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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. Over 300 (325) women have since served as U.S. Representatives. As of January 2019, there are 102 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (not counting four female territorial delegates), making women 23.4% of the total of U.S. Representatives.[1] Of the 325 women in the US House 222 have been Democrats (4 from US Territories) and 103 have been Republicans (2 from US Territories).

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 41 U.S. Representatives elected since 1923. To date, no woman has ever been elected from more than one state at different times, switched parties, or served as a third-party member in her career (though one was elected as an Independent).

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FirstsEdit

 
Sometimes called the "Lady of the House", Jeannette Rankin entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1917 as the first woman in Congress.
 
Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–), the only woman to hold the position.

Jeannette Rankin entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1917 as the first woman in either chamber of Congress.[2] Florence Prag Kahn entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1925 as the first Jewish woman in either chamber of Congress.[3]

U.S. Representative Vera Buchanan died in 1955, making her the first woman in either chamber to die in office.[4] Patsy Mink, an Asian American, entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1965 as the first woman of color in either chamber of Congress.[5][6] U.S. Representative Charlotte Reid became the first woman to wear pants in the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate in 1969.[7]

Shirley Chisholm entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1969 as the first African-American woman in either chamber of Congress.[8] In 1973, U.S. Representative Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first member of the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate to give birth while in office, and first person to be granted maternity leave by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the birth of her daughter Autumn.[9][10]

The gym of the U.S. House of Representatives (with the exception of its swimming pool) first opened to women in 1985, the gym having previously been male-only. The swimming pool opened to women in 2009, the pool having previously been male-only.[11] Ileana Ros-Lehtinen entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1989 as the first Latina in either chamber of Congress.[12] Tammy Baldwin entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1999 as the first openly gay woman in either chamber of Congress.[13][14][15]

Nancy Pelosi became the first female House Minority Whip in 2002.[16] She went on to become the first and only to date female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 2007.[17] Also in 2007, Mazie Hirono entered the U.S. House of Representatives as the first female Buddhist in either chamber of Congress.

In 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives got its first women’s bathroom near the chamber (Room H-211 of the U.S. Capitol).[18] Tulsi Gabbard entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013 as the first Hindu person in either chamber of Congress.[19][20] Also in 2013, Kyrsten Sinema entered the U.S. House of Representatives as the first openly bisexual woman in either chamber of Congress.

In the 2018 general elections, there was a wave of firsts elected to the United States House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. A record-breaking 103 women have been elected or re-elected into the United States House of Representatives, causing many to call it the "Year of the Woman".[21] Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib became the first Muslim women ever elected to either house of Congress, with Tlaib the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress and Omar the first Somali American of either gender to be elected. Also in this election, Angie Craig became the first lesbian mother to be elected to Congress. Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to be elected into either house of Congress.

Widow's successionEdit

Mae Ella Nolan was the first woman elected to her husband's seat in Congress, which is sometimes known as the widow's succession. In the early years of women in Congress, the seat was held only until the next election and the women retired after that single Congress. She thereby became a placeholder merely finishing out her late husband's elected term. As the years progressed, however, more and more of these widow successors sought re-election. These women began to win their own elections.

38 widows have won their husbands' seats in the House, and eight in the Senate. The only current example is Representative Doris Matsui of California. The most successful example is Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, who served a total of 32 years in both houses and became the first woman elected to both the House and the Senate. She began the end of McCarthyism with a famous speech, "The Declaration of Conscience", became the first major-party female presidential candidate and the first woman to receive votes at a national nominating convention, and was the first (and highest ranking to date) woman to enter the Republican Party Senate leadership (in the third-highest post of Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference). The third woman elected to Congress, Winnifred Huck, was similarly elected to her father's seat.

Number of womenEdit

Number of women in the United States House of Representatives and Senate by CongressEdit

 
Women U.S. Representatives of the 113th Congress
 
The number of women who sought and won election to Congress in each election cycle from 1974 to 2018.[22][23]

Number of women in the United States Congress (1917–2021):[24][25]

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[26] 19.1%
114th 2015–2017 104 19.4%
115th 2017–2019 104 19.4%
116th 2019–2021 127 23.7%

Number of women in the United States House of Representatives by partyEdit

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 57 18 31.6% 6.6% 39 68.4% 17.0%
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%

Percentage of women by party and yearEdit


 
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List of female membersEdit

This is a complete list of women who have served as U.S. Representatives or delegates of the United States House of Representatives, ordered by seniority. Members are grouped by the apportionment period during which such member commenced serving. This list includes women who served in the past and who continue to serve in the present.

1917 to 1932Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Jeannette Rankin
(1880–1973) 		Republican Montana at-large March 4, 1917 –
March 4, 1919 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1918 United States Senate election in Montana
First woman elected to a national office
Montana's 1st January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		Retired
  Alice Robertson
(1854–1931) 		Republican Oklahoma's 2nd March 4, 1921 –
March 4, 1923 		Lost reelection
First woman to defeat an incumbent congressman
  Winnifred Huck
(1882–1936) 		Republican Illinois at-large November 7, 1922 –
March 4, 1923 		Lost renomination
Succeeded her father in a special election
First woman incumbent defeated in a primary
First woman to win a special election
  Mae Nolan
(1886–1973) 		Republican California's 5th January 23, 1923 –
March 4, 1925 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Florence Kahn
(1866–1948) 		Republican California's 4th March 4, 1925 –
January 3, 1937 		Lost reelection
First woman to be reelected
First Jewish woman elected
Succeeded her husband
  Mary Norton
(1875–1959) 		Democratic New Jersey's 12th March 4, 1925 –
March 4, 1933 		First Democratic woman elected
Redistricted
New Jersey's 13th March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1951 		Retired
  Edith Rogers
(1881–1960) 		Republican Massachusetts's 5th June 30, 1925 –
September 10, 1960 		Died in office
Succeeded her husband
  Katherine G. Langley
(1888–1948) 		Republican Kentucky's 7th March 4, 1927 –
March 4, 1931 		Retired
Succeeded her husband (though not immediately)
Daughter of James M. Gudger Jr.
  Pearl Oldfield
(1876–1962) 		Democratic Arkansas's 2nd January 9, 1929 –
March 4, 1931 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Ruth McCormick
(1880–1944) 		Republican Illinois at-large March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1931 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois
Daughter of Mark Hanna
  Ruth Owen
(1885–1954) 		Democratic Florida's 4th March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1933 		Lost renomination
Daughter of William Jennings Bryan
Later became United States Ambassador to Denmark
  Ruth Pratt
(1877–1965) 		Republican New York's 17th March 4, 1929 –
March 4, 1933 		Lost reelection
  Effiegene Wingo
(1883–1962) 		Democratic Arkansas's 4th November 4, 1930 –
March 4, 1933 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Willa Eslick
(1878–1961) 		Democratic Tennessee's 7th August 14, 1932 –
March 4, 1933 		Not eligible for reelection having not qualified for nomination
Succeeded her husband

1933 to 1942Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Virginia E. Jenckes
(1877–1975) 		Democratic Indiana's 6th March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939 		Lost reelection
  Kathryn O'Loughlin-McCarthy
(1894–1952) 		Democratic Kansas's 6th March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Lost reelection
  Isabella Greenway
(1886–1953) 		Democratic Arizona at-large October 2, 1933 –
January 3, 1937 		Retired
  Marian W. Clarke
(1880–1953) 		Republican New York's 34th December 28, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Caroline O'Day
(1869–1943) 		Democratic New York at-large January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1943 		Retired
  Nan Honeyman
(1881–1970) 		Democratic Oregon's 3rd January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939 		Lost reelection
  Elizabeth Gasque
(1886–1989) 		Democratic South Carolina's 6th September 13, 1938 –
January 3, 1939 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Jessie Sumner
(1898–1994) 		Republican Illinois's 18th January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1947 		Retired
  Clara G. McMillan
(1894–1976) 		Democratic South Carolina's 1st November 7, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Frances P. Bolton
(1885–1977) 		Republican Ohio's 22nd February 27, 1940 –
January 3, 1969 		Lost reelection
Succeeded her husband
  Margaret Chase Smith
(1897–1995) 		Republican Maine's 2nd June 3, 1940 –
January 3, 1949 		Retired to run successfully for the 1948 United States Senate election in Maine
Succeeded her husband
Later first woman elected to the United States Senate in a general election without previously being appointed, elected in a special election, or succeeding a husband
  Florence Gibbs
(1890–1964) 		Democratic Georgia's 8th October 1, 1940 –
January 3, 1941 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Katharine Byron
(1903–1976) 		Democratic Maryland's 6th May 27, 1941 –
January 3, 1943 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Veronica Boland
(1899–1982) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 11th November 3, 1942 –
January 3, 1943 		Retired
Succeeded her husband

1943 to 1952Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Clare Boothe Luce
(1903–1987) 		Republican Connecticut's 4th January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1947 		Retired
Later became United States Ambassador to Italy and United States Ambassador to Brazil
  Winifred C. Stanley
(1909–1996) 		Republican New York at-large January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945 		Retired
  Willa L. Fulmer
(1884–1968) 		Democratic South Carolina's 2nd November 7, 1944 –
January 3, 1945 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Emily Douglas
(1899–1994) 		Democratic Illinois at-large January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		Lost reelection
  Helen Gahagan-Douglas
(1900–1980) 		Democratic California's 14th January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1951 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1950 United States Senate election in California
  Chase G. Woodhouse
(1890–1984) 		Democratic Connecticut's 2nd January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		Lost reelection
January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951 		Lost reelection
  Helen Mankin
(1896–1956) 		Democratic Georgia's 5th February 12, 1946 –
January 3, 1947 		Lost renomination
  Eliza Pratt
(1902–1981) 		Democratic North Carolina's 8th May 25, 1946 –
January 3, 1947 		Retired
  Georgia Lusk
(1893–1971) 		Democratic New Mexico at-large January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Lost renomination
  Katharine St. George
(1894–1983) 		Republican New York's 29th January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953 		Redistricted
New York's 28th January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963 		Redistricted
New York's 27th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965 		Lost reelection
  Reva Bosone
(1895–1983) 		Democratic Utah's 2nd January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953 		Lost reelection
  Cecil M. Harden
(1894–1984) 		Republican Indiana's 6th January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1959 		Lost reelection
  Edna F. Kelly
(1906–1997) 		Democratic New York's 10th November 8, 1949 –
January 3, 1963 		Redistricted
New York's 12th January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1969 		Lost renomination
  Marguerite S. Church
(1892–1990) 		Republican Illinois's 13th January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Ruth Thompson
(1887–1970) 		Republican Michigan's 9th January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1957 		Lost renomination
  Elizabeth Kee
(1895–1975) 		Democratic West Virginia's 5th July 17, 1951 –
January 3, 1965 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Vera Buchanan
(1902–1955) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 33rd July 24, 1951 –
January 3, 1953 		Succeeded her husband
Redistricted
Pennsylvania's 30th January 3, 1953 –
November 26, 1955 		Died in office

1953 to 1962Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Gracie Pfost
(1906–1965) 		Democratic Idaho's 1st January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho
  Leonor Sullivan
(1902–1988) 		Democratic Missouri's 3rd January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1977 		Retired
  Elizabeth P. Farrington
(1898–1984) 		Republican Hawaii's at-large July 31, 1954 –
January 3, 1957 		Lost reelection
Succeeded her husband
First woman territorial delegate
  Iris Blitch
(1912–1993) 		Democratic Georgia's 8th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
  Edith Green
(1910–1987) 		Democratic Oregon's 3rd January 3, 1955 –
December 31, 1974 		Retired
  Martha Griffiths
(1912–2003) 		Democratic Michigan's 17th January 3, 1955 –
December 31, 1974 		Retired
Later became Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
  Coya Knutson
(1912–1996) 		Democratic Minnesota's 9th January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1959 		Lost reelection
  Kathryn E. Granahan
(1894–1979) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 2nd November 6, 1956 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
Later became Treasurer of the United States
  Florence P. Dwyer
(1902–1976) 		Republican New Jersey's 6th January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1967 		Redistricted
New Jersey's 12th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973 		Retired
  Catherine May
(1914–2004) 		Republican Washington's 4th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1971 		Lost reelection
  Edna O. Simpson
(1891–1984) 		Republican Illinois's 20th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Jessica M. Weis
(1901–1963) 		Republican New York's 38th January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
  Julia Hansen
(1907–1988) 		Democratic Washington's 3rd November 8, 1960 –
December 31, 1974 		Retired
  Catherine Norrell
(1901–1981) 		Democratic Arkansas's 6th April 19, 1961 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Louise Reece
(1898–1970) 		Republican Tennessee's 1st May 16, 1961 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
Daughter of Guy D. Goff
  Corinne Riley
(1893–1979) 		Democratic South Carolina's 2nd April 10, 1962 –
January 3, 1963 		Retired
Succeeded her husband

1963 to 1972Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Charlotte Reid
(1913–2007) 		Republican Illinois's 15th January 3, 1963 –
October 7, 1971 		Resigned to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission
Succeeded her husband as nominee before election
  Irene Baker
(1901–1994) 		Republican Tennessee's 2nd January 7, 1964 –
January 3, 1965 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Patsy Mink
(1927–2002) 		Democratic Hawaii's at-large January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1971 		Redistricted
Hawaii's 2nd January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1977 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii
First Japanese American woman elected
Later became Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
September 22, 1990 –
September 28, 2002 		Died in office
  Lera Thomas
(1900–1993) 		Democratic Texas's 8th March 26, 1966 –
January 3, 1967 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Margaret Heckler
(1931–2018) 		Republican Massachusetts's 10th January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1983 		Lost reelection
Later became United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and United States Ambassador to Ireland
  Shirley Chisholm
(1924–2005) 		Democratic New York's 12th January 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1983 		Retired
First African American woman elected
  Bella Abzug
(1920–1998) 		Democratic New York's 19th January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		Redistricted
New York's 20th January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1977 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1976 United States Senate election in New York
  Ella T. Grasso
(1919–1981) 		Democratic Connecticut's 6th January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1975 		Retired to run successfully for Governor of Connecticut
Previously served as Connecticut Secretary of State
  Louise Day Hicks
(1916–2003) 		Democratic Massachusetts's 9th January 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973 		Lost reelection
  Elizabeth B. Andrews
(1911–2002) 		Democratic Alabama's 3rd April 4, 1972 –
January 3, 1973 		Retired
Succeeded her husband

1973 to 1982Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Yvonne Burke
(born 1932) 		Democratic California's 37th January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		Redistricted
California's 28th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for Attorney General of California
  Marjorie Holt
(1920–2018) 		Republican Maryland's 4th January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1987 		Retired
  Elizabeth Holtzman
(born 1941) 		Democratic New York's 16th January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1981 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1980 United States Senate election in New York
  Barbara Jordan
(1936–1996) 		Democratic Texas's 18th January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979 		Retired
  Pat Schroeder
(born 1940) 		Democratic Colorado's 1st January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1997 		Retired
  Lindy Boggs
(1916–2013) 		Democratic Louisiana's 2nd March 20, 1973 –
January 3, 1991 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
Later became United States Ambassador to the Holy See
  Cardiss Collins
(1931–2013) 		Democratic Illinois's 7th June 5, 1973 –
January 3, 1997 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Millicent Fenwick
(1910–1992) 		Republican New Jersey's 5th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1983 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey
Daughter of Ogden H. Hammond
Later became United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
  Martha Keys
(born 1930) 		Democratic Kansas's 2nd January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		Lost reelection
  Marilyn Lloyd
(1929–2018) 		Democratic Tennessee's 3rd January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1995 		Retired
Succeeded her husband as nominee before election
  Virginia D. Smith
(1911–2006) 		Republican Nebraska's 3rd January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1991 		Retired
  Gladys Spellman
(1918–1988) 		Democratic Maryland's 5th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981 		After suffering a debilitating heart attack and slipping into a comatose state, her seat was declared vacant by the House
  Helen Stevenson-Meyner
(1929–1997) 		Democratic New Jersey's 13th January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		Lost reelection
  Shirley Pettis
(1924–2016) 		Republican California's 37th April 29, 1975 –
January 3, 1979 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Barbara Mikulski
(born 1936) 		Democratic Maryland's 3rd January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1987 		Retired to run successfully for the 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland
  Mary Oakar
(born 1940) 		Democratic Ohio's 20th January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993 		Lost reelection
  Beverly Byron
(born 1932) 		Democratic Maryland's 6th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993 		Lost renomination
Succeeded her husband
  Geraldine Ferraro
(1935–2011) 		Democratic New York's 9th January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1985 		Retired to run unsuccessfully as the Democrat nominee for Vice President of the United States during the 1984 United States presidential election
Later became United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
  Olympia Snowe
(born 1947) 		Republican Maine's 2nd January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1995 		Retired to run successfully for the 1994 United States Senate election in Maine
  Bobbi Fiedler
(born 1937) 		Republican California's 21st January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1987 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1986 United States Senate election in California
  Lynn Morley-Martin
(born 1939) 		Republican Illinois's 16th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1991 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois
Later became United States Secretary of Labor
  Marge Roukema
(1929–2014) 		Republican New Jersey's 7th January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983 		Redistricted
New Jersey's 5th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2003 		Retired
  Claudine Schneider
(born 1947) 		Republican Rhode Island's 2nd January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1991 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
  Barbara B. Kennelly
(born 1936) 		Democratic Connecticut's 1st January 12, 1982 –
January 3, 1999 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Connecticut gubernatorial election, 1998
Previously served as Connecticut Secretary of State
  Jean Spencer-Ashbrook
(born 1934) 		Republican Ohio's 17th June 29, 1982 –
January 3, 1983 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Katie Hall
(1938–2012) 		Democratic Indiana's 1st November 2, 1982 –
January 3, 1985 		Lost renomination

1983 to 1992Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Barbara Boxer
(born 1940) 		Democratic California's 6th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993 		Retired to run successfully for the 1992 United States Senate election in California
  Nancy Johnson
(born 1935) 		Republican Connecticut's 6th January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
Connecticut's 5th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007 		Lost reelection
  Marcy Kaptur
(born 1946) 		Democratic Ohio's 9th January 3, 1983 –
present
  Barbara Vucanovich
(1921–2013) 		Republican Nevada's 2nd January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1997 		Retired
First Hispanic woman elected
  Sala Burton
(1925–1987) 		Democratic California's 5th June 21, 1983 –
February 1, 1987 		Died in office
Succeeded her husband
  Helen Delich-Bentley
(1923–2016) 		Republican Maryland's 2nd January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1995 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the Maryland gubernatorial election, 1994
  Jan Meyers
(1928–2019) 		Republican Kansas's 3rd January 3, 1985 –
January 3, 1997 		Retired
  Catherine Small-Long
(born 1924) 		Democratic Louisiana's 8th March 30, 1985 –
January 3, 1987 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Connie Morella
(born 1931) 		Republican Maryland's 8th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 2003 		Lost reelection
Later became United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  Liz J. Patterson
(1939–2018) 		Democratic South Carolina's 4th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993 		Lost reelection
Daughter of Olin D. Johnston
  Pat Saiki
(born 1930) 		Republican Hawaii's 1st January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1991 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 1990
Later became Administrator of the Small Business Administration
  Louise Slaughter
(1929–2018) 		Democratic New York's 30th January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted
New York's 28th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
New York's 25th January 3, 2013 –
March 16, 2018 		Died in office
  Nancy Pelosi
(born 1940) 		Democratic California's 5th June 2, 1987 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted
California's 8th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		First woman party leader
First woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Redistricted
California's 12th January 3, 2013 –
present 		Elected Speaker Again
  Nita Lowey
(born 1937) 		Democratic New York's 20th January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted
New York's 18th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
New York's 17th January 3, 2013 –
present 		First female Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
  Jolene Unsoeld
(born 1931) 		Democratic Washington's 3rd January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Jill Long-Thompson
(born 1952) 		Democratic Indiana's 4th March 20, 1989 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
(born 1952) 		Republican Florida's 18th August 29, 1989 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
Florida's 27th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired
  Susan Molinari
(born 1958) 		Republican New York's 14th March 20, 1990 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted
New York's 13th January 3, 1993 –
August 2, 1997 		Resigned to become co-host of CBS This Morning
Daughter of Guy Molinari
  Barbara-Rose Collins
(born 1939) 		Democratic Michigan's 13th January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted
Michigan's 15th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997 		Lost renomination
  Rosa DeLauro
(born 1943) 		Democratic Connecticut's 3rd January 3, 1991 –
present
  Eleanor Holmes-Norton
(born 1937) 		Democratic DC at-large January 3, 1991 –
present
  Joan Horn
(born 1936) 		Democratic Missouri's 2nd January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993 		Lost reelection
  Maxine Waters
(born 1938) 		Democratic California's 29th January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 1993 		Redistricted
California's 35th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 43rd January 3, 2013 –
present
  Eva M. Clayton
(born 1934) 		Democratic North Carolina's 1st November 3, 1992 –
January 3, 2003 		Retired

1993 to 2002Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Corrine Brown
(born 1946) 		Democratic Florida's 3rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
Florida's 5th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		Lost renomination
  Leslie L. Byrne
(born 1946) 		Democratic Virginia's 11th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Maria Cantwell
(born 1958) 		Democratic Washington's 1st January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
Later ran successfully for the 2000 United States Senate election in Washington
  Pat Danner
(born 1934) 		Democratic Missouri's 6th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2001 		Retired
  Jennifer Dunn
(1941–2007) 		Republican Washington's 8th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2005 		Retired
  Karan English
(born 1949) 		Democratic Arizona's 6th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Anna Eshoo
(born 1942) 		Democratic California's 14th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 18th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Tillie K. Fowler
(1942–2005) 		Republican Florida's 4th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2001 		Retired
  Elizabeth Furse
(born 1936) 		Democratic Oregon's 1st January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1999 		Retired
  Jane Harman
(born 1945) 		Democratic California's 36th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1999 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the California gubernatorial election, 1998
January 3, 2001 –
February 28, 2011 		Resigned to become the Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  Eddie Johnson
(born 1936) 		Democratic Texas's 30th January 3, 1993 –
present
  Blanche Lincoln
(born 1960) 		Democratic Arkansas's 1st January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997 		Retired
Later ran successfully for the 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas
  Carolyn Maloney
(born 1946) 		Democratic New York's 14th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
New York's 12th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Marjorie Margolies
(born 1942) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 13th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Cynthia McKinney
(born 1955) 		Democratic Georgia's 11th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997 		Redistricted
Georgia's 4th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 		Lost renomination
January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007 		Lost renomination
Ran for President of the United States as the nominee of the Green Party for the 2008 United States presidential election
  Carrie P. Meek
(born 1926) 		Democratic Florida's 17th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003 		Retired
  Deborah Pryce
(born 1951) 		Republican Ohio's 15th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2009 		Retired
  Lucille Roybal-Allard
(born 1941) 		Democratic California's 33rd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003 		Retired
Daughter of Edward R. Roybal
California's 34th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 40th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Lynn Schenk
(born 1945) 		Democratic California's 49th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Karen Shepherd
(born 1940) 		Democratic Utah's 2nd January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost reelection
  Karen Thurman
(born 1951) 		Democratic Florida's 5th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003 		Lost reelection
  Nydia Velázquez
(born 1953) 		Democratic New York's 12th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
New York's 7th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Lynn Woolsey
(born 1937) 		Democratic California's 6th January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013 		Retired
  Helen Chenoweth-Hage
(1938–2006) 		Republican Idaho's 1st January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2001 		Retired
  Barbara Cubin
(born 1946) 		Republican Wyoming's at-large January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2009 		Retired
  Enid Greene
(born 1958) 		Republican Utah's 2nd January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		Retired
  Sheila Jackson-Lee
(born 1950) 		Democratic Texas's 18th January 3, 1995 –
present
  Sue Kelly
(born 1936) 		Republican New York's 19th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2007 		Lost reelection
  Zoe Lofgren
(born 1947) 		Democratic California's 16th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 19th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Karen McCarthy
(1947–2010) 		Democratic Missouri's 5th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2005 		Retired
  Sue Myrick
(born 1941) 		Republican North Carolina's 9th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2013 		Retired
  Lynn N. Rivers
(born 1956) 		Democratic Michigan's 13th January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003 		Lost renomination
  Andrea Seastrand
(born 1941) 		Republican California's 22nd January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		Lost reelection
  Linda Smith
(born 1950) 		Republican Washington's 3rd January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1999 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1998 United States Senate election in Washington
  Juanita Millender-McDonald
(1938–2007) 		Democratic California's 37th March 26, 1996 –
April 22, 2007 		Died in office
  Jo Ann Emerson
(born 1950) 		Republican Missouri's 8th November 5, 1996 –
January 3, 1997 		Succeeded her husband
Independent January 3, 1997 –
January 8, 1997 		First woman elected as an Independent or third-party
Changed parties
Republican January 8, 1997 –
January 22, 2013 		Resigned to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
  Julia Carson
(1938–2007) 		Democratic Indiana's 10th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
Indiana's 7th January 3, 2003 –
December 15, 2007 		Died in office
  Carolyn Cheeks-Kilpatrick
(born 1945) 		Democratic Michigan's 15th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
Michigan's 13th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost renomination
  Donna Christian-Christensen
(born 1945) 		Democratic U.S. Virgin Island's at-large January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
  Diana DeGette
(born 1957) 		Democratic Colorado's 1st January 3, 1997 –
present
  Kay Granger
(born 1943) 		Republican Texas's 12th January 3, 1997 –
present
  Darlene Hooley
(born 1939) 		Democratic Oregon's 5th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2009 		Retired
  Carolyn McCarthy
(born 1944) 		Democratic New York's 4th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired
  Anne Northup
(born 1948) 		Republican Kentucky's 3rd January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2007 		Lost reelection
  Loretta Sánchez
(born 1960) 		Democratic California's 46th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 47th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 46th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in California
  Debbie Stabenow
(born 1950) 		Democratic Michigan's 8th January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2001 		Retired to run successfully for the 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan
  Ellen Tauscher
(1951–2019) 		Democratic California's 10th January 3, 1997 –
June 26, 2009 		Resigned to become Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
  Lois Capps
(born 1938) 		Democratic California's 22nd March 10, 1998 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 23rd January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 24th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired
Succeeded her husband
  Mary Bono
(born 1961) 		Republican California's 44th April 7, 1998 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 45th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
Succeeded her husband
  Barbara Lee
(born 1946) 		Democratic California's 9th April 7, 1998 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 13th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Heather Wilson
(born 1960) 		Republican New Mexico's 1st June 25, 1998 –
January 3, 2009 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico
Later became Secretary of the Air Force
  Tammy Baldwin
(born 1962) 		Democratic Wisconsin's 2nd January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2013 		Retired to run successfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
  Shelley Berkley
(born 1951) 		Democratic Nevada's 1st January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2013 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada
  Judy Biggert
(born 1937) 		Republican Illinois's 13th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
  Grace Napolitano
(born 1936) 		Democratic California's 34th January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 38th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 32nd January 3, 2013 –
present
  Jan Schakowsky
(born 1944) 		Democratic Illinois's 9th January 3, 1999 –
present
  Stephanie Tubbs Jones
(1949–2008) 		Democratic Ohio's 11th January 3, 1999 –
August 20, 2008 		Died in office
  Jo Ann Davis
(1950–2007) 		Republican Virginia's 1st January 3, 2001 –
October 6, 2007 		Died in office
  Susan Davis
(born 1944) 		Democratic California's 49th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 53rd January 3, 2003 –
present
  Melissa Hart
(born 1962) 		Republican Pennsylvania's 4th January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2007 		Lost reelection
  Betty McCollum
(born 1954) 		Democratic Minnesota's 4th January 3, 2001 –
present
  Shelley Moore-Capito
(born 1953) 		Republican West Virginia's 2nd January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired to run successfully for the 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia
  Hilda Solis
(born 1957) 		Democratic California's 31st January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 32nd January 3, 2003 –
February 24, 2009 		Resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor
  Diane Watson
(born 1933) 		Democratic California's 32nd June 5, 2001 –
January 3, 2003 		Redistricted
California's 33rd January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011 		Retired
Previously served as United States Ambassador to Micronesia

2003 to 2012Edit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Marsha Blackburn
(born 1952) 		Republican Tennessee's 7th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
  Madeleine Bordallo
(born 1933) 		Democratic Guam's at-large January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2019 		Lost renomination
Previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Guam
  Ginny Brown-Waite
(born 1943) 		Republican Florida's 5th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011 		Retired
  Katherine Harris
(born 1957) 		Republican Florida's 13th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2006 United States Senate election in Florida
Previously served as Florida Secretary of State
  Denise Majette
(born 1955) 		Democratic Georgia's 4th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia
  Candice Miller
(born 1954) 		Republican Michigan's 10th January 3, 2003 –
January 1, 2017 		Retired to run successfully for Public Works Commissioner of Macomb County
Previously served as Michigan Secretary of State
  Marilyn Musgrave
(born 1949) 		Republican Colorado's 4th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2009 		Lost reelection
  Linda Sánchez
(born 1969) 		Democratic California's 39th January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 38th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin
(born 1970) 		Democratic South Dakota's at-large June 1, 2004 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Melissa Bean
(born 1962) 		Democratic Illinois's 8th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Thelma Drake
(born 1949) 		Republican Virginia's 2nd January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2009 		Lost reelection
  Virginia Foxx
(born 1944) 		Republican North Carolina's 5th January 3, 2005 –
present
  Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
(born 1969) 		Republican Washington's 5th January 3, 2005 –
present
  Gwen Moore
(born 1951) 		Democratic Wisconsin's 4th January 3, 2005 –
present
  Allyson Schwartz
(born 1948) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 13th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
  Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
(born 1966) 		Democratic Florida's 20th January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
Florida's 23rd January 3, 2013 –
present
  Doris Matsui
(born 1944) 		Democratic California's 5th March 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2013 		Succeeded her husband
Redistricted
California's 6th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Jean Schmidt
(born 1951) 		Republican Ohio's 2nd September 6, 2005 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost renomination
  Shelley Sekula-Gibbs
(born 1953) 		Republican Texas's 22nd November 13, 2006 –
January 3, 2007 		Lost election to full term
  Michele Bachmann
(born 1956) 		Republican Minnesota's 6th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired
  Nancy Boyda
(born 1955) 		Democratic Kansas's 2nd January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009 		Lost reelection
  Kathy Castor
(born 1966) 		Democratic Florida's 11th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
Florida's 14th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Yvette Clarke
(born 1964) 		Democratic New York's 11th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
New York's 9th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Mary Fallin
(born 1954) 		Republican Oklahoma's 5th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011 		Retired to run successfully for the 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
Previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
  Gabrielle Giffords
(born 1970) 		Democratic Arizona's 8th January 3, 2007 –
January 25, 2012 		Resigned due to the injuries of being shot in the head at close range during an assassination attempt during the 2011 Tucson shooting
  Kirsten Gillibrand
(born 1966) 		Democratic New York's 20th January 3, 2007 –
January 25, 2009 		Resigned to accept appointment to the United States Senate
Later ran successfully for the 2010 United States Senate special election in New York
  Mazie Hirono
(born 1947) 		Democratic Hawaii's 2nd January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013 		Retired to run successfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii
  Laura Richardson
(born 1962) 		Democratic California's 37th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
  Carol Shea-Porter
(born 1952) 		Democratic New Hampshire's 1st January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		Lost reelection
January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired
  Betty Sutton
(born 1963) 		Democratic Ohio's 13th January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
  Niki Tsongas
(born 1946) 		Democratic Massachusetts's 5th October 16, 2007 –
January 3, 2013 		Succeeded her husband (though not immediately)
Redistricted
Massachusetts's 3rd January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired
  Jackie Speier
(born 1950) 		Democratic California's 12th April 8, 2008 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 14th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Donna Edwards
(born 1958) 		Democratic Maryland's 4th June 17, 2008 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland
  Marcia Fudge
(born 1952) 		Democratic Ohio's 11th November 18, 2008 –
present
  Kathy Dahlkemper
(born 1957) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 3rd January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Debbie Halvorson
(born 1958) 		Democratic Illinois's 11th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Lynn Jenkins
(born 1963) 		Republican Kansas's 2nd January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired
Previously served as Kansas Treasurer
  Mary Jo Kilroy
(born 1949) 		Democratic Ohio's 15th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Ann Kirkpatrick
(born 1950) 		Democratic Arizona's 1st January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona
Arizona's 2nd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Suzanne Kosmas
(born 1944) 		Democratic Florida's 24th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Cynthia Lummis
(born 1954) 		Republican Wyoming's at-large January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired
Previously served as Wyoming Treasurer
  Betsy Markey
(born 1956) 		Democratic Colorado's 4th January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
  Chellie Pingree
(born 1955) 		Democratic Maine's 1st January 3, 2009 –
present
  Dina Titus
(born 1950) 		Democratic Nevada's 3rd January 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2011 		Lost reelection
Nevada's 1st January 3, 2013 –
present
  Judy Chu
(born 1953) 		Democratic California's 32nd June 19, 2009 –
January 3, 2013 		First Chinese American woman elected
Redistricted
California's 27th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Sandy Adams
(born 1956) 		Republican Florida's 24th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost renomination
  Karen Bass
(born 1953) 		Democratic California's 33rd January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 37th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Diane Black
(born 1951) 		Republican Tennessee's 6th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election
  Ann Marie Buerkle
(born 1951) 		Republican New York's 25th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
  Renee Ellmers
(born 1964) 		Republican North Carolina's 2nd January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2017 		Lost renomination
  Colleen Hanabusa
(born 1951) 		Democratic Hawaii's 1st January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii
November 14, 2016 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election
  Vicky Hartzler
(born 1960) 		Republican Missouri's 4th January 3, 2011 –
present
  Nan Hayworth
(born 1959) 		Republican New York's 19th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
  Jaime Herrera-Beutler
(born 1978) 		Republican Washington's 3rd January 3, 2011 –
present
  Kristi Noem
(born 1971) 		Republican South Dakota's at-large January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run successfully for the 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
  Martha Roby
(born 1976) 		Republican Alabama's 2nd January 3, 2011 –
present
  Terri Sewell
(born 1965) 		Democratic Alabama's 7th January 3, 2011 –
present
  Frederica Wilson
(born 1942) 		Democratic Florida's 17th January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
Florida's 24th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Kathy Hochul
(born 1958) 		Democratic New York's 26th June 1, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Lost reelection
Later became Lieutenant Governor of New York
  Janice Hahn
(born 1952) 		Democratic California's 36th July 12, 2011 –
January 3, 2013 		Redistricted
California's 44th January 3, 2013 –
December 4, 2016 		Retired to run successfully for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  Suzanne Bonamici
(born 1954) 		Democratic Oregon's 1st January 21, 2012 –
present
  Suzan DelBene
(born 1962) 		Democratic Washington's 1st November 6, 2012 –
present

2013 to presentEdit

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party District Years Notes
  Joyce Beatty
(born 1950) 		Democratic Ohio's 3rd January 3, 2013 –
present
  Susan Brooks
(born 1960) 		Republican Indiana's 5th January 3, 2013 –
present 		Previously served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
  Julia Brownley
(born 1952) 		Democratic California's 26th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Cheri Bustos
(born 1961) 		Democratic Illinois's 17th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Tammy Duckworth
(born 1968) 		Democratic Illinois's 8th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired to run successfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois
Previously served as Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
  Elizabeth Esty
(born 1959) 		Democratic Connecticut's 5th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired
  Lois Frankel
(born 1948) 		Democratic Florida's 21st January 3, 2013 –
present
  Tulsi Gabbard
(born 1981) 		Democratic Hawaii's 2nd January 3, 2013 –
present 		First Hindu elected to Congress
  Michelle Lujan-Grisham
(born 1959) 		Democratic New Mexico's 1st January 3, 2013 –
December 31, 2018 		Resigned to become Governor of New Mexico
  Ann McLane-Kuster
(born 1956) 		Democratic New Hampshire's 2nd January 3, 2013 –
present
  Grace Meng
(born 1975) 		Democratic New York's 6th January 3, 2013 –
present
  Gloria Negrete-McLeod
(born 1941) 		Democratic California's 35th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
  Kyrsten Sinema
(born 1976) 		Democratic Arizona's 9th January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona
First openly bisexual woman elected
  Ann Wagner
(born 1962) 		Republican Missouri's 2nd January 3, 2013 –
present 		Previously served as United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
  Jackie Walorski
(born 1963) 		Republican Indiana's 2nd January 3, 2013 –
present
  Robin Kelly
(born 1956) 		Democratic Illinois's 2nd April 11, 2013 –
present
  Katherine Clark
(born 1963) 		Democratic Massachusetts's 5th December 10, 2013 –
present
  Alma Adams
(born 1946) 		Democratic North Carolina's 12th November 12, 2014 –
present
  Barbara Comstock
(born 1959) 		Republican Virginia's 10th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019 		Lost reelection
  Debbie Dingell
(born 1953) 		Democratic Michigan's 12th January 3, 2015 –
present 		Succeeded her husband
First woman to succeed her husband while he is still alive
  Gwen Graham
(born 1963) 		Democratic Florida's 2nd January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017 		Retired
Daughter of Bob Graham
  Brenda Lawrence
(born 1954) 		Democratic Michigan's 14th January 3, 2015 –
present
  Mia Love
(born 1975) 		Republican Utah's 4th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019 		Lost reelection
First African-American Republican woman elected to Congress
  Martha McSally
(born 1966) 		Republican Arizona's 2nd January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona
Later appointed to the United States Senate
  Stacey Plaskett
(born 1966) 		Democratic U.S. Virgin Island's at-large January 3, 2015 –
present
  Amata Radewagen
(born 1947) 		Republican American Samoa's at-large January 3, 2015 –
present 		Daughter of Peter Tali Coleman
  Kathleen Rice
(born 1965) 		Democratic New York's 4th January 3, 2015 –
present
  Elise Stefanik
(born 1984) 		Republican New York's 21st January 3, 2015 –
present
  Norma Torres
(born 1965) 		Democratic California's 35th January 3, 2015 –
present
  Mimi Walters
(born 1962) 		Republican California's 45th January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019 		Lost reelection
  Bonnie Watson-Coleman
(born 1945) 		Democratic New Jersey's 12th January 3, 2015 –
present
  Nanette Barragán
(born 1976) 		Democratic California's 44th January 3, 2017 –
present
  Lisa Blunt-Rochester
(born 1962) 		Democratic Delaware at-large January 3, 2017 –
present
  Liz Cheney
(born 1966) 		Republican Wyoming's at-large January 3, 2017 –
present 		Daughter of Dick Cheney
  Val Demings
(born 1957) 		Democratic Florida's 10th January 3, 2017 –
present
  Jenniffer González
(born 1976) 		Republican Puerto Rico's at-large January 3, 2017 –
present
  Pramila Jayapal
(born 1965) 		Democratic Washington's 7th January 3, 2017 –
present 		First Indian American woman elected
  Stephanie Murphy
(born 1978) 		Democratic Florida's 7th January 3, 2017 –
present 		First Vietnamese American woman elected
  Jacky Rosen
(born 1957) 		Democratic Nevada's 3rd January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 		Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada
  Claudia Tenney
(born 1961) 		Republican New York's 22nd January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 		Lost reelection
  Karen Handel
(born 1962) 		Republican Georgia's 6th June 26, 2017 –
January 3, 2019 		Lost reelection
Previously served as Georgia Secretary of State
  Debbie Lesko
(born 1958) 		Republican Arizona's 8th May 7, 2018 –
present
  Mary Gay Scanlon
(born 1959) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 7th November 13, 2018 –
January 3, 2019 		Redistricted
Pennsylvania's 5th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Susan Wild
(born 1957) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 15th November 27, 2018 –
January 3, 2019 		Redistricted
Pennsylvania's 7th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Brenda Jones
(born 1959) 		Democratic Michigan's 13th November 29, 2018 –
January 3, 2019 		Term expired
  Cindy Axne
(born 1965) 		Democratic Iowa's 3rd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Angie Craig
(born 1972) 		Democratic Minnesota's 2nd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Sharice Davids
(born 1980) 		Democratic Kansas's 3rd January 3, 2019 –
present 		One of the first two Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected to Congress
  Madeleine Dean
(born 1959) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 4th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Veronica Escobar
(born 1969) 		Democratic Texas's 16th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Abby Finkenauer
(born 1988) 		Democratic Iowa's 1st January 3, 2019 –
present
  Lizzie Fletcher
(born 1975) 		Democratic Texas's 7th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Sylvia Garcia
(born 1950) 		Democratic Texas's 29th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Deb Haaland
(born 1960) 		Democratic New Mexico's 1st January 3, 2019 –
present 		One of the first two Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected to Congress
  Jahana Hayes
(born 1973) 		Democratic Connecticut's 5th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Katie Hill
(born 1987) 		Democratic California's 25th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Kendra Horn
(born 1976) 		Democratic Oklahoma's 5th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Chrissy Houlahan
(born 1968) 		Democratic Pennsylvania's 6th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Susie Lee
(born 1966) 		Democratic Nevada's 3rd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Elaine Luria
(born 1975) 		Democratic Virginia's 2nd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Lucy McBath
(born 1960) 		Democratic Georgia's 6th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Carol Miller
(born 1950) 		Republican West Virginia's 3rd January 3, 2019 –
present 		Daughter of Samuel L. Devine
  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
(born 1971) 		Democratic Florida's 26th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
(born 1989) 		Democratic New York's 14th January 3, 2019 –
present 		Youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 29)
  Ilhan Omar
(born 1981) 		Democratic Minnesota's 5th January 3, 2019 –
present 		One of the first two Muslim women (alongside Rashida Tlaib) and first Somali American elected to Congress
  Katie Porter
(born 1974) 		Democratic California's 45th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Ayanna Pressley
(born 1974) 		Democratic Massachusetts's 7th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Kim Schrier
(born 1968) 		Democratic Washington's 8th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Donna Shalala
(born 1941) 		Democratic Florida's 27th January 3, 2019 –
present 		Previously served as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Mikie Sherrill
(born 1972) 		Democratic New Jersey's 11th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Elissa Slotkin
(born 1976) 		Democratic Michigan's 8th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Abigail Spanberger
(born 1979) 		Democratic Virginia's 7th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Haley Stevens
(born 1983) 		Democratic Michigan's 11th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Rashida Tlaib
(born 1976) 		Democratic Michigan's 13th January 3, 2019 –
present 		One of the first two Muslim women (alongside Ilhan Omar) and the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress
  Xochitl Torres Small
(born 1984) 		Democratic New Mexico's 2nd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Lori Trahan
(born 1973) 		Democratic Massachusetts's 3rd January 3, 2019 –
present
  Lauren Underwood
(born 1986) 		Democratic Illinois's 14th January 3, 2019 –
present
  Jennifer Wexton
(born 1968) 		Democratic Virginia's 10th January 3, 2019 –
present

PregnanciesEdit

There have been ten female members of the House of Representatives who were pregnant and gave birth at least once during their tenure (one member three times).[27]

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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  17. ^ Blumberg, Antonia (March 7, 2018). "Nancy Pelosi Donates Historic Speaker's Gavel To The Smithsonian For Women's History Month". Huffington Post – via Huff Post.
  18. ^ "Women in U.S. House get new restroom near chamber". USA Today. July 21, 2011.
  19. ^ "Hindu-American Tulsi Gabbard wins Democratic primary in Hawaii". The Economic Times. August 12, 2012.
  20. ^ Stephen Prothero (January 3, 2013). "Column: A Hindu moment for Congress". Usatoday.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  21. ^ Edmondson, Catie; Lee, Jasmine C. (November 28, 2018). "Meet the New Freshmen in Congress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
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  27. ^ Akers, Mary Ann (November 20, 2008). "Rep. Linda Sanchez Expecting a Baby". Washington Post.
  28. ^ Foster, David (November 19, 1995). "Ambitious Couple Thrived on Passion for Politics, Each Other : Congress: Enid Greene and Joe Waldholtz seemed born for each other. But his lies over money sabotaged fairy tale, perhaps her career". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press.
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  33. ^ Woster, Kevin (December 16, 2008). "Something we can all agree on: Congratulations!". Rapid City Journal.
  34. ^ Akers, Mary Ann (May 13, 2009). "New Mama in the House: Linda Sanchez". Washington Post.
  35. ^ Barone, Michael; Chuck McCutcheon (2011). "Washington/Fifth District". The Almanac of American Politics (2012 ed.). University of Chicago Press, National Journal Group, Inc. pp. 1716–1718. ISBN 978-0-226-03808-7.
  36. ^ "Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler celebrates 'miracle' baby girl born with Potter's sequence". New York Daily News. July 29, 2013.
  37. ^ Korte, Gregory (November 25, 2013). "Rep sets congressional record -- mom x 3". USA Today. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  38. ^ Skiba, Katherine (November 20, 2014). "Rep. Tammy Duckworth gives birth to daughter". Chicago Tribune.
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  40. ^ Hair, Calley (May 23, 2019). "Herrera Beutler gives birth to girl". The Columbian. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

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