service by a woman
in Congress (35 years). She was elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, John Jacob Rogers (R-MA, 1913-1925). Mrs. Rogers
served from June 25, 1925, until her death on September 10, 1960. Margaret Chase
Smith (R-ME), holds the record for length of Senate service by a woman (24 years).
She was also first elected to the House to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, Clyde H. Smith (R-ME, 1937-1940), and was subsequently elected to the
Senate. Her House service was from June 10, 1940, until January 3, 1949. Her
Senate service was from January 3, 1949, until January 3, 1973.
Women Representatives
Of the 202 women who have served in the House, 36 were elected to fill
vacancies caused by the death of their husbands.3 Fifteen of the 36 were
1 Reps. Rankin (R-MT), Patsy Mink (D-HI), Jane Harman (D-CA), and Cynthia McKinney
(D-GA) are the only women to serve non-consecutive terms in the same house of Congress.
Rep. Rankin served from 1917-1919 and from 1941-1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only
Member of Congress to vote against America’s entry into both World Wars. Rep. Mink
served from 1965-1977 and from Sept. 1990, when she was seated following a special
election, until her death in Sept. 2002. Rep. Harman served from 1993-1999, and Rep.
McKinney served from 1993 -2003. Both are Members of the 109th Congress. Rep. Harman
was reelected to Congress in 2000; Representative McKinney in 2004.
2 These numbers include one Delegate to the House of Representatives from Hawaii, one
from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, and one from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
3 This number includes Reps. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Mary Bono (R-CA ), both first elected
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subsequently elected to additional terms. Nineteen women have been elected to fill
other vacancies caused by death or resignation. Of these, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was
first elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of another woman, Sala Burton
(D-CA, 1983-1987). Representative Pelosi, a Member of the 109th Congress, began
her service in 1987. Seven additional women have directly succeeded other women
by defeating them or being elected to open seats.4
Women Senators
Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) was the first woman to serve in the Senate.
She was appointed in 1922 to fill the unexpired term of a Senator who had died in
office. In addition to being the first female Senator, Ms. Felton holds two other
Senate records. Her tenure in the Senate remains the shortest ever (one day), and at
the age of 87, she was the oldest person ever to begin Senate service.
Besides Ms. Felton, 32 other women, including the 14 in the 109th Congress,
have served in the Senate. Of these 33 women, 13 were initially appointed to the
Senate, including Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who was appointed to the 108th Congress
by her father, Frank Murkowski (R-AK, 1981-2003), to succeed him after he was
elected governor of Alaska. She was subsequently elected to her own six-year term
in 2004. Five, including Dianne Feinstein (D-CA, 1992-present) and Kay Bailey
Hutchison (R-TX, 1993- present ) were first elected to fill unexpired terms. Two of
the women were first elected and seven were first appointed to fill vacancies caused
by the death of their husbands, including Jean Carnahan (D-MO), who was appointed
to the 107th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by her husband’s posthumous
election to the Senate.5
Two women have been appointed to the Senate by their husbands to fill
vacancies. Senator Dixie Bibb Graves (D-AL, 1937-1938) was appointed in 1937
by her husband, then-Governor David Bibb Graves, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Senator Hugo Black (D-AL, 1927-1937), who was appointed to the
Supreme Court; and Senator Elaine Edwards (D-LA, 1972)), was appointed by her
husband, then-Governor Edwin Edwards, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Allen Ellender (D-LA, 1937-1972). Eva Bowring (R-NE, 1954), who had
been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dwight Griswold
3 (...continued)
to the 105th Congress in 1998, and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO), first elected to the 104th
Congress in 1996.
4 Rep. Enid Greene (R-UT, 1995-1997) defeated Rep. Karen Shepherd (D-UT, 1993-1995),
Rep. Linda Smith (R-WA, 1995-1999) defeated Rep. Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA, 1989-1995),
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI, 1997-present ) defeated Rep. Barbara-Rose Collins
(D-MI, 1991-1997), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO, 1997- ) succeeded Rep. Patricia Schroeder
(D-CO, 1973-1997), Rep. Denise Majette (D-GA, 2003-2005) defeated Rep. Cynthia
McKinney (D-GA, 1993-2003), Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL, 2003-present ) defeated
Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL, 1993-2003), and Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA, 1993-2003,
2005-present ) was elected to the seat vacated by Rep. Denise Majette (D-GA).
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(R-NE, 1952-1954), was succeeded by another woman, Hazel Abel (R-NE, 1954),
who was elected to fill the remaining months of Senator Griswold’s term.
Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1979-1997) was the first of the eight women
elected to the Senate without first having been elected to the House or having been
elected or appointed to fill an unexpired Senate term. The others are Susan Collins
(R-ME ), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Hillary Rodham Clinton
(D-NY), and Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), all Members of the 109th Congress, as well as
Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999) and Paula Hawkins (R-FL, 1981-1987).
Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first woman to succeed her spouse
in the Senate as well as the first of the 18 women to be elected to a full six-year
Senate term. She was first appointed in 1931 to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of her husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway (D-AR, House, 1913-1921; Senate, 1921-
1931), and then was subsequently elected to two six-year terms. The other women
elected to six-year terms are Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Barbara Boxer (D-CA),
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX ), Susan Collins (R-ME),
Patty Murray (D-WA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Blanche
Lambert Lincoln (D-AR), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Debbie Stabenow (D-
MI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), all Members of the 109th
Congress, as well as Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME, 1949-1973), Maurine Neuberger
(D-OR, 1960-1967), Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1978-1997), Paula Hawkins
(R-FL, 1981-1987), and Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999).
Four states (California, Kansas, Maine, and Washington) have been represented
by two women Senators serving in the same Congress. In the 109th Congress,
Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein represent California; Susan Collins and Olympia
Snowe represent Maine, and Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell represent Washington.
In the 104th Congress, Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Sheila Frahm represented
Kansas6.
Women Who Have Served In Both Houses
Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) was the first woman to serve in both houses of
Congress, as well as the first woman elected to the Senate without first having been
elected or appointed to fill a vacant Senate seat. Senator Smith was first elected to
the House to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband (Clyde Smith, R-
ME, 1937-1940), and served from June 10, 1940, until January 3, 1949, when she
began her Senate service. When Senator Smith left the Senate on January 3, 1973,
she had served there longer than any other woman. Her 24 years of service is still a
record for Senate service by a woman.
Barbara Mikulski, Barbara Boxer, Olympia Snowe, Blanche Lambert Lincoln,
Debbie Stabenow, and Maria Cantwell are the other women who have served in both
houses. Senator Mikulski was a Member of the House from 1977-1987, Senator
Boxer from 1983-1993, Senator Snowe from 1979-1995, Senator Lincoln from 1993-
6 Sen. Frahm was appointed in 1996, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sen.
Robert Dole (R-KS,1969-1996), and served for five months.

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1997, Senator Stabenow from 1997-2001, and Senator Cantwell from 1993-1995.
All are Members of the 109th Congress, and all but Senators Lincoln and Cantwell
were elected while still serving in the House.
Women in Leadership Positions
A significant number of women in Congress have held positions of leadership.
Former Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) and Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-
CA) have been elected to the highest leadership positions held thus far by women.
Representative Pelosi was elected House Democratic whip, in the 107th Congress, on
October 10, 2001, effective January 15, 2002. In the 108th and 109th Congresses, she
was elected the House Democratic leader. She was also the first woman Member to
be nominated to be Speaker of the House. Senator Smith was elected chair of the
Senate Republican Conference and served from 1967 to 1972.
Fourteen women have chaired congressional committees. In the 109th Congress
(as well as the 108th Congress), both Senators from Maine, Senators Snowe and
Collins, chair committees. This is the first time that two women Members from the
same state have been committee chairs. Susan Collins was the chair of the
Committee on Governmental Affairs in the 108th Congress and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, as it is now known in the 109th
Congress. Olympia Snowe is the chair of the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.
During the 104th Congress, a record three women chaired committees. They
were Nancy Landon Kassebaum, chair of the Senate Labor and Human Resources
Committee; Jan Meyers (R-KS, 1985-1997), chair of the House Small Business
Committee; and Nancy Johnson (R-CT, 1983-present), chair of the House Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct. Others who have chaired committees include
Senator Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) and Representatives Edith Nourse
Rogers (R-MA, 1925-1960), Mae Ella Nolan (R-CA, 1923-1925), Mary T. Norton
(D-NJ, 1925-1951), Caroline L. O’Day (D-NY, 1935-1943), Leonor K. Sullivan (D-
MO, 1953-1977), Martha W. Griffiths (D-MI, 1955-1974), Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
(D-CA, 1973-1979), and Patricia Schroeder (D-CO, 1973-1997).
Black Women in Congress
A record number of 15 black women served in the House in the 107th Congress;
14 serve in the 109th Congress, and 13 served in the 108th Congress. A total of 24
black women have served in Congress. The first was Representative Shirley
Chisholm (D-NY, 1969-1983). Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999) is
only black woman to have served in the Senate. The black women Members of the
109th Congress include Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Corinne Brown (D-
FL), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-
CA), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick (D-MI), Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH), Diane Watson (D-CA), Cynthia
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Norton (D-DC) and Donna Christian-Christensen (D-VI). Other black women
Members were Cardiss Collins (D-IL, 1973-1997), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI,
1991-1997), Eva Clayton (D-NC, 1992-2003), Carrie Meek (D-FL, 1993-2003),
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (D-CA, 1973-1979), Katie Hall (D-IN, 1982-1985), and
Barbara Jordan (D-TX, 1973-1979).
Asian American Women in Congress
Patsy Mink (D-HI) was the first of three Asian Pacific American women to have
served in Congress, all in the House. Representative Mink served in the House from
1965-1977, and from 1990-2002. The other Asian-American women are
Representative Doris O. Matsui, who was elected to the 109th Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Representative Robert Matsui (D-CA,
1979-2005), and Patricia Saiki (R-HI), who served in the House from 1987-1991.
Hispanic Women in Congress
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL, 1989- ) is the first of the seven Hispanic women as
well as the first Cuban-American to serve in Congress. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY,
1993-present ) is the first Puerto Rican-born woman to serve in Congress. Lucille
Roybal-Allard (D-CA, 1993-present ) is the first Mexican-American woman to serve.
Loretta Sanchez (D-CA, 1997-present ), Grace Napolitano (D-CA, 1999-present ),
Hilda Solis (D-CA, 2001-present ), and Linda Sanchez (D-CA, 2003-present ) are the
other female Hispanic Members. All are Members of the 109th Congress.
Representatives Loretta and Linda Sanchez are the first sisters to serve in Congress.
Women Members Whose Relatives
Served in Congress
Husbands7
Four women married while in Congress. Two married other Members of the
same Congress, and two married Members with whom they served.8 Four other
7 This section does not include information on women who directly succeeded their
husbands who died in office.
8 Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY, 1990-1997) married Rep. Bill Paxon (R-NY, 1989-1999) in
1994, and Rep. Martha Keys (D-KS, 1975-1979) married Rep. Andrew Jacobs (D-IN, 1965-
1973, 1975-1997) in 1975. All were serving in Congress at the time of their marriages. Sen.
Olympia Snowe (R-ME, House, 1979-1995, Senate, 1995-present ) married former Rep.
John McKernan, Jr. (R.-ME, 1983-1987) in 1989 after he left Congress and while he was
the Governor of Maine and she was in the House. They served together in the House for
four years. Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS, 1978-1997) married former Sen.
Howard Baker (R-TN, 1967-1985) in 1996 after he left office and while she was still in the
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women Members were married to Members with whom they had not served and
whom they did not directly succeed.9
Representative Ruth McCormick (R-IL, 1929-1931) married two Members of
Congress. She was married to Representative and Senator Medill McCormick (R-IL,
House, 1917-1919, Senate, 1919-1925) prior to becoming a Member of Congress.
Medill McCormick died while serving in the Senate. Subsequently, Ms. McCormick
was elected to Congress. Later she and Representative Albert Gallatin Simms (R-
NM, 1929-1931), with whom she had served, were married after they both had left
Congress. Finally, Representative Emily Taft Douglas (D-IL, 1945-1947) preceded
her husband, Senator Paul Douglas (D-IL, 1949-1967), in Congress.
Fathers
Two women have been elected and one woman has been appointed to complete
the terms of their fathers. Representative Winnifred Mason Huck (R-IL, 1922-1923)
was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her father, William E. Mason
(R-IL, House, 1887-1891, Senate, 1897-1903, House, 1917-1921); Representative
Susan Molinari (R-NY, 1990-1997) was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of her father, Guy Molinari (R-NY, 1981-1989), and Senator Lisa
Murkowski (R-AK, 2003-present ) was appointed by her father Frank Murkowski (R-
AK, 1981-2003) to complete his Senate term after he was elected governor of Alaska.
Representative Ruth McCormick, discussed above, was also the daughter of
Senator Marcus Hanna (R-OH, 1897-1904).
Nine other women Members of the House have had fathers who served as
Representatives. These include three current Members, Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-
CA, 1993-present ), daughter of Representative Edward Roybal (D-CA, 1963-1993),
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 1987- present), daughter of Representative Thomas
D’Alesandro (D-MD, 1939-1947), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV, 2001-present),
daughter of Representative Arch A. Moore (D-WV, 1957-1969).10
9 Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC, 2003-present ) was preceded in the Senate by her husband,
Senator Robert Dole (R-KS, House, 1961-1969, Senate, 1969-1996). Rep. Katherine
Langley (R-KY, 1927-1931) was preceded in the House by her husband, Rep. John Langley
(R-KY, 1907-1926); Rep. Leonor Sullivan (D-MO, 1953-1977) was preceded in the House
by her husband, Rep. John Sullivan (D-MO, 1941-1943, 1945-1947, and 1949-1951); and
Rep. Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D-PA, 1993-1995) was preceded in the House by her
husband, former Rep. Ed Mezvinsky (D-IA, 1973-1977).
10 The others were Rep. Katherine Langley (R-KY, 1927-1931), daughter of Rep. James
Gudger, Jr. (D-NC, 1903-1907, 1911-1915); Rep. Ruth McCormick (R-IL, 1929-1931),
daughter of Sen. Marcus Hanna (R-OH, 1897-1904); Rep. Ruth Owen (D-FL), daughter of
Rep. William Jennings Bryan (D-NE, 1891-1895) Rep. Louise Reece (R-TN, 1961-1963),
daughter of Sen. Guy Goff (R-WV, 1925-1931), Rep. Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC, 1987-
1993), daughter of Sen. Olin Johnston (D-SC, 1945-1965)and Rep. Clare Boothe Luce (R-
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Sons
Five women Representatives and one Senator had sons who served in Congress.
Of these women, only Frances Bolton (R-OH, 1940-1969) served simultaneously
with her son, Representative Oliver Bolton (R-OH, 1953-1957, 1963-1965). The
other women were Carrie Meek (D-FL, 1993-2003), mother of Representative
Kendrick Meek (D-FL, 2003-present ), Katharine Byron (D-MD, 1941-1943), mother
of Representative Goodloe Byron (D-MD, 1971-1978); Maude Kee (D-WV, 1951-
1965), mother of Representative James Kee (D-WV, 1965-1973); and Irene Baker
(R-TN, 1964-1965), stepmother of Senator Howard Baker (R-TN, 1967-1985).
Senator Rose McConnell Long (D-LA, 1936-1937) was the mother of Senator
Russell B. Long (D-LA, 1948-1987), the only Senator to succeed both parents in the
Senate.
Grandfathers
Three Congresswomen were granddaughters of former Members. They were
Frances Bolton, granddaughter of Representative and Senator Henry Payne (D-OH,
House, 1875-1877, Senate, 1885-1891); Katharine Byron, granddaughter of
Representative and Senator Louis McComas (R-MD, House, 1883-1891, Senate,
1899-1905); and Louise Reece (R-TN, 1961-1963), granddaughter of Representative
and Senator Nathan Goff (R-WV, House, 1883-1889, Senate, 1913-1919).
Oldest and Youngest Women
The youngest woman elected to the Senate is Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR,
1999-present). She was first elected in 1998 at the age of 38. She previously served
in the House. The oldest woman elected to the Senate is Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-
NC, 2003- ) who was elected in 2002 at age 66. Rebecca Felton (D-GA) is the oldest
woman to have served in the Senate. She was appointed for one day in 1922 at age
87.
Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY, 1973-1981) is the youngest woman to serve in the
House. She was elected at age 31 years, two months. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-
ME) was first elected to the House in 1978 at age 31 years and nine months. Susan
Molinari (R-NY-1990-1997) was elected to the house at age 31, one week before she
turned 32.
Delegate Madeleine Bordallo, (D-Guam, 2003-present) is the oldest woman
elected to the House. She was 69 when first elected in 2002. Corinne Riley (D-SC,
1962-1963) was elected at age 68 years, nine months.
Tables and Data
The list and tables that follow provide information on women Members of
Congress, including the dates they were first elected, the Congresses in which they
served, the committees on which they served, and an indication, where relevant, of
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Most of the data presented are from the Biographical Directory of the
American Congress, 1774-1996 [http://bioguide.congress.gov], various editions of
the Congressional Directory, and a broad range of Congressional Quarterly and
Leadership Directories, Inc. publications. Information on the committee assignments
of the women in the 109th Congress was obtained from the Congressional Yellow
Book
, winter 2005, the website of the U.S. Senate available at
[http://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/assignments.htm]; and List
of Standing Committees and Select Committees and Their Subcommitees of the
House of Representatives Together With Joint Committees, One Hundred Ninth
Congress
, prepared under the direction of Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House of
Representatives, April 29, 2005 (available online from the clerk’s website at
[http://clerk.house.gov/committee/scsoal.pdf]).
Note that the names and jurisdiction of House and Senate committees have
changed many times over the years covered by this report. In the interest of brevity,
this report does not identify all historical name changes. The committee names that
are listed are those that were in effect at the time a particular member served on a
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Alphabetical Listing11
ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd
Congress November 2, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva Bowring; sworn in and
seated November 8, 1954; resigned December 31, 1954.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Finance
83rd
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
83rd
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th Congressional District (92nd
Congress) and 20th Congressional District (93rd-94th Congresses). Elected to the
92nd Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971;
reelected to the 93rd-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
92nd-94th
H. Public Works
92nd-94th
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the
95th Congress June 8, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, James B. Allen; sworn in and seated June 12, 1978; term expired
January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
95th
S. Judiciary
95th
11 Note: Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
effective October 15, 1933, the terms of Representatives and Senators began on March 4,
in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress implementing the Constitution
(adopted September 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms
of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on January 3, in the year following
their election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-
1937). However, Congress sometimes sets a date other than January 3 for commencement
of a new Congress; thus, in this report, dates sworn in are sometimes later than January 3
for Members elected in the general election. In addition, Members elected to fill a vacancy
are sworn in and commence their terms as soon as possible, as do Senators appointed to fill
a vacancy.

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ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 92nd Congress in a special election held April 4, 1972, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, George W. Andrews; sworn in and seated April 10, 1972;
term expired January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
92nd
ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress in a special election held June 29, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, John Milan Ashbrook; sworn in and seated July 12, 1982; term
expired January 3, 1983.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
97th
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 88th Congress in a special election held March 10, 1964, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Howard H. Baker, Sr.; sworn in and seated March 10,
1964; term expired January 3, 1965.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
88th
BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to
the 107th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
106th-108th
H. Judiciary
106th-108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th
BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th
H. Small Business
109th

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BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 99th Congress November 6, 1984; sworn in and seated January 3, 1985; reelected
to the 100th-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
99th-103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
99th-100th, 102nd
H. Select Aging
99th-102nd
H. Budget
101st-102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd
BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to the
107th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
106th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
106th-109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
106th-109th
H. International Relations
107th- 109th
BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 106th
Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999; reelected to the
107th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Government Reform
106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Science
106th-109th
H. Education and the Workforce
107th-109th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
107th-109th
BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th Congressional District. Elected to
the 108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected
to the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
108th
H. Government Reform
108th
H. Judiciary
108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th

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BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5, 1955; reelected to the
85th-87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
84th-87th
BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 93rd Congress in a special election held March 20, 1973, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; sworn in and
seated March 27, 1973; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses; term expired January
3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
93rd
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
94th
H. House Administration
94th
H. Appropriations
95th-101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
99th-101st
Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements
94th
(committee chair)
Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S.
99th-100th
House (chair)
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th Congressional District.
Elected to the 77th Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Patrick J. Boland; sworn in and seated November 19, 1942; term expired January 3,
1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
77th
BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd Congressional District. Elected to
the 76th Congress in a special election held February 27, 1940, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Chester C. Bolton; sworn in and seated March 5,
1940; reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1969.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and
76th
Representatives in Congress
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
76th
H. Foreign Affairs
77th-90th

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BONO, MARY. Republican; California, 44th Congressional District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 45th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the
105th Congress in a special election held on April 7, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Sonny Bono; sworn in and seated April 20, 1998;
reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. National Security
105th
H. Judiciary
105th-106th
H. Armed Services
106th
H. Small Business
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-109th
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Non-voting Delegate from Guam. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
108th-109th
H. Resources
108th-109th
H. Small Business
108th-109th
BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 81st Congress November 2, 1948; sworn in and seated January 3, 1949; reelected
to the 82nd Congress; term expired January 3, 1953.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Lands
81st
H. Administration
82nd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
82nd
BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the 83rd
Congress April 16, 1954, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dwight P.
Griswold; sworn in and seated April 16, 1954; term ended November 8, 1954, after the
election to fill Senator Griswold’s unexpired term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
83rd
S. Labor and Public Welfare
83rd
S. Post Office and Civil Service
83rd

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BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th
Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to the
99th-102nd Congresses. Ms. Boxer was subsequently elected to the Senate on
November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993. She was reelected to the
Senate in 1998 and 2004. Chief deputy Democratic whip in the 109th Congress and a
deputy whip in the 103rd Congress
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
98th
H. Government Operations
98th-102nd
H. Budget
99th-101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
99th-102nd
H. Armed Services
102nd
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd-105th
S. Budget
103rd-106th
S. Environment and Public Works
103rd-109th
S. Appropriations
105th
S. Foreign Relations
106th-109th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
107th-109th
BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-109th
H. Veterans’Affairs
103rd-109th
BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected to
the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
108th-109th
H. Financial Services
108th -109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th -109th
BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th Congressional District.
Elected to the 82nd Congress in a special election held July 24, 1951, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Frank Buchanan; sworn in and seated August 1,
1951; reelected to the 83rd-84th Congresses; died in office November 26, 1955.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
82nd, 1st Sess.
H. Veterans’ Affairs
82nd, 1st Sess.
H. Public Works
82nd, 2nd Sess.-83rd
H. Banking and Currency
84th

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BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the 102nd
Congress September 12, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband
Quentin Burdick; sworn in and seated September 16, 1992; term expired December 4,
1992, with the election of Kent Conrad to the vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Environment and Public Works
102nd
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th Congressional District.
Elected to the 93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973;
reelected to the 94th-95th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
93rd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
93rd
H. Appropriations
94th-95th
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
94th-95th
(committee chair)
BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th
Congress in a special election held June 21, 1983, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Phillip Burton; sworn in and seated June 28, 1983; reelected to
the 99th-100th Congresses; died in office February 1, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
98th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
98th
H. Select Committee on Hunger
98th-99th
H. Rules
99th-100th
BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the
80th Congress October 6, 1948, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned December 26, 1948.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
80th
BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd

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BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th Congressional
District. Elected to the 96th Congress November 7, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Goodloe E. Byron; sworn in and seated January 15,
1979; reelected to the 97th-102nd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
96th-102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
97th-102nd
BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 77th Congress in a special election held May 27, 1941, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, William Devereux Byron; sworn in
and seated June 11, 1941; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
77th
H. War Claims
77th
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st Congressional District. Elected to
the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term
expired January 3, 1995. Ms. Cantwell was subsequently elected to the Senate on
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated on January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
S. Judiciary
107th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
107th-109th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
107th-109th
S. Indian Affairs
107th-109th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
108th-109th
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3,
2001; reelected to the 108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
107th-108th
H. Small Business
107th-108th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
107th-108th
H. Rules
109th

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CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd Congressional District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 23rd Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to
the 105th Congress in a special election held March 9, 1998, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Walter Capps; sworn in and seated March 17,
1998; reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. International Relations
105th
H. Science
105th
H. Commerce
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-109th
H. Budget
109th
CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the 72nd
Congress November 13, 1931, and elected January 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway; sworn in and seated
December 8, 1931; reelected to two full Senate terms; term expired January 3,
1945.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
72nd-78th
S. Commerce
72nd-78th
S. Enrolled Bills (committee chair, 73rd-78th)
72nd-78th
S. Library
72nd-78th
CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate December
4, 2000, to fill the vacancy cause by her husband’s (Gov. Mel Carnahan)
posthumous election to the Senate; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; served
until November 25, 2003, when the elected successor for the remainder of the term
took office.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
107th
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation
107th
S. Governmental Affairs
107th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
107th
S. Special Committee on Aging
107th
CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th Congressional District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 7th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; first swearing in delayed because of illness, oath
of office administered January 9, 1997; reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
105th-107th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
108th-109th

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CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th-106th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
104th-106th
H. Resources
104th-106th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
105th-106th
H. Government Reform
106th
CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District.
Elected to the 91st Congress November 5, 1968; sworn in and seated January 3,
1969; reelected to the 92nd-97th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983.
Secretary to the Democratic Caucus in the 96th Congress. First black female
candidate for U.S. President (1972).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
91st-92nd
H. Education and Labor
92nd-94th
H. Rules
95th-97th
CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; non-voting Delegate from the
Virgin Islands. Elected to the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and
seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses. First woman doctor
in Congress.
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Resources
105th-109th
H. Small Business
105th- 109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA. See CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 82nd Congress November 8, 1950; sworn in and seated January 3,
1951; reelected to the 83rd-87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
82nd
H. Government Operations
83rd
H. Foreign Affairs
83rd-87th
CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th Congressional District.
Elected to the 73rd Congress in a special election held December 28, 1933, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, John Davenport Clarke; sworn in
and seated January 3, 1934; term expired January 3, 1935.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
73rd
H. Claims
73rd
H. Invalid Pensions
73rd

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CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
102nd Congress November 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Walter
Jones and elected to the 103rd Congress at the same time; took office on November
5, 1992; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd-107th
H. Small Business
103rd-104th
H. Budget
105th-107th
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the
Senate November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001. First Lady of the
United States (1993-2001) and the only First Lady to run for elected political
office. Chair of Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee in the
108th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Budget
107th
S. Environment and Public Works
107th-109th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
107th-109th
S. Armed Services
108th-109th
S. Special Aging
109th
COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th Congressional District (102nd
Congress) and 15th Congressional District (103rd-104th Congresses). Elected to the
102nd Congress November 7, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; reelected
to the 103rd-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd-103rd
H. Science, Space and Technology
102nd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
102nd
COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th Congressional District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress in a special election held June 5, 1973, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, George W. Collins; sworn in and seated June 7, 1973;
reelected to the 94th-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997. First female
chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 96th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
93rd-103rd
H. International Relations
94th-95th
H. District of Columbia
95th
H. Foreign Affairs
96th
H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
96th-102nd
H. Energy and Commerce
97th-103rd
H. Commerce
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th

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COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 6,
1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected in 2002.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Labor and Human Resources
105th
S. Governmental Affairs
105th-108th
(committee chair, 108th )
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
109th
(committee chair, 109th)
S. Special Aging
105th-109th
S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology
106th
Problems
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th-107th
S. Armed Services
107th-109th
Jt. Economic
108th
CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th-109th Congresses. A House deputy majority whip in the 104th-105th
Congresses. Secretary of the House Republican Conference in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
104th-109th
H. Science
104th
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-109th
DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-106th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2001.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-106th
H. Small Business
103rd
H. International Relations
105th-106th
DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 107th
Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to the
108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
107th-109th
H. Government Reform
107th-108th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
H. Select Intelligence
108th-109th

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DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th Congressional District (107th Congress) and
53rd Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-109th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
107th-109th
H. Education and the Workforce
107th-109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th
DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected
to the 106th-109th Congresses. A chief deputy Democratic whip in the 109th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-109th
DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
102nd Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; reelected
to the 103rd-109th Congresses. A House chief deputy Democratic whip in the 104th-
105th Congresses, assistant to the House Democratic leader in the 106th-107th
Congresses, and co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in the
108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
102nd
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd, 105th-109th
H. National Security
104th
H. Budget
108th-109th
DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the 108th
Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003. Chair of the
National Republican Senatorial Committee in the 109th Congress (first woman
chair),Member of the Federal Trade Commission (1973-1979), Secretary of
Transportation (1983-1987), Secretary of Labor (1989-1990), and candidate for
U.S. President (2000).
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
108th
S. Armed Services
108th-109th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
108th-109th
S. Special Aging
108th-109th

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DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to
the 79th Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in and seated January 3, 1945; term
expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
79th
DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th Congressional District.
Elected to the 79th Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in and seated January 3,
1945; reelected to the 80th-81st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1951.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
79th-81st
DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
109th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Resources
109th
DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-108th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2005. Secretary and later
vice chair of the House Republican Conference, 105th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
Jt. Committee on Congressional Operations
103rd
H. Oversight
104th
H. Ways and Means
104th-108th
Jt. Economic
107th-108th
H. Homeland Security
108th
DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th Congressional District (85th-
89th Congresses) and 12th Congressional District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to
the 85th Congress November 6, 1956; sworn in and seated January 3, 1957;
reelected to the 86th-92nd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
85th-92nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
85th
H. Banking and Currency
86th-92nd

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EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the 92nd Congress
August 1, 1972, by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Allen J. Ellender; sworn in and seated August 7,
1972; served until November 13, 1972, when the elected successor for the
remainder of the term took office.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
92nd
S. Public Works
92nd
EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th Congressional District. Elected as an
Independent to the 104th Congress in a special election November 5, 1996, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Bill Emerson, and to her own seat
in the 105th Congress; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997, although certified to
serve in the 104th Congress; reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
105th
H. Small Business
105th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th
H. Appropriations
106th-109th
ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term
expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
103rd
H. Natural Resources
103rd
ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. Commerce
104th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-109th
H. Intelligence
108th-109th
ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th Congressional District.
Elected the the 72nd Congress in a special election held August 4, 1932, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Edward Eslick; sworn in and seated
December 5, 1932; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
72nd
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
72nd

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FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii.
Elected to the 83rd Congress in a special election held July 31, 1954, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Joseph R. Farrington; sworn in and
seated August 4, 1954; reelected to the 84th Congress; term expired January 3,
1957.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
83rd-84th
H. Armed Services
83rd-84th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
83rd-84th
FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the 102nd Congress
November 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson to
become Governor of California; sworn in November 10, 1992. Subsequently
elected to her own six-year term on November 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Appropriations
103rd, 107th-109th
S. Judiciary
103rd-109th
S. Rules and Administration
103rd-109th
S. Foreign Relations
104th -105th
Jt. Library
105th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
107th-109th
S. Select Intelligence
107th-109th
Jt. Committee on Printing
106th-107th
(committee chair, 107th )
FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the 67th
Congress on October 3, 1922, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas E.
Watson; sworn in and seated November 21, 1922; term expired November 22 with
the election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
67th
FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th Congressional District. Elected
to the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975;
reelected to the 95th-97th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
94th
H. Small Business
94th-95th
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
95th
H. District of Columbia
96th
H. International Relations
96th
H. Education and Labor
97th
H. Foreign Affairs
97th
H. Select Committee on Aging
97th

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FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th Congressional District.
Elected to the 96th Congress November 7, 1978; sworn in and seated January 15,
1979; reelected to the 97th-98th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1985. She was
the first woman nominated by a major political party for Vice President and was on
the Democratic ticket in 1984 with Walter Mondale. Secretary of the House
Democratic Caucus in the 97th and 98th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
96th-97th
H. Public Works and Transportation
96th-98th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-97th
H. Budget
98th
FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st Congressional District. Elected to the
97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and seated January 5, 1981; reelected to
the 98th-99th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
97th-99th
Jt. Economic
99th
FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-106th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2001. House deputy majority whip
and chair of the House Page Board in the 104th-105th Congresses. Vice chair of the
House Republican Conference in the 106th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd, 106th
H. National Security
104th-105th
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-106th
FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the 104th Congress May
24, 1996, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Dole; sworn in and
seated June 11, 1996; term ended November 5, 1996, after the election to fill the
remainder of Senator Dole’s unexpired term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
104th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
104th
FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
109th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Government Reform
109th

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FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 78th Congress November 7, 1944, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Hampton P. Fulmer; sworn in and seated November 6, 1944;
term expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
78th
FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-105th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1999.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Commerce
104th-105th
GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th Congressional
District. Elected to the 75th Congress in a special election held September 13, 1938,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Allard H. Gasque; never
sworn in or seated, because Congress was not in session between the time of her
election and the expiration of her term; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed, never sworn in
76th
GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th Congressional District. Elected
to the 76th Congress in a special election held October 1, 1940, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Benjamin Gibbs; sworn in and seated October
3, 1940; term expired January 3, 1941.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
76th
GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd Congressional
District. Elected to the 84th Congress in a special election held November 6, 1956,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, William T. Granahan and to
a full two-year term in the 85th Congress; the 84th Congress was not in session
between the time of her election and the expiration of the term; sworn in and seated
January 3, 1957; reelected to the 86th-87th Congresses; term expired January 3,
1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
85th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
85th-87th
H. Government Operations
85th, 2nd Sess.-87th

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GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress November 5, 1996; sworn and seated January 7, 1997; reelected to the
106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
105th, 107th
H. Oversight
105th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th
Jt. Printing
105th
H. National Security
105th
H. Appropriations
106th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th
GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the
92nd Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971; reelected
to the 93rd Congress; term expired January 3, 1975. Elected Governor of
Connecticut in 1974 and 1978. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
posthumously in 1981.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
92nd-93rd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
92nd-93rd
GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband,
Governor David Bibb Graves, to the 75th Congress August 18, 1937, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Hugo L. Black; sworn in and seated August
20, 1937; resigned January 10, 1938.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Claims
75th
S. Education and Labor
75th
S. Mines and Mining
75th
GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 84th
Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5, 1955; reelected to the
85th-93rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1975.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
84th-92nd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
84th-85th
Jt. Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers
85th
H. House Administration
86th-87th
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
88th-90th
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
90th-93rd
H. District of Columbia
92nd
H. Appropriations
93rd
GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.

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GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, Congresswoman-at-large.
Elected to the 73rd Congress in a special election held October 3, 1933, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Lewis W. Douglas; sworn in and seated
January 3, 1934; reelected to the 74th Congress; term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
73rd
H. Indian Affairs
74th
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
74th
H. Public Lands
74th
GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th Congressional District.
Elected to the 84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5,
1955; reelected to the 85th-93rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1975. Elected
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1982 and 1986.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
84th-87th
H. Government Operations
84th-87th
Jt. Economic
87th-92nd
H. Ways and Means
88th-92nd
H. Select Committee on the
90th-93rd
House Beauty Shop (committee chair)
H. Select Committee on Crime
91st
HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the 97th
Congress in a special election held November 2, 1982, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Adam Benjamin, Jr.; sworn in and seated November 29, 1982;
reelected to the 98th Congress; term expired January 3, 1985.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None
97th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
98th
H. Public Works and Transportation
98th
HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected
to the 86th Congress November 8, 1960, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Russell V. Mack and to the 87th Congress; the 86th Congress was not in session
between the time of her election and the expiration of the term; sworn in and seated
January 3, 1961; reelected to the 88th-93rd Congresses; term expired January 3,
1975.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
87th, 1st Sess.12
H. Education and Labor
87th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
87th
H. Appropriations
88th-93rd
12 Rep. Hansen served on the Veteran’s Affairs Committee from Feb. 6, 1961 to March 6,
1961.

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HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th Congressional District. Elected
to the 81st Congress November 2, 1948; sworn in and seated January 3, 1949;
reelected to the 82nd-85th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1959.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
81st
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
82nd
H. Government Operations
83rd-85th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
83rd-85th
HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-105th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1999. Elected to the 107th
Congress on November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated on January 3, 2001; reelected
to the 108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. National Security
104th-105th
H. Science
104th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th
H. Intelligence
104th-105th
107th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th
HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th Congressional District. Elected to
the 108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003;
reelected to the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
108th-109th
H. International Relations
108th-109th
H. Homeland Security
109th
HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected
to the 108th- 109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
107th-108th
H. Judiciary
107th-108th
H. Science
107th-108th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
109th
H. Ways and Means
109th

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HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected to the Senate on November
4, 1980; sworn in and seated January 5, 1981; term expired on January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
97th-99th
S. Labor and Human Resources
97th-99th
Jt. Economic
97th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
98th
S. Foreign Relations
98th
S. Special Aging
99th
HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th Congressional District.
Elected to the 90th Congress November 8, 1966; sworn in and seated January 10,
1967; reelected to the 91st-97th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1983. Secretary
of Health and Human Services (1983-1985) and U.S. Ambassador to Ireland (1985-
1989).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
90th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
90th-97th
H. Banking and Currency
91st-93rd
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
92nd-93rd
H. Agriculture
94th-96th
Jt. Economic
94th, 96th-97th
H. Select Committee on Ethics
96th
H. Science and Technology
97th
HERSETH, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected
to the 108th Congress in a special election held June 1, 2004, to fill the
vacancy
caused by the resignation of William Janklow; sworn in and seated
June 3, 2004;
reelected to the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
108th- 109th
H. Resources
108th- 109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th- 109th
HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District. Elected
to the 92nd Congress November 3, 1970; sworn in and seated January 21, 1971;
term expired January 3, 1973.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
92nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
92nd

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HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to
the 94th-99th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
93rd-99th
H. Administration
94th
H. Budget
95th-96th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th
Jt. Economic
98th
H. District of Columbia
98th
HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th Congressional District.
Elected to the 93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3,
1973; reelected to the 94th-96th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1981.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
93rd-96th
H. Budget
94th-96th
HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 75th Congress November 3, 1936; sworn in and seated January 5, 1937; term
expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Indian Affairs
75th
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
75th
H. Rivers and Harbors
75th
HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected
to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Science
105th, 109th
H. Budget
106th-108th
H. Veterans’Affairs
108th-109th
HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
102nd Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; term
expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
102nd
H. Select Children, Youth, and Family
102nd

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HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, Congresswoman-at-
large. Elected to the 67th Congress in a special election held November 7, 1922, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of her father, William E. Mason; sworn in and
seated November 20, 1922; term expired March 3, 1923.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Department of Commerce
67th
H. Reform in the Civil Service
67th
H. Woman Suffrage
67th
HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the 95th
Congress January 25, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Hubert H. Humphrey; sworn in and seated February 6, 1978; term expired January
3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Foreign Relations
95th
S. Governmental Affairs
95th
HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected to the 103rd
Congress on June 5, 1993, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lloyd
Bentsen to become Secretary of the Treasury; sworn in and seated June 14, 1993.
Subsequently elected to a full six year term on November 8, 1994, and reelected in
2000. First female Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference (107th-109th
Congresses).
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Service
103rd-104th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
103rd-109th
S. Small Business
103rd-104th
S. Select Intelligence
104th
S. Appropriations
105th-109th
S. Rules and Administration
105th-109th
S. Environment and Public Works
106th
S. Veterans’ Affairs
107th-109th
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
104th-109th
H. Science
104th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th
JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th Congressional District. Elected
to the 73rd Congress November 8, 1932; sworn in and seated March 9, 1933;
reelected to the 74th-75th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
73rd-75th
H. District of Columbia
73rd-75th
H. Mines and Mining
73rd-74th

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JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th Congressional District. Elected
to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993;
reelected to the 104th-109th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. Science
104th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-109th
JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th Congressional District (98th-107th
Congresses) and 5th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the
98th Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to
the 99th-109th Congresses. Deputy Republican whip in the 103rd Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
98th-100th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
98th-99th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
98th-100th
H. Budget
100th
H. Ways and Means
101st-109th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
102nd-104th
(committee chair, 104th)
Jt. Taxation
109th
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th Congressional District. Elected to
the 106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999;
reelected to the 107th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Small Business
106th-107th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
107th-109th
H. Ways and Means
108th-109th
JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the
93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973; reelected to
the 94th-95th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
93rd-95th
H. Government Operations
94th-95th

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KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th Congressional District. Elected
to the 69th Congress in a special election held February 17, 1925, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Julius Kahn; sworn in and seated December 7,
1925; reelected to the 70th-74th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Census
69th
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures
69th
H. Education
69th
H. Expenditures in the War Department
69th
H. War Claims
70th
H. Military Affairs
71st-72nd
H. Appropriations
73rd-74th
KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 98th
Congress November 2, 1982. Sworn in and seated January 3, 1983; reelected to the
99th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
98th-101st
H. Veterans’ Affairs
98th-100th
H. Budget
101st
H. Appropriations
101st-109th
KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the
Senate on November 7, 1978; sworn in and seated December 23, 1978. After her
election, Senator James Pearson resigned, and Governor Bennett of Kansas
appointed Ms. Kassebaum to replace him for the duration of the 95th Congress. She
was reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990; term expired January 3, 1997.
Deputy minority whip in the 103rd Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
96th, 101st-102nd
S. Special Committee on Aging
96th-98th, 101st-102nd
S. Budget
96th-100th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
96th-100th
S. Select Committee on Ethics
99th-100th
S. Foreign Relations
97th-104th
S. Labor and Human Resources
101st-104th
(committee chair, 104th Congress)
S. Indian Affairs
102nd-104th
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
103rd

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KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th Congressional District.
Elected to the 82nd Congress in a special election held July 16, 1951, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, John Kee; sworn in and seated July
26, 1951; reelected to the 83rd-88th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1965.
Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 88th Congress, 2nd Session.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
82nd-88th
H. Government Operations
85th-87th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
88th
KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District.
Elected to the 81st Congress November 8, 1949, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Andrew L. Somers; sworn in and seated January 3, 1950; reelected to the
82nd-90th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1969. Secretary of the Democratic
Caucus in the 83rd-84th and 88th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
81st-90th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
90th
KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the
105th-109th Congresses. Chair of the House Page Board in the 106th-108th
Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Small Business
104th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-109th
KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st Congressional District.
Elected to the 97th Congress in a special election on January 12, 1982, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of William R. Cotter; sworn in and seated January 25,
1982; reelected to the 98th-105th Congresses; term expired on January 3, 1999.
Appointed one of three House Democratic chief deputy whips in the 102nd and 103rd
Congresses, the first woman to have held the position. Vice chair of the House
Democratic Caucus in the 104th-105th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
97th
H. Public Works and Transportation
97th
H. Select Intelligence
100th-102nd
H. Budget
103rd
H. Administration
103rd
H. Ways and Means
98th-105th

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KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975;
reelected to the 95th Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Ways and Means
94th-95th
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th Congressional District
(105th-107th Congresses) and 13th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses).
Elected to the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7,
1997; reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th
H. House Oversight
105th
Jt. Library
105th
H. Appropriations
106th-109th
KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th Congressional District.
Elected to the 84th Congress November 2, 1954; sworn in and seated January 5,
1955; reelected to the 85th Congress; term expired January 3, 1959.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
84th-85th
LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate November
5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected in 2002.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
105th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
105th-109th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
105th-109th
S. Armed Services
106th-107th
S. Appropriations
107th-109th
LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th Congressional
District. Elected to the 70th Congress November 2, 1926; sworn in and seated
December 5, 1927; reelected to the 71st Congress; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Claims
70th-71st
H. Immigration and Naturalization
70th-71st
H. Invalid Pensions
70th-71st
H. Education
71st

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LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the 105th
Congress in a special election held April 7, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Ronald Dellums; sworn in and seated April 20, 1998; reelected to the
106th-109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Science
105th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st Congressional District.
Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5,
1993; reelected to the 104th Congress; term expired January 3, 1997. Ms. Lincoln
was subsequently elected to the Senate on November 3, 1998; sworn in and seated
January 6, 1999; reelected in 2004.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Commerce
104th
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
106th-109th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
106th
S. Special Committee on Aging
106th-108th
S. Finance
107th-109th
S. Select Committee on Ethics
107th-108th
LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected
to the 95th-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
94th
H. Science, Space, and Technology
94th-103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
95th-99th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Armed Services
98th-103rd
LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
104th-109th
H. Science
104th-108th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
105th-107th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th
H. Administration
109th
Jt. Library
109th

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LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
99th Congress in a special election held March 30, 1985, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Gillis Long; sworn in and seated April 4, 1985; term
expired January 3, 1987.
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Public Works
99th
H. Small Business
99th
LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 101st
Congress in a special election held March 28, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by
the appointment of Dan Coats to the Senate; sworn in and seated April 5, 1989;
reelected to the 102nd-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
101st-103rd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
101st-103rd
H. Select Committee on Hunger
101st-102nd
LONG, ROSE McCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the 74th
Congress January 31, 1936, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband,
Huey Pierce Long; sworn in and seated February 10, 1936; subsequently elected
April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the remaining months of her husband’s
term, took the oath of office for a second time on May 19, 1936; term expired
January 3, 1937.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Claims
74th
S. Immigration
74th
S. Interoceanic Canals
74th
S. Post Office and Post Roads
74th
S. Public Lands and Surveys
74th
LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th Congressional District (101st-102nd
Congresses) and 18th Congressional District (103rd-109th Congresses). Elected to
the 101st Congress November 8, 1988; sworn in and seated January 3, 1989;
reelected to the 102nd-109th Congresses. Chair of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
101st-102nd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
101st-102nd
H. Select Narcotics Abuse and Control
101st-102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th

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LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th Congressional District. Elected
to the 78th Congress November 3, 1942; sworn in and seated January 6, 1943; reelected
to the 79th Congress; term expired January 3, 1947. Ambassador to Italy 1953-1956;
nominated Ambassador to Brazil in 1959, but did not serve; and awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Military Affairs
78th-79th
LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, Congresswoman-at-large. Elected to
the 80th Congress November 5, 1946; sworn in and seated January 3, 1947; term
expired January 3, 1949.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
80th
MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; term
expired January 3, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
108th
H. Education and the Workforce
108th
H. Small Business
108th
MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th Congressional District. Elected to
the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993;
reelected to the 104th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-109th
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
Jt. Economic
105th-109th
MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th Congressional District. Elected
to the 79th Congress in a special election held February 12, 1946, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Robert Ramspeck; sworn in and seated February 25,
1946; term expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
79th
H. Claims
79th
H. Elections
79th
H. Revision of Laws
79th

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MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th
Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in
and seated January 5, 1993; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Small Business
103rd
MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th Congressional District. Elected to the
97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and seated January 5, 1981; reelected to
the 98th-101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991. Vice chair of the House
Republican Conference (99th-100th Congresses) and Secretary of Labor (1991-
1993).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
97th-98th
H. Budget
97th-99th
H. Armed Services
99th-100th
H. Rules
101st
H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair)
101st
MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
109th Congress in a special election held March 8, 2005, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, Robert Matsui; sworn in and seated March 10, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
109th
MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th Congressional District.
Elected to the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in and seated January 7,
1959; reelected to the 87th-91st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1971.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
86th-91st
H. District of Columbia
91st, 1st Sess.
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop
91st
Jt. Atomic Energy
91st
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997;
reelected to the 106th-109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-109th
H. Small Business
105th-106th
H. Financial Services
108th-109th

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MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th-108th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science
104th
H. Small Business
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-108th
H. Homeland Security
108th
MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O’LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th Congressional
District. Elected to the 73rd Congress November 8, 1932; sworn in and seated
March 9, 1933; term expired January 3, 1935.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education
73rd
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
73rd
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
73rd
MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 107th Congress November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001;
reelected to the 108th Congress; reelected to the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
107th-109th
H. Resources
107th-108th
H. International Relations
108th-109th
MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, Congresswoman-at-large.
Elected to the 71st Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in and seated April 15,
1929; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Naval Affairs
71st
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th Congressional District (103rd-104th
Congresses) and 4th Congressional District (105th-107th Congress and 109th
Congress). Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated
January 5, 1993; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3,
2003. Elected to the 109th Congress November 2, 2004; sworn and seated January
4, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd-104th
H. Foreign Affairs
103rd
H. Banking and Finance
104th-105th
H. International Relations
104th-107th
H. National Security
105th
H. Armed Services
106th-107th , 109th
H. Budget
109th

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MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st Congressional
District. Elected to the 76th Congress in a special election held November 7, 1939,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thomas S. McMillan; sworn
in and seated January 3, 1940; term expired January 3, 1941.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and
76th
Representatives in Congress
H. Insular Affairs
76th
H. Patents
76th
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
76th
MCMORRIS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
109th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Resources
109th
MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected to the
104th-107th Congresses; term expired Januay 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
103rd, 105th-107th
H. Budget
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the 99th
Congress November 6, 1984; sworn in and seated January 3, 1985; reelected to the
100th-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Technology
99th
H. Select Aging
99th-102nd
H. Foreign Affairs
99th-103rd
H. International Relations
104th
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Small Business (committee chair, 104th)
99th-104th
MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14,
1975; reelected to the 95th Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
94th-95th
H. Foreign Affairs
94th
H. International Relations
95th

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MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd Congressional District.
Elected to the 95th Congress November 2, 1976; sworn in and seated January 4,
1977; reelected to the 97th-99th Congresses. Ms. Mikulski was subsequently elected
to the Senate November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987. She was
reelected to the Senate in 1992, 1996, and 2002. Elected assistant Senate
democratic floor leader in the 103rd Congress; the only woman to have held that
position. Secretary of the Senate Democratic Conference in the 104th-108th
Congresses, which was the highest position held by a woman, Democratic Senator
up to that time.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
95th-97th
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
95th-99th
H. Energy and Commerce
97th-99th
S. Environmental and Public Works
100th
S. Appropriations
100th-109th
S. Labor and Human Resources
100th-105th
S. Small Business
100th-102nd
S. Select Ethics
103rd-104th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th-109th
S. Select Intelligence
107th-109th
MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th Congressional
District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a special election held March 26, 1996, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter Tucker; sworn in and seated
April 16, 1996; reelected to the 105th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
104th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-109th
H. Administration
108th-109th
Jt. Library
108th-109th
Jt. Printing
109th
MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th Congressional District. Elected to
the 108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003;
reelected to the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
108th-109th
H. Government Reform
108th-109th
H. House Administration
109th
Jt. Library
109th
Jt. Printing
109th

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MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 89th Congress November 3, 1964; sworn in and seated January 4, 1965;
reelected to the 90th-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977. She was
subsequently elected to the 101st Congress in a special election held September 22,
1990, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Daniel Akaka to the Senate;
sworn in and seated September 27, 1990; reelected to the 102nd-107th Congresses;
died in office on September 28, 2002. Secretary to the House Democratic Caucus
in the 94th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
89th-94th, 101st-103rd
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
90th-94th
H. Budget
94th, 103rd-105th
H. Government Operations
101st-102nd
H. Natural Resources
103rd
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-107th
H. Government Reform
106th-107th
MOLINARI, SUSAN. Republican; New York, 14th Congressional District (101st-102nd
Congresses) and 13th Congressional District (103rd-105th Congresses). Elected to
the 101st Congress in a special election held March 20, 1990, to fill the term of her
father, Guy Molinari, who resigned to become Staten Island Borough president;
sworn in and seated March 27, 1990; reelected to the 102nd-105th Congresses. Vice
chair of the House Republican Conference in the 104th-105th Congresses, resigned
from the 105th Congress August 1, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
101st
H. Public Works and Transportation
101st-103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th -105th
H. Education and Labor
102nd-103rd
H. Budget
104th-105th
MOORE, GWEN. Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the 109th
Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4, 2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th
H. Small Business
109th
MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th Congressional District.
Elected to the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6,
1987; reelected to the 101st-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Appointed in 2003 as U.S. Representative to the Organization of Economic
Cooperation and Development.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
100th-103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
100th-103rd
H. Select Aging
100th-102nd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-107th
H. Science
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MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate
November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired January 3,
1999. Ambassador to New Zealand from 1999-2001; candidate for U.S. President
in 2004.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd-105th
S. Judiciary
103rd
S. Small Business
103rd
S. Finance
104th-105th
S. Special Aging
104th-105th
MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senate. Appointed to the 108th Congress
December 20, 2002. She was appointed by her father, Frank Murkowski, to the
seat he held after he was elected governor of Alaska on November 5, 2002; sworn
in and seated January 7, 2003; elected on November 2, 2004, to a six-year term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Energy and Natural Resources
108th-109th
S. Environment and Public Works
108th-109th
S. Veterans’ Affairs
108th
S. Indian Affairs
108th-109th
S. Foreign Relations
109th
MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate November
3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected in1998 and 2004. Senate
Democratic deputy whip in the 103rd Congress and a deputy Democratic whip in the
104th-106th Congresses. Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
in the 107th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Appropriations
103rd-109th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd-104th
S. Budget
103rd-109th
S. Labor and Human Resources
105th
S. Veterans Affairs
105th-109th
S. Select Ethics
105th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th-109th
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th Congressional District. Elected to
the 108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003;
reelected to the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
108th-109th
H. Education and the Workforce
108th-109th
H. Small Business
108th-109th
H. Resources
109th

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MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
104th
H. Science
104th
H. Small Business
104th
H. Rules
105th-108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th
NAPOLITANO, GRACE. Democrat; California, 34th Congressional District (106th-107th
Congresses) and 38th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to
the 106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999;
reelected to the 107th-109th Congress. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
in the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
106th-109th
H. Small Business
106th-108th
H. International Relations
107th-109th
NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the 86th
Congress November 8, 1960, in a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, Richard L. Neuberger, and for the ensuing six-year term;
sworn in November 9, 1960; term expired January 3, 1967.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
87th-88th
S. Banking and Currency
87th-89th
S. Special Committee on Aging
87th
S. Committee on Parliamentary Conference with Canada
87th, 2nd Sess.
S. Commerce
89th
NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th Congressional District. Elected to
the 67th Congress in a special election held January 23, 1923, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, John Nolan, and also to the 68th Congress; sworn in and
seated February 2, 1923; term expired March 3, 1925.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department,
67th-68th
(committee chair)
H. Labor
67th-68th
NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th Congressional District.
Elected to the 87th Congress in a special election April 18, 1961, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, William Frank Norrell; sworn in and seated
April 25, 1961; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
87th

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NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected
to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
105th-109th
NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Non-voting Delegate from the District of
Columbia. Elected to the 102nd Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated
January 3, 1991; reelected to the 103rd-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
102nd-103rd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
102nd-103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd-103rd
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
103rd
H. Small Business
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th
NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 69th Congress November 4, 1924; sworn in and seated December 7,
1925; reelected to the 70th-81st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1951.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia (committee chair, 72nd-74th)
69th-74th
H. Labor (committee chair, 75th-79th)
69th-79th
H. World War Veterans Legislation
69th-72nd
H. Memorials
71st-79th
H. Education
78th-79th
H. Enrolled Bills
78th-79th
H. Administration (committee chair, 81st)
80th-81st
OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th Congressional District. Elected to the
95th Congress November 2, 1976; sworn in and seated January 4, 1977; reelected to
the 96th-102nd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1993. Elected secretary of the
House Democratic Caucus in the 99th Congress and vice chair of the caucus in the
100th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th-102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
97th-102nd
H. Administration
98th-102nd

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O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, Congresswoman-at-
large. Elected to the 74th Congress November 6, 1934; sworn in and seated January
3, 1935; reelected to the 75th-77th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President,
and Representatives in Congress
74th-77th
(committee chair, 75th-77th)
H. Immigration and Naturalization
75th-77th
H. Insular Affairs
75th-77th
OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 70th Congress in a special election held January 9, 1929, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, William Allen Oldfield, and also to the 71st
Congress; sworn in and seated January 11, 1929; term expired March 3, 1931.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures
71st
H. Expenditures in the Executive Departments
71st
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
71st
OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th Congressional District. Elected to the
71st Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in and seated April 15, 1929; reelected to
the 72nd Congress; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
71st-72nd
PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th Congressional District.
Elected to the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6,
1987; reelected to the 101st-102nd Congresses, term expired January 3, 1993.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
100th-102nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
100th-102nd
H. Select Hunger
100th-102nd
PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th Congressional District (100th-102nd
Congresses) and 8th Congressional District (103rd-109th Congresses). Elected to the
100th Congress in a special election held June 2, 1987, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Sala Burton; sworn in and seated June 9, 1987; reelected to the 101st-
109th Congresses. Elected House Democratic whip on Oct.10, 2001, effective Jan.
15, 2002, and elected House Democratic leader for the 108th and 109th Congresses.
Both are the highest House leadership positions ever held by a woman.
Representative Pelosi is also the first woman nominated to be Speaker of the
House.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
100th-101st
H. Government Operations
100th-101st
H. Appropriations
102nd-107th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
102nd-104th
H. Intelligence
104th-107th
H. Intelligence (Ex Officio)
108th-109th

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PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th Congressional District. Elected to
the 94th Congress April 29,1975, in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of her husband, Jerry L. Pettis; sworn in and seated May 6, 1975;
reelected to the 95th Congress; term expired January 3, 1979.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
94th
H. Education and Labor
95th
H. International Relations
95th
PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st Congressional District. Elected to
the 83rd Congress November 4, 1952; sworn in and seated January 3, 1953;
reelected to the 84th-87th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
83rd-87th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
84th-85th
H. Public Works
86th-87th
PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th Congressional District. Elected
to the 79th Congress in a special election held May 25, 1946, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of William O. Burgin; sworn in and seated June 3, 1946; term
expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Flood Control
79th
H. Pensions
79th
H. Territories
79th
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th Congressional District.
Elected to the 71st Congress November 6, 1928; sworn in and seated April 15,
1929; reelected to the 72nd Congress; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
71st
H. Library
71st-72nd
H. Education
72nd
PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-109th Congresses. A deputy Republican whip in the 105th-106th
Congresses, secretary of the House Republican Conference in the 106th Congress,
House Republican Conference vice chair in the 107th Congress, and chair of the
House Republican Conference in the 108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Rules
104th-108th
H. Financial Services
109th

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PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the 75th Congress
November 8, 1938, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter Norbeck; never
sworn in and seated, because Congress was not in session between the time of her
election and the expiration of the term; term expired January 3, 1939.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed, never sworn in
75th
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, Congresswoman-at-large (65th
Congress) and 1st Congressional District (77th Congress). Elected to the 65th
Congress November 9, 1916; sworn in and seated April 2, 1917; term expired
March 4, 1919. Elected to the 77th Congress November 5, 1940; sworn in and
seated January 3, 1941; term expired January 3, 1943.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Lands
65th, 77th
H. Woman Suffrage
65th
H. Insular Affairs
77th
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st Congressional District. Elected to
the 87th Congress in a special election on May 16, 1961, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece; sworn in and seated May 23, 1961;
term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
87th
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th Congressional District.
Elected to the 88th Congress November 6, 1962; sworn in and seated January 9,
1963; reelected to the 89th-92nd Congresses; resigned October 7, 1971, to become a
member of the Federal Communication Commission.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
88th-89th
H. Public Works
89th
H. Appropriations
90th-92nd
H. Standards of Official Conduct
91st-92nd
RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 87th Congress in a special election on April 10, 1962, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, John Jacob Riley; sworn in and seated
April 12, 1962; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Transportation
87th

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RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th Congressional District. Elected to the 104th
Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected to the 105th-
107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
104th-106th
H. Science
104th-107th
H. Education and the Workforce
107th
ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 67th Congress on November 2, 1920; sworn in and seated April 11,
1921; term expired March 3, 1923.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Interior Department
67th
H. Indian Affairs
67th
H. Woman Suffrage
67th
ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District.
Elected to the 69th Congress in a special election held June 30, 1925, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of her husband, John Jacob Rogers; sworn in and
seated December 7, 1925; reelected to the 70th-86th Congresses; died in office
September 10, 1960.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Navy Department
69th
H. Industrial Arts and Expositions
69th
H. Woman Suffrage
69th
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
69th-79th
H. Civil Service
70th-77th
H. Indian Affairs
70th
H. Foreign Affairs
73rd-79th
H. Veterans’ Affairs (committee chair, 80th, 83rd)
80th-86th
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th Congressional District. Elected
to the 101st Congress in a special election held August 29, 1989, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Claude Pepper; sworn in and seated September 6, 1989;
reelected to the 102nd-109th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic
Conference in the 109th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
101st-103rd
H. Government Operations
101st-103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th-105th
H. Government Reform
106th-109th
H. International Relations
104th-109th
H. Budget
109th

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ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th
Congressional District. Elected to the 97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in
and seated January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th-107th Congresses; term expired
January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
97th-103rd
H. Education and Labor
97th-103rd
H. Select Hunger
98th-102nd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-107th
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd Congressional District
(103rd-107th Congresses) and 34th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses).
Elected to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5,
1993; reelected to the 104th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Small Business
103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-105th
H. Budget
104th-105th
H. Select U.S. National Security and
Military/Commercial Concerns with the People’s
105th-106th
Republic of China
H. Appropriations
106th-109th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
108th-109th
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st Congressional District. Elected to the
100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987; reelected
to the 101st Congress; term expired January 3, 1991. Served as head of the Small
Business Administration (1991-1993).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
100th-101st
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
100th-101st
H. Select Aging
100th-101st
ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th
Congressional District. Elected to the 80th Congress November 5, 1946; sworn in
and seated January 3, 1947; reelected to the 81st-88th Congresses; term expired
January 3, 1965.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
80th-84th, 86th-89th
H. Government Operations
83rd
H. Armed Services
85th-86th
H. Rules
87th-89th

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SANCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th Congressional District. Elected to the
108th Congress November 5, 2002; sworn in and seated January 7, 2003; reelected
to the 109th Congress. Sister of Representative Loretta Sanchez.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Reform
108th-109th
H. Judiciary
108th-109th
H. Small Business
108th-109th
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th Congressional District (105th -107th
Congresses) and 47th Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to
the 105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997;
reelected to the 106th-109th Congresses. Sister of Representative Linda Sanchez.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-107th
H. National Security
105th
H. Armed Services
106th-109th
H. Homeland Security
108th-109th
Jt. Economic
109th
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th Congressional District. Elected to
the 106th Congress November 2, 1998; sworn in and seated January 3, 1999;
reelected to the 107th-109th Congresses. A Democratic chief deputy whip in the
108th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Government Reform
106th-107th
H. Small Business
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
108-109th
SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term
expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd Congressional
District. Elected to the 97th Congress November 4, 1980; sworn in and seated
January 5, 1981; reelected to the 98th-101st Congresses; term expired January 3,
1991.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
97th-101st
H. Science and Technology
97th-101st
H. Special Committee on Aging
98th-101st

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SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st Congressional District. Elected
to the 93rd Congress November 7, 1972; sworn in and seated January 3, 1973;
reelected to the 94th-104th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1997. Candidate for
U.S. President in 1987 for the 1988 nomination.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
93rd-103rd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
93rd-103rd
H. Judiciary
97th-104th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
100th-102nd
(committee chair, 102nd)
H. National Security
104th
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th Congressional District.
Elected to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4,
2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th
SEASTRAND, ANDREA, Republican; California, 22nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; term
expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the 103rd
Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; term expired
January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Natural Resources
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; New York, 28th Congressional District.
Elected to the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in and seated January 7,
1959; term expired January 3, 1961.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
86th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
86th

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SLAUGHTER, LOUISE M. Democrat; New York, 30th Congressional District (100th-
102nd Congresses) and 28th Congressional District (103rd-109th Congresses). Elected
to the 100th Congress November 4, 1986; sworn in and seated January 6, 1987;
reelected to the 101st-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
100th-101st
H. Public Works and Transportation
100th-101st
H. Select Aging
100th-102nd
H. Budget
102nd-104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
H. Rules
102nd-103rd
105th-109th
House Homeland Security
108th
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; reelected
to the 105th Congress; term expired January 3, 1999.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
104th-105th
H. Small Business
104th-105th
SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 76th Congress in a special election held June 3, 1940, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Clyde H. Smith; sworn in and seated June 10,
1940; reelected to the 77th-80th Congresses. Ms. Smith was subsequently elected to
the Senate on November 2, 1948; sworn in and seated on January 3, 1949. She was
reelected to the Senate in 1954, 1960, and 1966; term expired January 3, 1973.
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the highest Senate
leadership post held by a woman), and candidate for U.S. President (1964).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of the President, Vice President,
76th
Representatives in Congress
H. War Claims
76th
H. Revision of the Laws
76th
H. Invalid Pensions
76th-77th
H. Education
77th
H. Post Office and Post Roads
77th
H. Naval Affairs
78th-79th
H. Armed Services
80th
S. District of Columbia
81st
S. Expenditures in Executive Departments
81st-82nd
S. Rules and Administration
82nd
S. Appropriations
83rd-92nd
S. Armed Services
83rd-92nd
S. Government Operations
83rd-85th
S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences
86th-92nd

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SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to the
94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14, 1975; reelected
to the 95th-101st Congresses; term expired January 3, 1991.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
94th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
94th
H. Appropriations
95th-101st
SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd Congressional District. Elected to the
96th Congress November 7, 1978; sworn in and seated January 15, 1979; reelected
to the 97th-103rd Congresses. Ms. Snowe was subsequently elected to the Senate
November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 3, 1995; reelected in 2000.
Counsel to the Senate majority whip in the 105th-107th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
96th
H. Small Business
96th-97th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th-102nd
H. Foreign Affairs
97th-103rd
Jt. Economic
98th-102nd
H. Budget
103rd
S. Budget
104th-107th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
104th-109th
S. Foreign Relations
104th
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship
104th-108th
(Committee chair, 108th- 109th )
S. Armed Services
105th-106th
S. Finance
107th-109th
S. Select Intelligence
108th -109th
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st Congressional District (107th Congress) and
32nd Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated January 3, 2001; reelected to the 108th-109th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
107th
H. Resources
107th
H. Energy and Commerce
108th-109th
SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th Congressional District.
Elected to the 94th Congress November 5, 1974; sworn in and seated January 14,
1975; reelected to the 95th-97th Congresses. Unable to be sworn in and seated in
97th Congress due to disability; seat declared vacant February 24, 1981.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing
94th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
94th-95th
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th-96th
H. Democratic Steering and Policy
96th

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STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th Congressional District. Elected to the
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected
to the 106th Congress. Ms Stabenow was subsequently elected to the Senate on
November 7, 2000; sworn in and seated on January 3, 2001. Secretary of the Senate
Democratic Conference in the 109th Congress and Vice chair of the Democratic
Senatorial Campaign Committee in the 108th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
105th-106th
H. Science
105th-106th
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
107th-109th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
107th-109th
S. Budget
107th-109th
S. Special Committee on Aging
107th-108th
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, Congresswoman-at-large.
Elected to the 78th Congress November 3, 1942; sworn in and seated January 6,
1943; term expired January 3, 1945.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
78th
H. Patents
78th
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd Congressional District.
Elected to the 83rd Congress November 4, 1952; sworn in and seated January 3,
1953; reelected to the 84th-94th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1977.
Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 86th-93rd Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
83rd, 89th-94th
(committee chair, 93rd-94th)
H. Banking and Currency
84th-94th
Jt. Committee on Defense Production
91st-94th
SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th Congressional District. Elected to the 76th
Congress November 8, 1938; sworn in and seated January 3, 1939; reelected to the
77th-79th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1947.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
76th-79th
TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th Congressional District. Elected to
105th Congress November 5, 1996; sworn in and seated January 7, 1997; reelected
to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. National Security
105th
H. Science
105th
H. Armed Services
106th-109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th-109th

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THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th Congressional District. Elected to
the 89th Congress in a special election held March 26, 1966, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of her husband, Albert Thomas; sworn in and seated March 30,
1966; term expired January 3, 1967.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
89th
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th Congressional District. Elected to the
82nd Congress November 8, 1950; sworn in and seated January 3, 1951; reelected to
the 83rd and 84th Congresses; term expired January 3, 1957.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
82nd-84th
Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy
84th
THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-107th Congresses; term expired January 3, 2003.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd-104th
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
H. Ways and Means
105th-107th
UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd Congressional District. Elected to
the 101st Congress November 8, 1988; sworn in and seated January 3, 1989;
reelected to the 102nd-103rd Congresses; term expired January 3, 1995.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
101st-103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
101st-103rd
H. Select Aging
101st-102nd
VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th Congressional District. Elected
to the 103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993;
reelected to the 104th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104rd-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Small Business
103rd-109th

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VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 98th Congress November 2, 1982; sworn in and seated January 3, 1983;
reelected to the 99th-104th Congresses. Secretary of the House Republican
Conference in the 104th Congress; term expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
98th-101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
98th-101st
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
98th-102nd
H. Appropriations
102nd-104th
H. Natural Resources
103rd
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd Congressional District. Elected
to the 104th Congress November 8, 1994; sworn in and seated January 4, 1995; term
expired January 3, 1997.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
104th
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th Congressional District.
Elected to the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; sworn in and seated January 4,
2005.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th
WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th Congressional District (102nd
Congress) and 35th Congressional District (103rd-109th Congresses). Elected to the
102nd Congress November 6, 1990; sworn in and seated January 3, 1991; reelected
to the 103rd-109th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 105th
Congress; a vice chair of the Democratic Steering Committee in the 105th-109th
Congresses; and a chief deputy democratic whip in the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
102nd-103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th-106th
H. Financial Services
107th-109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
102nd-104th
H Small Business
103rd-104th
H. Judiciary
105th-109th
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd Congressional District (107th Congress)
and 33rd Congressional District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 107th
Congress June 5, 2001, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rep. Julian
Dixon; sworn in and seated June 7, 2001; reelected to the 108th -109th Congresses.
Former ambassador to Micronesia.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Reform
107th-109th
H. International Relations
107th-109th

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WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th Congressional District.
Elected to the 86th Congress November 4, 1958; sworn in and seated January 3,
1959; reelected to the 87th Congress; term expired January 3, 1963.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
86th-87th
H. Government Operations
86th
H. Science and Astronautics
87th
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st Congressional District. Elected to
the 105th Congress in a special election held June 23, 1998, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Steven Schiff; sworn in and seated June 25, 1998; reelected
to the 106th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Commerce
105th-106th
H. Intelligence
106th, 109th
H. Armed Services
107th-108th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-109th
WINGO, EFFIEGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th Congressional District.
Elected to the 71st Congress November 4, 1930, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress; sworn in and seated
December 1, 1930; term expired March 3, 1933.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Accounts
71st
H. Insular Affairs
71st
H. Foreign Affairs
72nd
WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District.
Elected to the 79th Congress November 7, 1944; sworn in and seated January 3,
1945; term expired January 3, 1947. Elected to the 81st Congress November 2,
1948; term expired January 3, 1951. Secretary of the Democratic Caucus in the 81st
Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
79th and 81st
H. Administration
81st
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th Congressional District. Elected to the
103rd Congress November 3, 1992; sworn in and seated January 5, 1993; reelected
to the 104th-109th Congresses.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
103rd-105th
H. Education and Labor
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Education and the Workforce
105th-109th
H. Science
106th-109th

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Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-109th Congresses, by Congress
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
109th 2005-2007
Tammy
Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Melissa Bean
Maria Cantwell
Shelley Berkley
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Judy Biggert
Susan M. Collins
Marsha Blackburn
Elizabeth Dole
Mary Bono
Dianne Feinstein
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Corrine Brown
Mary Landrieu
Ginny Brown-Waite
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Shelley Moore Capito
Barbara Mikulski
Lois Capps
Lisa Murkowski
Julia Carson
Patty Murray
Donna Christian-Christensen
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Cubin
Debbie Stabenow
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma D. Drake
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Virginia Foxx
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth
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 O. Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Cynthia McKinney
Cathy McMorris
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick

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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Allyson Schwartz
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velazquez
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey

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Congress
Dates
House
Senate
108th 2003-2005
Tammy
Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Shelley Berkley
Maria Cantwell
Judy Biggert
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Marsha Blackburn
Susan M. Collins
Mary Bono
Elizabeth Dole
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Dianne Feinstein
Corrine Brown
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Ginny Brown-Waite
Mary Landrieu
Shelley Moore Capito
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Lois Capps
Barbara Mikulski
Julia Carson
Lisa Murkowski
Donna Christian-Christensen
Patty Murray
Barbara Cubin
Olympia J. Snowe
Jo Ann Davis
Debbie Stabenow
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Hersethb
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly

CRS-64
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
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. Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velazquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watsonb
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
107th 2001-2003
Tammy
Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Shelley Berkley
Maria Cantwell
Judy Biggert
Jean Carnahan
Mary Bono
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Corrine Brown
Susan M. Collins
Shelley Moore Capito
Dianne Feinstein
Lois Capps
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Julia Carson
Mary Landrieu
Donna Christian-Christensen
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Eva Clayton
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Cubin
Patty Murray
Jo Ann Davis
Olympia J. Snowe
Susan Davis
Debbie Stabenow
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo

CRS-65
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
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. Velazquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watsonb
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey

CRS-66
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
106th 1999-2001
Tammy
Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Shelley Berkley
Susan M. Collins
Judy Biggert
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Bono
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Corrine Brown
Mary Landrieu
Lois Capps
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Julia Carson
Barbara Mikulski
Helen Chenoweth
Patty Murray
Donna Christian-Christensen
Olympia J. Snowe
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. 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
Debbie Stabenow

CRS-67
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Nydia M. Velazquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey

CRS-68
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
05th 1997-1999
Mary
Bonob
Corrine Brown
Lois Cappsb
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christian-Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Barbara Leeb
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinaric
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. Velazquez

CRS-69
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilsonb
Lynn Woolsey
104th 1995-1997
Corrine
Brown
Barbara Boxer
Helen Chenoweth
Dianne Feinstein
Eva Clayton
Sheila Frahmd
Barbara-Rose Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Cubin
Barbara Mikulski
Pat Danner
Carol Moseley-Braun
Rosa DeLauro
Patty Murray
Jennifer Dunn
Olympia J. Snowe
Jo Ann Emersonb
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-McDonaldb
Patsy T. Mink

CRS-70
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
103rd
Helen Delich Bentley
Barbara Boxer
Corrine Brown
Dianne Feinstein
Leslie Byrne
Kay Bailey Hutchisonb
Maria Cantwell
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Eva Clayton
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara-Rose Collins
Carol Moseley-Braun
Cardiss Collins
Patty Murray
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Karan English
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Schenk
Patricia S. Schroeder
Karen Shepherd
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
Karen L. Thurman
Jolene Unsoeld
Nydia M. Velazquez
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey

CRS-71
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
102nd
1991-1993
Helen Delich Bentley
Jocelyn Burdickd
Barbara Boxer
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Beverly Barton Byron
Barbara Mikulski
Eva Claytonb
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

CRS-72
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
101st
1989-1991
Helen Delich Bentley
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Longb
Nita M. Lowey
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Minkb
Susan Molinari
Constance A. Morella
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-Lehtinenb
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
100th
1987-1989
Helen Delich Bentley
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Mikulski
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtone
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 Pelosib
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich

CRS-73
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
99th
1985-1987
Helen Delich Bentley
Paula Hawkins
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burton
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Bobbi Fiedler
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Marilyn Lloyd
Cathy Longb
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
98th
1983-1985
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Paula Hawkins
Barbara Boxer
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Sala Burtonb
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

CRS-74
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
97th 1981-1983
Jean
Ashbrookb
Paula Hawkins
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Beverly Barton Byron
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Katie Hall
Margaret M. Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara B. Kennellyb
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia Snowe
96th
1979-1981
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Beverly Barton Byronb
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 Spellman

CRS-75
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
95th
1977-1979
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Maryon P. Allend
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Muriel Humphreyd
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
94th
1975-1977
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. Pettisb
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon Spellman
Leonor K. Sullivan
93rd
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggsb
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Shirley Chisholm
Cardiss Collinsb
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

CRS-76
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
92nd
1971-1973
Bella S. Abzug
Elaine Edwardsd
Elizabeth B. Andrewsb
Margaret Chase Smith
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
91st
1969-1971
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Margaret Chase Smith
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
90th
1967-1969
Frances Payne Bolton
Margaret Chase Smith
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M. Heckler
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
89th
1965-1967
Frances Payne Bolton
Maurine Neuberger
Florence Price Dwyer
Margaret Chase Smith
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor K. Sullivan
Lera Millard Thomasb

CRS-77
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
88th
1963-1965
Irene Bailey Bakerb
Maurine Neuberger
Frances Payne Bolton
Margaret Chase Smith
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Katherine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
87th
1961-1963
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Maurine Neuberger
Frances Payne Bolton
Margaret Chase Smith
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 Norrellb
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Louise Goff Reeceb
Corrine Boyd Rileyb
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Jessica McCullough Weis
86th
1959-1961
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Maurine Neubergerd
Frances Payne Bolton
Margaret Chase Smith
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansenb
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean May
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogersb f
Katharine Price St. George
Edna Oakes Simpson
Leonor K. Sullivan
Jessica McCullough Weis

CRS-78
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
85th
1957-1959
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Margaret Chase Smith
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
84th
1955-1957
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Margaret Chase Smith
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Mary Elizabeth Farrington
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahanb
Edith Green
Martha Wright Griffiths
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
83rd
1953-1955
Frances Payne Bolton
Hazel Hempel Abelb
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Eva Kelly Bowringd g
Marguerite Stitt Church
Margaret Chase Smith
Mary Elizabeth Farringtonb
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Leonor K. Sullivan
Ruth Thompson

CRS-79
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
82nd
1951-1953
Frances Payne Bolton
Margaret Chase Smith
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Vera Daerr Buchananb
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cecil Murray Harden
Maude Elizabeth Keeb
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Ruth Thompson
81st
1949-1951
Frances Payne Bolton
Margaret Chase Smith
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Cecil Murray Harden
Edna Flannery Kellyb
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Chase Going Woodhouse
80th
1947-1949
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Bushfieldd
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Georgia Lee Lusk
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Margaret Chase Smith
79th
1945-1947
Frances Payne Bolton
Emily Taft Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Clare Boothe Luce
Helen Douglas Mankinb
Mary Teresa Norton
Eliza Jane Prattb
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Jessie Sumner
Chase Going Woodhouse
78th
1943-1945
Frances Payne Bolton
Willa Lybrand Fulmerb
Clare Boothe Luce
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessie Sumner

CRS-80
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
77th
1941-1943
Veronica Grace Bolandb
Hattie W. Caraway
Frances Payne Bolton
Katharine Edgar Byronb
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Jeannette Rankin
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smith
Jessie Sumner
76th
1939-1941
Frances Payne Boltonb
Hattie W. Caraway
Florence Reville Gibbsb
Clara Gooding McMillanb
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Margaret Chase Smithb
Jessie Sumner
75th
1937-1939
Elizabeth Hawley Gasqueb
Hattie W. Caraway
Nan Wood Honeyman
Dixie B. Gravesd
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Gladys Pyleb
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
74th
1935-1937
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Hattie W. Caraway
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Rose M. Longd
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
73rd
1933-1935
Marian Williams Clarkeb
Hattie W. Caraway
Isabella Selmes Greenwayb
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
72nd
1931-1933
Willa McCord Eslickb
Hattie W. Carawayd
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo

CRS-81
Congress
Dates
House
Senate
71st
1929-1931
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo
70th
1927-1929
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfieldb
Edith Nourse Rogers
69th
1927-1929
Florence Prag Kahnb
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogersb
68th
1923-1925
Mae Ella Nolan
67th
1921-1923
Winnifred Mason Huckb
Mae Ella Nolanb
Alice Mary Robertson
66th 1919-1921
None
65th 1917-1919
Jeanette
Rankin
Note:
a. Died on September 28, 2002.
b. Elected to fill a vacancy.
c. Resigned on August 1, 1997.
d. Appointed to fill a vacancy.
e. Died on February 1, 1987.
f. Died on September 10, 1960.
g. 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.

CRS-82
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-109th Congresses, by State
Number of Women Sent to
State/DC, VI, GU
Congress, 65th-109th
Name of Female Members
Congresses
California
30
Mary Bono
Barbara Boxera
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Sala Burton
Lois Capps
Susan Davis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Anna G. Eshoo
Bobbi Fiedler
Dianne Feinsteinb
Jane Harman
Florence Prag Kahn
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Doris O. Matsui
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Grace Napolitano
Mae Ella Nolan
Nancy Pelosi
Shirley N. Pettis
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
Andrea Seastrand
Lynn Schenk
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey

CRS-83
Number of Women Sent to
State/DC, VI, GU
Congress, 65th-109th
Name of Female Members
Congresses
New York
20
Bella S. Abzug
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Marian Williams Clarke
Hillary Rodham Clintonb
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Elizabeth Holtzman
Edna Flannery Kelly
Sue Kelly
Nita Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Susan Molinari
Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day
Ruth Sears Baker Pratt
Katharine Price St. George
Edna Oakes Simpson
Louise Slaughter
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessica McCullough Weis
Nydia Velazquez
Illinois
12
Melissa L. Bean
Judy Biggert
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cardiss Collins
Emily Taft Douglas
Winnifred Sprague Huck
Lynn Martin
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Carol Moseley-Braunb
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Jan Schakowsky
Jessie Sumner
Florida
10
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Tillie Fowler
Katherine Harris
Paula Hawkinsb
Carrie Meek
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Karen Thurman
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
Washington
8
Maria Cantwella
Jennifer Dunn
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dean May
Cathy McMorris
Patty Murrayb
Linda Smith
Jolene Unsoeld

CRS-84
Number of Women Sent to
State/DC, VI, GU
Congress, 65th-109th
Name of Female Members
Congresses
Maryland
7
Helen Delich Bentley
Beverly Barton Byron
Katharine Edgar Byron
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara Ann Mikulskia
Constance A. Morella
Gladys Noon Spellman
Michigan
7
Barbara-Rose Collins
Martha Wright Griffiths
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Candice Miller
Lynn Rivers
Debbie Stabenowa
Ruth Thompson
Connecticut
6
Rosa DeLauro
Ella T. Grasso
Nancy L. Johnson
Barbara Bailey Kennelly
Clare Boothe Luce
Chase Going Woodhouse
Missouri
6
Jean Carnahanb
Pat Danner
Jo Ann Emerson
Joan Kelly Horn
Karen McCarthy
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Ohio
6
Jean Ashbrook
Frances Payne Bolton
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Mary Rose Oakar
Deborah Pryce
Georgia
6
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Rebecca Latimer Feltonb
Florence Reville Gibbs
Denise Majette
Helen Douglas Mankin
Cynthia McKinney
Texas
6
Kay Granger
Kay Bailey Hutchisonb
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Barbara C. Jordan
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lera Millard Thomas

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Number of Women Sent to
State/DC, VI, GU
Congress, 65th-109th
Name of Female Members
Congresses
Pennsylvania
6
Veronica Grace Boland
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Melissa Hart
Allyson Y. Schwartz
Arkansas
5
Hattie Wyatt Carawayb
Blanche Lambert Lincolna
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Indiana
5
Julia Carson
Katie Hall
Cecil Murray Harden
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Jill Long
Kansas
5
Sheila Frahmb
Nancy Landon Kassebaumb
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Kathryn O. McCarthy
Jan Meyers
Louisiana
5
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Elaine Edwardsb
Mary Landrieub
Rose McConnell Longb
Cathy Long
New Jersey
5
Florence Prince Dwyer
Millicent Fenwick
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Mary Teresa Norton
Marge Scafati Roukema
Oregon
5
Elizabeth Furse
Edith Green
Nan Wood Honeyman
Darlene Hooley
Maurine Brown Neubergerb
South Carolina
5
Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
Clara Gooding McMillan
Elizabeth Patterson
Corrine Boyd Riley
Tennessee
5
Irene Bailey Baker
Marsha Blackburn
Marilyn Lloyd
Willa McCord Eslick
Louise Goff Reece

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Number of Women Sent to
State/DC, VI, GU
Congress, 65th-109th
Name of Female Members
Congresses
North Carolina
5
Eva Clayton
Elizabeth Doleb
Virginia Foxx
Sue Myrick
Eliza Jane Pratt
Alabama
3
Maryon Pittman Allenb
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Dixie Bibb Gravesb
Hawaii
3
Mary Elizabeth Farringtonc
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Patricia Saiki
Maine
3
Susan M. Collinsb
Margaret Chase Smitha
Olympia J. Snowea
Massachusetts
3
Margaret M. Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Edith Nourse Rogers
Minnesota
3
Betty McCollum
Muriel Buck Humphreyb
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Nebraska
3
Hazel Hempel Abelb
Eva Kelly Bowringb
Virginia Smith
Utah
3
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Karen Shepherd
Enid Greene Waldholtz
South Dakota
3
Vera Calahan Bushfieldb
Gladys Pyleb
Stephanie Herseth
Colorado
3
Diana DeGette
Marilyn Musgrave
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia
3
Leslie Byrne
Jo Ann Davis
Thelma Drake
Arizona
2
Karen English
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Idaho
2
Helen Chenoweth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Kentucky
2
Katherine Gudger Langley
Anne M. Northup
New Mexico
2
Georgia Lee Lusk
Heather Wilson

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Number of Women Sent to
State/DC, VI, GU
Congress, 65th-109th
Name of Female Members
Congresses
Nevada
2
Shelley Berkley
Barbara Vucanovich
West Virginia
2
Shelley Moore Capito
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Wisconsin
2
Tammy Baldwin
Gwen Moore
District of Columbia
1
Eleanor Holmes Nortonc
Montana
1
Jeannette Rankin
North Dakota
1
Jocelyn Burdickb
Oklahoma
1
Alice Mary Robertson
Rhode Island
1
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Virgin Islands
1
Donna Christian-Christensenc
Wyoming
1
Barbara Cubin
Alaska
1
Lisa Murkowskib
Guam
1
Madeleine Bordalloc
Delaware
0
Iowa
0
Mississippi
0
New Hampshire
0
Vermont
0
Notes:
a. Senator and Representative.
b. Senator.
c. Delegate.

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Table 3. Number of Women in Congress, 65th-109th Congresses
(1917-2005)
Total Number
Number of
Number of
Congress
Years
of Women in
Women in
Women in
Congress
House
Senate
65th
1917-1919
1
1
0
66th
1919-1921
0
0
0
67th
1921-1923
4
3
1
68th
1923-1925
1
1
0
69th
1925-1927
3
3
0
70th
1927-1929
5
5
0
71st
1929-1931
9
9
0
72nd
1931-1933
8
7
1
73rd
1933-1935
8
7
1
74th
1935-1937
8
6
2
75th
1937-1939
9
6
3
76th
1939-1941
9
8
1
77th
1941-1943
10
9
1
78th
1943-1945
9
8
1
79th
1945-1947
11
11
0
80th
1947-1949
8
7
1
81st
1949-1951
10
9
1
82nd
1951-1953
11
10
1
83rd
1953-1955
15
12
3
84th
1955-1957
18
17
1
85th
1957-1959
16
15
1
86th
1959-1961
19
17
2
87th
1961-1963
20
18
2
88th
1963-1965
14
12
2
89th
1965-1967
13
11
2
90th
1967-1969
12
11
1

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Total Number
Number of
Number of
Congress
Years
of Women in
Women in
Women in
Congress
House
Senate
91st
1969-1971
11
10
1
92nd
1971-1973
15
13
2
93rd
1973-1975
16
16
0
94th
1975-1977
19
19
0
95th
1977-1979
20
18
2
96th
1979-1981
17
16
1
97th
1981-1983
23
21
2
98th
1983-1985
24
22
2
99th
1985-1987
25
23
2
100th
1987-1989
25
23
2
101st
1989-1991
31
29
2
102nd
1991-1993
33
30
3
103rd
1993-1995
55
48
7
104th
1995-1997
59
50
9
105th
1997-1999
65
56
9
106th
1999-2001
67
58
9
107th 2001-2003
75
62
13
108th 2003-2005
77
63
14
109th 2005-2007
83
69
14