Women in the United States Congress,
1917-2013: Biographical and Committee
Assignment Information, and Listings by
State and Congress
Jennifer E. Manning
Information Research Specialist
Ida A. Brudnick
Specialist on the Congress
September 26, 2013
Congressional Research Service
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Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2013
Summary
One hundred one women currently serve in the 113th Congress: 81 in the House (62 Democrats
and 19 Republicans) and 20 in the Senate (16 Democrats and 4 Republicans). One hundred one
women were initially sworn in to the 113th Congress, one female Republican House Member has
since resigned, and one Democratic House Member has been elected. This is higher than the
previous record number of 95 women who were initially elected to the 111th Congress.
The first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919,
1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She
was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day.
A total of 297 women have served in Congress, 193 Democrats and 104 Republicans. Of these
women, 253 (163 Democrats, 90 Republicans) have served only in the House of Representatives;
34 (21 Democrats, 13 Republicans) have served only in the Senate; and 10 (8 Democrats, 2
Republicans) have served in both houses. These figures include four non-voting Delegates, one
each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Of the 44 women
who have served in the Senate, 14 were first appointed and 5 were first elected to fill unexpired
terms.
A total of 33 African American women have served in Congress (1 in the Senate, 32 in the
House), including 17 serving in the 113th Congress. Ten Hispanic women have been elected to the
House; nine serve in the 113th Congress. Nine Asian Pacific American women have served in the
Congress (8 in the House, 1 in both the House and Senate), including seven in the 113th Congress.
Nineteen women in the House, and 10 women in the Senate, have chaired committees. In the
113th Congress, one woman chairs a House committee, and five women chair Senate committees,
with one female Senator chairing two committees.
This report includes biographical information, including the names, committee assignments, dates
of service, listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the
297 women who have served in Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in
the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as
historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time,
data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for
women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American and Asian Pacific American
women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in the United States Congress: Historical
Overview, Tables, and Discussion, by Jennifer E. Manning, Colleen J. Shogan, and Ida A.
Brudnick.
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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Tables and Data ................................................................................................................................ 2
Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and Committee Assignments ............................. 3
Tables
Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th - 113th Congresses, by Congress ............................................. 78
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th - 113th Congresses, by State or Territory ................................. 97
Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2013 ................................................ 102
Contacts
Author Contact Information......................................................................................................... 104
Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................................... 104
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Introduction
Two hundred ninety-seven women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress.1
Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) has the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve in
Congress. On November 9, 1916, she was elected to the House of Representatives as Montana’s
Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (1917-1919).2
Since Rankin’s election, 296 additional women have served in Congress. These 297 women
include
• 193 Democrats and 104 Republicans;
• 253 (163 Democrats, 90 Republicans) women have served only in the House of
Representatives;
• 34 (21 Democrats, 13 Republicans) women have served only in the Senate;
• 10 (8 Democrats, 2 Republicans) women have served in both houses; and
• 4 (3 Democrats, 1 Republican) women have served as Delegates in the House.3
One hundred one women serve in the 113th Congress:4
• 20 in the Senate (16 Democrats and 4 Republicans), and
• 81 in the House (62 Democrats and 19 Republicans). Three of the women who
serve in the House are Delegates, representing the District of Columbia, Guam,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands; all are Democrats.
• Not including Delegates, women currently hold 78 (17.9%) seats in the House of
Representatives and 20 (20%) seats in the Senate, totaling 98 (18.3%) of the 535
voting seats in the 113th Congress.
• Including Delegates, women currently hold 81 seats in the House of
Representatives, increasing the total to 101 seats (18.6%) in the entire Congress.
This report includes biographical information, including the names, committee assignments, dates
of service, listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the
297 women who have served in Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in
the makeup of Congress.
1 For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to U.S. Congress, House, Office
of History and Preservation, Women in Congress, 1917-2006 (Washington: GPO, 2006),
http://womenincongress.house.gov. The web version of this publication, maintained by the House’s Office of the
Historian and Office of Art and Archives, includes current information and is frequently updated.
2 Rep. Rankin served from 1917 to 1919 and from 1941 to 1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only Member of Congress to
vote against America’s entry into both World Wars.
3 The total number of female Members of the House includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from
Hawaii prior to statehood, one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, and one from the U.S. Virgin Islands.
4 The 113th Congress began with 101 women Members. One woman Republican Representative has since resigned, and
one woman Democratic Representative has been elected. Information in this section is current as of the date of the
report.
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For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as
historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time,
data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for
women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American and Asian Pacific American
women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in the United States Congress: Historical
Overview, Tables, and Discussion, by Jennifer E. Manning, Colleen J. Shogan, and Ida A.
Brudnick.
Tables and Data
The list and tables that follow provide information on women Members of Congress, including
the dates they were first elected, the Congresses in which they served, the committees on which
they served, and, where relevant, the committees they chaired or served on as ranking Member.
Table 1 lists all the women who have served in each Congress, by Congress. Table 2 lists the
women Members of Congress, by state. Table 3 provides the total number of women in each
Congress.
Most of the data presented are from the
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, available at
http://bioguide.congress.gov;
• various editions of the Congressional Directory;
• a broad range of Congressional Quarterly and Leadership Directories Inc.
publications; and
• the Women in Congress website, at http://womenincongress.house.gov,
maintained by the House of Representatives’ Office of the Historian and the
Office of Art and Archives, Office of the Clerk.
The 113th Congress committee assignments sources are
• for the House, Official Alphabetical List of the Members with Committee
Assignments in the 113th Congress, available from the Clerk of the House’s
website at http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.pdf; and
• for the Senate, Committee Assignments for the One Hundred Thirteenth
Congress, available at the Senate website at http://www.senate.gov/general/
committee_assignments/assignments.htm.
The names and jurisdiction of House and Senate committees have changed many times over the
years. In the interest of brevity, this report does not identify all historical name changes. The
committee names listed are for the most part those in effect at the time a Member served on the
panel.
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Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and
Committee Assignments5
ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva
Bowring. (served November 8, 1954 until her resignation December 31, 1954)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Finance
83rd
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
83rd
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th District (92nd Congress) and 20th District (93rd-94th
Congresses). Elected to the 92nd - 94th Congresses. (served January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1977)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
92nd - 94th
H. Public Works
92nd - 94th
ADAMS, SANDY. Republican; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served
January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
112th
H. Science, Space and Technology
112th
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress
June 8, 1978 to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband James B. Allen. (served June 12,
1978 - January 3, 1979)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
95th
S. Judiciary
95th
5 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). 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 District. Elected to the 92nd Congress in an
April 4, 1972 special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband George W. Andrews.
(served April 10, 1972 - January 3, 1973)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
92nd
ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a June 29,
1982 special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband John Milan Ashbrook.
(served July 12, 1982 - January 3, 1983)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
97th
AYOTTE, KELLY. Republican; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2010. (served January 3,
2011- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
112th - 113th
S. Budget
112th - 113th
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation
112th - 113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
112th
S. Special Aging
112th - 113th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
113th
BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th District. Elected to the 110th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2007 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
110th - 113th
H. Intelligence
112th - 113th
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd District. Elected to the 88th Congress in a
March 10, 1964 special election, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Howard H.
Baker, Sr. (served March 10, 1964 - January 3, 1965)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Government Operations
88th
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BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd District. Elected to the 106th -112th Congresses
(served in House January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2013). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2012.
(served in Senate January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
106th - 108th
H. Judiciary
106th - 111th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th - 112th
S. Budget
113th
S. Energy
113th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
113th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
113th
S. Special Aging
113th
BASS, KAREN. Democrat; California, 33rd (112th Congress) and 37th District (113th Congress).
Elected to the 112th – 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
112th
H. Foreign Affairs
112th – 113th
H. Judiciary
113th
BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 109th -111th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th-111th
H. Small Business
109th-111th
BEATTY, JOYCE. Democrat; Ohio, 3rd District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served January 3,
2013 – present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
113th
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BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd District. Elected to the 99th – 103rd
Congresses. (served January 3, 1985 - 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
101s t- 102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd
BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st District. Elected to the 106th -112th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
106th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
106th - 109th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
106th - 110th
H. International Relations
107th - 109th
H. Foreign Affairs
111th
H. Ways and Means
110th - 112th
BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 106th - 112th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Government Reform
106th
H. Financial Services
107th - 112th
H. Science / Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology
106th - 112th
H. Education and the Workforce / and Labor
107th - 112th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
107th - 109th
BLACK, DIANE. Republican; Tennessee, 6th District Elected to the 112th – 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2011- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
112th - 113th
H. Ways and Means
112th – 113th
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BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 108th – 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2003 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
108th
H. Government Reform
108th
H. Judiciary
108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th - 113th
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
111th
H. Budget
113th
BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 84th – 87th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1963)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Public Works
84th - 87th
BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 93rd Congress
in a March 20, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Thomas Hale
Boggs, Sr.; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses. (served March 27, 1973 - January 3, 1991)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency / Banking, Currency, and Housing
93rd - 94th
H. House Administration
94th
H. Appropriations
95th - 101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
99th - 101st
Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements (chair)
94th
Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S. House (chair)
99th - 100th
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th District. Elected to the 77th
Congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Patrick J. Boland. (served November 19,
1942 - January 3, 1943)
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
77th
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BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd District. Elected to the 76th Congress in a
February 27, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Chester C. Bolton;
reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses. (served March 5, 1940 - January 3, 1969)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress
76th
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments
76th
H. Foreign Affairs (ranking Member, 88th-90th)
77th-90th
BONAMICI, SUZANNE. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a
January 31, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David Wu; reelected to
the 113th Congress. (served February 7, 2012 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
112th
H. Science, Space and Technology
112th - 113th
H. Education and the Workforce
113th
BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 45th
District (108th-112th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special
election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Sonny Bono; reelected to the 106th-112th
Congresses. (served April 20, 1998 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. National Security
105th
H. Judiciary
105th - 106th
H. Armed Services
106th
H. Small Business
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th - 112th
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Delegate from Guam. Elected to the 108th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2003 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
108th - 113th
H. Resources / Natural Resources
108th - 109th, 111th - 113th
H. Small Business
108th - 109th
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BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 81st and 82nd
Congresses. (served January 3, 1949 - 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 Senate April 16,
1954, to fill vacancy caused by death of Dwight Griswold. (served April 16 -November 8, 1954)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
83rd
S. Labor and Public Welfare
83rd
S. Post Office and Civil Service
83rd
BOYDA, NANCY. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th Congress. (served January
3, 2007 -January 3, 2009)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
110th
H. Armed Services
110th
BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 98th - 102nd Congresses
(served in House January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1992
and reelected in 1998, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate January 5, 1993 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
98th
H. Government Operations
98th - 102nd
H. Budget
99th - 101st
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
99th - 102nd
H. Armed Services
102nd
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd - 105th
S. Budget
103rd - 106th
S. Environment and Public Works (chair, 110th-113th) 103rd - 113th
S. Appropriations
105th
S. Foreign Relations
106th - 113th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
107th - 113th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Select Ethics (chair, 110th-113th) 110th - 113th
BROOKS, SUSAN. Republican; Indiana, 5th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
113th
H. Ethics
113th
H. Homeland Security
113th
BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd District (103rd – 112th Congresses), 5th District (113th
Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 1993 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th - 113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
103rd - 113th
BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 108th - 111th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
108th - 109th
H. Financial Services
108th - 110th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th - 110th
H. Homeland Security
109th - 110th
H. Ways and Means
111th
BROWNLEY, JULIA. Democrat; California, 26th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
113th
H. Science and Technology
113th
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BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress in a July 24, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Frank
Buchanan; reelected to the 83rd - 84th Congresses. (served August 1, 1951 until her death
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
BUERKLE, ANN MARIE. Republican; New York, 25th District. Elected to the 112th Congress.
(served January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
112th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
112th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
112th
BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to Senate
September 12, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Quentin Burdick. (served
September 16, 1992 - December 4, 1992)
Committee Assignment
Congress
S. Environment and Public Works
102nd
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 93rd – 95th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1973 - 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 (chair)
94th-95th
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BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th District. Elected to the 98th Congress in a June 21,
1983 special election, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Phillip Burton; reelected to the
99th-100th Congresses. (served June 28, 1983 until her death 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 Senate
October 6, 1948, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned
December 26, 1948.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
80th
BUSTOS, CHERI. Democrat; Illinois, 17th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
113th
BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 96th
Congress to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Goodloe E. Byron; reelected to the 97th-
102nd Congresses. (served January 3, 1979 - 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
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BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 77th Congress
in a May 27, 1941, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband William Devereux
Byron. (served June 11, 1941 - January 3, 1943)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
77th
H. War Claims
77th
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd Congress (served
in House January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and
reelected in 2006 and 2012. (served in Senate January 3, 2001 - present)
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 - 113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
107th - 113th
S. Indian Affairs (chair, 113th) 107th - 113th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
108th - 113th
S. Finance
110th - 113th
CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 107th –
113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2001- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
107th - 113th
H. Small Business
107th - 108th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
107th - 113th
H. Rules
109th
H. Select Committee on Energy and Global Warming
111th
CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd District (105th-107th Congresses), 23rd District (108th-
112th Congresses) and 24th District (113th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in a March 9,
1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Walter Capps; reelected to the
106th-113th Congresses (served March 17, 1998 - present).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. International Relations
105th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science
105th
H. Commerce
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th - 113th
H. Budget
109th
H. Natural Resources
110th - 111th
CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate November
13, 1931, and elected January 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by death of husband Thaddeus
H. Caraway; reelected to two full Senate terms. (served December 8, 1931 - 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 vacancy caused by her husband’s (Gov. Mel Carnahan) posthumous election to the Senate.
(served January 3, 2001 - November 25, 2003)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
107th
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation
107th
S. Governmental Affairs
107th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
107th
S. Special Committee on Aging
107th
CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th District (105th -107th Congresses) and 7th District
(108th -110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th - 110th Congresses. (served January 3, 1997 until
her death December 15, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th - 106th
H. Financial Services
107th - 110th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
105th - 107th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
108th - 110th
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CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th District (110th -112th Congresses) and 14th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 110th – 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2007 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th,112th
H. Rules
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
111th - 113th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
111th
H. Budget
112th - 113th
CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 104th - 106th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 - 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 District. Elected to the 91st - 97th
Congresses (served January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1983).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
91st - 92nd
H. Education and Labor
92nd - 94th
H. Rules
95th - 97th
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; Delegate from the Virgin Islands. Elected to the 105th -
113th Congresses. (served January 3, 1997- present)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Resources / Natural Resources
105th - 112th
H. Small Business
105th - 109th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 110th,112th
H. Energy and Commerce
111th - 113th
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA and CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA See
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
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CHU, JUDY. Democrat; California, 32nd District (111th - 112th Congresses) and 27th District (113th
Congress). Elected to the 111th Congress in a July 14, 2009, special election to fill vacancy caused
by resignation of Hilda Solis; reelected to 112th - 113th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional
Asian Pacific American Caucus, 112th - 113th Congresses. (served July 16, 2009 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
111th
H. Judiciary
111th - 113th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
111th
H. Small Business
112th - 113th
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 82nd - 87th
Congresses (served January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1963). Rep. Church succeeded her husband,
Ralph E. Church, who died in office on March 21, 1950.
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 District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress in a December 28, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband
John Davenport Clarke. (served January 3, 1934 - January 3, 1935)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
73rd
H. Claims
73rd
H. Invalid Pensions
73rd
CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th District (110th - 112th Congresses) and 9th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 110th - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2007 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
110th - 111th
H. Homeland Security
110th - 113th
H. Small Business
110th - 113th
H. Ethics
113th
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CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 102nd Congress
November 3, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of Walter Jones; simultaneously elected to the
103rd Congress; reelected to the 104th -107th Congresses. (served November 5, 1992 - 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 in 2000
and reelected in 2006. (served January 3, 2001 until her resignation January 21, 2009, to become
Secretary of State). First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001.
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Budget
107th
S. Environment and Public Works
107th - 110th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
107th - 110th
S. Armed Services
108th - 110th
S. Special Aging
109th - 110th
COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District (102nd Congress) and 15th
District (103rd -104th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd - 104th Congresses. (served January 3, 1991
- 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
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COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a June 5,
1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband George W. Collins; reelected to
the 94th -104th Congresses (served June 7, 1973 - January 3, 1997). First female chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus, 96th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
93rd - 103rd
H. International Relations / Foreign Affairs
94th - 96th
H. District of Columbia
95th
H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control
96th - 102nd
H. Energy and Commerce
97th - 103rd
H. Commerce
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in
2002 and 2008. (served January 3, 1997 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Labor and Human Resources
105th
S. Governmental Affairs (chair, 108th) 105th - 108th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (chair, 109th; ranking Member, 110th - 112th) 109th - 112th
S. Special Aging (ranking Member, 113th) 105th - 113th
S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems
106th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th - 107th
S. Armed Services
107th - 112th
Jt. Economic
108th
S. Appropriations
111th - 113th
S. Select Intelligence
113th
CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 104th – 110th Congresses
(served January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2009).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
104th - 109th
H. Science
104th
H. Commerce
105th - 106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th - 110th
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DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 3rd District. Elected to the 111th
Congress. (served January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Science and Technology
111th
H. Small Business
111th
DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd - 106th Congresses. (served
January 3, 1993 - 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 District. Elected to the 107th - 110th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2001 until her death on October 6, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
107th - 110th
H. Government Reform
107th - 108th
H. International Relations
107th - 109th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th
H. Select Intelligence
108th - 109th
DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th District (107th Congress) and 53rd District (108th -
112th Congresses). Elected to the 107th - 113th Congresses (served January 3, 2001 - present).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
107th - 113th
H. Education and the Workforce / Education and Labor
107th - 113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th
H. House Administration
110th - 111th
Jt. Printing
110th
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DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 105th - 113th Congresses
(served January 3, 1997 - present).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Commerce
105th - 106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th - 113th
H. Natural Resources
111th
DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd District. Elected to the 102nd -113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1991 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
102nd
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
102nd
H. Appropriations
103rd, 105th - 113th
H. National Security
104th
H. Budget
108th - 111th
DELBENE, SUZAN. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a
November 6, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jay Inslee; reelected
to the 113th Congress. (served November 13, 2012 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
113th
H. Judiciary
113th
DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2002.
(served January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009).
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
108th
S. Armed Services
108th - 110th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
108th - 110th
S. Special Aging
108th - 110th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
110th
DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 79th Congress. (served
January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947)
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Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
79th
DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th District. Elected to the 79th – 81st
Congresses. (served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1951)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
79th-81st
DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th – 110th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2009)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
109th - 110th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Resources
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th
DUCKWORTH, TAMMY. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 20013 -present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
113th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
113th
DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 103rd – 108th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2005)
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
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DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th District (85th - 89th Congresses) and
12th District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th - 92nd Congresses. (served January 3, 1957
- January 3, 1973)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations (ranking Member, 90th - 92nd) 85th - 92nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
85th
H. Banking and Currency
86th - 92nd
EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a June
17, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Wynn; reelected to
the 111th - 113th Congresses. (served June 19, 2008 to present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology
110th-113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-113th
H. Ethics
112th
EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate August 1, 1972, by
her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill vacancy caused by death of Allen J. Ellender.
(served August 7, 1972 - November 13, 1972)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture and Forestry
92nd
S. Public Works
92nd
ELLMERS, RENEE. Republican; North Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th – 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2011- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
112th
H. Foreign Affairs
112th
H. Small Business
112th
H. Energy and Commerce
113th
EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a
November 5, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Bill Emerson, and
simultaneously to the 105th Congress; reelected to the 106th -113th Congresses. (served November
5, 1996 until her resignation January 22, 2013)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
105th
H. Small Business
105th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th
H. Appropriations
106th - 112th
ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
103rd
H. Natural Resources
103rd
ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th District (103rd - 112th Congresses) and 18th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 113th Congresses (served January 3, 1993 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
103rd
H. Commerce
104th-106th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th-113th
H. Intelligence
108th-111th
ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 72nd
Congress in an August 4, 1932, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband
Edward Eslick. (served December 5, 1932 - March 3, 1933)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
72nd
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
72nd
ESTY, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 -present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science, Space and Technology
113th
H. Transportation and Infrustructure
113th
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FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 110th – 111th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
110th-111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th-111th
H. Natural Resources
110th
H. Armed Services
111th
FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii. Elected to
the 83rd Congress in a July 31, 1954, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
Joseph R. Farrington; reelected to the 84th Congress. (served August 4, 1954 - 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 Senate November 3, 1992,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson. Subsequently elected to her own six-
year term on November 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000, 2006, and 2012. (served November 10,
1992 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Appropriations
103rd, 107th-113th
S. Judiciary
103rd-113th
S. Rules and Administration (chair, 110th)
103rd-113th
S. Foreign Relations
104th-105th
Jt. Committee on the Library (chair, 110th) 105th, 111th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
107th-109th
S. Select Intelligence (chair, 111th – 113th) 107th-113th
Jt. Committee on Printing (vice chair, 110th) 106th-111th
FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the Senate on
October 3, 1922, to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas E. Watson; sworn in November 21,
1922; term expired November 22 with the election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
67th
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FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th District. Elected to the 94th – 97th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1975 - 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
FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th District. Elected to the 96th - 98th
Congresses (served January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1985). First woman nominated by a major
political party for Vice President (1984).
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 District. Elected to the 97th - 99th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1987)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
97th - 99th
Jt. Economics
99th
FISCHER, Debra (Deb). Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2031- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
113th
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation
113th
S. Environment and Public Works
113th
S. Indian Affairs
113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
113th
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FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 103rd – 106th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2001)
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
FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th District. Elected to the 109th – 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2005 – present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
109th-110th
H. Education and the Workforce
109th-110th, 113th
H. Government Reform
109th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th
H. Rules
111th - 113th
FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate May 24, 1996, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Dole. (served June 11, 1996 - November 5, 1996)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
104th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
104th
FRANKEL, LOIS. Democrat; Florida, 22nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
109th - 110th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
113th
FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a November
4, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones; reelected to
the 111th – 113th Congresses. (served November 19, 2008 - present) Chair of the Congressional
Black Caucus, 113th Congress.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor/ Education and the Workforce
111th ; 113th
H. Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology
111th - 112th
H. Agriculture
112th – 113th
FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 78th
Congress November 7, 1944, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hampton P. Fulmer.
(served November 6, 1944 - January 3, 1945)
Committee Assignment
Congress
None listed
78th
FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd – 105th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1993 - 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
GABBARD, TULSI. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
113th
H. Homeland Security
113th
GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th District. Elected to the 75th
Congress in a September 13, 1938, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her
husband, Allard H. Gasque; never sworn in or seated, because Congress was not in session
between the time of her election and the expiration of her term.
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed, never sworn in
76th
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GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 76th Congress in
a October 1, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Benjamin Gibbs.
(served October 3, 1940 - January 3, 1941)
Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed
76th
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 110th – 112th
Congresses (served January 3, 2007 until her resignation on January 25, 2012). Giffords was
seriously wounded in an assassination attempt on January 8, 2011.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th - 112th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th - 111th
H. Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology
110th - 112th
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th District. Elected to the 110th – 111th
Congresses (served in House January 3, 2007 until resignation on January 26, 2009). Appointed
to the Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hillary Clinton; reelected to remainder of
term in 2010. (served in Senate January 27, 2009 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
110th
H. Armed Services
110th
S. Foreign Relations
111th
S. Environment and Public Works
111th - 113th
S. Special Aging
111th - 113th
S. Agriculture and Forestry
111th - 113th
S. Armed Services
112th - 113th
GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd District. Elected to the
84th Congress in a November 6, 1956, special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
her husband, William T. Granahan, and to the 85th Congress; reelected to the 86th - 87th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1957 - 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 District. Elected to the 105th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1997 - present)
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 - 113th
H. Homeland Security
108th
GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th District. Elected to the 92nd - 93rd Congresses
(served January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1975).
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 Senate August 18, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hugo L. Black. (served August 20, 1937 until her resignation January 10, 1938)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Claims
75th
S. Education and Labor
75th
S. Mines and Mining
75th
GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 84th – 93rd Congresses. (served
January 3, 1955 until her resignation December 31, 1974)
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
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
93rd
GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.
GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, At Large. Elected to the 73rd Congress
in a October 3, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lewis W. Douglas;
reelected to the 74th Congress. (served January 3, 1934 - 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 District. Elected to the 84th - 93rd
Congresses. (served January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1975)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
84th - 87th
H. Government Operations
84th - 87th
Jt. Economic
87th - 92nd
H. Ways and Means
88th - 92nd
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 90th-93rd Congresses)
90th - 93rd
H. Select Committee on Crime
91st
HAGAN, KAY. Democrat; North Carolina; Senator. Elected in 2008. (served January 3, 2009 -
present).
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
111th - 113th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
111th - 113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
111th - 113th
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
112th - 113th
HAHN, JANICE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a July 12,
2011, special election to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Harman; reelected to the
113th Congress. (served July 19, 2011 - present).
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Homeland Security
112th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
113th
HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a November 2,
1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Adam Benjamin, Jr.; reelected to the 98th
Congress. (served November 29, 1982 - January 3, 1985)
Committee Assignments
Congress
None
97th
H. Post Office and Civil Service
98th
H. Public Works and Transportation
98th
HALVORSON, DEBBIE, Democrat; Illinois, 11th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Small Business
111th
H. Veteran’s Affairs
111th
HANABUSA, COLLEEN. Democrat; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 112th- 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
112th - 113th
H. Natural Resources
112th - 113th
HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 86th Congress
November 8, 1960, to fill vacancy caused by death of Russell V. Mack, and to the 87th Congress;
reelected to the 88th - 93rd Congresses. (served January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1975)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
87th, 1st Sess.
H. Education and Labor
87th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
87th
H. Appropriations
88th - 93rd
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HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 81st – 95th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1949 - 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 District. Elected to the 103rd - 105th Congresses and
the 107th – 112th Congresses. (served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1999; January 3, 2001 until her
resignation February 28, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology / Science
103rd - 104th
H. National Security
104th - 105th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th, 111th - 112th
H. Intelligence
104th - 105th; 107th - 109th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 112th
HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th District. Elected to the 108th - 109th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
108th - 109th
H. International Relations
108th - 109th
H. Homeland Security
109th
HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 107th - 109th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
107th - 108th
H. Judiciary
107th - 108th
H. Science
107th - 108th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
109th
H. Ways and Means
109th
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HARTZLER, VICKY. Republican; Missouri, 4th District. Elected to the 112th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
112th - 113th
H. Armed Services
112th - 113th
H. Budget
113th
HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected in 1980. (served January 1, 1981 -
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
HAYWORTH, NAN. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served
January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
112th
HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th District. Elected to the 90th - 97th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1983)
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
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HEITKAMP, MARY KATHRYN (HEIDI). Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Elected in 2012.
(served January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
113th
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
113th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
113th
S. Indian Affairs
113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
113th
HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 112th – 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2011- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
112th – 113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
112th
H. Small Business
113th
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, At-Large. Elected to the 108th
Congress in a June 1, 2004 special election, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William
Janklow; reelected to the 109th - 111th Congresses. (served June 3, 2004 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
108th - 111th
H. Resources
108th - 109th
H. Natural Resources
111th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th - 111th
H. Select Energy, Independence, and Global Warming
110th - 111th
HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th District. Elected to the 92nd Congress
(served January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1973)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
92nd
H. Veterans’ Affairs
92nd
HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th - 112th Congresses;
elected to the Senate in 2012. (served in the House January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2013; served in
the Senate January 3, 2013- present)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor / Education and the Workforce
110th - 112th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th - 112th
H. Small Business
110th
H. Ethics
112th (partial)
S. Armed Services
113th
S. Environment and Public Works
113th
S. Judiciary
113th
S. Veterans’ Affairs
113th
HOCHUL, KATHY. Democrat; New York, 26th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a May
24, 2011, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Christopher Lee. (served June
1, 2011 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H, Armed Services
112th
H. Homeland Security
112th
HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 93rd – 99th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1987)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
93rd - 99th
H. Administration
94th
H. Budget
95th - 96th
Jt. Economic
98th
H. District of Columbia
98th
HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th District. Elected to the 93rd – 96th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1981)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
93rd - 96th
H. Budget
94th - 96th
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th
HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 75th Congress.
(served January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1939)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Indian Affairs
75th
H. Irrigation and Reclamation
75th
H. Rivers and Harbors
75th
HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th District. Elected to the 105th – 110th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2009)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th - 106th
H. Financial Services
107th - 109th
H. Science / Science and Technology
105th, 109th - 110th
H. Budget
106th - 108th, 110th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
108th - 109th
H. Energy and Commerce
110th
HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 102nd Congress. (served
January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
102nd
H. Science, Space, and Technology
102nd
H. Select Children, Youth, and Family
102nd
HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 67th
Congress in a November 7, 1922, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her father,
William E. Mason. (served November 20, 1922 - 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 Senate January
25, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hubert H. Humphrey. (served February 6,
1978 - January 3, 1979)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Foreign Relations
95th
S. Governmental Affairs
95th
HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected on June 5, 1993, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Lloyd Bentsen. Subsequently elected to a full term in 1994, and
reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served June 14, 1993 - January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Service
103rd - 104th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (ranking Member, 111th – 112th) 103rd - 112th
S. Small Business
103rd - 104th
S. Select Intelligence
104th
S. Appropriations
105th - 112th
S. Rules and Administration
105th - 112th
S. Environment and Public Works
106th
S. Veterans’ Affairs
107th - 110th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
111th
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 104th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
104th - 113th
H. Science
104th - 109th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 113th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th - 111th
JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd – 75th
Congresses. (served March 9, 1933 - January 3, 1939)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
73rd - 75th
H. District of Columbia
73rd - 75th
H. Mines and Mining
73rd - 74th
JENKINS, LYNN. Republican; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 111th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2009 - present)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
111th
H. Ways and Means
112th – 113th
JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th District. Elected to the 103rd - 113th
Congresses (served January 3, 1993 – present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 107th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology / Science / Science and Technology (ranking Member, 112th –
103rd - 113th
113th)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th - 113th
JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th District (98th - 107th Congresses) and 5th
District (108th - 109th Congresses). Elected to the 98th - 109th Congresses. (served January 3, 1983
- January 3, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works and Transportation
98th - 100th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
98th - 99th
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families
98th - 100th
H. Budget
100th
H. Ways and Means
101st - 109th
H. Standards of Official Conduct (chair, 104th Congress)
102nd - 104th
Jt. Taxation
109th
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 106th - 110th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1999 until her death on August 20, 2008)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Small Business
106th - 107th
H. Standards of Official Conduct (chair, 110th Congress)
107th - 110th
H. Ways and Means
108th - 110th
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JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 93rd - 95th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1979)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
93rd - 95th
H. Government Operations
94th - 95th
KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in a
February 17, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Julius Kahn;
reelected to the 70th - 74th Congresses. (served December 7, 1925 - 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 District. Elected to the 98th - 113th Congresses. (served
January 3, 1983 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
98th - 101st
H. Veterans’ Affairs
98th - 100th
H. Budget
101st, 112th
H. Appropriations
101st - 113th
KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1978.
Reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990. (served December 23, 1978 - January 3, 1997)
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
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Labor and Human Resources (ranking Member, 103rd; chair, 104th) 101st - 104th
S. Indian Affairs
102nd - 104th
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress
103rd
KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th District. Elected to the 82nd Congress
in a July 16, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Kee;
reelected to the 83rd – 88th Congresses. (served July 26, 1951 - January 3, 1965)
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 District. Elected to the 81st Congress
November 8, 1949, to fill vacancy caused by death of Andrew L. Somers; reelected to the 82nd -
90th Congresses. (served January 3, 1950 - January 3, 1969)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
81st - 90th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
90th
KELLY, ROBIN. Democrat; Illinois, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress in a April 9,
2013, special election to vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse Jackson, Jr. (served April 11,
2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Oversight and Government Reform
113th
H. Science, Space, and Technology
113th
KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 104th - 109th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2007).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services / Financial Services
104th - 109th
H. Small Business
104th - 109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th - 109th
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KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st District. Elected to the 97th
Congress in a January 12, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William R.
Cotter; reelected to the 98th - 105th Congresses. (served January 12, 1982 - January 3, 1999).
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
KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 94th - 95th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Ways and Means
94th - 95th
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th District (105th - 107th
Congresses) and 13th District (108th - 111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th - 111th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th
H. House Oversight
105th
Jt. Library
105th
H. Appropriations
106th - 111th
KILROY, MARY JO. Democrat; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
111th
H. Homeland Security
111th
KIRKPATRICK, ANN. Democrat; Arizona, 1st District. Elected to the 111th and 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011; January 3, 2013- present)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Homeland Security
111th
H. Small Business
111th
H. Veteran’s Affairs
111th, 113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
113th
KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2006 and reelected in
2012. (served January 3, 2007 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
110th - 113th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
110th - 113th
S. Environment and Public Works
110th - 111th
Jt. Economic (Vice Chair, 113th) 110th - 113th
S. Judiciary
111th - 113th
S. Rules
113th
KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th District. Elected to the 84th - 85th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1955 - January 3, 1959)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
84th - 85th
KOSMAS, SUZANNE. Democrat; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Finance Services
111th
H. Science and Technology
111th
KUSTER, ANN McLANE. Democrat; New Hampshire, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th
Congress. (served January 3, 2013- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
113th
H. Small Business
113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
113th
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LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in
2002 and 2008. (served January 3, 1997 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
105th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
105th - 113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship (chair, 111th - 113th) 105th - 113th
S. Armed Services
106th - 107th
S. Appropriations
107th - 113th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
110th - 113th
LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th District. Elected to the 70th -
71st Congresses. (served December 5, 1927 - March 3, 1931)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Claims
70th - 71st
H. Immigration and Naturalization
70th - 71st
H. Invalid Pensions
70th - 71st
H. Education
71st
LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th District. Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7,
1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ronald Dellums; reelected to the
106th - 113th Congresses. (served April 20, 1998 - present) Chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus, 111th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
105th - 106th
H. Financial Services
107th - 109th
H. Science
105th
H. International Relations
107th - 109th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th - 111th
H. Appropriations
110th - 113th
H. Budget
113th
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd - 104th
Congresses (served in House January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1997). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 1998 and reelected in 2004. (served in Senate January 3, 1999 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
H. Commerce
104th
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (committee chair, 111th Congress)
106th - 111th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
106th, 111th
S. Special Committee on Aging
106th - 111th
S. Finance
107th - 111th
S. Select Committee on Ethics
107th - 108th
LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th - 103rd Congresses.
(served January 3, 1975 - 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 District (104th -112th Congresses); 19th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 104th - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 1995 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
104th - 113th
H. Science / Science, Space and Technology
104th - 108th,113th
H. Standards of Official Conduct (chair, 111th;) 105th - 107th, 111th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 111th
H. Administration
109th - 113th
Jt. Library
109th - 110th, 113th
LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th District. Elected to the 99th Congress in a
March 30, 1985, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Gillis Long. (served
April 4, 1985- January 3, 1987)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Public Works
99th
H. Small Business
99th
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LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th District. Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 28, 1989,
special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dan Coats; reelected to the 102nd - 103rd
Congresses. (served April 5, 1989 - 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 Senate January
31, 1936, to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Huey Pierce Long; subsequently elected
April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the remaining months of his term. (served February 10,
1936 - 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 District (101st - 102nd Congresses); 18th District
(103rd - 112th Congresses); 17th District (113th Congress). Elected to the 101st - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1989 - present)
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 (ranking Member, 113th) 103rd - 113th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 110th
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th District. Elected to the 78th - 79th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1947)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Military Affairs
78th - 79th
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LUJAN GRISHAM,MICHELLE. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 113th
Congress. (served January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
113th
H. Budget
113th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
113th
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 111th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2009 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Budget
111th
H. Natural Resources
111th, 113th
H. Appropriations
112th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
113th
H. Science, Space and Technology
113th
LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, At Large. Elected to the 80th Congress. (served
January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Veterans’ Affairs
80th
MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th District. Elected to the 108th Congress. (served
January 3, 2003 - 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 District (103rd – 112th Congresses); 12th
District (113th Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 1993 -
present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th - 105th
H. Government Reform / Oversight and Government Reform
106th - 113th
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th - 106th
H. Financial Services
107th - 113th
Jt. Economic (vice chair, 110th; chair, 111th) 105th - 113th
MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a
February 12, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Ramspeck.
(served February 25, 1946 - January 3, 1947)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
79th
H. Claims
79th
H. Elections
79th
H. Revision of Laws
79th
MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the
103rd Congress. (served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Small Business
103rd
MARKEY, BETSY. Democrat; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
111th
H. Transportation and Infrasturcture
111th
MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th District. Elected to the 97th - 101st Congresses.
(served January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1991)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
97th - 98th
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H. Budget
97th - 99th
H. Armed Services
99th - 100th
Jt. Printing
98th
H. Rules
101st
H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair)
101st
MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th District (109th - 112th Congresses); 6th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 109th Congress in a March 8, 2005, special election to fill
vacancy caused by death of husband, Robert Matsui; reelected to the 110th - 113th Congresses.
(served March 10, 2005 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
109th - 111th
H. Science
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
110th - 113th
MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th District. Elected to the 86th - 91st
Congresses. (served January 3, 1959 - 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
90th - 91st
Jt. Atomic Energy
91st
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th District. Elected to the 105th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 7, 1997 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce / Education and Labor
105th - 113th
H. Small Business
105th - 106th
H. Financial Services
108th - 113th
MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th District. Elected to the 104th - 108th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2005)
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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 District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress. (served March 9, 1933 - January 3, 1935)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education
73rd
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
73rd
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation
73rd
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2006; reelected in
2012. (served January 3, 2007 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Armed Services
110th - 113th
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
110th - 113th
S. Indian Affairs
110th
S. Special Aging
110th - 113th
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation
111th - 113th
MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th District. Elected to the 107th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2001 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
107th - 109th
H. Resources
107th - 108th
H. International Relations
108th - 109th
H. Appropriations
110th - 113th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th
H. Budget
111th - 112th
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MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 71st Congress.
(served April 15, 1929 - March 3, 1931)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Naval Affairs
71st
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th District (103rd - 104th Congresses) and 4th
District (105th - 107th Congress and 109th Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 107th Congresses and to
the 109th Congress. (served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003; January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd - 104th
H. Foreign Affairs
103rd
H. Banking and Finance
104th - 105th
H. International Relations
104th - 107th
H. National Security
105th
H. Armed Services
106th - 107th, 109th
H. Budget
109th
MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 76th
Congress in a November 7, 1939, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
Thomas S. McMillan. (served January 3, 1940 - January 3, 1941)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress
76th
H. Insular Affairs
76th
H. Patents
76th
H. Public Buildings and Grounds
76th
MCMORRIS ROGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th District. Elected to the 109th –
113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2005 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
109th - 111th
H. Education and the Workforce / Education and Labor
109th - 111th
H. Resources / Natural Resources
109th - 111th
H. Energy and Commerce
112th - 113th
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MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th District. Elected to the 103rd - 107th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
103rd, 105th - 107th
H. Budget
104th
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th
MENG, GRACE. Democrat; New York, 6th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 -present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
113th
H. Small Business
113th
MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 99th - 104th Congresses. (served
January 3, 1985 - 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. Smal Business (ranking Member; 103rd; chair, 104th) 99th - 104th
MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 94th - 95th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
94th - 95th
H. Foreign Affairs
94th
H. International Relations
95th
MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd District. Elected to the 95th - 99th
Congresses (served in House January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1987). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 1986 and reelected in 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate January 6, 1987 -
present)
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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 (chair, 113th) 100th - 113th
S. Labor and Human Resources
100th - 105th
S. Small Business
100th - 102nd
S. Select Ethics
103rd - 104th,
109th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th - 113th
S. Select Intelligence
107th - 113th
MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 104th
Congress in a March 26, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Walter
Tucker; reelected to the 105th - 110th Congresses. (served April 16, 1996 until her death April 22,
2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
104th - 110th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th - 110th
H. Administration (ranking Member, 109th; chair, 110th Congress)
108th - 110th
Jt. Library
108th - 110th
Jt. Printing
109th - 110th
MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th District. Elected to the 108th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2003 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
108th - 110th
H. Government Reform
108th - 109th
H. House Administration (Chair, 113th) 109th, 113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th - 113th
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
110th - 111th
H. Homeland Security
110th - 113th
Jt. Library
109th, 113th
Jt. Printing
109th, 113th
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MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 89th - 94th
Congresses; elected to the 101st Congress in a September 22, 1990, special election to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of Daniel Akaka; reelected to the 102nd - 107th Congresses; posthumously
reelected to the 108th Congress. (served January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1977; September 27, 1990
until her death September 28, 2002)
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 District (101st – 102nd Congresses) and 13th
District (103rd – 105th Congresses). Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 20, 1990, special
election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of father, Guy Molinari; reelected to the 102nd -
105th Congresses. (served March 27, 1990 until her resignation August 1, 1997)
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, GWENDOLYNNE (GWEN). Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th District. Elected to the 109th -
113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2005 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th - 113th
H. Small Business
109th - 111th
H. Budget
110th - 113th
MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th District. Elected to the 100th - 107th
Congresses. (served January 6, 1987 - January 3, 2003)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
100th - 103rd
H. Science, Space, and Technology / Science
100th - 107th
H. Select Aging
100th - 102nd
H. Government Reform and Oversight
104th - 105th
H. Government Reform
106th - 107th
MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992. (served
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1999)
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 Senate December 20, 2002,
by her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he had held before he was elected governor of Alaska.
Reelected to a six-year term in 2004, and reelected in 2010 as a write-in candidate. (served
January 3, 2003 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Energy and Natural Resources (ranking Member, 111th - 113th) 108th - 113th
S. Environment and Public Works
108th - 109th
S. Veterans’ Affairs
108th
S. Indian Affairs (ranking Member, part of 110th)
108th - 113th
S. Foreign Relations
109th - 110th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
110th - 113th
S. Appropriations
111th - 113th
MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected
in 1998, 2004, and 2010. (served January 5, 1993 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Appropriations
103rd - 111th, 113th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
103rd - 104th
S. Budget (chair, 113th) 103rd - 113th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Labor and Human Resources
105th
S. Veterans Affairs (chair, 112th) 105th - 113th
S. Select Ethics
105th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
106th - 113th
S. Foreign Relations
110th
S. Indian Affairs
110th
Jt. Printing
111th - 112th
S. Rules and Administration
111th - 113th
Jt. Select Committee on Deficit Control
112th
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 108th – 110th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2009)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
108th - 110th
H. Education and the Workforce
108th - 109th
H. Small Business
108th - 110th
H. Resources
109th
MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th District. Elected to the 104th - 112th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 to January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
104th
H. Science
104th
H. Small Business
104th
H. Rules
105th - 108th
H. Energy and Commerce
109th - 112th
H. Intelligence
112th
NAPOLITANO, GRACE. Democrat; California, 34th District (106th - 107th Congresses), 38th
District (108th - 112th Congresses) and 32nd District (113th Congress). Elected to the 106th - 113th
Congresses (served January 3, 1999 - present). Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 109th
Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources / Natural Resources
106th - 113th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Small Business
106th - 108th
H. International Relations
107th - 109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th - 113th
NEGRETE McLEOD, GLORIA. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 113th
Congress. (served January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
113th
NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the Senate in a
November 8, 1960, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Richard L.
Neuberger, and for the ensuing six-year term. (served November 9, 1960 - 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
NOEM, KRISTI. Republican; South Dakota, At Large. Elected to the 112th – 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
112th
H. Natural Resources
112th
H. Agriculture
113th
NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th District. Elected to the 67th Congress in a
January 23, 1923, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Nolan, and
also to the 68th Congress. (served February 2, 1923 - March 3, 1925). First woman to chair a
congressional committee.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department (chair, 68th) 67th - 68th
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Committee Assignments
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H. Labor
67th - 68th
NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th District. Elected to the 87th
Congress in an April 18, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
William Frank Norrell. (served April 25, 1961 - January 3, 1963)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
87th
NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd District. Elected to the 105th - 109th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Appropriations
105th - 109th
NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Delegate from the District of Columbia. Elected to
the 102nd - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 1991 - present)
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 / Government Reform
104th - 109th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th - 113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th - 113th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 111th
NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 69th - 81st
Congresses. (served December 7, 1925 - January 3, 1951)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia (chair, 72nd - 74th) 69th - 74th
H. Labor (chair, 75th - 79th) 69th - 79th
H. World War Veterans Legislation
69th - 72nd
H. Memorials
71st - 79th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education
78th - 79th
H. Enrol ed Bills
78th -79th
H. Administration (ranking Member, 80th; chair, 81st) 80th - 81st
Jt. Printing
81st
Jt. Library
80th
OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th District. Elected to the 95th - 102nd Congresses.
(served January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1993)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
95th - 102nd
H. Select Committee on Aging
96th - 102nd
H. Post Office and Civil Service
97th - 102nd
H. Administration
98th - 102nd
O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, At Large. Elected to the 74th -
77th Congresses. (served January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1943)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (chair, 75th-77th) 74th - 77th
H. Immigration and Naturalization
75th - 77th
H. Insular Affairs
75th - 77th
OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 70th Congress in a
January 9, 1929, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William Allen
Oldfield, and also to the 71st Congress. (served January 11, 1929 - 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 District. Elected to the 71st - 72nd Congresses.
(served April 15, 1929 - March 3, 1933)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
71st - 72nd
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PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th District. Elected to the 100th - 102nd
Congresses. (served January 3, 1987 - 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 District (100th - 102nd Congresses), 8th District (103rd
- 112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congresses). Elected to the 100th Congress in a June 2,
1987 special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Sala Burton; reelected to the 101st - 113th
Congresses (served June 9, 1987 - present). First female Speaker of the House, 110th and 111th
Congresses.
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 - 113th
PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th District. Elected to the 94th Congress in a
April 29,1975, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Jerry L. Pettis;
reelected to the 95th Congress. (served May 6, 1975 - 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 District. Elected to the 83rd - 87th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1953 - 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
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PINGREE, CHELLIE. Democrat; Maine, 1st District. Elected to the 111th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2009 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
111th - 112th
H. Rules
111th - 112th
H. Agriculture
112th
H. Appropriations
113th
PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a
May 25, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William O. Burgin. (served June
3, 1946 - January 3, 1947)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Flood Control
79th
H. Pensions
79th
H. Territories
79th
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th District. Elected to the 71st - 72nd
Congresses. (served April 15, 1929 - March 3, 1933)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
71st
H. Library
71st - 72nd
H. Education
72nd
PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 103rd - 110th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2009)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Rules
104th - 108th
H. Financial Services
109th - 110th
PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the Senate November 8, 1938,
to fill vacancy caused by death of Peter Norbeck; never sworn in and seated, because Congress
was not in session between her election and the expiration of the term on January 3, 1939.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
None listed, never sworn in
75th
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, At Large (65th Congress) and 1st District (77th
Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress and the 77th Congress (served April 2, 1917 - March 4,
1919; January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943). First woman elected to Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Lands
65th, 77th
H. Woman Suffrage
65th
H. Insular Affairs
77th
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st District. Elected to the 87th Congress in a
May 16, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece.
(served May 23, 1961 - January 3, 1963)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Public Works
87th
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th District. Elected to the 88th - 92nd
Congresses. (served January 3, 1963 until her resignation on October 7, 1971)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
88th - 89th
H. Public Works
89th
H. Appropriations
90th - 92nd
H. Standards of Official Conduct
91st - 92nd
RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in an
August 21, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Juanita Millender-McDonald;
reelected to the 111th - 112th Congresses. (served September 4, 2007 to January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science and Technology
110th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
110th - 112th
H. Homeland Security
111th - 112th
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RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 87th Congress
in an April 10, 1962, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Jacob
Riley. (served April 12, 1962 - January 3, 1963)
Committee Assignment
Congress
H. Science and Transportation
87th
RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 104th - 107th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 - 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 District. Elected to the 67th Congress.
(served April 11, 1921 - March 3, 1923)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Interior Department
67th
H. Indian Affairs
67th
H. Woman Suffrage
67th
ROBY, MARTHA. Republican; Alabama, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th - 113th Congresses.
(served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
112th – 113th
H. Armed Services
112th - 113th
H. Education and the Workforce
112th - 113th
ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 69th
Congress in a June 30, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John
Jacob Rogers; reelected to the 70th - 86th Congresses. (served December 7, 1925 until her death
September 10, 1960)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Expenditures in the Navy Department
69th
H. Industrial Arts and Expositions
69th
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Committee Assignments
Congress
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 (ranking Member, 81st - 82nd and 84th - 86th; chair, 80th, 83rd) 80th - 86th
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th District (102nd – 112th Congresses); 27th
District (113th Congress). Elected to the 101st Congress in an August 29, 1989, special election to
fill vacancy caused by death of Claude Pepper; reelected to the 102nd - 113th Congresses. Chair of
the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th Congress. (served September 6, 1989 -
present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs (ranking Member,110th - 111th; committee chair, 112th) 101st - 103rd, 110th - 113th
H. International Relations
104th - 109th
H. Government Operations
101st - 103rd
H. Government Reform and Oversight / Government Reform
104th - 109h
H. Budget
109th
H. Rules
113th
ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th District. Elected
to the 97th - 107th Congresses. (served January 3, 1981 - January 3, 2003)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
97th - 103rd
H. Education and Labor
97th - 103rd
H. Select Hunger (vice chair, 100th) 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 District (103rd - 107th Congresses);
34th District (108th - 112th Congresses); 40th District (113th Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1993 - present)
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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 … China
105th - 106th
H. Appropriations
106th - 113th
H. Standards of Official Conduct
108th - 110th
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 100th - 101st Congresses.
(served January 3, 1987 - January 3, 1991)
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 District. Elected to
the 80th - 88th Congresses. (served January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1965)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Post Office and Civil Service
80th - 84th, 86th - 88th
H. Government Operations
83rd
H. Armed Services
85th - 86th
H. Rules
87th - 88th
SÁNCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th District (108th – 113th Congresses); 38th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 108th - 113th Congresses (served January 3, 2003 - present). Sister
of Representative Loretta Sanchez.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Reform
108th - 109th
H. Judiciary
108th - 112th
H. Small Business
108th - 109th
H. Education and Labor
110th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th
H. Ways and Means
111th, 113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
112th
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Congress
H. Ethics
112th- 113th
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th District (105th - 107th and 113th Congresses)
and 47th District (108th - 110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th - 113th Congresses (served
January 3, 1997 - present). Sister of Representative Linda Sánchez.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
105th - 107th
H. National Security
105th
H. Armed Services
106th - 113th
H. Homeland Security
108th - 113th
Jt. Economic
109th; 111th - 113th
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th District. Elected to the 106th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1999 – present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Financial Services
106th
H. Financial Services
107th
H. Government Reform
106th - 107th
H. Small Business
106th
H. Energy and Commerce
108th - 113th
H. Intelligence
110th - 113th
SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Energy and Commerce
103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
103rd
SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in an August 2,
2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rob Portman; reelected to the 110th
- 112th Congresses. (served September 6, 2005 to January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
109th-112th
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Congress
H. Government Reform
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th - 112th
H. Foreign Affairs
112th
SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd District. Elected to the
97th - 101st Congresses. (served January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1991)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
97th - 101st
H. Science and Technology
97th - 101st
H. Special Committee on Aging
98th - 101st
SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 93rd - 104th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1997)
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 (chair, 102nd) 100th - 102nd
H. National Security
104th
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 109th - 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2005 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
109th - 113th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th
H. Ways and Means
110th - 111th ; 113th
H. Foreign Affairs
112th
SEASTRAND, ANDREA, Republican; California, 22nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress.
(served January 3, 1995 - January 3, 1997)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Science
104th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
104th
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SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY, Republican; Texas, 22nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in a
November 7, 2006, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Tom Delay. (served
November 13, 2006 - January 3, 2007)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
109th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
109th
SEWELL, TERRYCINA “TERRI.” Democrat; Alabama, 7th District. Elected to the 112th – 113th
Congresses. (served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
112th
H. Science, Space and Technology
112th
H. Financial Services
113th
H. Intelligence
113th
SHAHEEN, JEANNE D. Democrat; New Hampshire; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2008. (served
January 3, 2009 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Energy and Natural Resources
111th - 112th
S. Foreign Relations
111th - 113th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship
111th - 113th
S. Armed Services
112th - 113th
S. Appropriations
113th
SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st District. Elected to the 110th, 111th,
and 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2011; January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th - 111th ; 113th
H. Education and Labor
110th - 111th
H. Natural Resources
111th ; 113th
SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served
January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Natural Resources
103rd
H. Public Works and Transportation
103rd
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; Ohio, 28th District. Elected to the 86th Congress (served
January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1961). Rep. Simpson succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who
died on October 26, 1958.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Administration
86th
H. Interior and Insular Affairs
86th
SINEMA, KYRSTEN. Democrat; Arizona, 9th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 -present
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
113th
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York; 30th District (100th - 102nd
Congresses); 28th District (103rd - 112th Congresses); 25th District (113th Congress). Elected to the
100th - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 1987 - present)
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 (chair, 110th - 111th; ranking Member, 109th, 112th – 113th) 102nd - 113th
H. Homeland Security
108th
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 104th - 105th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1995 - January 3, 1999)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Resources
104th - 105th
H. Small Business
104th - 105th
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SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 76th
Congress in a June 3, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Clyde H.
Smith; reelected to the 77th - 80th Congresses (served in House June 10, 1940 - January 3, 1949).
Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1948 and reelected in 1954, 1960, and 1966 (served in
Senate January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1973). Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-
1972 (the highest Senate leadership post held by a woman).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Election of the President, Vice President, Representatives in Congress
76th
H. War Claims
76th
H. Revision of the Laws
76th
H. Invalid Pensions
76th - 77th
H. Education
77th
H. Post Office and Post Roads
77th
H. Naval Affairs
78th - 79th
H. Armed Services
80th
S. District of Columbia
81st
S. Expenditures in Executive Departments
81st - 82nd
S. Rules and Administration
82nd
S. Select Senate Employees Compensation Rates (chair, 83rd) 83rd
S. Appropriations
83rd - 92nd
S. Armed Services (ranking Member, 90th - 92nd) 83rd - 92nd
S. Government Operations
83rd - 85th
S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences (ranking Member, 88th - 91st) 86th - 92nd
SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th - 101st Congresses.
(served January 3, 1975 - 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 District, and Senator. Elected to the 96th - 103rd
Congresses (served in House January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 1994 and reelected in 2000 and 2006 (served in Senate January 3, 1995 to January 3,
2013).
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Operations
96th
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Congress
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 - 112th
S. Foreign Relations
104th
S. Smal Business and Entrepreneurship (chair, 108th - 109th; ranking Member, 110th - 112th) 104th - 112th
S. Armed Services
105th - 106th
S. Finance
107th - 112th
S. Select Intelligence
108th - 112th
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st District (107th Congress) and 32nd District (108th -
111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th - 111th Congresses. (served January 3, 2001 until her
resignation on February 23, 2009, to become Secretary of Labor)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and the Workforce
107th
H. Resources / Natural Resources
107th, 110th
H. Energy and Commerce
108th - 110th
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming
110th
SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California; 12th District (110th- 112th Congresses); 14th District
(113th Congress). Elected to the 110th Congress in an April 8, 2008, special election to fill vacancy
caused by death of Tom Lantos; reelected to the 111th - 113th Congresses. (served April 10, 2008 -
present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
110th - 111th
H. Oversight and Government Reform
110th - 113th
H. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
111th
H. Homeland Security
112th
H. Armed Services
112th - 113th
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SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th District. Elected to the 94th - 97th
Congresses. Began service January 14, 1975. Unable to be sworn in to the 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
STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District. Elected to the 105th - 106th Congresses
(served in House January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2001). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000
and reelected in 2006 and 2012. (served in Senate January 3, 2001 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
105th - 106th
H. Science
105th - 106th
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (chair, 112th- 113th) 107th - 113th
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
107th - 109th
S. Budget
107th - 113th
S. Special Committee on Aging
107th - 108th
S. Finance
110th - 113th
S. Energy and Natural Resources
111th - 113th
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, At Large. Elected to the 78th Congress.
(served January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1945)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Civil Service
78th
H. Patents
78th
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd District. Elected to the 83rd - 94th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1977)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (committee chair, 93rd - 94th) 83rd, 89th - 94th
H. Banking and Currency
84th - 94th
Jt. Committee on Defense Production
91st - 94th
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SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th District. Elected to the 76th - 79th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1947)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
76th - 79th
SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th District. Elected to the 110th - 112th Congresses. (served
January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
110th
H. Rules
110th
H. Energy and Commerce
111th
H. Armed Services
112th
H. Natural Resources
112th
TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th District. Elected to the 105th - 111th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1997 until her resignation on June 26, 2009 to become Undersecretary of State
for Arms Control and International Security)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. National Security
105th
H. Science
105th
H. Armed Services
106th - 111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
105th - 111th
THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th District. Elected to the 89th Congress in a
March 26, 1966, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Albert Thomas.
(served March 30, 1966 - January 3, 1967)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
89th
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th District. Elected to the 82nd - 84th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1957)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Judiciary
82nd - 84th
Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy
84th
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THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 103rd - 107th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2003)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Agriculture
103rd - 104th
H. Government Operations / Government Reform and Oversight
103rd - 104th
H. Ways and Means
105th - 107th
TITUS, DINA. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District (111th Congress); 1st District (113th Congress).
Elected to the 111th and 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011; January 3,
2013- present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
111th
H. Homeland Security
111th
H. Transportation and Infrastructure
111th - 113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
113th
TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts; 5th District (110th – 112th Congresses); 3rd District
(113th Congress- present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an October 16, 2007, special election
to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Martin Meehan; reelected to the 111th - 112th Congresses.
(served October 18, 2007 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
110th - 113th
H. Budget
110th - 111th
H. Natural Resources
111th - 113th
UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 101st - 103rd
Congresses. (served January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1995)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Education and Labor
101st - 103rd
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries
101st - 103rd
H. Select Aging
101st - 102nd
VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th District (103rd- 112th Congresses); 7th
District (113th District). Elected to the 103rd - 112th Congresses. (served January 3, 1993 to
present) Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 111th Congress.
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Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs
103rd
H. Banking and Financial Services
104th - 106th
H. Financial Services
107th - 113th
H. Small Business (chair, 110th - 111th; ranking Member, 105th - 109th,112th- 113th) 103rd - 113th
VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd District. Elected to the 98th - 104th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1983 - 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
WAGNER, ANN. Republican; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 -present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
113th
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress.
(served January 3, 1995 - January 3, 1997)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Rules
104th
WALORSKI, JACKIE. Republican; Indiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served
January 3, 2013 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Armed Services
113th
H. Budget
113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
113th
WARREN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Massachusetts; Senator. Elected in 2012. (served January 3,
2013- present)
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Committee Assignments
Congress
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
113th
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
113th
S. Special Aging
113th
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th District (109th -112th Congresses);
23rd District (113th Congress). Elected to the 109th - 113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2005 -
present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Financial Services
109th
Jt. Library
110th
H. Appropriations
110th - 111th, 113th
H. Judiciary
110th - 112th, first session
H. Budget
112th
WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th District (102nd Congress), 35th District (103rd -
112th Congresses) and 43rd District (113th Congress). Elected to the 102nd - 113th Congresses
(served January 3, 1991 - present). Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 105th Congress.
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs / Banking and Financial Services
102nd – 106th
H. Financial Services (ranking Member, 113th) 107th - 113th
H. Veterans’ Affairs
102nd - 104th
H Small Business
103rd - 104th
H. Judiciary
105th - 112th
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd District (107th Congress) and 33rd District (108th -
111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress in a June 5, 2001, special election to fill vacancy
caused by death of Julian Dixon; reelected to the 108th - 111th Congresses. (served June 7, 2001 -
January 3, 2011)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Government Reform / Oversight and Government Reform
107th - 111th
H. International Relations
107th - 109th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th - 111th
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WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th District. Elected to the 86th - 87th
Congresses. (served January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1963)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. District of Columbia
86th - 87th
H. Government Operations
86th
H. Science and Astronautics
87th
WILSON, FREDERICA. Democrat; Florida; 17th District (112th Congress), 24th District (113th
Congress). Elected to the 112th –113th Congresses. (served January 3, 2011 - present)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Foreign Affairs
112th
H. Science, Space and Technology
112th -113th
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 105th Congress in a
June 23, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Steven Schiff; reelected to the
106th - 110th Congresses. (served June 25, 1998 - January 3, 2009)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Commerce
105th - 106th
H. Intelligence
106th, 109th - 110th
H. Armed Services
107th - 108th
H. Energy and Commerce
107th - 110th
WINGO, EFFIGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th District. Elected to the 71st Congress
November 4, 1930, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd
Congress. (served December 1, 1930 - March 3, 1933)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Accounts
71st
H. Insular Affairs
71st
H. Foreign Affairs
72nd
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WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd District. Elected to the 79th and
81st Congresses. (served January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947 and January 3, 1949 - January 3,
1951)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Banking and Currency
79th, 81st
H. Administration
81st
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd - 112th Congresses.
(served January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013)
Committee Assignments
Congress
H. Budget
103rd - 105th
H. Education and Labor / Education and the Workforce
103rd, 105th-112th
H. Government Operations
103rd
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities
104th
H. Science / Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology
106th - 112th
H. Foreign Affairs
110th
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Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
113th Congress (2013-2014)
House
Michelle Bachmann
Susan Davis
Colleen Hanabusa
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Loretta Sanchez
Karen Bass
Diana DeGette
Vicky Hartzler
Carolyn Maloney
Janice Schakowsky
Joyce Beatty
Rosa DeLauro
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Doris Matsui
Allyson Schwartz
Diane Black
Suzan DelBene
Sheila Jackson Lee
Grace Meng
Terri Sewell
Marsha Blackburn
Tammy Duckworth
Lynn Jenkins
Candice Miller
Carol Shea-Porter
Suzanne Bonamici
Donna Edwards
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Gwen Moore
Kyrsten Sinema
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Renee El mers
Marcy Kaptur
Grace Napolitano
Louise M. Slaughter
Susan Brooks
Jo Ann Emersona
Robin Kellya
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Jackie Speier
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Ann Kirkpatrick
Kristi Noem
Dina Titus
Julia Brownley
Elizabeth Esty
Ann McLane Kuster
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Niki Tsongas
Cheri Bustos
Virginia Foxx
Barbara Lee
Nancy Pelosi
Nydia Velázquez
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Frankel
Zoe Lofgren
Chellie Pingree
Ann Wagner
Lois Capps
Marcia L. Fudge
Nita M. Lowey
Martha Roby
Jackie Walorski
Kathy Castor
Tulsi Gabbard
Michelle Lujan Grishman
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Donna Christensen
Kay Granger
Cynthia Lummis
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Maxine Waters
Judy Chu
Janice Hahn
Carolyn McCarthy
Linda Sánchez
Frederica Wilson
Yvette Clarke
Betty McCollum
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Susan Collins
Kay Hagan
Mary Landrieu
Patty Murray
Tammy Baldwin
Dianne Feinstein
Heidi Heitkamp
Claire McCaskill
Jeanne Shaheen
Barbara Boxer
Deb Fischer
Mazie Hirono
Barbara Mikulski
Debbie Stabenow
Maria Cantwell
Kirsten Gillibrand
Amy Klobuchar
Lisa Murkowski
Elizabeth Warren
112th Congress (2011-2012)
House
Sandy Adams
Donna Christensen
Jane Harmana
Carolyn McCarthy
Loretta Sanchez
Michelle Bachmann
Judy Chu
Vicky Hartzler
Betty McCollum
Janice Schakowsky
Tammy Baldwin
Yvette Clarke
Nan Hayworth
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Jean Schmidt
Karen Bass
Susan Davis
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Candice S. Miller
Allyson Schwartz
CRS-78
Shelley Berkley
Diana DeGette
Mazie Hirono
Gwen Moore
Terri Sewel
Judy Biggert
Rosa DeLauro
Kathy Hochula
Sue Myrick
Louise M. Slaughter
Diane Black
Suzan DelBenea
Sheila Jackson Lee
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Marsha Blackburn
Donna Edwards
Lynn Jenkins
Kristi Noem
Betty Sutton
Suzanne Bonamicia
Renee El mers
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Niki Tsongas
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Marcy Kaptur
Nancy Pelosi
Nydia M. Velázquez
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Anna G. Eshoo
Barbara Lee
Chellie Pingree
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Corrine Brown
Virginia Foxx
Zoe Lofgren
Laura Richardson
Maxine Waters
Ann Marie Buerkle
Marcia L. Fudge
Nita M. Lowey
Martha Roby
Frederica Wilson
Shelley Moore Capito
Gabrielle Giffordsa
Cynthia Lummis
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lynn Woolsey
Lois Capps
Kay Granger
Carolyn Maloney
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Kathy Castor
Janice Hahn
Doris Matsui
Linda Sánchez
Colleen Hanabusa
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Dianne Feinstein
Amy Klobuchar
Barbara Mikulski
Jeanne Shaheen
Barbara Boxer
Kristen Gillibrand
Mary Landrieu
Lisa Murkowski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Kay Hagan
Claire McCaskill
Patty Murray
Debbie Stabenow
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
111th Congress (2009-2010)
House
Michelle Bachmann
Yvette Clarke
Mazie Hirono
Betty McCollum
Jean Schmidt
Tammy Baldwin
Kathy Dahlkemper
Sheila Jackson Lee
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Allyson Schwartz
Melissa Bean
Susan Davis
Lynn Jenkins
Candice S. Miller
Carol Shea-Porter
Shelley Berkley
Diana DeGette
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Gwen Moore
Louise M. Slaughter
Judy Biggert
Rosa DeLauro
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Myrick
Hilda Solisa
Marsha Blackburn
Donna Edwards
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speier
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Mary Jo Kilroy
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Betty Sutton
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Anna G. Eshoo
Ann Kirkpatrick
Nancy Pelosi
Dina Titus
Corrine Brown
Mary Fallin
Suzanne Kosmas
Chellie Pingree
Ellen Tauschera
Ginny Brown-Waite
Virginia Foxx
Barbara Lee
Laura Richardson Ft ?)
Niki Tsongas
Shelley Moore Capito
Marcia L. Fudge
Zoe Lofgren
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Nydia M. Velázquez
Lois Capps
Gabrielle Giffords
Nita M. Lowey
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Kathy Castor
Kristen Gillibrandb
Cynthia Lummis
Linda Sánchez
Maxine Waters
Julia Carson
Kay Granger
Carolyn Maloney
Loretta Sanchez
Diane Watson
Donna Christensen
Debbie Halvorson
Betsey Markey
Janice Schakowsky
Lynn Woolsey
Judy Chua
Jane Harman
Doris Matsui
CRS-79
Stephanie Herseth
Carolyn McCarthy
Sandlin
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Amy Klobuchar
Barbara Mikulski
Jeanne Shaheen
Maria Cantwell
Kristen Gillibrandb
Mary Landrieu
Lisa Murkowski
Olympia J. Snowe
Hillary Rodham Clintona
Kay Hagan
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Patty Murray
Debbie Stabenow
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Claire McCaskill
110th Congress (2007-2008)
House
Michelle Bachmann
Yvette Clarke
Stephanie Herseth
Juanita Millender McDonalda
Jean Schmidt
Tammy Baldwin
Barbara Cubin
Mazie Hirono
Candice Miller
Allyson Schwartz
Melissa Bean
Jo Ann Davisa
Darlene Hooley
Gwen Moore
Carol Shea-Porter
Shelley Berkley
Susan Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Marilyn Musgrave
Louise M. Slaughter
Judy Biggert
Diana DeGette
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Sue Myrick
Hilda Solis
Marsha Blackburn
Rosa DeLauro
Stephanie Tubbs Jonesa
Grace Napolitano
Jackie Speiera
Mary Bono Mack
Thelma Drake
Marcy Kaptur
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Betty Sutton
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Donna Edwardsa
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Nancy Pelosi
Ellen Tauscher
Nancy Boyda
Jo Ann Emerson
Barbara Lee
Deborah Pryce
Niki Tsongasa
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Zoe Lofgren
Laura Richardsona
Nydia M. Velázquez
Ginny Brown-Waite
Mary Fallin
Nita Lowey
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Shelly Moore Capito
Virginia Foxx
Carolyn McCarthy
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Maxine Waters
Lois Capps
Gabrielle Giffords
Betty McCollum
Linda Sánchez
Diane Watson
Julia Carson a
Kirstin Gillibrand
Cathy McMorris
Loretta Sanchez
Heather Wilson
Kathy Castor
Kay Granger
Carolyn Maloney
Janice Schakowsky
Lynn Woolsey
Donna Christensen
Jane Harman
Doris Matsui
CRS-80
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Elizabeth Dole
Amy Klobuchar
Claire McCaskill
Patty Murray
Maria Cantwell
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Lisa Murkowski
Debbie Stabenow
Susan M. Collins
109th Congress (2005-2006)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Susan Davis
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Loretta Sanchez
Melissa Bean
Diana DeGette
Nancy L. Johnson
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Shelley Sekula Gibbsa
Shelley Berkley
Rosa DeLauro
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Candice S. Miller
Janice Schakowsky
Judy Biggert
Thelma Drake
Marcy Kaptur
Gwen Moore
Jean Schmidt
Marsha Blackburn
Jo Ann Emerson
Sue Kelly
Marilynn Musgrave
Allyson Schwartz
Mary Bono Mack
Anna G. Eshoo
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Sue Myrick
Louise M. Slaughter
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Virginia Foxx
Barbara Lee
Grace Napolitano
Hilda Solis
Corrine Brown
Kay Granger
Zoe Lofgren
Anne M. Northup
Ellen Tauscher
Ginny Brown-Waite
Jane Harman
Nita M. Lowey
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Nydia M. Velázquez
Shelley Moore Capito
Katherine Harris
Carolyn Maloney
Nancy Pelosi
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Lois Capps
Melissa Hart
Doris Matsui
Deborah Pryce
Maxine Waters
Julia Carson
Stephanie Herseth
Carolyn McCarthy
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Diane Watson
Donna Christensen
Sandlin
Betty McCollum
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Heather Wilson
Barbara Cubin
Darlene Hooley
Cynthia McKinney
Linda Sánchez
Lynn Woolsey
Jo Ann Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Elizabeth Dole
Mary Landrieu
Lisa Murkowski
Debbie Stabenow
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dianne Feinstein
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Patty Murray
108th Congress (2003-2004)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Jo Ann Davis
Sheila Jackson Lee
Karen McCarthy
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Shelley Berkley
Susan Davis
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Betty McCollum
Linda T. Sánchez
Judy Biggert
Diana DeGette
Nancy L. Johnson
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Loretta Sanchez
CRS-81
Marsha Blackburn
Rosa DeLauro
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Candice S. Miller
Janice Schakowsky
Mary Bono Mack
Jennifer Dunn
Marcy Kaptur
Marilynn Musgrave
Louise M. Slaughter
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Jo Ann Emerson
Sue Kelly
Sue Myrick
Hilda Solis
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Grace Napolitano
Ellen Tauscher
Ginny Brown-Waite
Kay Granger
Barbara Lee
Anne M. Northup
Nydia M. Velázquez
Shelley Moore Capito
Jane Harman
Zoe Lofgren
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Maxine Waters
Lois Capps
Katherine Harris
Nita M. Lowey
Nancy Pelosi
Diane Watson
Julia Carson
Melissa Hart
Denise L. Majette
Deborah Pryce
Heather Wilson
Donna Christensen
Stephanie Herseth
Carolyn Maloney
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lynn Woolsey
Barbara Cubin
Sandlina
Carolyn McCarthy
Darlene Hooley
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Elizabeth Dole
Mary Landrieu
Lisa Murkowski
Debbie Stabenow
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Dianne Feinstein
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Patty Murray
107th Congress (2001-2002)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Diana DeGette
Marcy Kaptur
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Shelley Berkley
Rosa DeLauro
Sue Kelly
Patsy T. Minka
Loretta Sanchez
Judy Biggert
Jennifer Dunn
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Constance A. Morel a
Janice Schakowsky
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Barbara Lee
Sue Myrick
Louise M. Slaughter
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Zoe Lofgren
Grace Napolitano
Hilda Solis
Shelley Moore Capito
Kay Granger
Nita M. Lowey
Anne M. Northup
Ellen Tauscher
Lois Capps
Jane Harman
Carolyn Maloney
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Karen L. Thurman
Julia Carson
Melissa Hart
Carolyn McCarthy
Nancy Pelosi
Nydia M. Velázquez
Donna Christian-
Darlene Hooley
Karen McCarthy
Deborah Pryce
Maxine Waters
Christensen
Sheila Jackson Lee
Betty McCollum
Lynn Rivers
Diane Watsona
Eva Clayton
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Heather Wilson
Barbara Cubin
Nancy L. Johnson
Carrie Meek
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lynn Woolsey
Jo Ann Davis
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Susan Davis
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Susan M. Collins
Mary Landrieu
Patty Murray
Debbie Stabenow
CRS-82
Jean Carnahan
Dianne Feinstein
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
106th Congress (1999-2000)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Diana DeGette
Marcy Kaptur
Patsy T. Mink
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Shelley Berkley
Rosa DeLauro
Sue Kelly
Constance A. Morel a
Loretta Sanchez
Judy Biggert
Jennifer Dunn
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Sue Myrick
Janice Schakowsky
Mary Bono Mack
Jo Ann Emerson
Barbara Lee
Grace Napolitano
Louise M. Slaughter
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Zoe Lofgren
Anne M. Northup
Debbie Stabenow
Lois Capps
Tillie Fowler
Nita M. Lowey
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Ellen Tauscher
Julia Carson
Kay Granger
Carolyn Maloney
Nancy Pelosi
Karen L. Thurman
Helen Chenoweth
Darlene Hooley
Carolyn McCarthy
Deborah Pryce
Nydia M. Velázquez
Donna Christensen
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Karen McCarthy
Lynn Rivers
Maxine Waters
Eva Clayton
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Heather Wilson
Barbara Cubin
Nancy L. Johnson
Carrie Meek
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lynn Woolsey
Pat Danner
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Olympia J. Snowe
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Patty Murray
105th Congress (1997-1998)
House
Mary Bono Macka
Jo Ann Emerson
Barbara B. Kennelly
Patsy T. Mink
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Susan Molinaria
Loretta Sanchez
Lois Cappsa
Tillie Fowler
Barbara Leea
Constance A. Morel a
Louise M. Slaughter
Julia Carson
Elizabeth Furse
Zoe Lofgren
Sue Myrick
Linda Smith
Helen Chenoweth
Kay Granger
Nita M. Lowey
Anne M. Northup
Debbie Stabenow
Donna Christensen
Jane Harman
Carolyn Maloney
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Ellen Tauscher
Eva Clayton
Darlene Hooley
Carolyn McCarthy
Nancy Pelosi
Karen L. Thurman
Barbara Cubin
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Karen McCarthy
Deborah Pryce
Nydia M. Velázquez
Pat Danner
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Lynn Rivers
Maxine Waters
Diana DeGette
Nancy L. Johnson
Carrie Meek
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Heather Wilsona
Rosa DeLauro
Marcy Kaptur
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Woolsey
Jennifer Dunn
Sue Kelly
CRS-83
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Mary Landrieu
Carol Moseley-Braun
Olympia J. Snowe
Susan M. Collins
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
104th Congress (1995-1996)
House
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Susan Molinari
Patricia S. Schroeder
Helen Chenoweth
Tillie Fowler
Zoe Lofgren
Constance A. Morel a
Andrea Seastrand
Eva Clayton
Elizabeth Furse
Nita M. Lowey
Sue Myrick
Louise M. Slaughter
Barbara-Rose Collins
Jane Harman
Carolyn Maloney
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Linda Smith
Cardiss Collins
Sheila Jackson Lee
Karen McCarthy
Nancy Pelosi
Karen L. Thurman
Barbara Cubin
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Deborah Pryce
Nydia M. Velázquez
Pat Danner
Nancy L. Johnson
Carrie Meek
Lynn Rivers
Barbara F. Vucanovich
Rosa DeLauro
Marcy Kaptur
Jan Meyers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Enid Greene Waldholtz
Jennifer Dunn
Sue Kelly
Juanita Millender-McDonalda
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Maxine Waters
Jo Ann Emersona
Barbara B. Kennelly
Patsy T. Mink
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Sheila Frahma
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Carol Moseley-Braun
Olympia J. Snowe
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
103rd Congress (1993-1994)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Karan English
Marilyn Lloyd
Constance A. Morel a
Karen Shepherd
Corrine Brown
Anna G. Eshoo
Jill Long
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Louise M. Slaughter
Leslie Byrne
Tillie Fowler
Nita M. Lowey
Nancy Pelosi
Olympia J. Snowe
Maria Cantwell
Elizabeth Furse
Carolyn Maloney
Deborah Pryce
Karen L. Thurman
Eva Clayton
Jane Harman
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara-Rose Collins
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Nydia M. Velázquez
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Carrie Meek
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Barbara
Pat Danner
Marcy Kaptur
Jan Meyers
Lynn Schenk
Vucanovich
Rosa DeLauro
Barbara B. Kennelly
Patsy T. Mink
Patricia S. Schroeder
Maxine Waters
Jennifer Dunn
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Susan Molinari
Lynn Woolsey
CRS-84
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Kay Bailey Hutchisona
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun Patty
Murray
Dianne Feinstein
Nancy L. Kassebaum
102nd Congress (1991-1992)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Rosa DeLauro
Jill Long
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Patricia S. Schroeder
Barbara Boxer
Joan Kelly Horn
Nita M. Lowey
Mary Rose Oakar
Louise M. Slaughter
Beverly Barton Byron
Nancy L. Johnson
Jan Meyers
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Olympia J. Snowe
Eva Claytona
Marcy Kaptur
Patsy T. Mink
Nancy Pelosi
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara-Rose Collins
Barbara B. Kennelly
Susan Molinari
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Barbara Vucanovich
Cardiss Collins
Marilyn Lloyd
Constance A. Morel a
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Maxine Waters
Senate
Jocelyn Burdicka
Dianne Feinstein
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
101st Congress (1989-1990)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Marcy Kaptur
Jan Meyers
Nancy Pelosi
Louise M. Slaughter
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Barbara B. Kennelly
Patsy T. Minka
Ileana Ros-Lehtinena
Virginia Smith
Barbara Boxer
Marilyn Lloyd
Susan Molinaria
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Olympia J. Snowe
Beverly Barton Byron
Jill Longa
Constance A. Morel a
Patricia F. Saiki
Jolene Unsoeld
Cardiss Collins
Nita M. Lowey
Mary Rose Oakar
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Barbara Vucanovich
Nancy L. Johnson
Lynn M. Martin
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Patricia S. Schroeder
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
100th Congress (1987-1988)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Cardiss Collins
Lynn M. Martin
Nancy Pelosi
Louise M. Slaughter
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Nancy L. Johnson
Jan Meyers
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Virginia Smith
Barbara Boxer
Marcy Kaptur
Constance A. Morel a
Patricia F. Saiki
Olympia J. Snowe
Sala Burtona
Barbara B. Kennelly
Mary Rose Oakar
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Barbara Vucanovich
CRS-85
Beverly Barton Byron
Marilyn Lloyd
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Patricia S. Schroeder
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
99th Congress (1985-1986)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Cardiss Collins
Barbara B. Kennelly
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Bobbi Fiedler
Marilyn Lloyd
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Barbara Boxer
Marjorie S. Holt
Cathy Longa
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Olympia J. Snowe
Sala Burton
Nancy L. Johnson
Lynn M. Martin
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Barbara Vucanovich
Beverly Barton Byron
Marcy Kaptur
Jan Meyers
Senate
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
98th Congress (1983-1984)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Barbara Boxer
Bobbi Fiedler
Barbara B. Kennelly
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Sala Burtona
Katie Hall
Marilyn Lloyd
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Olympia J. Snowe
Beverly Barton Byron
Marjorie S. Holt
Lynn M. Martin
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Barbara Vucanovich
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Senate
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
97th Congress (1981-1982)
Housec
Jean Ashbrooka
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M. Heckler
Lynn M. Martin
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Beverly Barton Byron
Bobbi Fiedler
Barbara B. Kennellya
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Katie Halla
Marilyn Lloyd
Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema
Olympia Snowe
Cardiss Collins
CRS-86
Senate
Paula Hawkins
Nancy L. Kassebaum
96th Congress (1979-1980)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Millicent Fenwick
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Virginia Smith
Beverly Barton Byrona
Geraldine Ferraro
Elizabeth Holtzman
Mary Rose Oakar
Olympia J. Snowe
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Margaret M. Heckler
Marilyn Lloyd
Patricia S. Schroeder
Gladys Noon Spellmanc
Cardiss Collins
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum
95th Congress (1977-1978)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Millicent Fenwick
Barbara C. Jordan
Barbara Mikulski
Patricia S. Schroeder
Yvonne Brathwaite
Margaret M. Heckler
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Mary Rose Oakar
Virginia Smith
Burke
Marjorie S. Holt
Marilyn Lloyd
Shirley N. Pettis
Gladys Noon Spellman
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Elizabeth Holtzman
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Cardiss Collins
Senate
Maryon P. Allena
Muriel Humphreya
94th Congress (1975-1976)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Cardiss Collins
Elizabeth Holtzman
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Virginia Smith
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Millicent Fenwick
Barbara C. Jordan
Patsy T. Mink
Gladys Noon Spellman
Yvonne Brathwaite
Margaret M. Heckler
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Shirley N. Pettis
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Burke
Marjorie S. Holt
Marilyn Lloyd
Patricia S. Schroeder
Shirley Anita Chisholm
CRS-87
Senate
None
93rd Congress (1973-1974)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Cardiss Collinsa
Martha Wright Griffiths
Marjorie S. Holt
Patsy T. Mink
Corinne C. (Lindy)
Ella T. Grasso
Julia Butler Hansen
Elizabeth Holtzman
Patricia S. Schroeder
Boggsa
Edith Green
Margaret M. Heckler
Barbara C. Jordan
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Senate
None
92nd Congress (1971-1972)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Florence Price Dwyer
Martha Wright Griffiths
Louise Day Hicks
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Elizabeth B. Andrewsa
Ella T. Grasso
Julia Butler Hansen
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Edith Green
Margaret M. Heckler
Senate
Elaine Edwardsa
Margaret Chase Smith
91st Congress (1969-1970)
House
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Edith Green
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dean May
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Florence Price Dwyer
Martha Wright Griffiths
Margaret M. Heckler
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
90th Congress (1967-1968)
CRS-88
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Martha Wright Griffiths
Margaret M. Heckler
Catherine Dean May
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Florence Price Dwyer
Julia Butler Hansen
Edna Flannery Kelly
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Edith Green
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
89th Congress (1965-1966)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Martha Wright Griffiths
Edna Flannery Kelly
Patsy T. Mink
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Florence Price Dwyer
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dean May
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Lera Millard Thomasa
Edith Green
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
88th Congress (1963-1964)
House
Irene Bailey Bakera
Edith Green
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Catherine Dean May
Katharine Price St. George
Frances Payne Bolton
Martha Wright Griffiths
Edna Flannery Kelly
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Florence Price Dwyer
Julia Butler Hansen
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
87th Congress (1961-1962)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Katharine Price St. George
Frances Payne Bolton
Edith Green
Edna Flannery Kelly
Louise Goff Reecea
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Martha Wright Griffiths
Catherine Dean May
Corrine Boyd Rileya
Jessica McCullough Weis
Florence Price Dwyer
Julia Butler Hansen
Catherine Dorris Norrella
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Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
86th Congress (1959-1960)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edna Oakes Simpson
Frances Payne Bolton
Edith Green
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Marguerite Stitt Church
Martha Wright Griffiths
Catherine Dean May
Katharine Price St. George
Jessica McCullough Weis
Florence Price Dwyer
Julia Butler Hansen
Senate
Maurine Neuberger
Margaret Chase Smith
85th Congress (1957-1958)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Florence Price Dwyer
Martha Wright Griffiths
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Frances Payne Bolton
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan
Cecil Murray Harden
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Katharine Price St. George
Marguerite Stitt Church
Edith Green
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
84th Congress (1955-1956)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Mary Elizabeth Farrington
Cecil Murray Harden
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Katharine Price St. George
Frances Payne Bolton
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahana
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Edith Green
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Ruth Thompson
Marguerite Stitt Church
Martha Wright Griffiths
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
83rd Congress (1953-1954)
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House
Frances Payne Bolton
Mary Elizabeth Farringtona
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse Rogers
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Cecil Murray Harden
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Katharine Price St. George
Ruth Thompson
Marguerite Stitt Church
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Senate
Hazel Hempel Abeld
Eva Kelly Bowringd
Margaret Chase Smith
82nd Congress (1951-1952)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanana
Cecil Murray Harden
Edna Flannery Kelly
Katharine Price St. George
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Marguerite Stitt Church
Maude Elizabeth Keea
Edith Nourse Rogers
Ruth Thompson
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
81st Congress (1949-1950)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Edna Flannery Kellya
Edith Nourse Rogers
Chase Going Woodhouse
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Cecil Murray Harden
Mary Teresa Norton
Katharine Price St. George
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
80th Congress (1947-1948)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Georgia Lee Lusk
Edith Nourse Rogers
Katharine Price St. George
Margaret Chase Smith
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Mary Teresa Norton
Senate
Vera Bushfielda
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79th Congress (1945-1946)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Clare Boothe Luce
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Jessie Sumner
Emily Taft Douglas
Helen Douglas Mankina
Eliza Jane Pratta
Margaret Chase Smith
Chase Going Woodhouse
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Senate
none
78th Congress (1943-1944)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Clare Boothe Luce
Edith Nourse Rogers
Winifred Claire Stanley
Jessie Sumner
Willa Lybrand Fulmera
Mary Teresa Norton
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
none
77th Congress (1941-1942)
House
Veronica Grace Bolanda
Katharine Edgar Byrona
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Jessie Sumner
Frances Payne Bolton
Mary Teresa Norton
Jeannette Rankin
Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
76th Congress (1939-1940)
House
Frances Payne Boltona
Clara Gooding McMillana
Caroline Love O’Day
Margaret Chase Smitha
Jessie Sumner
Florence Reville Gibbsa
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
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75th Congress (1937-1938)
House
Elizabeth Hawley Gasquea
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Nan Wood Honeyman
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
Dixie B. Gravesa
Gladys Pylea
74th Congress (1935-1936)
House
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse Rogers
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
Rose M. Longa
73rd Congress (1933-1934)
House
Marian Williams Clarkea
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogers
Isabella Selmes Greenwaya
Florence Prag Kahn
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
72nd Congress (1931-1932)
House
Willa McCord Eslicka
Mary Teresa Norton
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse Rogers
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Florence Prag Kahn
Ruth Bryan Owen
Senate
Hattie W. Carawaya
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71st Congress (1929-1930)
House
Florence Prag Kahn
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Ruth Sears Pratt
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Katherine Gudger Langley
Mary Teresa Norton
Ruth Bryan Owen
Edith Nourse Rogers
Senate
none
70th Congress (1928-1929)
House
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger Langley
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfielda
Edith Nourse Rogers
Senate
none
69th Congress (1925-1926)
House
Florence Prag Kahna
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse Rogersa
Senate
none
68th Congress
House (1923-1924)
Mae Ella Nolan
Senate
none
67th Congress (1921-1922)
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House
Winnifred Mason Hucka
Mae Ella Nolana
Alice Mary Robertson
Senate
Rebecca Feltone
66th Congress (1919-1920)
House
None
Senate
None
65th Congress (1917-1918)
House
Jeannette Rankin
Senate
None
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective 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 fol owing their election. The first Congress affected by the
Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Since 1934, the first session of a Congress convenes on January 3 of odd-numbered years and adjourned on January 3
the fol owing odd-numbered year. For ease of use, this table lists the closing date of each Congress as an even-numbered year. For more information, see
http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm
a. Member did not serve the entire Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
b. Moved from House to the Senate during this Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
c. Gladys Spellman was elected also to the 97th Congress, but was unable to be sworn in because of a disability and her seat was declared vacant on February
24, 1981.
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d. Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death or Dwight Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to
fill that vacancy.
e. Appointed to fill a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.
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Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th - 113th Congresses, by State or Territory
Representatives, unless denoted as Senators (S), Delegates (D) or as having served in both chambers (B).
Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
California (37)
Karen Bass
Janice Hahn
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Mary Bono Mack
Jane Harman
Linda Sánchez
Barbara Boxer (B)
Florence Prag Kahn
Loretta Sanchez
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Barbara Lee
Andrea Seastrand
Julia Brownley
Zoe Lofgren
Lynn Schenk
Sala Burton
Doris O. Matsui
Hilda Solis
Lois Capps
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Jackie Speier
Judy Chu
Grace Napolitano
Ellen Tauscher
Susan Davis
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Maxine Waters
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Mae Ella Nolan
Diane Watson
Anna G. Eshoo
Nancy Pelosi
Lynn Woolsey
Bobbi Fiedler
Shirley N. Pettis
Dianne Feinstein (S)
Laura Richardson
New York (25)
Bella S. Abzug
Nan Hayworth
Susan Molinari
Anne Marie Buerkle
Kathy Hochul
Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Elizabeth Holtzman
Ruth Sears Baker Pratt
Yvette Clarke
Edna Flannery Kelly
Katharine Price St. George
Marian Williams Clarke
Sue Kelly
Louise Slaughter
Hillary Rodham Clinton (S)
Nita Lowey
Winifred Claire Stanley
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Carolyn Maloney
Jessica McCullough Weis
Kirsten Gillibrand (B)
Carolyn McCarthy
Nydia Velázquez
Grace Meng
Illinois (17)
Melissa L. Bean
Tammy Duckworth
Carol Moseley-Braun (S)
Judy Biggert
Debbie Halvorson
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Cheri Bustos
Winnifred Sprague Huck
Jan Schakowsky
Marguerite Stitt Church
Robin Kelly
Edna Oakes Simpson
Cardiss Collins
Lynn Martin
Jessie Sumner
Emily Taft Douglas
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Florida (15)
Sandy Adams
Louise Frankel
Ruth Bryan Owen
Corrine Brown
Katherine Harris
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ginny Brown-Waite
Paula Hawkins (S)
Karen Thurman
Kathy Castor
Suzanne Kosmas
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Tillie Fowler
Carrie Meek
Frederica Wilson
Ohio (11)
Jean Ashbrook
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Deborah Pryce
Joyce Beatty
Marcy Kaptur
Jean Schmidt
Frances Payne Bolton
Mary Jo Kilroy
Betty Sutton
Marcia L. Fudge
Mary Rose Oakar
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Washington (10)
Maria Cantwell (B)
Jamie Herrera Beutler
Patty Murray (S)
Suzan DelBene
Catherine Dean May
Linda Smith
Jennifer Dunn
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Jolene Unsoeld
Julia Butler Hansen
Missouri (9)
Jean Carnahan (S)
Vicky Hartzler
Claire McCaskill (S)
Pat Danner
Joan Kelly Horn
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Jo Ann Emerson
Karen McCarthy
Anne Wagner
Maryland (8)
Helen Delich Bentley
Donna Edwards
Constance A. Morel a
Beverly Barton Byron
Marjorie S. Holt
Gladys Noon Spellman
Katharine Edgar Byron
Barbara Ann Mikulski (B)
Michigan (7)
Barbara-Rose Collins
Candice Miller
Ruth Thompson
Martha Wright Griffiths
Lynn Rivers
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Debbie Stabenow (B)
North Carolina (7)
Eva Clayton
Virginia Foxx
Sue Myrick
Elizabeth Dole (S)
Kay Hagan (S)
Eliza Jane Pratt
Renee El mers
Pennsylvania (7)
Veronica Grace Boland
Kathryn Granahan
Allyson Y. Schwartz
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Melissa Hart
Kathy Dahlkemper
Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky
Texas (7)
Kay Granger
Barbara C. Jordan
Lera Millard Thomas
Kay Bailey Hutchison (S)
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Kansas (7)
Nancy Boyda
Nancy Landon Kassebaum (S)
Jan Meyers
Sheila Frahm (S)
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Lynn Jenkins
Kathryn O. McCarthy
Connecticut (7)
Rosa DeLauro
Nancy L. Johnson
Clare Boothe Luce
Elizabeth Esty
Barbara Bailey Kennelly
Chase Going Woodhouse
Ella T. Grasso
Indiana (7)
Susan Brooks
Cecil Murray Harden
Jill Long
Julia Carson
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Jackie Walorski
Katie Hall
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Georgia (6)
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Florence Reville Gibbs
Helen Douglas Mankin
Rebecca Latimer Felton (S)
Denise Majette
Cynthia McKinney
Hawaii (6)
Mary Elizabeth Farrington (D)
Colleen Hanabusa
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Tulsi Gabbard
Mazie Hirono (B)
Patricia Saiki
Tennessee (6)
Irene Bailey Baker
Marsha Blackburn
Willa McCord Eslick
Diane Black
Marilyn Lloyd
Louise Goff Reece
Oregon (6)
Suzanne Bonamici
Edith Green
Darlene Hooley
Elizabeth Furse
Nan Wood Honeyman
Maurine Brown Neuberger (S)
Alabama (5)
Maryon Pittman Allen (S)
Dixie Bibb Graves (S)
Terri Sewel
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Martha Roby
Arkansas (5)
Hattie Wyatt Caraway (S)
Catherine Dorris Norrel
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (B)
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Louisiana (5)
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Mary Landrieu (S)
Cathy Long
Elaine Edwards (S)
Rose McConnell Long (S)
Minnesota (5)
Michelle Bachmann
Muriel Buck Humphrey (S)
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Betty McCollum
Amy Klobuchar (S)
New Jersey (5)
Florence Prince Dwyer
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Marge Scafati Roukema
Millicent Fenwick
Mary Teresa Norton
South Carolina (5)
Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Clara Gooding McMillan
Corrine Boyd Riley
Elizabeth Hawley Gasque
Elizabeth Patterson
Massachusetts (5)
Margaret M. Heckler
Edith Nourse Rogers
Elizabeth Warren (S)
Louise Day Hicks
Niki Tsongas
Arizona (5)
Karen English
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Kyrsten Sinema
Gabrielle Giffords
Ann Kirkpatrick
Colorado (4)
Diana DeGette
Marilyn Musgrave
Patricia S. Schroeder
Betsy Markey
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Maine (4)
Susan M. Collins (S)
Margaret Chase Smith (B)
Olympia J. Snowe (B)
Chellie Pingree
South Dakota (4)
Vera Calahan Bushfield (S)
Gladys Pyle (S)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Kristi Noem
Nebraska (4)
Hazel Hempel Abel (S)
Deb Fischer (S)
Virginia Smith
Eva Kelly Bowring (S)
New Hampshire (4)
Kelly Ayotte (S)
Carol Shea–Porter
Jeanne Shaheen (S)
Ann McLane Kuster
Nevada (3)
Shelley Berkley
Dina Titus
Barbara Vucanovich
New Mexico (3)
Georgia Lee Lusk
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Heather Wilson
Utah (3)
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Karen Shepherd
Enid Greene Waldholtz
Virginia (3)
Leslie Byrne
Jo Ann Davis
Thelma Drake
Idaho (2)
Helen Chenoweth
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Kentucky (2)
Katherine Gudger Langley
Anne M. Northup
West Virginia (2)
Shelley Moore Capito
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Wisconsin (2)
Tammy Baldwin (B)
Gwen Moore
Oklahoma (2)
Mary Fallin
Alice Mary Robertson
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Wyoming (2)
Barbara Cubin
Cynthia Lummis
North Dakota (2)
Jocelyn Burdick (S)
Heidi Heitkamp (S)
Montana (1)
Jeannette Rankin
District of Columbia (1)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Rhode Island (1)
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Virgin Islands (1)
Donna Christensen (D)
Alaska (1)
Lisa Murkowski (S)
Guam (1)
Madeleine Bordallo (D)
No women sent to Congress (7 states and territories)
American Samoa
Delaware
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of the Northern
Iowa
Vermont
Mariana Islands
Mississippi
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
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Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2013
Including Delegates and Members who Served only a Portion of the Congress
Total
Congress House
Senate
House and Senate
65th (1917-1918)a 1 0
1
66th (1919-1920)
0
0
0
67th (1921-1922)
3
1
4
68th (1923-1924)
1
0
1
69th (1925-1926)b 3 0
3
70th (1927-1928)c 5 0
5
71st (1929-1930)
9
0
9
72nd (1931-1932)d 7 1
8
73rd (1933-1934)
7
1
8
74th (1935-1936)
6
2
8
75th (1937-1938)e 6 3
9
76th (1939-1940)f 8 1
9
77th (1941-1942)g
9
1
10
78th (1943-1944)h 8 1
9
79th (1945-1946)i 11 0
11
80th (1947-1948)j 7 1
8
81st (1949-1950)k
9
1
10
82nd (1951-1952)l 10 1
11
83rd (1953-1954)m 12 3
15
84th (1955-1956)n 17 1
18
85th (1957-1958)
15
1
16
86th (1959-1960)o 17 2
19
87th (1961-1962)p 18 2
20
88th (1963-1964)q 12 2
14
89th (1965-1966)
11
2
13
90th (1967-1968)
11
1
12
91st (1969-1970)
10
1
11
92nd (1971-1972)r 13 2
15
93rd (1973-1974)s 16 0
16
94th (1975-1976)
19
0
19
95th (1977-1978)t 18 3
21
96th (1979-1980)u 16 2
18
97th (1981-1982)v 21 2
23
98th (1983-1984)w 22 2
24
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Congress House
Senate
House and Senate
99th (1985-1986)x 23 2
25
100th (1987-1988)y 24 2
26
101st (1989-1990)z 29 2
31
102nd (1991-1992)aa 30 4
34
103rd (1993-1994)
48
7
55
104th (1995-1996)
50
9
59
105th (1997-1998)bb 57 9
66
106th (1999-2000)
58
9
67
107th (2001-2002)cc 62 14
76
108th (2003-2004)dd
63
14
77
109th (2005-2006)
71
14
85
110th (2007-2008)ee 79 16
95
111th (2009-2010)ff
79
17
96
112th (2011-2012)gg
79
17
96
113th (2013-2014)hh 82 20
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Source: CRS summary, based on http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-
Congress/.
Notes: Numbers include delegates. For simplification, Congresses are listed in two-year increments. Pursuant to
the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified January 23, 1933, “the terms of Senators and
Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January.” For specific dates, see “Dates of Sessions of the Congress,
present-1789,” at http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill
a vacancy.
b. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
c. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
d. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a
vacancy.
e. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who was elected to fill a
vacancy, and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
f.
Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
g. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
h. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
i.
Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
j.
Includes one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
k. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
l.
Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
m. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who was appointed to fill a
vacancy, and one Senator who was elected to fill that vacancy.
n. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
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o. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member elected to fill a vacancy.
p. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
q. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
r. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator appointed to fill a vacancy.
s. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
t.
Includes two Senators who were appointed to fill a vacancy.
u. Includes one House Member-elect whose seat was declared vacant due to an incapacitating illness, and one
House member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
v. Includes three House Members who were elected to a vacancy.
w. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
x. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
y. Includes one House Member who died.
z. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
aa. Includes one House Member and one Senator elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed
to fill a vacancy.
bb. Includes one House Member who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
cc. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
dd. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
ee. Includes four House Members who died and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
ff. Includes two House Members who resigned, one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one
Senator who resigned, and one Senator initial y elected to the House and then appointed to the Senate.
gg. Includes one House Member who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
hh. Includes one House Member who resigned and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
Author Contact Information
Jennifer E. Manning
Ida A. Brudnick
Information Research Specialist
Specialist on the Congress
jmanning@crs.loc.gov, 7-7565
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov, 7-6460
Acknowledgments
Linda Carter, Elli Ludwigson and Cara Warner provided assistance. Colleen J. Shogan, Deputy Director
and Senior Specialist, and Susan Navarro Smelcer, formerly an Analyst on the Federal Judiciary, were
former coauthors of this report.
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