List of current women in the United States House of Representatives
Women have served in the United States House of Representatives since the 1917 entrance of Jeannette Rankin from Montana, a member of the Republican Party. 345 women have since served as U.S. Representatives and seven more women as non-voting delegates. As of January 3, 2021, there are 122 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (counting four female non-voting members), making women 27.2% of the total of U.S. Representatives.[1] Of the 352 women who have served in the House, 231 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories or the District of Columbia), and 121 have been Republicans (counting three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman has served in the highest office of the House, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from California, a member of the Democratic Party.
Women have been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from 46 of the 50 states. The states that have not elected a woman to the U.S. House of Representatives are Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Vermont—though Alaska, Mississippi, and North Dakota have elected women to the United States Senate. Women have also been sent to Congress from 5 of the 6 territories of the United States; the only territory that has not sent a woman to the U.S. House of Representatives is the Northern Mariana Islands. California has elected more women to Congress than any other state, with 44 U.S. Representatives elected since 1923. To date, no woman who has served in the House has ever previously been a senator, been elected to represent more than one state in non-consecutive elections, switched parties, or served as a third party member in her career, though one was reelected as an Independent.
List of states represented by women
| State | Current reps. | Previous reps. | Total | U.S. House seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arizona | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| California | 19 | 25 | 44 | 53 |
| Colorado | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Delaware | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | 7 | 13 | 20 | 27 |
| Georgia | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Idaho | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Illinois | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
| Indiana | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Iowa | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Kansas | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Maine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Maryland | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Michigan | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Missouri | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Montana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nevada | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| New York | 8 | 21 | 29 | 27 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Oregon | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Texas | 7 | 3 | 10 | 36 |
| Utah | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Washington | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Number of women
Number of women in both houses of the United States Congress (1917–2023):[2][3]
| Congress | Years | in Congress | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65th | 1917–1919 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 66th | 1919–1921 | 0 | 0% |
| 67th | 1921–1923 | 4 | 0.7% |
| 68th | 1923–1925 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 69th | 1925–1927 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 70th | 1927–1929 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 71st | 1929–1931 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 72nd | 1931–1933 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 73rd | 1933–1935 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 74th | 1935–1937 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 75th | 1937–1939 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 76th | 1939–1941 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 77th | 1941–1943 | 10 | 1.9% |
| 78th | 1943–1945 | 9 | 1.7% |
| 79th | 1945–1947 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 80th | 1947–1949 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 81st | 1949–1951 | 10 | 1.9% |
| 82nd | 1951–1953 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 83rd | 1953–1955 | 15 | 2.8% |
| 84th | 1955–1957 | 18 | 3.4% |
| 85th | 1957–1959 | 16 | 3.0% |
| 86th | 1959–1961 | 19 | 3.5% |
| 87th | 1961–1963 | 20 | 3.7% |
| 88th | 1963–1965 | 14 | 2.6% |
| 89th | 1965–1967 | 13 | 2.4% |
| 90th | 1967–1969 | 12 | 2.2% |
| 91st | 1969–1971 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 92nd | 1971–1973 | 15 | 2.8% |
| 93rd | 1973–1975 | 16 | 3.0% |
| 94th | 1975–1977 | 19 | 3.6% |
| 95th | 1977–1979 | 20 | 3.7% |
| 96th | 1979–1981 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 97th | 1981–1983 | 23 | 4.3% |
| 98th | 1983–1985 | 24 | 4.5% |
| 99th | 1985–1987 | 25 | 4.7% |
| 100th | 1987–1989 | 26 | 4.9% |
| 101st | 1989–1991 | 31 | 5.8% |
| 102nd | 1991–1993 | 33 | 6.2% |
| 103rd | 1993–1995 | 55 | 10.3% |
| 104th | 1995–1997 | 59 | 11.0% |
| 105th | 1997–1999 | 66 | 12.3% |
| 106th | 1999–2001 | 67 | 12.5% |
| 107th | 2001–2003 | 75 | 14.0% |
| 108th | 2003–2005 | 77 | 14.4% |
| 109th | 2005–2007 | 85 | 15.9% |
| 110th | 2007–2009 | 94 | 17.6% |
| 111th | 2009–2011 | 96 | 17.9% |
| 112th | 2011–2013 | 96 | 17.9% |
| 113th | 2013–2015 | 101[4] | 19.1% |
| 114th | 2015–2017 | 104 | 19.4% |
| 115th | 2017–2019 | 104 | 19.4% |
| 116th | 2019–2021 | 127 | 23.7% |
| 117th | 2021–2023 | 144 | 26.9% |
Number of women in the United States House of Representatives by party
Notes: "% of party" is taken from voting members at the beginning of the Congress, while numbers and "% of women" include all female House members of the given Congress
| Congress | Years | Women total | Republican | % of women | % of party | Democratic | % of women | % of party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65th | 1917–1919 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 66th | 1919–1921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 67th | 1921–1923 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 68th | 1923–1925 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 69th | 1925–1927 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 0.4% | 1 | 33.3% | 0.5% |
| 70th | 1927–1929 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 1.3% | 2 | 40.0% | 0.5% |
| 71st | 1929–1931 | 9 | 5 | 55.6% | 1.9% | 4 | 44.4% | 1.8% |
| 72nd | 1931–1933 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 1.4% | 4 | 57.1% | 1.4% |
| 73rd | 1933–1935 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 1.7% | 4 | 57.1% | 1.0% |
| 74th | 1935–1937 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 1.9% | 4 | 66.7% | 1.2% |
| 75th | 1937–1939 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 1.1% | 5 | 83.3% | 1.2% |
| 76th | 1939–1941 | 8 | 4 | 50.0% | 1.2% | 4 | 50.0% | 0.8% |
| 77th | 1941–1943 | 9 | 5 | 55.6% | 3.1% | 4 | 44.4% | 0.7% |
| 78th | 1943–1945 | 8 | 6 | 75.0% | 2.9% | 2 | 25.0% | 0.5% |
| 79th | 1945–1947 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 2.6% | 6 | 54.5% | 1.7% |
| 80th | 1947–1949 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | 2.0% | 2 | 28.6% | 1.1% |
| 81st | 1949–1951 | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | 2.3% | 5 | 55.6% | 1.5% |
| 82nd | 1951–1953 | 10 | 6 | 60.0% | 3.0% | 4 | 40.0% | 0.9% |
| 83rd | 1953–1955 | 12 | 7 | 58.3% | 2.7% | 5 | 41.7% | 2.3% |
| 84th | 1955–1957 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% | 3.0% | 10 | 58.8% | 3.4% |
| 85th | 1957–1959 | 15 | 6 | 40.0% | 3.0% | 9 | 60.0% | 3.8% |
| 86th | 1959–1961 | 17 | 8 | 47.1% | 5.2% | 9 | 52.9% | 2.8% |
| 87th | 1961–1963 | 18 | 7 | 38.9% | 3.5% | 11 | 61.1% | 3.4% |
| 88th | 1963–1965 | 12 | 6 | 50.0% | 2.8% | 6 | 50.0% | 2.3% |
| 89th | 1965–1967 | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | 2.9% | 7 | 63.6% | 2.0% |
| 90th | 1967–1969 | 11 | 5 | 45.5% | 2.7% | 6 | 54.5% | 2.4% |
| 91st | 1969–1971 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 2.1% | 6 | 60.0% | 2.5% |
| 92nd | 1971–1973 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 1.1% | 10 | 76.9% | 3.5% |
| 93rd | 1973–1975 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 1.0% | 14 | 87.5% | 5.0% |
| 94th | 1975–1977 | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | 2.8% | 14 | 73.7% | 4.8% |
| 95th | 1977–1979 | 18 | 5 | 27.8% | 3.5% | 13 | 72.2% | 4.5% |
| 96th | 1979–1981 | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | 3.2% | 11 | 68.8% | 4.0% |
| 97th | 1981–1983 | 21 | 10 | 47.6% | 4.7% | 11 | 52.4% | 3.7% |
| 98th | 1983–1985 | 22 | 9 | 40.9% | 5.5% | 13 | 59.1% | 4.4% |
| 99th | 1985–1987 | 23 | 11 | 47.8% | 6.0% | 12 | 52.2% | 4.3% |
| 100th | 1987–1989 | 23 | 11 | 47.8% | 6.0% | 12 | 52.2% | 4.3% |
| 101st | 1989–1991 | 29 | 13 | 44.8% | 6.0% | 16 | 55.2% | 5.6% |
| 102nd | 1991–1993 | 30 | 9 | 30.0% | 5.5% | 21 | 70.0% | 7.0% |
| 103rd | 1993–1995 | 48 | 12 | 25.0% | 6.8% | 36 | 75.0% | 13.6% |
| 104th | 1995–1997 | 50 | 18 | 36.0% | 7.4% | 32 | 64.0% | 14.7% |
| 105th | 1997–1999 | 56 | 17 | 30.4% | 7.5% | 39 | 69.6% | 18.8% |
| 106th | 1999–2001 | 58 | 17 | 29.3% | 7.6% | 41 | 70.7% | 18.5% |
| 107th | 2001–2003 | 62 | 18 | 29.0% | 8.1% | 44 | 71.0% | 19.0% |
| 108th | 2003–2005 | 63 | 21 | 33.3% | 9.2% | 42 | 66.7% | 18.5% |
| 109th | 2005–2007 | 71 | 25 | 35.2% | 9.9% | 46 | 64.8% | 20.9% |
| 110th | 2007–2009 | 78 | 21 | 26.9% | 9.9% | 57 | 73.1% | 20.2% |
| 111th | 2009–2011 | 79 | 17 | 21.5% | 9.6% | 62 | 78.5% | 21.5% |
| 112th | 2011–2013 | 79 | 24 | 30.4% | 9.9% | 55 | 69.6% | 23.8% |
| 113th | 2013–2015 | 82 | 20 | 24.4% | 8.2% | 62 | 75.6% | 29.0% |
| 114th | 2015–2017 | 88 | 23 | 26.2% | 8.9% | 65 | 73.8% | 33.0% |
| 115th | 2017–2019 | 89 | 25 | 25.3% | 8.7% | 64 | 74.7% | 32.0% |
| 116th | 2019–2021 | 102 | 13 | 12.7% | 6.5% | 89 | 87.3% | 37.9% |
| 117th | 2021–2023 | 122 | 30 | 24.6% | 13.3% | 92 | 75.4% | 40.5% |
Current female members
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See also
- Women in the United States government
- Women in the United States Senate
- List of female state governors in the United States
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
Notes
- First woman party leader
First woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives - Daughter of Edward R. Roybal
- Sister of Loretta Sanchez
- Succeeded her husband
- First Chinese American woman elected
- Previously served as United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
- Succeeded her husband
First woman to succeed her husband while he was still alive - First woman to represent American Samoa in the U.S. Congress
Daughter of Peter Tali Coleman - Daughter of Dick Cheney
- Wife of Jerry Demings
- First woman to represent Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress.[7]
- First Indian American woman elected
- First Vietnamese American woman elected
- One of the first two Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to Congress
First LGBTQ Native American elected - One of the first two Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected to Congress
- Daughter of Samuel L. Devine
- Youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 29)
- One of the first two Muslim women (alongside Rashida Tlaib) and first Somali American elected to Congress
- One of the first two Muslim women (alongside Ilhan Omar) and the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress
- First Portuguese American woman elected
- First Iranian American elected to Congress
- Previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
- First Cherokee woman and first Native American female Republican elected to Congress
- One of the first Korean American women elected to Congress
- First woman to graduate from The Citadel, in 1999
- First woman born in the former Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc elected to Congress
References
- "Women in the U.S. House of Representatives 2019". Center for American Women in Politics. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
- Manning, Jennifer E.; Brudnick, Ida A. (September 23, 2020). Women in Congress, 1917-2020: Service Dates and Committee Assignments by Member, and Lists by State and Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- "The U.S. Made Zero Progress in Adding Women to Congress". Fortune. November 10, 2016.
- Parker, Ashley (April 12, 2018). "First Day of 113th Congress Brings More Women to Capitol". The New York Times.
- Gay, Roxane (2019). The Women of the 116th Congress: Portraits of Power. The New York Times. Page 28. Abrams. ISBN 9781683357810.
- Kowalewski, Albin (2018). Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900-2017. Government Printing Office. Page 558. ISBN 9780160940408.
- "Jenniffer Gonzalez, Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico 51st". November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
External links
- Women in Congress — Companion site to book produced by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Associated Press. "Husbands' deaths often propel widows to office". Columbia Daily Tribune, January 22, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2005. (alternate source, via journalstar.com)
- Maurer, Elizabeth. "Legislating History: 100 Years of Women in Congress". National Women's History Museum. 2017.