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Women in Congress, 1917-2019: Service Dates
and Committee Assignments by Member, and
Lists by State and Congress
Jennifer E. Manning
Information Research Specialist
Ida A. Brudnick
Specialist on the Congress
Updated December 6, 2019
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Summary In total 365 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, 247 Democrats and 118
Republicans. These figures include six nonvoting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the
District of Columbia, and American Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Of these 365 women, there have been
309 (211 Democrats, 98 Republicans) women elected only to the House of
Representatives;
40 (25 Democrats, 15 Republicans) women elected or appointed only to the
Senate; and
16 (11 Democrats, 5 Republicans) women who have served in both houses.
A record 131 women were initially sworn in for the 116th Congress. One has since resigned.
Of 130 women currently in Congress, there are
25 in the Senate (17 Democrats and 8 Republicans);
101 Representatives in the House (88 Democrats and 13 Republicans); and
4 women in the House (2 Democrats and 2 Republicans) who serve as Delegates
or Resident Commissioner, representing the District of Columbia, American
Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
This report includes brief biographical information, committee assignments, dates of service,
district information, and listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional
districts of the 365 women who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated
when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as
historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time,
data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for
women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and
Hispanic women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief
Overview, by Jennifer E. Manning 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-116th Congresses, by Congress ............................................... 86
Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-116th Congresses, by State or Territory ................................ 104
Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2019 ............................................... 108
Contacts
Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................... 111
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Introduction On November 9, 1916, Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was elected to the House of Representatives as
Montana’s Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (1917-1919). This election win gave
Representative Rankin the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve in Congress.1 The
first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in
1922 and served for one day.
Three hundred sixty five women have been elected or appointed to Congress.2 These figures
include six nonvoting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and
American Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one Resident Commissioner
from Puerto Rico. Of these 365 women, there have been3
247 Democrats and 118 Republicans;
309 (211 Democrats, 98 Republicans) women elected only in the House of
Representatives, including 7 (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women who have
served as Delegates or Resident Commissioners in the House;4
40 (25 Democrats, 15 Republicans) women elected or appointed only in the
Senate; and
16 (11 Democrats, 5 Republicans) women elected or appointed in both houses.
A record 131 women were initially sworn in for the 116th Congress. One has since resigned.5 This
is higher than the previous record from the 115th Congress (109 women initially sworn in, 5
House Members subsequently elected, and 2 Senators subsequently appointed). Of the 130
women currently in Congress, there are
25 in the Senate (17 Democrats and 8 Republicans);
105 in the House (90 Democrats and 15 Republicans); including
4 women in the House who serve as Delegates or Resident Commissioner (2
Democrats and 2 Republicans), representing the District of Columbia, American
Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
The total also includes
1 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.
2 Information in this report is current through December 6, 2019.
Throughout this report, House and Senate totals each include one woman elected but not sworn in or seated due to the
House or Senate being out of session. Both women are included in various official congressional publications,
including, for example, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (http://bioguide.congress.gov),
“Women in Congress” (http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress) and “Senators
of the United States 1789-present: a chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789,” maintained by the
Senate Historical Office (http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf).
3 For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to “Women in Congress”,
http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress/. This website is maintained by the
U.S. House of Representatives’ Office of the Historian and Office of Art and Archives and is frequently updated.
4 The total number of female Members of the House includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from
Hawaii prior to statehood, one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, one
from American Samoa, and one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
5 One woman House Member resigned in November 2019.
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25 African American women, 10 Asian Pacific American women, 15 Hispanic
women, and 2 Native American women; and
6 women who chair House committees, 1 woman who chairs a Senate standing
committee, 1 woman who chairs a House select committee, and 1 woman who
chairs a Senate select committee. One of the House committee chairs also chairs
a Joint Committee.
Other notable facts about women in the 116th Congress include the following:
Not including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, women currently hold
101 (23.2%) seats in the House of Representatives and 25 (25%) seats in the
Senate, totaling 126 (23.6%) of the 535 voting seats in the 116th Congress.
Including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, women currently hold 105
seats in the House of Representatives, increasing the total to 130 seats (24.0%) in
the entire Congress.
This report includes brief biographical information, committee assignments, dates of service,
listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 365 women
who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant
changes in the makeup of Congress.
For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as
historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time,
data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for
women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American,
Hispanic, and Native American women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in
Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview, by Jennifer E. Manning and Ida A. Brudnick.
Tables and Data
The lists and tables that follow provide information on women Members of Congress, including
the dates they were first elected or appointed, the Congresses in which they served, the
committees on which they served, and, where relevant, the committees they chaired or served on
as ranking Member.
Table 1 lists all the women who have served in each Congress, by Congress. Table 2 lists the
women Members of Congress, by state. Table 3 provides the total number of women in each
Congress.
Most of the data presented are from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, available at
http://bioguide.congress.gov;
various editions of the Congressional Directory;
Congressional Quarterly and Leadership Directories Inc. publications; and
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 116th Congress committee assignments sources are the
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House, Official Alphabetical List of the Members with Committee Assignments in
the 116th Congress, available from the Clerk of the House’s website at
http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.aspx; and
Senate, Committee Assignments of the 116th 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.
Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and
Committee Assignments6 ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva Bowring.
(served Nov. 8, 1954, until her resignation Dec. 31, 1954)
Committee assignments:
S. Finance (83rd Congress)
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (83rd Congress)
ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th District (92nd Congress) and 20th District (93rd-
94th Congresses). Elected to the 92nd-94th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1977)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (92nd-94th Congresses)
H. Public Works (92nd-94th Congresses)
ADAMS, ALMA S. Democrat; North Carolina, 12th District. Elected to the 113th Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Melvin L. Watt, and also elected to the 114th-116th
Congresses. (served Nov. 4, 2014-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Small Business (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
6 Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms of
Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress
implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms
of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on January 3, in the year following their election. The first
Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Members elected to fill a vacancy are sworn
in and commence their terms as soon as possible, as do Senators appointed to fill a vacancy.
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ADAMS, SANDY. Republican; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (112th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (112th Congress)
ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress
June 8, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband James B. Allen. (served June 12,
1978-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (95th Congress)
S. Judiciary (95th Congress)
ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd District. Elected to the 92nd Congress in
an April 4, 1972, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband George W.
Andrews. (served April 10, 1972-Jan. 3, 1973)
Committee assignment:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (92nd Congress)
ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a June 29,
1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband John M. Ashbrook. (served
July 12, 1982-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignment:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (97th Congress)
AMATA, AUMUA. See RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN.
AXNE, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Iowa, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
H. Agriculture (116th Congress)
AYOTTE, KELLY. Republican; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2010. (served Jan. 3, 2011-
Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
S. Armed Services (112th-114th Congresses)
S. Budget (112th-114th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (112th-114th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (112th-114th Congresses)
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S. Special Aging (112th-113th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th District. Elected to the 110th-113th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (110th-113th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (112th-113th Congresses)
BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd District. Elected to the 88th Congress in a
March 10, 1964, special election, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Howard H.
Baker, Sr. (served March 10, 1964-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignment:
H. Government Operations (88th Congress)
BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.
BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses
(served in House Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2012 and
reelected in 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (106th-108th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (106th-111th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (109th-112th Congresses)
S. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)
S. Energy (113th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (113th Congress)
S. Appropriations (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (115th-116th Congresses)
BARRÁGAN, NANETTE DIAZ. Democrat; California, 44th District. Elected to the 115th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (115th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (116th Congress)
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BASS, KAREN. Democrat; California, 33rd (112th Congress) and 37th District (113th Congress-
present). Elected to the 112th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present). Chair of the
Congressional Black Caucus, 116th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (112th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (112th-116th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (113th-116th Congresses)
BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 109th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (109th-111th Congresses)
H. Small Business (109th-111th Congresses)
BEATTY, JOYCE. Democrat; Ohio, 3rd District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (113th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (116th Congress)
BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd District. Elected to the 99th-103rd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1985-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (99th-103rd Congresses)
H. Public Works and Transportation (99th, 100th, and 102nd Congresses)
H. Select Aging (99th-102nd Congresses)
H. Budget (101st-102nd Congresses)
H. Appropriations (103rd Congress)
BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Small Business (106th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (106th-109th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (106th-110th Congresses)
H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (111th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (110th-112th Congresses)
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BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 106th-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)
H. Government Reform (106th Congress)
H. Financial Services (107th-112th Congresses)
H. Science/Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (106th-112th
Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce/and Labor (107th-112th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (107th-109th Congresses)
BLACK, DIANE. Republican; Tennessee, 6th District. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (112th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress, 1st session)
H. Ways and Means (112th-115th Congresses)
BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th District, and Senator. Elected to the
108th-115th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2019). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (108th Congress)
H. Government Reform (108th Congress)
H. Judiciary (108th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (109th-115th Congresses)
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (111th Congress)
H. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (116th Congress)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (116th Congress)
S. Judiciary (116th Congress)
S. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 84th-87th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
H. Public Works (84th-87th Congresses)
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BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA. Democrat; Delaware, At Large. Elected to the 115th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (115th Congress)
H. Education and the Workforce (115th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (116th Congress)
BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 93rd
Congress in a March 20, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband
Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses. (served March 27, 1973-Jan. 3,
1991)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Currency/Banking, Currency, and Housing (93rd-94th
Congresses)
H. House Administration (94th Congress)
H. Appropriations (95th-101st Congresses)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (99th-101st Congresses)
Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements (94th Congress; chair)
Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S. House (chair, 99th-100th Congresses)
BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th District. Elected to the 77th
Congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Patrick J. Boland. (served Nov. 19,
1942-Jan. 3, 1943)
No committee assignments listed.
BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd District. Elected to the 76th Congress in
a Feb. 27, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Chester C. Bolton;
reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses. (served March 5, 1940-Jan. 3, 1969)
Committee assignments:
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (76th
Congress)
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (76th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (77th-90th Congresses; ranking member, 88th-90th Congresses)
BONAMICI, SUZANNE. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Jan.
31, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David Wu; reelected to the
113th-116th Congresses. (served Feb. 7, 2012-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (112th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (112th-116th Congresses)
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H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (113th-116th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th Congress)
BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 45th
District (108th-112th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special
election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Sonny Bono; reelected to the 106th-112th
Congresses. (served April 20, 1998-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. National Security (105th Congress)
H. Judiciary (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (106th Congress)
H. Small Business (106th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (107th-112th Congresses)
BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Delegate from Guam. Elected to the 108th-115th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (108th-115th Congresses)
H. Resources/Natural Resources (108th-115th Congresses)
H. Small Business (108th-109th Congresses)
BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 81st and 82nd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1953)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Lands (81st Congress)
H. Administration (82nd Congress)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (82nd Congress)
BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate April 16,
1954, to fill vacancy caused by death of Dwight Griswold. (served April 16-Nov. 8, 1954)
Committee assignments:
S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (83rd Congress)
S. Labor and Public Welfare (83rd Congress)
S. Post Office and Civil Service (83rd Congress)
BOYDA, NANCY. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2007-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (110th Congress)
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H. Armed Services (110th Congress)
BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 98th-102nd Congresses
(served in House Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 1993). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1992 and
reelected in 1998, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 5, 1993-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (98th Congress)
H. Government Operations (98th-102nd Congresses)
H. Budget (99th-101st Congresses)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (99th-102nd Congresses)
H. Armed Services (102nd Congress)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-105th Congresses)
S. Budget (103rd-106th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (103rd-114th Congresses; chair, 110th-113th
Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
S. Appropriations (105th Congress)
S. Foreign Relations (106th-114th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (107th-113th Congresses)
S. Select Ethics (110th-114th Congresses; chair, 110th-113th Congresses; vice chair,
114th Congress)
BROOKS, SUSAN. Republican; Indiana, 5th District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (113th Congress)
H. Ethics (113th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (113th Congress)
H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd District (103rd-112th Congresses), 5th District
(113th-114th Congress). Elected to the 103rd-114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-114th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (103rd-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
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BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 108th-111th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Financial Services (108th-110th Congresses)
H. Veterans Affairs (108th-110th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (109th-110th Congresses)
H. Ways and Means (111th Congress)
BROWNLEY, JULIA. Democrat; California, 26th District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (113th Congress)
H. Science and Technology (113th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th Congress)
BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress in a July 24, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Frank
Buchanan; reelected to the 83rd-84th Congresses. (served August 1, 1951, until her death Nov. 26,
1955)
Committee assignments:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (82nd Congress, 1st session)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (82nd Congress, 1st session)
H. Public Works (82nd Congress, 2nd session-83rd Congress)
H. Banking and Currency (84th Congress)
BUERKLE, ANN MARIE. Republican; New York, 25th District. Elected to the 112th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (112th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (112th Congress)
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BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to Senate Sept.
12, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Quentin Burdick. (served Sept. 16, 1992-
Dec. 4, 1992)
Committee assignment:
S. Environment and Public Works (102nd Congress)
BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 93rd-
95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1979). First female Chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus, 94th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works (93rd Congress)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (93rd Congress)
H. Appropriations (94th-95th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 94th-95th Congresses)
BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th District. Elected to the 98th Congress in a June 21,
1983, special election, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Phillip Burton; reelected to the
99th-100th Congresses. (served June 28, 1983, until her death Feb. 1, 1987)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (98th Congress)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (98th Congress)
H. Select Committee on Hunger (98th-99th Congresses)
H. Rules (99th-100th Congresses)
BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate
Oct. 6, 1948, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned Dec. 26,
1948.
No committee assignments listed.
BUSTOS, CHERI. Democrat; Illinois, 17th District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (113th-116th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (116th Congress)
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BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (103rd Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the
96th Congress to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Goodloe E. Byron; reelected to the 97th-
102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (96th-102nd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (97th-102nd Congresses)
BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 77th
Congress in a May 27, 1941, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband William
Devereux Byron. (served June 11, 1941-Jan. 3, 1943)
Committee assignments:
H. Civil Service (77th Congress)
H. War Claims (77th Congress)
CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd Congress
(served in House Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and
reelected in 2006, 2012, and 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs (103rd Congress)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
S. Judiciary (107th Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (107th-116th Congresses; ranking member,
114th-115th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (107th-116th Congresses; chair, 113th
Congress, 2nd session)
S. Indian Affairs (107th-116th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress, 1st session)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (108th-116th Congresses; ranking
member, 116th Congress)
S. Finance (110th-116th Congresses)
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CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd District; Senator. Elected to the
107th-113th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2015). Subsequently elected to the
Senate in 2014. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (107th-113th Congresses)
H. Small Business (107th-108th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (107th-113th Congresses)
H. Rules (109th Congress)
H. Select Committee on Energy and Global Warming (111th Congress)
S. Appropriations (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (114th-115th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Rules and Administration (114th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on the Library (114th-115th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th-116th Congresses)
CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd District (105th-107th Congresses), 23rd District (108th-
112th Congresses) and 24th District (113th-114th Congress). Elected to the 105th Congress in a
March 9, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Walter Capps;
reelected to the 106th-114th Congresses. (served March 17, 1998-Jan. 3. 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. International Relations (105th Congress)
H. Science (105th Congress)
H. Commerce (106th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (107th-114th Congresses)
H. Budget (109th Congress)
H. Natural Resources (110th-111th Congresses; 114th Congress)
H. Ethics (114th Congress)
CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Nov. 13,
1931, and elected Jan. 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by death of husband Thaddeus H.
Caraway; reelected to two full Senate terms. (served Dec. 8, 1931-Jan. 3, 1945)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture and Forestry (72nd-78th Congresses)
S. Commerce (72nd-78th Congresses)
S. Enrolled Bills (72nd-78th Congresses; chair, 73rd-78th Congresses)
S. Library (72nd-78th Congresses)
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CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 4, 2000, to fill
vacancy caused by her husband’s (Governor Mel Carnahan’s) posthumous election to the Senate.
(served Jan. 3, 2001-Nov. 25, 2003)
Committee assignments:
S. Armed Services (107th Congress)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (107th Congress)
S. Governmental Affairs (107th Congress)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (107th Congress)
S. Special Committee on Aging (107th Congress)
CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 7th District
(108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997, until her
death Dec. 15, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-110th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (105th-107th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (108th-110th Congresses)
CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th District (110th-112th Congresses) and 14th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (110th, 112th Congresses)
H. Rules (110th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (111th-116th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (111th Congress)
H. Budget (112th-114th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th Congress; chair)
CHENEY, LIZ. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 115th-116th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Rules (115th Congress)
CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 104th-106th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2001)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (104th-106th Congresses)
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H. Resources (104th-106th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Government Reform (106th Congress)
CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 91st-97th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1969-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignments:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (91st-92nd Congresses)
H. Education and Labor (92nd-94th Congresses)
H. Rules (95th-97th Congresses)
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; Delegate from the Virgin Islands. Elected to the 105th-
113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
H. Resources/Natural Resources (105th-112th Congresses)
H. Small Business (105th-109th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th-110th Congresses; 112th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (111th-113th Congresses)
CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA and CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. See
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.
CHU, JUDY. Democrat; California, 32nd District (111th-112th Congresses) and 27th District (113th
Congress-present). Elected to the 111th Congress in a July 14, 2009, special election to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Hilda Solis; reelected to 112th-116th Congresses. Chair of the
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 112th-116th Congresses. (served July 16, 2009-
present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (111th Congress)
H. Judiciary (111th-115th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (111th Congress)
H. Small Business (112th-116th Congresses)
H. Ways and Means (115th-116th Congresses)
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 82nd-87th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1951-Jan. 3, 1963). Representative Church succeeded her husband,
Ralph E. Church, who died in office.
Committee assignments:
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (82nd Congress)
H. Government Operations (83rd Congress)
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H. Foreign Affairs (83rd-87th Congresses)
CLARK, KATHERINE M. Democrat; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 113th Congress
in a Dec. 10, 2013, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Markey.
Subsequently reelected to the 114th-116th Congresses. (served Dec. 12, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Natural Resources (113th Congress)
H. Science and Technology (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce (114th Congress)
H. Appropriations (115th-116th Congresses)
CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress in a Dec. 28, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband John
Davenport Clarke. (served Jan. 3, 1934-Jan. 3, 1935)
Committee assignments:
H. Civil Service (73rd Congress)
H. Claims (73rd Congress)
H. Invalid Pensions (73rd Congress)
CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th District (110th-112th Congresses) and 9th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (110th-113th, 116th Congresses)
H. Small Business (110th-114th Congresses)
H. Ethics (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (114th-116th Congresses)
CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 102nd Congress Nov. 3,
1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of Walter Jones; simultaneously elected to the 103rd
Congress; reelected to the 104th-107th Congresses. (served Nov. 5, 1992-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (103rd-107th Congresses)
H. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)
H. Budget (105th-107th Congresses)
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CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the Senate in
2000 and reelected in 2006. (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation Jan. 21, 2009, to become
Secretary of State). First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001.
Committee assignments:
S. Budget (107th Congress)
S. Environment and Public Works (107th-110th Congresses)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (107th-110th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (109th-110th Congresses)
COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District (102nd Congress) and 15th
District (103rd-104th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd-104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-Jan.
3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd-103rd Congresses)
H. Science, Space and Technology (102nd Congress)
H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (103rd Congress)
H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (102nd Congress)
COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a June 5,
1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband George W. Collins; reelected to
the 94th-104th Congresses (served June 7, 1973-Jan. 3, 1997). Chair of the Congressional Black
Caucus, 96th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations/Government Reform and Oversight (93rd-104th
Congresses)
H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (94th-96th Congresses)
H. District of Columbia (95th Congress)
H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (96th-102nd Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (97th-103rd Congresses)
H. Commerce (104th Congress)
COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in
2002, 2008, and 2014. (served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Labor and Human Resources (105th Congress)
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S. Governmental Affairs (105th-108th Congresses; chair, 108th Congress)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (109th-112th Congresses; chair,
109th Congress; ranking member, 110th-112th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (105th-116th Congresses; ranking member, 113th Congress; chair,
114th-116th Congresses)
S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems (106th Congress)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-107th Congresses; 115th-116th
Congresses)
S. Armed Services (107th-112th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (108th Congress)
S. Appropriations (111th-116th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (113th-116th Congresses)
COMSTOCK, BARBARA J. Republican; Virginia, 10th District. Elected to the 114th-115th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2019).
Committee assignments:
H. House Administration (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Science and Technology (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th-115th Congresses)
CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE. Democrat; Nevada, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3,
2017-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Indian Affairs (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Rules (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Finance (116th Congress)
CRAIG, ANGELA. Democrat; Minnesota, 2nd District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (116th Congress)
H. Small Business (116th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
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CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 104th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Resources (104th-109th Congresses)
H. Science (104th Congress)
H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (107th-110th Congresses)
DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 3rd District. Elected to the 111th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
H. Science and Technology (111th Congress)
H. Small Business (111th Congress)
DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd-106th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2001)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works and Transportation/Transportation and Infrastructure (103rd-
106th Congresses)
H. Small Business (103rd Congress)
H. International Relations (105th-106th Congresses)
DAVIDS, SHARICE. Democrat; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Small Business (116th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st District. Elected to the 107th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2001, until her death Oct. 6, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (107th-110th Congresses)
H. Government Reform (107th-108th Congresses)
H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)
H. Select Intelligence (108th-109th Congresses)
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DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th District (107th Congress) and 53rd District (108th
Congress-present). Elected to the 107th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (107th-116th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (107th-116th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th Congress)
H. House Administration (110th-111th, 116th Congresses)
Jt. Printing (110th, 116th Congresses)
DEAN, MADELEINE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 105th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Commerce/Energy and Commerce (105th-116th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (111th, 116th Congresses)
DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd District. Elected to the 102nd-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1991-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (102nd Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd Congress)
H. Select Committee on Aging (102nd Congress)
H. Appropriations (103rd Congress; 105th-116th Congresses)
H. National Security (104th Congress)
H. Budget (108th-111th, 116th Congresses)
DELBENE, SUZAN. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Nov.
6, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jay Inslee; reelected to the 113th-
116th Congresses. (served Nov. 13, 2012-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Budget (115th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (115th- 116th Congresses)
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H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
DEMINGS, VAL BUTLER. Democrat; Florida, 10th District. Elected to the 115th -116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Government Reform (115th Congress)
H. Judiciary (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (116th Congress)
DINGELL, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 12th District. Elected to the 114th-116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (114th Congress)
H. Natural Resources (114th, 116th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (115th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2002.
(served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (108th Congress)
S. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (108th-110th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (108th-110th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (110th Congress)
DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 79th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
H. Foreign Affairs (79th Congress)
DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th District. Elected to the 79th-81st
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignment:
H. Foreign Affairs (79th-81st Congresses)
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DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (109th-110th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce (109th Congress)
H. Resources (109th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th Congress)
DUCKWORTH, TAMMY. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 113th-114th Congresses.
(served in House Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2017). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2016. (served
in Senate Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th Congress)
S. Environment and Public Works (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (116th Congress)
DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 103rd-108th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2005)
Committee assignments:
H. Administration (103rd Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
H. Science, Space, and Technology (103rd Congress)
Jt. Committee on Congressional Operations (103rd Congress)
H. Oversight (104th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (104th-108th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (107th-108th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th District (85th-89th Congresses) and
12th District (90th-92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th-92nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1957-Jan.
3, 1973)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (85th-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 90th-92nd
Congresses)
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H. Veterans’ Affairs (85th Congress)
H. Banking and Currency (86th-92nd Congresses)
EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a June
17, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Wynn; reelected to
the 111th-114th Congresses. (served June 19, 2008-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (110th-114th
Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-114th Congresses)
H. Ethics (112th Congress)
EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate August 1, 1972,
by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill vacancy caused by death of Allen J. Ellender.
(served August 7, 1972-Nov. 13, 1972)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture and Forestry (92nd Congress)
S. Public Works (92nd Congress)
ELLMERS, RENEE. Republican; North Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th-114th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (112th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
H. Small Business (112th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (113th-114th Congresses)
EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a Nov.
5, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Bill Emerson, and
simultaneously to the 105th Congress; reelected to the 106th-113th Congresses. (served Nov. 5,
1996, until her resignation Jan. 22, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (105th Congress)
H. Small Business (105th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th Congress)
H. Appropriations (106th-112th Congresses)
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ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (103rd Congress)
H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
ERNST, JONI. Republican; Iowa, Senator. Elected in 2014. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (114th Congress)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (115th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress)
S. Judiciary (116th Congress)
ESCOBAR, VERONICA. Democrat; Texas, 16th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th District (103rd-112th Congresses) and 18th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
H. Science, Space, and Technology (103rd Congress)
H. Commerce (104th-106th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (107th-116th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (108th-111th Congresses)
ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 72nd
Congress in an August 4, 1932, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband
Edward Eslick. (served Dec. 5, 1932-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Buildings and Grounds (72nd Congress)
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (72nd Congress)
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ESTY, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 113th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space and Technology (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)
FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 110th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Small Business (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (110th Congress)
H. Armed Services (111th Congress)
FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii. Elected
to the 83rd Congress in a July 31, 1954, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of
husband, Joseph R. Farrington; reelected to the 84th Congress. (served August 4, 1954-Jan. 3,
1957)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (83rd-84th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (83rd-84th Congresses)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (83rd-84th Congresses)
FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 3, 1992, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson. Subsequently elected to a full term on
Nov. 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000, 2006, 2012, and 2018. (served Nov. 10, 1992-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Appropriations (103rd Congress, 107th-116th Congresses)
S. Judiciary (103rd-116th Congresses; ranking member, 115th -116th Congresses)
S. Rules and Administration (103rd-116th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)
S. Foreign Relations (104th-105th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on the Library (105th and 111th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (107th-109th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (chair, 110th-111th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (107th-116th Congresses; chair, 111th-113th Congresses; vice
chair, 114th Congress)
Jt. Committee on Printing (106th-107th Congresses; vice chair, 110th Congress)
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FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the Senate on Oct.
3, 1922, to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas E. Watson; sworn in Nov. 21, 1922; term
expired Nov. 22 with the election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.
No committee assignments listed.
FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th District. Elected to the 94th-97th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing/Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (94th-
95th Congresses)
H. Small Business (94th-95th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (95th Congress)
H. District of Columbia (96th Congress)
H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (96th-97th Congresses)
H. Education and Labor (97th Congress)
H. Select Committee on Aging (97th Congress)
FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th District. Elected to the 96th-98th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1985)
Committee assignments:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (96th-97th Congresses)
H. Public Works and Transportation (96th-98th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-97th Congresses)
H. Budget (98th Congress)
FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st District. Elected to the 97th-99th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1987)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (97th-99th Congresses)
Jt. Economics (99th Congress)
FINKENAUER, ABBY. Democrat; Iowa, 1st District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Small Business (116th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
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FISCHER, DEBRA (DEB). Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2012 and
reelected in 2018. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (113th-115th Congresses)
S. Indian Affairs (113th Congress)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (113th-114th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (115th Congress)
S. Rules and Administration (115th-116th Congresses)
FLETCHER, ELIZABETH (LIZZY). Democrat; Texas, 7th District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 103rd-106th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2001)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (103rd, 106th Congresses)
H. National Security (104th-105th Congresses)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-106th Congresses)
FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th District. Elected to the 109th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (109th-110th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (109th-110th Congresses,
113th-116th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress, ranking member, 116th Congress)
H. Government Reform/Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and
Reform (109th-110th, 115th-116th Congresses)
H. Rules (111th-114th Congresses)
Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
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FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate May 24, 1996, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Dole. (served June 11, 1996-Nov. 5, 1996)
Committee assignments:
S. Armed Services (104th Congress)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (104th Congress)
FRANKEL, LOIS. Democrat; Florida, 22nd District (113th-114th Congresses) and 21st District
(115th Congress-present). Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (116th Congress)
Jt. Economic (116th Congress)
FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a Nov. 4,
2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones; reelected to the
111th-116th Congresses. (served Nov. 19, 2008-present) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus,
113th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor/Education and the Workforce (111th Congress; 113th-
116th Congresses)
H. Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (111th-112th
Congresses)
H. Agriculture (112th-116th Congresses)
H. Administration (116th Congress)
FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 78th
Congress Nov. 7, 1944, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hampton P. Fulmer. (served
Nov. 6, 1944-Jan. 3, 1945)
No committee assignments listed.
FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd-105th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (103rd Congress)
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
H. Commerce (104th-105th Congresses)
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GABBARD, TULSI. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (113th-116th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (113th Congress)
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
GARCIA, SYLVIA. Democrat; Texas, 29th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th District. Elected to the 75th
Congress in a Sept. 13, 1938, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband,
Allard H. Gasque; never sworn in or seated, because Congress was not in session between the
time of her election and the expiration of her term.
No committee assignments listed; never sworn in.
GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 76th Congress
in an Oct. 1, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Benjamin Gibbs.
(served Oct. 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1941)
No committee assignments listed.
GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 110th-112th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2007, until her resignation on Jan. 25, 2012). Giffords was seriously
wounded in an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011.
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (110th-112th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (110th-112th
Congresses)
GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th District. Elected to the 110th-111th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 2007, until resignation on Jan. 26, 2009). Appointed to the
Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hillary Clinton; elected to remainder of term in
2010 and reelected in 2012 and 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 27, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (110th Congress)
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H. Armed Services (110th Congress)
S. Foreign Relations (111th Congress)
S. Environment and Public Works (111th-116th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (111th-116th Congresses)
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (111th-116th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (112th-116th Congresses)
GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN, JENNIFFER. Republican; Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
Elected to the 115th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Natural Resources (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Small Business (115th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (115th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
GRAHAM, GWEN. Democrat; Florida, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (114th Congress)
H. Armed Services (114th Congress)
GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd District. Elected to the
84th Congress in a Nov. 6, 1956, special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her
husband, William T. Granahan, and to the 85th Congress; reelected to the 86th-87th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1957-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
H. District of Columbia (85th Congress)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (85th-87th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (85th Congress, 2nd session-87th Congress)
GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th District. Elected to the 105th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (105th, 107th Congresses)
H. Oversight (105th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th Congress)
Jt. Printing (105th Congress)
H. National Security (105th Congress)
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H. Appropriations (106th-116th Congresses; ranking member, 116th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th District. Elected to the 92nd-93rd Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1975)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (92nd-93rd Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (92nd-93rd Congresses)
GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband, Governor
David Bibb Graves, to the Senate August 18, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Hugo L. Black. (served August 20, 1937, until her resignation Jan. 10, 1938)
Committee assignments:
S. Claims (75th Congress)
S. Education and Labor (75th Congress)
S. Mines and Mining (75th Congress)
GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 84th-93rd Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1955, until her resignation Dec. 31, 1974)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (84th-92nd Congresses)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (84th-85th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers (85th Congress)
H. House Administration (86th-87th Congresses)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (88th-90th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (90th-93rd Congresses)
H. District of Columbia (92nd Congress)
H. Appropriations (93rd Congress)
GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.
GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, At Large. Elected to the 73rd
Congress in a Oct. 3, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lewis W.
Douglas; reelected to the 74th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1934-Jan. 3, 1937)
Committee assignments:
None listed (73rd Congress)
H. Indian Affairs (74th Congress)
H. Irrigation and Reclamation (74th Congress)
H. Public Lands (74th Congress)
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GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th District. Elected to the 84th-93rd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1975)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Currency (84th-87th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (84th-87th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (87th-92nd Congresses)
H. Ways and Means (88th-92nd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 90th-93rd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Crime (91st Congress)
HAALAND, DEBRA. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Natural Resources (116th Congress; vice chair)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
HAGAN, KAY. Democrat; North Carolina; Senator. Elected in 2008. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3,
2015)
Committee assignments:
S. Armed Services (111th-113th Congresses)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (111th-113th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (111th-113th Congresses)
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (112th-113th Congresses)
HAHN, JANICE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a July 12,
2011, special election to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Harman; reelected to the
113th-114th Congresses. (served July 19, 2011, until her resignation Dec. 4, 2016)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Small Business (114th Congress)
HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a Nov. 2, 1982,
special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Adam Benjamin Jr.; reelected to the 98th
Congress. (served Nov. 29, 1982-Jan. 3, 1985)
Committee assignments:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (98th Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (98th Congress)
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HALVORSON, DEBBIE. Democrat; Illinois, 11th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
H. Small Business (111th Congress)
H. Veterans Affairs (111th Congress)
HANABUSA, COLLEEN. Democrat; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 112th-113th Congresses;
to the 114th Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Mark Takai, and to the 115th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2015; Nov. 8, 2016-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (112th, 113th, 115th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (112th, 113th, 115th Congresses)
HANDEL, KAREN. Republican; Georgia, 6th District. Elected to the 115th Congress to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation of Tom Price. (served June 26, 2017-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (115th Congress)
H. Judiciary (115th Congress)
HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 86th Congress
Nov. 8, 1960, to fill vacancy caused by death of Russell V. Mack, and to the 87th Congress;
reelected to the 88th-93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1961-Jan. 3, 1975)
Committee assignments:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (87th Congress, 1st session)
H. Education and Labor (87th Congress)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (87th Congress)
H. Appropriations (88th-93rd Congresses)
HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 81st-95th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1959)
Committee assignments:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (81st Congress)
H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (82nd Congress)
H. Government Operations (83rd-85th Congresses)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (83rd-85th Congresses)
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HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 103rd-105th Congresses and
the 107th-112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999; Jan. 3, 2001, until her resignation
Feb. 28, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (103rd Congress)
H. Science, Space, and Technology/Science (103rd-104th Congresses)
H. National Security (104th-105th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (107th, 111th, 112th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (104th-105th Congresses; 107th-109th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th-112th Congresses)
HARRIS, KAMALA DEVI. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3,
2017-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Budget (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (115th Congress)
S. Homeland Security (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Judiciary (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (115th-116th Congresses)
HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th District. Elected to the 108th-109th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (108th-109th Congresses)
H. International Relations (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (109th Congress)
HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 107th-109th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (107th-108th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (107th-108th Congresses)
H. Science (107th-108th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (109th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (109th Congress)
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HARTZLER, VICKY. Republican; Missouri, 4th District. Elected to the 112th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (112th-116th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (112th-116th Congresses)
H. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)
HASSAN, MAGGIE. Democrat; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3,
2017-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (115th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Finance (116th Congress)
HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected in 1980. (served Jan. 1, 1981-Jan. 3,
1987)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (97th-99th Congress)
S. Labor and Human Resources (97th-99th Congress)
Jt. Economic (97th Congress)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (98th Congress)
S. Foreign Relations (98th Congress)
S. Special Aging (99th Congress)
HAYES, JAHANA. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
HAYWORTH, NAN. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignment:
H. Financial Services (112th Congress)
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HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th District. Elected to the 90th-97th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1967-Jan. 3, 1983)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (90th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (90th-97th Congresses)
H. Banking and Currency (91st-93rd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (92nd-93rd Congresses)
H. Agriculture (94th-96th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (94th, 96th, 97th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Ethics (96th Congress)
H. Science and Technology (97th Congress)
HEITKAMP, MARY KATHRYN (HEIDI). Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Elected in 2012.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (113th-115th Congresses)
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
S. Indian Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (113th-115th Congresses)
Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 112th-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Small Business (112th-113th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (112th Congress)
H. Small Business (113th Congress)
H. Appropriations (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, At-Large. Elected to the 108th
Congress in a June 1, 2004, special election, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William
Janklow; reelected to the 109th-111th Congresses. (served June 3, 2004-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (108th-111th Congresses)
H. Resources (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (111th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th-111th Congresses)
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H. Select Energy, Independence, and Global Warming (110th-111th Congresses)
HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th District. Elected to the 92nd Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1971-Jan. 3, 1973)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (92nd Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (92nd Congress)
HILL, KATIE. Democrat; California, 25th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2019, until her resignation Nov. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses;
elected to the Senate in 2012 and reelected in 2018. (served in the House Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3,
2013; served in the Senate Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor/Education and the Workforce (110th-112th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-112th Congresses)
H. Small Business (110th Congress)
H. Ethics (112th Congress, partial)
S. Armed Services (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (113th Congress)
S. Judiciary (113th, 115th-116th Congresses)
S. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (114th Congress)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (114th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress)
HOCHUL, KATHY. Democrat; New York, 26th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a May
24, 2011, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Christopher Lee. (served June
1, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (112th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)
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HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 93rd-99th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1987)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (93rd-99th Congresses)
H. Administration (94th Congress)
H. Budget (95th-96th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (98th Congress)
H. District of Columbia (98th Congress)
HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th District. Elected to the 93rd-96th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1981)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (93rd-96th Congresses)
H. Budget (94th-96th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Aging (96th Congress)
HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 75th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1937-Jan. 3, 1939)
Committee assignments:
H. Indian Affairs (75th Congress)
H. Irrigation and Reclamation (75th Congress)
H. Rivers and Harbors (75th Congress)
HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th District. Elected to the 105th-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-109th Congresses)
H. Science/Science and Technology (105th, 109th, 110th Congresses)
H. Budget (106th-108th Congresses; 110th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (110th Congress)
HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 102nd Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 1991-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd Congress)
H. Science, Space, and Technology (102nd Congress)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Family (102nd Congress)
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HORN, KENDRA. Democrat; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
HOULAHAN, CHRISTINA. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 6th District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Small Business (116th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 67th
Congress in a Nov. 7, 1922, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her father, William
E. Mason. (served Nov. 20, 1922-March 3, 1923)
Committee assignments:
H. Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (67th Congress)
H. Reform in the Civil Service (67th Congress)
H. Woman Suffrage (67th Congress)
HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan.
25, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hubert H. Humphrey. (served Feb. 6, 1978-
Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
S. Foreign Relations (95th Congress)
S. Governmental Affairs (95th Congress)
HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected on June 5, 1993, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Lloyd Bentsen. Subsequently elected to a full term in 1994, and
reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served June 14, 1993-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
S. Armed Service (103rd-104th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (103rd-112th Congresses; ranking
member, 111th-112th Congresses)
S. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (104th Congress)
S. Appropriations (105th-112th Congresses)
S. Rules and Administration (105th-112th Congresses)
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S. Environment and Public Works (106th Congress)
S. Veterans’ Affairs (107th-110th Congresses)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (111th Congress)
HYDE-SMITH, CINDY. Republican; Mississippi, Senator. Appointed to the Senate March 21,
2018, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thad Cochran. Elected in Nov. 2018. (served April
9, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Appropriations (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Rules and Administration (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (116th Congress)
JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 104th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (104th-116th Congresses)
H. Science (104th-109th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th-116th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Budget (116th Congress)
JAYAPAL, PRAMILA. Democrat; Washington, 7th District. Elected to the 115th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd-75th
Congresses. (served March 9, 1933-Jan. 3, 1939)
Committee assignments:
H. Civil Service (73rd-75th Congresses)
H. District of Columbia (73rd-75th Congresses)
H. Mines and Mining (73rd-74th Congresses)
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JENKINS, LYNN. Republican; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 111th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (111th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (112th-115th Congresses)
JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th District. Elected to the 103rd-116th
Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1993-present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 107th
Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
H. Science, Space, and Technology/Science/Science and Technology (103rd-116th
Congresses; ranking member, 112th-115th Congresses; chair, 116th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-116th Congresses)
JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th District (98th-107th Congresses) and 5th
District (108th-109th Congresses). Elected to the 98th-109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-Jan.
3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works and Transportation (98th-100th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (98th-99th Congresses)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (98th-100th Congresses)
H. Budget (100th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (101st-109th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (102nd-104th Congresses; chair, 104th Congress)
Jt. Taxation (109th Congress)
JONES, BRENDA. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6,
2018 special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Conyers. (served Nov. 29,
2018-Jan. 3, 2019)
No committee assignments.
JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 106th-110th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999, until her death on August 20, 2008)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)
H. Financial Services (107th Congress)
H. Small Business (106th-107th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (107th-110th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)
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H. Ways and Means (108th-110th Congresses)
JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 93rd-95th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (93rd-95th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (94th-95th Congresses)
KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in
a Feb. 17, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Julius Kahn;
reelected to the 70th-74th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925-Jan. 3, 1937)
Committee assignments:
H. Census (69th Congress)
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures (69th Congress)
H. Education (69th Congress)
H. Expenditures in the War Department (69th Congress)
H. War Claims (70th Congress)
H. Military Affairs (71st-72nd Congresses)
H. Appropriations (73rd-74th Congresses)
KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th District. Elected to the 98th-116th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1983-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (98th-101st Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (98th-100th Congresses)
H. Budget (101st, 112th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (101st-116th Congresses)
KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate in
1978. Reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990. (served Dec. 23, 1978-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (96th, 101st, 102nd Congresses)
S. Special Committee on Aging (96th-98th Congresses; 101st-102nd Congresses)
S. Budget (96th-100th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (96th-100th Congresses)
S. Select Committee on Ethics (99th-100th Congresses)
S. Foreign Relations (97th-104th Congresses)
S. Labor and Human Resources (101st-104th Congresses; ranking member, 103rd
Congress; chair, 104th Congress)
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S. Indian Affairs (102nd-104th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress (103rd Congress)
KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th District. Elected to the 82nd
Congress in a July 16, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John
Kee; reelected to the 83rd-88th Congresses. (served July 26, 1951-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignments:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (82nd-88th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (85th-87th Congresses)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (88th Congress)
KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 81st Congress
Nov. 8, 1949, to fill vacancy caused by death of Andrew L. Somers; reelected to the 82nd-90th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1950-Jan. 3, 1969)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs (81st-90th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (90th Congress)
KELLY, ROBIN. Democrat; Illinois, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress in a April 9,
2013, special election to vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse Jackson Jr.; reelected to the
114th-116th Congresses. (served April 11, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (113th-116th
Congresses)
H. Science, Space, and Technology (113th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (116th Congress)
KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 104th-109th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (104th-109th Congresses)
H. Small Business (104th-109th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-109th Congresses)
KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st District. Elected to the 97th
Congress in a Jan. 12, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William R. Cotter;
reelected to the 98th-105th Congresses. (served Jan. 12, 1982-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (97th Congress)
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H. Public Works and Transportation (97th Congress)
H. Select Intelligence (100th-102nd Congresses)
H. Budget (103rd Congress)
H. Administration (103rd Congress)
H. Ways and Means (98th-105th Congresses)
KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 94th-95th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignment:
H. Ways and Means (94th-95th Congresses)
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th District (105th-107th
Congresses) and 13th District (108th-111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2011). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 110th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services (105th Congress)
H. House Oversight (105th Congress)
Jt. Library (105th Congress)
H. Appropriations (106th-111th Congresses)
KILROY, MARY JO. Democrat; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (111th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)
KIRKPATRICK, ANN. Democrat; Arizona, 1st District (111th, 113th, and 114th Congresses) and
2nd District (116th Congress-present). Elected to the 111th, 113th, 114th, and 116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2017; Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)
H. Small Business (111th Congress)
H. Veterans Affairs (111th, 113th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Agriculture (114th, 116th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (116th Congress)
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KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Elected to Senate in 2006 and reelected
in 2012 and 2018. (served Jan. 3, 2007-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (110th-116th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (110th-116th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (110th-111th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (110th-116th Congresses; Vice Chair, 113th Congress)
S. Judiciary (111th-116th Congresses)
S. Rules (114th-116th Congresses; ranking member, 115th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Printing (116th Congress)
Jt. Library (116th Congress)
KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th District. Elected to the 84th-85th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955-Jan. 3, 1959)
Committee assignment:
H. Agriculture (84th-85th Congresses)
KOSMAS, SUZANNE. Democrat; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served
Jan. 6, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Finance Services (111th Congress)
H. Science and Technology (111th Congress)
KUSTER, ANN McLANE. Democrat; New Hampshire, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Small Business (113th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (116th Congress)
LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in
2002 and 2008. (served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (105th Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (105th-113th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress,
2nd session)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (105th-113th Congresses; chair, 111th
Congress-113th Congress, 1st session)
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S. Armed Services (106th-107th Congresses)
S. Appropriations (107th-113th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th-113th Congresses)
LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th District. Elected to the 70th-
71st Congresses. (served Dec. 5, 1927-March 3, 1931)
Committee assignments:
H. Claims (70th-71st Congresses)
H. Immigration and Naturalization (70th-71st Congresses)
H. Invalid Pensions (70th-71st Congresses)
H. Education (71st Congress)
LAWRENCE, BRENDA L. Democrat; Michigan, 14th District. Elected to the 114th-116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (114th-116th
Congresses)
H. Small Business (114th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (115th Congress)
H. Appropriations (116th Congress)
LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th District (105th-112th Congresses); 13th District
(113th-116th Congresses). 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-116th Congresses.
(served April 20, 1998-present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 111th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-109th Congresses)
H. Science (105th Congress)
H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (107th-111th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (110th-116th Congresses)
H. Budget (113th-116th Congresses)
LEE, SUSIE. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-
present)
Committee assignment:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
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LESKO, DEBBIE. Republican; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 115th Congress in an April
24, 2018, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Trent Franks; reelected to the
116th Congress. (served May 7, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
H. Rules (116th Congress)
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd-104th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1997). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
1998 and reelected in 2004. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1999-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (103rd Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
H. Commerce (104th Congress)
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (106th-111th Congresses; chair, 111th
Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (106th, 111th Congresses)
S. Special Committee on Aging (106th-111th Congresses)
S. Finance (107th-111th Congresses)
S. Select Committee on Ethics (107th-108th Congresses)
LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th-103rd Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space, and Technology (94th-103rd Congresses)
H. Public Works and Transportation (94th-99th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
H. Armed Services (98th-103rd Congresses)
LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th District (104th-112th Congresses); 19th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 104th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (104th-116th Congresses)
H. Science/Science, Space and Technology (104th-108th Congresses; 113th-116th
Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (105th-107th Congresses; chair, 111th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (108th-111th Congresses)
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H. Administration (109th-116th Congresses; chair, 116th Congress)
Jt. Library (109th-110th Congresses; 113th-116th Congresses)
H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
Jt. Printing (chair, 116th Congress)
LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th District. Elected to the 99th Congress in a
March 30, 1985, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Gillis Long. (served
April 4, 1985-Jan. 3, 1987)
Committee assignments:
H. Public Works (99th Congress)
H. Small Business (99th Congress)
LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th District. Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 28, 1989,
special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dan Coats; reelected to the 102nd-103rd
Congresses. (served April 5, 1989-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (101st-103rd Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (101st-103rd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Hunger (101st-102nd Congresses)
LONG, ROSE McCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan. 31,
1936, to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Huey Pierce Long; subsequently elected
April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the remaining months of his term. (served Feb. 10,
1936-Jan. 3, 1937)
Committee assignments:
S. Claims (74th Congress)
S. Immigration (74th Congress)
S. Interoceanic Canals (74th Congress)
S. Post Office and Post Roads (74th Congress)
S. Public Lands and Surveys (74th Congress)
LOVE, MIA B. Republican; Utah, 4th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2015-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignment:
H. Financial Services (114th-115th Congresses)
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LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th District (101st-102nd Congresses); 18th District
(103rd-112th Congresses); 17th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 101st-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (101st-102nd Congresses)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (101st-102nd Congresses)
H. Select Narcotics Abuse and Control (101st-102nd Congresses)
H. Appropriations (103rd-116th Congresses; ranking member, 113th-115th
Congresses; chair, 116th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (108th-110th Congresses)
Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress; co-chair)
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th District. Elected to the 78th-79th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
H. Military Affairs (78th-79th Congresses)
LUJAN GRISHAM, MICHELLE. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 113th-
115th Congresses. Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2013-
until her resignation Dec. 31, 2018)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Budget (113th-115th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)
LUMMIS, CYNTHIA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 111th-114th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
H. Budget (111th Congress)
H. Natural Resources (111th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (112th Congress)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Science, Space and Technology (113th Congress)
LURIA, ELAINE. Democrat; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
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H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, At Large. Elected to the 80th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1949)
Committee assignment:
H. Veterans’ Affairs (80th Congress)
MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th District. Elected to the 108th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2005)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (108th Congress)
H. Education and the Workforce (108th Congress)
H. Small Business (108th Congress)
MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 12th
District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-
present)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations/Government Reform/Oversight and Government
Reform/Oversight and Reform (103th-116th Congresses; chair, 116th Congress)
H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (103rd-116th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (105th-116th Congresses; vice chair, 110th Congress and 116th
Congresses; chair, 111th Congress; ranking member, 114th Congress)
MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in
a Feb. 12, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Ramspeck.
(served Feb. 25, 1946-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignments:
H. Civil Service (79th Congress)
H. Claims (79th Congress)
H. Elections (79th Congress)
H. Revision of Laws (79th Congress)
MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to
the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)
H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
H. Small Business (103rd Congress)
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MARKEY, BETSY. Democrat; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (111th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (111th Congress)
MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th District. Elected to the 97th-101st Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
H. Administration (97th-98th Congresses)
H. Budget (97th-99th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (99th-100th Congresses)
Jt. Printing (98th Congress)
H. Rules (101st Congress)
H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair, 101st Congress)
MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th District (109th-112th Congresses); 6th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 109th Congress in a March 8, 2005, special election to fill
vacancy caused by death of husband, Robert Matsui; reelected to the 110th-116th Congresses.
(served March 10, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Rules (109th-111th, 116th Congresses)
H. Science (109th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (110th-116th Congresses)
MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th District. Elected to the 86th-91st
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1971)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (86th-91st Congresses)
H. District of Columbia (91st Congress, 1st session)
H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (90th-91st Congresses)
Jt. Atomic Energy (91st Congress)
MCBATH, LUCY. Democrat; Georgia, 6th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan. 3,
2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
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MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th District. Elected to the 105th-113th
Congresses. (served Jan. 7, 1997-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (105th-113th Congresses)
H. Small Business (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Financial Services (108th-113th Congresses)
MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th District. Elected to the 104th-108th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2005)
Committee assignments:
H. Science (104th Congress)
H. Small Business (104th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)
H. Commerce/Energy and Commerce (105th-108th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O’LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd
Congress. (served March 9, 1933-Jan. 3, 1935)
Committee assignments:
H. Education (73rd Congress)
H. Public Buildings and Grounds (73rd Congress)
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (73rd Congress)
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2006; reelected
in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
S. Armed Services (110th-115th Congresses)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th-115th Congresses; ranking
member, 115th Congress)
S. Indian Affairs (110th Congress)
S. Special Aging (110th-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (111th-114th Congresses)
S. Finance (115th Congress)
MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th District. Elected to the 107th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (107th-109th Congresses)
H. Resources (107th-108th Congresses)
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H. International Relations (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (110th-116th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (110th Congress)
H. Budget (111th-112th Congresses)
MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 71st Congress.
(served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1931)
Committee assignment:
H. Naval Affairs (71st Congress)
MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th District (103rd-104th Congresses) and 4th
District (105th-107th Congress and 109th Congress). Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses and to
the 109th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003; Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (103rd-104th Congresses)
H. Banking and Finance (104th-105th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs/International Relations (103rd-107th Congresses)
H. National Security (105th Congress)
H. Armed Services (106th-107th Congresses; 109th Congress)
H. Budget (109th Congress)
MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 76th
Congress in a Nov. 7, 1939, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Thomas
S. McMillan. (served Jan. 3, 1940-Jan. 3, 1941)
Committee assignments:
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (76th
Congress)
H. Insular Affairs (76th Congress)
H. Patents (76th Congress)
H. Public Buildings and Grounds (76th Congress)
MCMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th District. Elected to the 109th-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (109th-111th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce/Education and Labor (109th-111th Congresses)
H. Resources/Natural Resources (109th-111th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (112th-116th Congresses)
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MCSALLY, MARTHA. Republican; Arizona, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses.
(served in House Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2019) Appointed to the Senate Jan. 3, 2019, to fill vacancy
caused by death of John McCain. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (114th-115th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (116th Congress)
S. Banking (116th Congress)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (116th Congress)
S. Special Committee on Aging (116th Congress)
S. Indian Affairs (116th Congress)
MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th District. Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
H. Appropriations (103rd Congress; 105th-107th Congresses)
H. Budget (104th Congress)
H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)
MENG, GRACE. Democrat; New York, 6th District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Small Business (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Ethics (116th Congress)
MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 99th-104th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 1985-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
H. Science and Technology (99th Congress)
H. Select Aging (99th-102nd Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs/ International Relations (99th-104th Congresses)
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities (104th Congress)
H. Small Business (99th-104th Congresses; ranking member, 103rd Congress;
chair, 104th Congress)
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MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 94th-95th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
H. District of Columbia (94th-95th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (94th Congress)
H. International Relations (95th Congress)
MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd District. Elected to the 95th-99th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1977-Jan. 3, 1987). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
1986 and reelected in 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 3, 2017)
Committee assignments:
H. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (95th-97th Congresses)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (95th-99th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (97th-99th Congresses)
S. Environmental and Public Works (100th Congress)
S. Appropriations (100th-114th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress; ranking
member, 114th Congress)
S. Labor and Human Resources (100th-105th Congresses)
S. Small Business (100th-102nd Congresses)
S. Select Ethics (103rd-104th Congresses; 109th Congress)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-114th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (107th-114th Congresses)
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:
H. Small Business (104th-110th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-110th Congresses)
H. Administration (108th-110th Congresses; ranking member, 109th Congress;
chair, 110th Congress)
Jt. Library (108th-110th Congresses)
Jt. Printing (109th-110th Congresses)
MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th District. Elected to the 108th-114th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003, until her resignation Dec. 31, 2016)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)
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H. Government Reform (108th-109th Congresses)
H. House Administration (109th Congress; chair, 113th-114th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-114th Congresses)
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (110th-114th Congresses)
Jt. Library (109th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)
Jt. Printing (109th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)
MILLER, CAROL. Republican; West Virginia, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
H. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (116th Congress)
MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 89th-94th
Congresses; elected to the 101st Congress in a Sept. 22, 1990, special election to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of Daniel Akaka; reelected to the 102nd-107th Congresses; posthumously
reelected to the 108th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1965-Jan. 3, 1977; Sept. 27, 1990, until her death
Sept. 28, 2002)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (89th-94th Congresses; 101st-103rd Congresses)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (90th-94th Congresses)
H. Budget (94th Congress; 103rd-105th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (101st-102nd Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
H. Economic and Educational Opportunities/Education and the Workforce (104th
-107th Congresses)
H. Government Reform (106th-107th Congresses)
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:
H. Small Business (101st Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (101st-103rd Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-105th Congresses)
H. Education and Labor (102nd-103rd Congresses)
H. Budget (104th-105th Congresses)
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MOORE, GWENDOLYNNE (GWEN). Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th District. Elected to the 109th-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (109th-115th Congresses)
H. Small Business (109th-111th Congresses)
H. Budget (110th-114th Congresses)
H. Ways and Means (116th Congress)
MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th District. Elected to the 100th-107th
Congresses. (served Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (100th-103rd Congresses)
H. Science, Space, and Technology/Science (100th-107th Congresses)
H. Select Aging (100th-102nd Congresses)
H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th-107th Congresses)
MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-105th Congresses)
S. Judiciary (103rd Congress)
S. Small Business (103rd Congress)
S. Finance (104th-105th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (104th-105th Congresses)
MUCARSEL-POWELL, DEBBIE. Democrat; Florida, 26th District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 20, 2002, by
her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he had held before he was elected governor of Alaska.
Reelected to a six-year term in 2004, as well as in 2010 and 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2003-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Energy and Natural Resources (108th-116th Congresses; ranking member, 111th-
113th Congresses; chair, 114th-116th Congresses)
S. Environment and Public Works (108th-109th Congress)
S. Veterans’ Affairs (108th Congress)
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S. Indian Affairs (108th-116th Congresses; ranking member, part of 110th
Congress)
S. Foreign Relations (109th-110th Congresses)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (110th-116th Congresses)
S. Appropriations (111th-116th Congresses)
MURPHY, STEPHANIE. Democrat; Florida, 7th District. Elected to the 115th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2017-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (115th Congress)
H. Small Business (115th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (116th Congress)
MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected
in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. (served Jan. 5, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Appropriations (103rd-111th Congresses; 113th-116th Congresses)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-104th Congresses)
S. Budget (103rd-116th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress)
S. Labor and Human Resources (105th Congress)
S. Veterans Affairs (105th-116th Congresses; chair, 112th Congress)
S. Select Ethics (105th Congress)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-116th Congresses; ranking
member, 114th -116th Congresses)
S. Foreign Relations (110th Congress)
S. Indian Affairs (110th Congress)
Jt. Printing (111th-112th Congresses)
S. Rules and Administration (111th-113th Congresses)
Jt. Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (112th-113th Congresses; co-chair,
113th Congress)
MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 108th-110th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (108th-110th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Small Business (108th-110th Congresses)
H. Resources (109th Congress)
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MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th District. Elected to the 104th-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (104th Congress)
H. Science (104th Congress)
H. Small Business (104th Congress)
H. Rules (105th-108th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (109th-112th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (112th Congress)
NAPOLITANO, GRACE FLORES. Democrat; California, 34th District (106th-107th
Congresses), 38th District (108th-112th Congresses) and 32nd District (113th Congress-present).
Elected to the 106th-116th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1999-present). Chair of the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus, 109th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Resources/Natural Resources (106th-116th Congresses)
H. Small Business (106th-108th Congresses)
H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-116th Congresses)
NEGRETE McLEOD, GLORIA. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 113th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (113th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th Congress)
NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the Senate in a
Nov. 8, 1960, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Richard L. Neuberger,
and for the ensuing six-year term. (served Nov. 9, 1960-Jan. 3, 1967)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture and Forestry (87th-88th Congresses)
S. Banking and Currency (87th-89th Congresses)
S. Special Committee on Aging (87th Congress)
S. Committee on Parliamentary Conference with Canada (87th Congress, 2nd
session)
S. Commerce (89th Congress)
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NOEM, KRISTI. Republican; South Dakota, At Large. Elected to the 112th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-Jan.3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (112th Congress)
H. Natural Resources (112th Congress)
H. Agriculture (113th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (114th-115th Congresses)
NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th District. Elected to the 67th Congress in a Jan.
23, 1923, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Nolan, and also to the
68th Congress. (served Feb. 2, 1923-March 3, 1925). First woman to chair a congressional
committee.
Committee assignments:
H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department (67th-68th Congresses; chair, 68th
Congress)
H. Labor (67th-68th Congresses)
NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th District. Elected to the 87th
Congress in an April 18, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
William Frank Norrell. (served April 25, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (87th Congress)
NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd District. Elected to the 105th-109th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignment:
H. Appropriations (105th-109th Congresses)
NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Delegate from the District of Columbia. Elected
to the 102nd-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present)
Committee assignments:
H. District of Columbia (102nd-103rd Congresses)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (102nd-103rd Congresses)
H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd-103rd Congresses)
Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress (103rd Congress)
H. Small Business (104th Congress)
H. Oversight and Government Reform/ Government Reform/Oversight and
Reform (104th-116th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-116th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th-111th Congresses)
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NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 69th-81st
Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignments:
H. District of Columbia (69th-74th Congresses; chair, 72nd-74th Congresses)
H. Labor (69th-79th Congresses; chair, 75th-79th Congresses)
H. World War Veterans Legislation (69th-72nd Congresses)
H. Memorials (71st-79th Congresses)
H. Education (78th-79th Congresses)
H. Enrolled Bills (78th-79th Congresses)
H. Administration (ranking member, 80th Congress; chair, 81st Congress)
Jt. Printing (81st Congress)
Jt. Library (80th Congress)
OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th District. Elected to the 95th-102nd Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1977-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (95th-102nd Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (97th-102nd Congresses)
H. Administration (98th-102nd Congresses)
OCASIO-CORTEZ, ALEXANDRIA. Democrat; New York, 14th District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, At Large. Elected to the 74th-
77th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1935-Jan. 3, 1943)
Committee assignments:
H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (74th-77th
Congresses; chair, 75th-77th Congresses)
H. Immigration and Naturalization (75th-77th Congresses)
H. Insular Affairs (75th-77th Congresses)
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OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 70th Congress in
a Jan. 9, 1929, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William A. Oldfield,
and also to the 71st Congress. (served Jan. 11, 1929-March 3, 1931)
Committee assignments:
H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures (71st Congress)
H. Expenditures in the Executive Departments (71st Congress)
H. Public Buildings and Grounds (71st Congress)
OMAR, ILHAN. Democrat; Minnesota, 5th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served Jan.
3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (116th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 71st-72nd Congresses.
(served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignment:
H. Foreign Affairs (71st-72nd Congresses)
PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th District. Elected to the 100th-
102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 1993)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (100th-102nd Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (100th-102nd Congresses)
H. Select Hunger (100th-102nd Congresses)
PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th District (100th-102nd Congresses), 8th District
(103rd-112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 100th Congress in a
June 2, 1987, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Sala Burton; reelected to the
101st-116th Congresses. (served June 9, 1987-present). First female Speaker of the House, 110th,
111th, and 116th Congresses.
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (100th-101st Congresses)
H. Government Operations (100th-101st Congresses)
H. Appropriations (102nd-107th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (102nd-104th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (104th-107th Congresses; Ex Officio, 108th-113th, 116th
Congresses)
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PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th District. Elected to the 94th Congress in a
April 29, 1975, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Jerry L. Pettis;
reelected to the 95th Congress. (served May 6, 1975-Jan. 3, 1979)
Committee assignments:
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (94th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (95th Congress)
H. International Relations (95th Congress)
PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 83rd-87th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (83rd-87th Congresses)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (84th-85th Congresses)
H. Public Works (86th-87th Congresses)
PINGREE, CHELLIE. Democrat; Maine, 1st District. Elected to the 111th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (111th-112th Congresses)
H. Rules (111th-112th Congresses)
H. Agriculture (112th -116th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (113th-116th Congresses)
PLASKETT, STACEY E. Democrat; Delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands. Elected to the 114th
-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (114th-116th
Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (116th Congress)
PORTER, KATIE. Democrat; California, 45th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignment:
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
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PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a
May 25, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William O. Burgin. (served June
3, 1946-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignments:
H. Flood Control (79th Congress)
H. Pensions (79th Congress)
H. Territories (79th Congress)
PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th District. Elected to the 71st-72nd
Congresses. (served April 15, 1929-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Currency (71st Congress)
H. Library (71st-72nd Congresses)
H. Education (72nd Congress)
PRESSLEY, AYANNA. Democrat; Massachusetts, 7th District. Elected to the 116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 103rd-110th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)
H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
H. Rules (104th-108th Congresses)
H. Financial Services (109th-110th Congresses)
PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 8, 1938, to fill
vacancy caused by death of Peter Norbeck; never sworn in and seated, because Congress was not
in session between her election and the expiration of the term on Jan. 3, 1939.
No committee assignments listed.
RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN. Republican; Delegate from American Samoa.
Elected to the 114th-116th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Natural Resources (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Small Business (114th-116th Congresses)
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H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-116th Congresses)
RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, At Large (65th Congress) and 1st District (77th
Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress and the 77th Congress. (served April 2, 1917-March 4,
1919; Jan. 3, 1941-Jan. 3, 1943) First woman elected to Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Public Lands (65th Congress; 77th Congress)
H. Woman Suffrage (65th Congress)
H. Insular Affairs (77th Congress)
REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st District. Elected to the 87th Congress in a
May 16, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece.
(served May 23, 1961-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
H. Public Works (87th Congress)
REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th District. Elected to the 88th-92nd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1963, until her resignation on Oct. 7, 1971)
Committee assignments:
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (88th-89th Congresses)
H. Public Works (89th Congress)
H. Appropriations (90th-92nd Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (91st-92nd Congresses)
RICE, KATHLEEN M. Democrat; New York; 4th District. Elected to the 114th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-116th Congresses)
RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in
an August 21, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Juanita Millender-
McDonald; reelected to the 111th-112th Congresses. (served Sept. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Science and Technology (110th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-112th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (111th-112th Congresses)
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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 J. Riley.
(served April 12, 1962-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignment:
H. Science and Transportation (87th Congress)
RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 104th-107th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (104th-106th Congresses)
H. Science (104th-107th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce (107th Congress)
ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd District. Elected to the 67th
Congress. (served April 11, 1921-March 3, 1923)
Committee assignments:
H. Expenditures in the Interior Department (67th Congress)
H. Indian Affairs (67th Congress)
H. Woman Suffrage (67th Congress)
ROBY, MARTHA. Republican; Alabama, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (112th-113th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (112th-113th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce (112th-113th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (113th-116th Congresses)
H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (115th -116th Congresses)
ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 69th
Congress in a June 30, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J.
Rogers; reelected to the 70th-86th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925, until her death Sept. 10,
1960)
Committee assignments:
H. Expenditures in the Navy Department (69th Congress)
H. Industrial Arts and Expositions (69th Congress)
H. Woman Suffrage (69th Congress)
H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (69th-79th Congresses)
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H. Civil Service (70th-77th Congresses)
H. Indian Affairs (70th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (73rd-79th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (80th-86th Congresses; ranking member, 81st-82nd and 84th-
86th Congresses; chair, 80th and 83rd Congresses)
ROSEN, JACKY. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District, and Senator. Elected to the 115th Congress.
(served in House Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 3. 2019) Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2018. (served in
the Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (115th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (115th Congress)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (116th Congress)
S. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (116th Congress)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (116th Congress)
S. Small Business (116th Congress)
S. Special Aging (116th Congress)
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th District (102nd-112th Congresses); 27th
District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 101st Congress in an August 29, 1989, special
election to fill vacancy caused by death of Claude Pepper; reelected to the 102nd-115th
Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th Congress. (served Sept.
6, 1989-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs/International Relations (101st-115th Congresses; ranking
member, 110th-111th Congresses; chair, 112th Congress)
H. Government Operations/Government Reform (101st-109th Congresses)
H. Budget (109th Congress)
H. Rules (113th Congress)
H. Intelligence (114th-115th Congresses)
ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th District.
Elected to the 97th-107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor/Economic and Educational Opportunities/Education and
the Workforce (97th-107th Congresses)
H. Select Hunger (98th-102nd Congresses; vice chair, 100th Congress)
H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial Services/Financial
Services (97th-107th Congresses)
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ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd District (103rd-107th Congresses);
34th District (108th-112th Congresses); 40th District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 103rd-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial Services (103rd-
105th Congresses)
H. Small Business (103rd Congress)
H. Budget (104th-105th Congresses)
H. Select U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with …
China (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (106th-116th Congresses)
H. Standards of Official Conduct (108th-110th Congresses)
Jt. Select Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (115th Congress)
SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 100th-101st Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1987-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (100th-101st Congresses)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (100th-101st Congresses)
H. Select Aging (100th-101st Congresses)
ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th District. Elected
to the 80th-88th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 3, 1965)
Committee assignments:
H. Post Office and Civil Service (80th-84th Congresses; 86th-88th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (83rd Congress)
H. Armed Services (85th-86th Congresses)
H. Rules (87th-88th Congresses)
SÁNCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th District (108th-113th Congresses); 38th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 108th-115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2003-present).
Sister of Loretta Sanchez. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 114th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Government Reform (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (108th-112th Congresses)
H. Small Business (108th-109th Congresses)
H. Education and Labor (110th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (111th Congress; 113th-116th Congresses)
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H. Veterans’ Affairs (112th Congress)
H. Ethics (112th-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)
H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)
SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th District (105th-107th and 113th-114th
Congresses) and 47th District (108th-110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th-114th Congresses
(served Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2017). Sister of Linda Sánchez.
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (105th-107th Congresses)
H. National Security (105th Congress)
H. Armed Services (106th-114th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th-114th Congresses)
Jt. Economic (109th Congress; 111th-114th Congresses)
SCANLON, MARY GAY. Democrat, Pennsylvania, 7th District (115th Congress); 5th District
(116th Congress). Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018 special election to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Patrick Meehan, also elected to the 116th Congress. (served Nov. 13,
2018-present)
Committee assignments:
115th Congress: no assignments
H. Judiciary (116th Congress)
H. Rules (116th Congress)
H. Select Modernization of Congress (116th Congress)
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th District. Elected to the 106th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (106th -107th Congresses)
H. Government Reform (106th-107th Congresses)
H. Small Business (106th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (108th-116th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (110th-113th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (114th Congress)
H. Budget (116th Congress)
SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)
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H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)
SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in an August 2,
2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rob Portman; reelected to the
110th-112th Congresses. (served Sept. 6, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (109th-112th Congresses)
H. Government Reform (109th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th-112th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd District. Elected to the
97th-101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (97th-101st Congresses)
H. Science and Technology (97th-101st Congresses)
H. Special Committee on Aging (98th-101st Congresses)
SCHRIER, KIM. Democrat; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 116th Congress (served Jan.
3, 2019 to present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 93rd-104th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (93rd-103rd Congresses)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (93rd-103rd Congresses)
H. Judiciary (97th-104th Congresses)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (100th-102nd Congresses; chair, 102nd
Congress)
H. National Security (104th Congress)
SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 109th-113th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-Jan. 3, 2015)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (109th-113th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th Congress)
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H. Ways and Means (110th, 111th, 113th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
SEASTRAND, ANDREA. Republican; California, 22nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
H. Science (104th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)
SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY. Republican; Texas, 22nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in
a Nov. 7, 2006, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Tom Delay. (served Nov.
13, 2006-Jan. 3, 2007)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (109th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th Congress)
SEWELL, TERRYCINA (“TERRI”). Democrat; Alabama, 7th District. Elected to the 112th-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (112th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (112th Congress)
H. Financial Services (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (113th-116th Congresses)
H. Ways and Means (115th-116th Congresses)
SHAHEEN, JEANNE D. Democrat; New Hampshire; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2008 and
reelected in 2014. (served Jan. 3, 2009-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Energy and Natural Resources (111th-112th Congresses)
S. Foreign Relations (111th-116th Congresses)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (111th-116th Congresses; ranking
member, 114th-115th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (112th-116th Congresses)
S. Appropriations (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Ethics (115th-116th Congress)
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SHALALA, DONNA. Democrat; Florida, 27th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
H. Rules (116th Congress)
SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st District. Elected to the 110th, 111th,
113th, and 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2015; Jan. 3,
2017-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (110th, 111th, 113th, 115th Congresses)
H. Education and Labor/ Education and the Workforce (110th, 111th, 115th
Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (111th, 113th Congresses)
SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan.
3, 1993-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)
SHERRILL, MIKIE. Democrat; New Jersey, 11th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; Ohio, 28th District. Elected to the 86th Congress
(served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1961). She succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who died on
Oct. 26, 1958.
Committee assignments:
H. Administration (86th Congress)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (86th Congress)
SINEMA, KYRSTEN. Democrat; Arizona, 9th District, and Senator. Elected to the 113th-115th
Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2013-Jan. 3, 2019) Subsequently elected to the Senate in
2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignment:
H. Financial Services (113th-115th Congresses)
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S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (116th Congress)
S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (116th Congress)
S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (116th Congress)
S. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
S. Special Aging (116th Congress)
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York; 30th District (100th-102nd
Congresses); 28th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 25th District (113th Congress-present). Elected
to the 100th-115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987, until her death March 16, 2018)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (100th-101st Congresses)
H. Public Works and Transportation (100th-101st Congresses)
H. Select Aging (100th-102nd Congresses)
H. Budget (102nd-104th Congresses)
H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)
H. Rules (102nd-115th Congresses; chair, 110th-111th Congresses; ranking member,
109th, 112th-115th Congresses)
H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)
SLOTKIN, ELISSA. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 104th-105th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1999)
Committee assignments:
H. Resources (104th-105th Congresses)
H. Small Business (104th-105th Congresses)
SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the
76th Congress in a June 3, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband,
Clyde H. Smith; reelected to the 77th-80th Congresses (served in House June 10, 1940-Jan. 3,
1949). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1948 and reelected in 1954, 1960, and 1966 (served
in Senate Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1973). Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the
highest Senate leadership post held by a woman).
Committee assignments:
H. Election of the President, Vice President, Representatives in Congress (76th
Congress)
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H. War Claims (76th Congress)
H. Revision of the Laws (76th Congress)
H. Invalid Pensions (76th-77th Congresses)
H. Education (77th Congress)
H. Post Office and Post Roads (77th Congress)
H. Naval Affairs (78th-79th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (80th Congress)
S. District of Columbia (81st Congress)
S. Expenditures in Executive Departments (81st-82nd Congresses)
S. Rules and Administration (82nd Congress)
S. Select Senate Employees Compensation Rates (chair, 83rd Congress)
S. Appropriations (83rd-92nd Congresses)
S. Armed Services (83rd-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 90th-92nd Congresses)
S. Government Operations (83rd-85th Congresses)
S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences (86th-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 88th-
91st Congresses)
SMITH, TINA. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 13, 2017, to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Al Franken, reelected in 2018. (served Jan. 3, 2018-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (115th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th Congress)
S. Indian Affairs (115th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Select Solvency Multiemployer Pension Plans (115th Congress)
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (116th Congress)
S. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (116th Congress)
SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th-101st Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1975-Jan. 3, 1991)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (94th Congress)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (94th Congress)
H. Appropriations (95th-101st Congresses)
SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 96th-103rd
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1979-Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
1994 and reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Operations (96th Congress)
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H. Small Business (96th-97th Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (97th-103rd Congresses)
Jt. Economic (98th-102nd Congresses)
H. Budget (103rd Congress)
S. Budget (104th-107th Congresses)
S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (104th-112th Congresses)
S. Foreign Relations (104th Congress)
S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (104th-112th Congresses; chair, 108th-
109th Congresses; ranking member, 110th-112th Congresses)
S. Armed Services (105th-106th Congresses)
S. Finance (107th-112th Congresses)
S. Select Intelligence (108th-112th Congresses)
SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st District (107th Congress) and 32nd District (108th-
111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th-111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001, until her
resignation on Feb. 23, 2009, to become Secretary of Labor)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and the Workforce (107th Congress)
H. Resources/Natural Resources (107th, 110th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (108th-110th Congresses)
H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (110th Congress)
SPANBERGER, ABIGAIL. Democrat; Virginia, 7th District. Elected to the 116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (116th Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (116th Congress)
SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California, 12th District (110th-112th Congresses); 14th District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an April 8, 2008, special election to fill
vacancy caused by death of Tom Lantos; reelected to the 111th-116th Congresses. (served April 10,
2008-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform/Oversight and Reform (110th-113th, 116th
Congresses)
H. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (111th
Congress)
H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)
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H. Armed Services (112th-116th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (114th-116th Congresses)
SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th District. Elected to the 94th-97th
Congresses. Began service Jan. 14, 1975. Unable to be sworn in to the 97th Congress due to
disability; seat declared vacant Feb. 24, 1981.
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Currency, and Housing/Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (94th-
96th Congresses)
H. Post Office and Civil Service (94th-95th Congresses)
H. Democratic Steering and Policy (96th Congress)
STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District, and Senator. Elected to the 105th-106th
Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1997-Jan. 3, 2001). Subsequently elected to the Senate in
2000 and reelected in 2006, 2012, and 2018. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Science (105th-106th Congresses)
S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (107th-116th Congresses; chair, 112th-113th
Congresses, ranking member, 114th-116th Congresses)
S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (107th-109th Congresses)
S. Budget (107th-116th Congresses)
S. Special Committee on Aging (107th-108th Congresses)
S. Finance (110th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (111th-116th Congresses)
Jt. Taxation (114th-116th Congresses)
STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, At Large. Elected to the 78th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1943-Jan. 3, 1945)
Committee assignments:
H. Civil Service (78th Congress)
H. Patents (78th Congress)
STEFANIK, ELISE M. Republican; New York, 21st District. Elected to the 114th-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce /Education and Labor (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (115th-116th Congresses)
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STEVENS, HALEY. Democrat; Michigan, 11th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd District. Elected to the 83rd-94th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1953-Jan. 3, 1977)
Committee assignments:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (83rd Congress; 89th-94th Congresses; chair,
93rd-94th Congresses)
H. Banking and Currency (84th-94th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on Defense Production (91st-94th Congresses)
SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th District. Elected to the 76th-79th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1939-Jan. 3, 1947)
Committee assignment:
H. Banking and Currency (76th-79th Congresses)
SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th District. Elected to the 110th-112th Congresses. (served
Jan. 3, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (110th Congress)
H. Rules (110th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (111th Congress)
H. Armed Services (112th Congress)
H. Natural Resources (112th Congress)
TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th District. Elected to the 105th-111th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1997, until her resignation on June 26, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. National Security (105th Congress)
H. Science (105th Congress)
H. Armed Services (106th-111th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th-111th Congresses)
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TENNEY, CLAUDIA. Republican; New York, 22nd District. Elected to the 115th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2017-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignment:
H. Financial Services (115th Congress)
THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th District. Elected to the 89th Congress in a
March 26, 1966, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Albert Thomas.
(served March 30, 1966-Jan. 3, 1967)
Committee assignment:
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (89th Congress)
THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th District. Elected to the 82nd-84th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1951-Jan. 3, 1957)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (82nd-84th Congresses)
Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy (84th Congress)
THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 103rd-107th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2003)
Committee assignments:
H. Agriculture (103rd-104th Congresses)
H. Government Operations/Government Reform and Oversight (103rd-104th
Congresses)
H. Ways and Means (105th-107th Congresses)
TITUS, DINA. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District (111th Congress); 1st District (113th Congress-
present). Elected to the 111th and 113th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009-Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3,
2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (111th Congress)
H. Homeland Security (111th, 116th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (111th-116th Congresses)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (115th-116th Congresses)
TLAIB, RASHIDA. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
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H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
TORRES, NORMA J. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 114th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (114th Congress)
H. Natural Resources (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (115th Congress)
H. Rules (115th-116th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (116th Congress)
TORRES SMALL, XOCHITL. Democrat; New Mexico, 2nd District. Elected to the 116th
Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
TRAHAN, LORI. Democrat; Massachusetts, 3rd District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
Education and Labor (116th Congress)
H. Armed Services (116th Congress)
TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts; 5th District (110th-112th Congresses); 3rd District
(113th Congress-present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an Oct. 16, 2007, special election to fill
vacancy caused by resignation of Martin Meehan; reelected to the 111th-115th Congresses. (served
Oct. 18, 2007-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (110th-115th Congresses)
H. Budget (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (111th-115th Congresses)
UNDERWOOD, LAUREN. Democrat; Illinois, 14th District. Elected to the 116th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (116th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
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UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 101st-103rd
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989-Jan. 3, 1995)
Committee assignments:
H. Education and Labor (101st-103rd Congresses)
H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (101st-103rd Congresses)
H. Select Aging (101st-102nd Congresses)
VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th District (103rd-112th Congresses); 7th
District (113th District-present). Elected to the 103rd-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993-
present). Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 111th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial
Services/Financial Services (103rd-116th Congresses)
H. Small Business (103rd-115th Congresses; chair, 110th-111th, 116th Congresses;
ranking member, 105th-109th, 112th-115th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (115th-116th Congresses)
VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd District. Elected to the 98th-104th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignments:
H. Administration (98th-101st Congresses)
H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (98th-101st Congresses)
H. Interior and Insular Affairs (98th-102nd Congresses)
H. Appropriations (102nd-104th Congresses)
H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)
WAGNER, ANN. Republican; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (113th-116th Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (115th -116th Congress)
WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress.
(served Jan. 3, 1995-Jan. 3, 1997)
Committee assignment:
H. Rules (104th Congress)
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WALORSKI, JACKIE. Republican; Indiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th-116th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Armed Services (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Budget (113th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)
H. Agriculture (114th Congress)
H. Ways and Means (115th-116th Congresses)
WALTERS, MIMI. Republican; California, 45th District. Elected to the 114th-115th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 2015-Jan. 3, 2019)
Committee assignments:
H. Judiciary (114th Congress)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th Congress)
H. Energy and Commerce (115th Congress)
H. Ethics (115th Congress)
WARREN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Massachusetts; Senator. Elected in 2012 and reelected in
2018. (served Jan. 3, 2013-present)
Committee assignments:
S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Special Aging (113th-116th Congresses)
S. Energy and Natural Resources (114th Congress)
S. Armed Services (115th-116th Congresses)
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th District (109th-112th Congresses);
23rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 109th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005-
present)
Committee assignments:
H. Financial Services (109th Congress)
Jt. Library (110th-111th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (110th-111th Congresses; 113th-116th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (110th-112th Congress, first session)
H. Budget (112th, 115th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Reform (116th Congress)
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WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th District (102nd Congress), 35th District (103rd-
112th Congresses) and 43rd District (113th Congress-present). Elected to the 102nd-116th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991-present). Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 105th Congress.
Committee assignments:
H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs/Banking and Financial Services/
Financial Services (102nd-116th Congresses; ranking member, 113th-115th
Congresses; chair, 116th Congress)
H. Veterans’ Affairs (102nd-104th Congresses)
H. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)
H. Judiciary (105th-112th Congresses)
WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd District (107th Congress) and 33rd District (108th-
111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress in a June 5, 2001, special election to fill vacancy
caused by death of Julian Dixon; reelected to the 108th-111th Congresses. (served June 7, 2001-
Jan. 3, 2011)
Committee assignments:
H. Government Reform/Oversight and Government Reform (107th-111th
Congresses)
H. International Relations/Foreign Affairs (107th-111th Congresses)
WATSON COLEMAN, BONNIE. Democrat; New Jersey, 12th District. Elected to the 114th-
116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Homeland Security (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Oversight and Government Reform (114th-115th Congresses)
H. Appropriations (116th Congress)
WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th District. Elected to the 86th-87th
Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959-Jan. 3, 1963)
Committee assignments:
H. District of Columbia (86th-87th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (86th Congress)
H. Science and Astronautics (87th Congress)
WEXTON, JENNIFER. Democrat, Virginia, 10th District. Elected to the 116th Congress. (served
Jan. 3, 2019-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Science, Space and Technology (116th Congress)
H. Financial Services (116th Congress)
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WILD, SUSAN. Democrat, Pennsylvania, 15th District (115th Congress); 7th District (116th
Congress). Elected to the 115th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2018 special election to fill vacancy caused
by resignation of Charlie Dent; subsequently elected to the 116th Congress. (served Nov. 27,
2018-present)
Committee assignments:
None in 115th Congress
H. Foreign Affairs (116th Congress)
H. Education and Labor (116th Congress)
H. Ethics (116th Congress)
WILSON, FREDERICA. Democrat; Florida; 17th District (112th Congress), 24th District (113th
Congress-present). Elected to the 112th-116th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011-present)
Committee assignments:
H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)
H. Science, Space and Technology (112th-113th Congresses)
H. Education and the Workforce (114th-116th Congresses)
H. Transportation and Infrastructure (115th-116th Congresses)
WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 105th Congress in a
June 23, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Steven Schiff; reelected to the
106th-110th Congresses. (served June 25, 1998-Jan. 3, 2009)
Committee assignments:
H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)
H. Intelligence (106th Congress; 109th-110th Congresses)
H. Armed Services (107th-108th Congresses)
H. Energy and Commerce (107th-110th Congresses)
WINGO, EFFIGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th District. Elected to the 71st Congress
Nov. 4, 1930, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress.
(served Dec. 1, 1930-March 3, 1933)
Committee assignments:
H. Accounts (71st Congress)
H. Insular Affairs (71st Congress)
H. Foreign Affairs (72nd Congress)
WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd District. Elected to the 79th and
81st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945-Jan. 3, 1947, and Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1951)
Committee assignments:
H. Banking and Currency (79th, 81st Congresses)
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H. Administration (81st Congress)
WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd-112th Congresses.
(served Jan. 3, 1993-Jan. 3, 2013)
Committee assignments:
H. Budget (103rd-105th Congresses)
H. Education and Labor/Economic and Educational Opportunities/Education and
the Workforce (103rd -112th Congresses)
H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)
H. Science/Science and Technology/Science, Space and Technology (106th-112th
Congresses)
H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)
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Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-116th Congresses, by Congress
Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Includes Delegates and the Resident Commissioner
116th Congress
House
Alma Adams
Cynthia Axne
Nanette Diaz Barrágan
Karen Bass
Joyce Beatty
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Suzanne Bonamici
Susan Brooks
Julia Brownley
Cheri Bustos
Kathy Castor
Liz Cheney
Judy Chu
Katherine M. Clark
Yvette Clarke
Angela Craig
Sharice Davids
Susan Davis
Madeleine Dean
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Suzan DelBene
Val Demings
Debbie Dingell
Veronica Escobar
Anna G. Eshoo
Abby Finkenauer
Lizzie Fletcher
Virginia Foxx
Lois Frankel
Marcia L. Fudge
Tulsi Gabbard
Sylvia Garcia
Jenniffer González-
Colón
Kay Granger
Deb Haaland
Vicky Hartzler
Jahana Hayes
Jaime Herrera
Beutler
Katie Hilla
Kendra Horn
Chrissy Houlahan
Sheila Jackson Lee
Praymila Jayapal
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Robin Kelly
Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann McLane Kuster
Brenda Lawrence
Barbara Lee
Susie Lee
Debbie Lesko
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Elaine Luria
Lucy McBath
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Grace Meng
Carolyn Miller
Gwen Moore
Debbie Mucarsel-
Powell
Stephanie Murphy
Grace Napolitano
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Alexandria Ocasio-
Cortez
Ilhan Omar
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Stacey Plaskett
Katie Porter
Ayanna Pressley
Aumua A. C.
Radewagen
Kathleen Rice
Martha Roby
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Mary Gay Scanlon
Janice Schakowsky
Kim Schrier
Terri Sewell
Donna Shalala
Mikie Sherill
Elissa Slotkin
Abigail Spanberger
Jackie Speier
Elise M. Stefanik
Haley Stevens
Dina Titus
Rashida Tlaib
Norma Torres
Xochitl Torres Small
Lori Trahan
Lauren Underwood
Nydia Velázquez
Ann Wagner
Jackie Walorski
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Bonnie Watson
Coleman
Jennifer Wexton
Susan Wild
Frederica Wilson
Senate
Tammy Baldwin
Marsha Blackburn
Maria Cantwell
Shelley Moore
Capito
Susan Collins
Catherine Cortez
Masto
Tammy Duckworth
Joni Ernst
Dianne Feinstein
Deb Fischer
Maggie Hassan
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kamala Harris
Mazie Hirono
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Amy Klobuchar
Martha McSally
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
Kyrsten Sinema
Tina Smith
Debbie Stabenow
Elizabeth Warren
115th Congress (2017-2018)
House
Alma Adams
Nanette Diaz Barrágan
Karen Bass
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Sheila Jackson Lee
Praymila Jayapal
Lynn Jenkins
Doris Matsui
Grace Meng
Gwen Moore
Terri Sewell
Carol Shea-Porter
Kyrsten Sinema
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Joyce Beatty
Diane Black
Marsha Blackburn
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Suzanne Bonamici
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Susan Brooks
Julia Brownley
Cheri Bustos
Kathy Castor
Liz Cheney
Judy Chu
Katherine M. Clark
Yvette Clarke
Barbara Comstock
Suzan DelBene
Val Demings
Debbie Dingell
Anna G. Eshoo
Elizabeth Esty
Virginia Foxx
Lois Frankel
Marcia L. Fudge
Tulsi Gabbard
Jenniffer González-
Colón
Kay Granger
Colleen Hanabusa
Karen Handela
Vicky Hartzler
Jaime Herrera
Beutler
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Brenda Jonesa
Marcy Kaptur
Robin Kelly
Ann McLane Kuster
Brenda Lawrence
Barbara Lee
Debbie Leskoa
Zoe Lofgren
Mia Love
Nita M. Lowey
Michelle Lujan
Grisham
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Martha McSally
Carolyn Maloney
Stephanie Murphy
Grace Napolitano
Kristi Noem
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Stacey Plaskett
Aumua A. C.
Radewagen
Kathleen Rice
Martha Roby
Jacky Rosen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Mary Gay Scanlona
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughtera
Jackie Speier
Elise M. Stefanik
Claudia Tenney
Dina Titus
Norma Torres
Niki Tsongas
Nydia Velázquez
Ann Wagner
Jackie Walorski
Mimi Walters
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Bonnie Watson
Coleman
Susan Wilda
Frederica Wilson
Senate
Tammy Baldwin
Maria Cantwell
Shelley Moore Capito
Susan Collins
Catherine Cortez
Masto
Tammy Duckworth
Joni Ernst
Dianne Feinstein
Deb Fischer
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kamala Harris
Maggie Hassan
Heidi Heitkamp
Mazie Hirono
Cindy Hyde-Smitha
Amy Klobuchar
Claire McCaskill
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jeanne Shaheen
Tina Smitha
Debbie Stabenow
Elizabeth Warren
114th Congress (2015-2016)
House
Alma Adams
Karen Bass
Joyce Beatty
Diane Black
Marsha Blackburn
Suzanne Bonamici
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Susan Brooks
Corrine Brown
Julia Brownley
Cheri Bustos
Lois Capps
Kathy Castor
Judy Chu
Katherine M. Clark
Yvette Clarke
Barbara Comstock
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Suzan DelBene
Debbie Dingell
Tammy Duckworth
Donna Edwards
Renee Ellmers
Anna G. Eshoo
Elizabeth Esty
Virginia Foxx
Lois Frankel
Marcia L. Fudge
Tulsi Gabbard
Gwen Graham
Kay Granger
Janice Hahna
Colleen Hanabusaa
Vicky Hartzler
Jaime Herrera
Beutler
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lynn Jenkins
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Robin Kelly
Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann McLane Kuster
Brenda Lawrence
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Mia Love
Nita M. Lowey
Michelle Lujan
Grisham
Cynthia Lummis
Betty McCollum
Martha McSally
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Grace Meng
Candice Millera
Gwen Moore
Grace Napolitano
Kristi Noem
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Stacey Plaskett
Aumua Amata
Coleman
Radewagen
Kathleen Rice
Martha Roby
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Terri Sewell
Kyrsten Sinema
Louise M. Slaughter
Jackie Speier
Elise M. Stefanik
Dina Titus
Norma Torres
Niki Tsongas
Nydia Velázquez
Ann Wagner
Jackie Walorski
Mimi Walters
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
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Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Lucille Roybal-Allard Bonnie Watson
Coleman
Frederica Wilson
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Tammy Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Shelley Moore
Capito
Susan Collins
Joni Ernst
Dianne Feinstein
Deb Fischer
Kirsten Gillibrand
Heidi Heitkamp
Mazie Hirono
Amy Klobuchar
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jeanne Shaheen
Debbie Stabenow
Elizabeth Warren
113th Congress (2013-2014)
House
Alma Adamsa
Michele Bachmann
Karen Bass
Joyce Beatty
Diane Black
Marsha Blackburn
Suzanne Bonamici
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Susan Brooks
Corrine Brown
Julia Brownley
Cheri Bustos
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Kathy Castor
Donna Christensen
Judy Chu
Katherine M. Clarka
Yvette Clarke
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Suzan DelBene
Tammy Duckworth
Donna Edwards
Renee Ellmers
Jo Ann Emersona
Anna G. Eshoo
Elizabeth Esty
Virginia Foxx
Lois Frankel
Marcia L. Fudge
Tulsi Gabbard
Kay Granger
Janice Hahn
Colleen Hanabusa
Vicky Hartzler
Jaime Herrera
Beutler
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lynn Jenkins
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Robin Kellya
Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann McLane Kuster
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Michelle Lujan
Grisham
Cynthia Lummis
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Grace Meng
Candice Miller
Gwen Moore
Grace Napolitano
Gloria Negrete
McLeod
Kristi Noem
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Martha Roby
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Allyson Schwartz
Terri Sewell
Carol Shea-Porter
Kyrsten Sinema
Louise M. Slaughter
Jackie Speier
Dina Titus
Niki Tsongas
Nydia Velázquez
Ann Wagner
Jackie Walorski
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Frederica Wilson
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Tammy Baldwin
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Susan Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Deb Fischer
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kay Hagan
Heidi Heitkamp
Mazie Hirono
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jeanne Shaheen
Debbie Stabenow
Elizabeth Warren
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112th Congress (2011-2012)
House
Sandy Adams
Michele Bachmann
Tammy Baldwin
Karen Bass
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Diane Black
Marsha Blackburn
Suzanne Bonamicia
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ann Marie Buerkle
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Kathy Castor
Donna Christensen
Judy Chu
Yvette Clarke
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Suzan DelBenea
Donna Edwards
Renee Ellmers
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Virginia Foxx
Marcia L. Fudge
Gabrielle Giffordsa
Kay Granger
Janice Hahna
Colleen Hanabusa
Jane Harmana
Vicky Hartzler
Nan Hayworth
Jaime Herrera
Beutler
Mazie Hirono
Kathy Hochula
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lynn Jenkins
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Cynthia Lummis
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Kristi Noem
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Laura Richardson
Martha Roby
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Terri Sewell
Louise M. Slaughter
Jackie Speier
Betty Sutton
Niki Tsongas
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Frederica Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Kelly Ayotte
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kristen Gillibrand
Kay Hagan
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jeanne Shaheen
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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111th Congress (2009-2010)
House
Michele Bachmann
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Kathy Castor
Julia Carson
Donna Christensen
Judy Chua
Yvette Clarke
Kathy Dahlkemper
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Donna Edwards
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Mary Fallin
Virginia Foxx
Marcia L. Fudge
Gabrielle Giffords
Kristen Gillibrandb
Kay Granger
Debbie Halvorson
Jane Harman
Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin
Mazie Hirono
Sheila Jackson Lee
Lynn Jenkins
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Mary Jo Kilroy
Ann Kirkpatrick
Suzanne Kosmas
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Cynthia Lummis
Carolyn Maloney
Betsy Markey
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Chellie Pingree
Laura Richardson
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Carol Shea-Porter
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solisa
Jackie Speier
Betty Sutton
Dina Titus
Ellen Tauschera
Niki Tsongas
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clintona
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kristen Gillibrandb
Kay Hagan
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Jeanne Shaheen
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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110th Congress (2007-2008)
House
Michele Bachmann
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Nancy Boyda
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson a
Kathy Castor
Donna Christensen
Yvette Clarke
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davisa
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma Drake
Donna Edwardsa
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Mary Fallin
Virginia Foxx
Gabrielle Giffords
Kirstin Gillibrand
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Stephanie Herseth
Mazie Hirono
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs
Jonesa
Marcy Kaptur
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsui
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Juanita Millender
McDonalda
Candice Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilyn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Laura Richardsona
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidt
Allyson Schwartz
Carol Shea-Porter
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Jackie Speiera
Betty Sutton
Ellen Tauscher
Niki Tsongasa
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Amy Klobuchar
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Claire McCaskill
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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109th Congress (2005-2006)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Melissa Bean
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christensen
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Thelma Drake
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Virginia Foxx
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth
Sandlin
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs
Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Doris Matsuia
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cynthia McKinney
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers
Juanita Millender-
McDonald
Candice S. Miller
Gwen Moore
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Shelley Sekula
Gibbsa
Janice Schakowsky
Jean Schmidta
Allyson Schwartz
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velázquez
Debbie Wasserman
Schultz
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
108th Congress (2003-2004)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Marsha Blackburn
Mary Bono Mack
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christensen
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Katherine Harris
Melissa Hart
Stephanie Herseth
Sandlina
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice
Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs
Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Denise L. Majette
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Juanita Millender-
McDonald
Candice S. Miller
Marilynn Musgrave
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda T. Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Susan M. Collins
Elizabeth Dole
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Barbara Mikulski
Lisa Murkowski
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Dianne Feinstein Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Patty Murray
107th Congress (2001-2002)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Mary Bono Mack
Corrine Brown
Shelley Moore Capito
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Donna Christian-
Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Jo Ann Davis
Susan Davis
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Melissa Hart
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs
Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Betty McCollum
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-
McDonald
Patsy T. Minka
Constance A.
Morella
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Hilda Solis
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Diane Watsona
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Maria Cantwell
Jean Carnahan
Hillary Rodham
Clinton
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
Debbie Stabenow
106th Congress (1999-2000)
House
Tammy Baldwin
Shelley Berkley
Judy Biggert
Mary Bono Mack
Corrine Brown
Lois Capps
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Kay Granger
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Stephanie Tubbs
Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-
McDonald
Patsy T. Mink
Constance A.
Morella
Sue Myrick
Grace Napolitano
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Loretta Sanchez
Janice Schakowsky
Louise M. Slaughter
Debbie Stabenow
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilson
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein Mary Landrieu Barbara Mikulski
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
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Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
105th Congress (1997-1998)
House
Mary Bono Macka
Corrine Brown
Lois Cappsa
Julia Carson
Helen Chenoweth
Donna Christensen
Eva Clayton
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emerson
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Kay Granger
Jane Harman
Darlene Hooley
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Carolyn Cheeks
Kilpatrick
Barbara Leea
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Juanita Millender-
McDonald
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinaria
Constance A.
Morella
Sue Myrick
Anne M. Northup
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Loretta Sanchez
Louise M. Slaughter
Linda Smith
Debbie Stabenow
Ellen Tauscher
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Heather Wilsona
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Susan M. Collins
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Mary Landrieu
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
104th Congress (1995-1996)
House
Corrine Brown
Helen Chenoweth
Eva Clayton
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Barbara Cubin
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Jo Ann Emersona
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Sheila Jackson Lee
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Sue Kelly
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Zoe Lofgren
Nita M. Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Karen McCarthy
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Juanita Millender-
McDonalda
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A.
Morella
Sue Myrick
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Lynn Rivers
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Patricia S. Schroeder
Andrea Seastrand
Louise M. Slaughter
Linda Smith
Karen L. Thurman
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara F.
Vucanovich
Enid Greene
Waldholtz
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Sheila Frahma
Kay Bailey
Hutchison
Nancy L.
Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
Carol Moseley-Braun
Patty Murray
Olympia J. Snowe
103rd Congress (1993-1994)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Corrine Brown
Leslie Byrne
Karan English
Anna G. Eshoo
Tillie Fowler
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Constance A.
Morella
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Karen Shepherd
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
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Maria Cantwell
Eva Clayton
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Pat Danner
Rosa DeLauro
Jennifer Dunn
Elizabeth Furse
Jane Harman
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Blanche Lambert
Lincoln
Carolyn Maloney
Marjorie Margolies-
Mezvinsky
Cynthia McKinney
Carrie Meek
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Nancy Pelosi
Deborah Pryce
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Lynn Schenk
Patricia S. Schroeder
Karen L. Thurman
Jolene Unsoeld
Nydia M. Velázquez
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Lynn Woolsey
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Dianne Feinstein
Kay Bailey
Hutchisona
Nancy L.
Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski Carol Moseley-Braun Patty Murray
102nd Congress (1991-1992)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Eva Claytona
Barbara-Rose Collins
Cardiss Collins
Rosa DeLauro
Joan Kelly Horn
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Long
Nita M. Lowey
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Mink
Susan Molinari
Constance A.
Morella
Eleanor Holmes
Norton
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Olympia J. Snowe
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara Vucanovich
Maxine Waters
Senate
Jocelyn Burdicka Dianne Feinsteina Nancy L.
Kassebaum
Barbara Mikulski
101st Congress (1989-1990)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Jill Longa
Nita M. Lowey
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Patsy T. Minka
Susan Molinaria
Constance A.
Morella
Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Nancy Pelosi
Ileana Ros-
Lehtinena
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Jolene Unsoeld
Barbara Vucanovich
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum Barbara Mikulski
100th Congress (1987-1988)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtona
Cardiss Collins
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Constance A.
Morella
Nancy Pelosi
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Patricia F. Saiki
Louise M. Slaughter
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
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Beverly Barton Byron Marilyn Lloyd Mary Rose Oakar
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum Barbara Mikulski
99th Congress (1985-1986)
House
Helen Delich Bentley
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burton
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Bobbi Fiedler
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Cathy Longa
Lynn M. Martin
Jan Meyers
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
Senate
Paula Hawkins Nancy L.
Kassebaum
98th Congress (1983-1984)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Barbara Boxer
Sala Burtona
Beverly Barton Byron
Cardiss Collins
Geraldine Ann
Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Katie Hall
Marjorie S. Holt
Nancy L. Johnson
Marcy Kaptur
Barbara B. Kennelly
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Barbara Vucanovich
Senate
Paula Hawkins Nancy L.
Kassebaum
97th Congress (1981-1982)
Housec
Jean Ashbrooka
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Beverly Barton Byron
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ann
Ferraro
Bobbi Fiedler
Katie Halla
Margaret M.
Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara B. Kennellya
Marilyn Lloyd
Lynn M. Martin
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Margaret (Marge) S.
Roukema
Claudine Cmarada
Schneider
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia Snowe
Senate
Paula Hawkins Nancy L.
Kassebaum
96th Congress (1979-1980)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Beverly Barton Byrona
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Geraldine Ferraro
Margaret M.
Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Marilyn Lloyd
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Gladys Noon
Spellmanc
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Senate
Nancy L. Kassebaum
95th Congress (1977-1978)
House
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M.
Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Martha Elizabeth
Keys
Marilyn Lloyd
Helen Stevenson
Meyner
Barbara Mikulski
Mary Rose Oakar
Shirley N. Pettis
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon
Spellman
Senate
Maryon P. Allena Muriel Humphreya
94th Congress (1975-1976)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collins
Millicent Fenwick
Margaret M.
Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Martha Elizabeth
Keys
Marilyn Lloyd
Helen Stevenson
Meyner
Patsy T. Mink
Shirley N. Pettis
Patricia S. Schroeder
Virginia Smith
Gladys Noon
Spellman
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
None
93rd Congress (1973-1974)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Corinne C. (Lindy)
Boggsa
Yvonne Brathwaite
Burke
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Cardiss Collinsa
Ella T. Grasso
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M.
Heckler
Marjorie S. Holt
Elizabeth Holtzman
Barbara C. Jordan
Patsy T. Mink
Patricia S. Schroeder
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
None
92nd Congress (1971-1972)
House
Bella S. Abzug
Elizabeth B. Andrewsa
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Florence Price
Dwyer
Ella T. Grasso
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M.
Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte
Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Elaine Edwardsa Margaret Chase
Smith
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91st Congress (1969-1970)
House
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M.
Heckler
Catherine Dean
May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte
Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
90th Congress (1967-1968)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Margaret M.
Heckler
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean
May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte
Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
89th Congress (1965-1966)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean
May
Patsy T. Mink
Charlotte
Thompson Reid
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Lera Millard Thomasa
Senate
Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase
Smith
88th Congress (1963-1964)
House
Irene Bailey Bakera
Frances Payne Bolton
Florence Price Dwyer
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth
Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean
May
Charlotte
Thompson Reid
Katharine Price St.
George
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase
Smith
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87th Congress (1961-1962)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt
Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth
Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth
Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean
May
Catherine Dorris
Norrella
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Louise Goff Reecea
Corrine Boyd Rileya
Katharine Price St.
George
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Jessica McCullough
Weis
Senate
Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase
Smith
86th Congress (1959-1960)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt
Church
Florence Price Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth
Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Julia Butler Hansen
Maude Elizabeth
Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Catherine Dean
May
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Edna Oakes
Simpson
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Jessica McCullough
Weis
Senate
Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase
Smith
85th Congress (1957-1958)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Marguerite Stitt
Church
Florence Price
Dwyer
Kathryn Elizabeth
Granahan
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Cecil Murray
Harden
Maude Elizabeth
Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal
Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
84th Congress (1955-1956)
House
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt
Church
Mary Elizabeth
Farrington
Kathryn Elizabeth
Granahana
Edith Green
Martha Wright
Griffiths
Cecil Murray
Harden
Maude Elizabeth
Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Coya Gjesdal
Knutson
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
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83rd Congress (1953-1954)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Marguerite Stitt
Church
Mary Elizabeth
Farringtona
Cecil Murray
Harden
Maude Elizabeth Kee
Edna Flannery Kelly
Gracie Bowers Pfost
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Leonor Kretzer
Sullivan
Ruth Thompson
Senate
Hazel Hempel Abeld Eva Kelly Bowringd Margaret Chase
Smith
82nd Congress (1951-1952)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Reva Zilpha Beck
Bosone
Vera Daerr
Buchanana
Marguerite Stitt
Church
Cecil Murray
Harden
Maude Elizabeth
Keea
Edna Flannery Kelly
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Ruth Thompson
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
81st Congress (1949-1950)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Reva Zilpha Beck
Bosone
Helen Gahagan
Douglas
Cecil Murray
Harden
Edna Flannery Kellya
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Chase Going
Woodhouse
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
80th Congress (1947-1948)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Helen Gahagan
Douglas
Georgia Lee Lusk
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Katharine Price St.
George
Margaret Chase
Smith
Senate
Vera Bushfielda
79th Congress (1945-1946)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Emily Taft Douglas
Helen Gahagan
Douglas
Clare Boothe Luce
Helen Douglas
Mankina
Mary Teresa Norton
Eliza Jane Pratta
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Margaret Chase
Smith
Jessie Sumner
Chase Going
Woodhouse
Senate
None
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78th Congress (1943-1944)
House
Frances Payne Bolton
Willa Lybrand Fulmera
Clare Boothe Luce
Mary Teresa Norton
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Margaret Chase
Smith
Winifred Claire
Stanley
Jessie Sumner
Senate
None
77th Congress (1941-1942)
House
Veronica Grace Bolanda
Frances Payne Bolton
Katharine Edgar
Byrona
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Jeannette Rankin
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Margaret Chase
Smith
Jessie Sumner
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
76th Congress (1939-1940)
House
Frances Payne Boltona
Florence Reville Gibbsa
Clara Gooding
McMillana
Mary Teresa Norton
Caroline Love O’Day
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Margaret Chase
Smitha
Jessie Sumner
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
75th Congress (1937-1938)
House
Elizabeth Hawley
Gasquee
Nan Wood Honeyman
Virginia Ellis Jenckes Mary Teresa Norton Caroline Love O’Day Edith Nourse
Rogers
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway Dixie B. Gravesa Gladys Pylee
74th Congress (1935-1936)
House
Isabella Selmes
Greenway
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn Mary Teresa Norton Caroline Love O’Day Edith Nourse
Rogers
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway Rose M. Longa
73rd Congress (1933-1934)
House
Marian Williams
Clarkea
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Florence Prag Kahn
Kathryn O’Loughlin
McCarthy
Mary Teresa Norton Edith Nourse
Rogers
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Isabella Selmes
Greenwaya
Senate
Hattie W. Caraway
72nd Congress (1931-1932)
House
Willa McCord Eslicka
Florence Prag Kahn
Mary Teresa Norton
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt Edith Nourse
Rogers
Effiegene Locke
Wingo
Senate
Hattie W. Carawaya
71st Congress (1929-1930)
House
Florence Prag Kahn
Katherine Gudger
Langley
Ruth Hanna
McCormick
Mary Teresa Norton
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ruth Sears Pratt
Edith Nourse
Rogers
Effiegene Locke
Wingo
Senate
None
70th Congress (1927-1928)
House
Florence Prag Kahn Katherine Gudger
Langley
Mary Teresa Norton Pearl Peden Oldfielda Edith Nourse
Rogers
Senate
None
69th Congress (1925-1926)
House
Florence Prag Kahna Mary Teresa Norton Edith Nourse
Rogersa
Senate
None
68th Congress (1923-1924)
House
Mae Ella Nolan
Senate
None
67th Congress (1921-1922)
House
Winnifred Mason
Hucka
Mae Ella Nolana Alice Mary
Robertson
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Senate
Rebecca Feltonf
66th Congress (1919-1920)
House
None
Senate
None
65th Congress (1917-1918)
House
Jeannette Rankin
Senate
None
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms
of Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental
Congress implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter
alia that the terms of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on Jan. 3, in the year following their
election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Since 1934, the
first session of a Congress convenes on Jan. 3 of odd-numbered years and adjourned on Jan. 3 the following odd-
numbered year. For ease of use, this table lists the closing date of each Congress as an even-numbered year. For
more information, see http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Member did not serve the entire Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section
for additional information.
b. Moved from House to the Senate during this Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical
Listing section for additional information.
c. Gladys Spellman was elected also to the 97th Congress, but was unable to be sworn in because of a disability
and her seat was declared vacant on Feb. 24, 1981.
d. Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Dwight Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to fill that vacancy.
e. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the
Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
f. Appointed to fill a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.
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Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-116th Congresses, by State or Territory
Representatives, unless denoted as Senators (S), Delegates (D), Resident Commissioner (RC), or as
having served in both chambers (B). Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics;
Republicans in Roman.
California (42)
Nanette Diaz Barrágan
Karen Bass
Mary Bono Mack
Barbara Boxer (B)
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
Julia Brownley
Sala Burton
Lois Capps
Judy Chu
Susan Davis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Anna G. Eshoo
Bobbi Fiedler
Dianne Feinstein (S)
Janice Hahn
Jane Harman
Kamala Harris (S)
Katie Hill
Florence Prag Kahn
Barbara Lee
Zoe Lofgren
Doris O. Matsui
Juanita Millender-McDonald
Grace Napolitano
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Mae Ella Nolan
Nancy Pelosi
Shirley N. Pettis
Katie Porter
Laura Richardson
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sánchez
Loretta Sanchez
Andrea Seastrand
Lynn Schenk
Hilda Solis
Jackie Speier
Ellen Tauscher
Norma J. Torres
Mimi Walters
Maxine Waters
Diane Watson
Lynn Woolsey
New York (29)
Bella S. Abzug
Anne Marie Buerkle
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Yvette Clarke
Marian Williams Clarke
Hillary Rodham Clinton (S)
Geraldine Ann Ferraro
Kirsten Gillibrand (B)
Nan Hayworth
Kathy Hochul
Elizabeth Holtzman
Edna Flannery Kelly
Sue Kelly
Nita Lowey
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn McCarthy
Grace Meng
Susan Molinari
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day
Ruth Sears Baker Pratt
Katharine Price St. George
Kathleen M. Rice
Louise Slaughter
Winifred Claire Stanley
Elise M. Stefanik
Claudia Tenney
Jessica McCullough Weis
Nydia Velázquez
Florida (20)
Sandy Adams
Corrine Brown
Ginny Brown-Waite
Kathy Castor
Val Demings
Tillie Fowler
Louise Frankel
Gwen Graham
Katherine Harris
Paula Hawkins (S)
Suzanne Kosmas
Carrie Meek
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Stephanie Murphy
Ruth Bryan Owen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Donna Shalala
Karen Thurman
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Frederica Wilson
Illinois (18)
Melissa L. Bean
Judy Biggert Cheri Bustos
Marguerite Stitt Church
Cardiss Collins
Emily Taft Douglas
Tammy Duckworth (B)
Debbie Halvorson Winnifred Sprague Huck
Robin Kelly
Lynn Martin
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Carol Moseley-Braun (S)
Charlotte Thompson Reid Jan Schakowsky
Edna Oakes Simpson
Jessie Sumner
Lauren Underwood
Michigan (13)
Barbara-Rose Collins
Debbie Dingell
Martha Wright Griffiths
Brenda Jones
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Brenda L. Lawrence
Candice Miller
Lynn Rivers
Elissa Slotkin
Debbie Stabenow (B)
Haley Stevens
Ruth Thompson
Rashida Tlaib
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Washington (12)
Maria Cantwell (B)
Suzan DelBene
Jennifer Dunn
Julia Butler Hansen
Jamie Herrera Beutler
Pramila Jayapal
Catherine Dean May
Cathy McMorris Rogers
Patty Murray (S)
Kim Schrier
Linda Smith
Jolene Unsoeld
Ohio (11)
Jean Ashbrook
Joyce Beatty
Frances Payne Bolton
Marcia L. Fudge
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Marcy Kaptur
Mary Jo Kilroy
Mary Rose Oakar
Deborah Pryce
Jean Schmidt
Betty Sutton
Pennsylvania (11)
Veronica Grace Boland
Vera Daerr Buchanan
Kathy Dahlkemper
Madeleine Dean
Kathryn Granahan
Melissa Hart
Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky
Mary Gay Scanlon
Allyson Y. Schwartz
Susan Wild
Chrissy Houlihan
Texas (10)
Veronica Escobar
Kay Granger
Kay Bailey Hutchison (S)
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Barbara C. Jordan
Sheila Jackson Lee
Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Lera Millard Thomas
Lizzie Fletcher
Sylvia Garcia
Missouri (9)
Jean Carnahan (S)
Pat Danner
Jo Ann Emerson
Vicky Hartzler
Joan Kelly Horn
Karen McCarthy
Claire McCaskill (S)
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Anne Wagner
Maryland (8)
Helen Delich Bentley
Beverly Barton Byron
Katharine Edgar Byron
Donna Edwards
Marjorie S. Holt
Barbara Ann Mikulski (B)
Constance A. Morella
Gladys Noon Spellman
North Carolina (8)
Alma S. Adams Eva Clayton
Elizabeth Dole (S)
Renee Ellmers Virginia Foxx
Kay Hagan (S)
Sue Myrick Eliza Jane Pratt
Minnesota (8)
Michele Bachmann
Betty McCollum
Angie Craig
Muriel Buck Humphrey (S)
Amy Klobuchar (S)
Coya Gjesdal Knutson
Ilhan Omar
Tina Smith (S)
Massachusetts (8)
Katherine M. Clark
Margaret M. Heckler
Louise Day Hicks
Ayanna Pressley
Edith Nourse Rogers
Lori Trahan
Niki Tsongas
Elizabeth Warren (S)
Kansas (8)
Nancy Boyda
Sharice Davids
Sheila Frahm (S)
Lynn Jenkins
Nancy Landon Kassebaum (S)
Martha Elizabeth Keys
Kathryn O. McCarthy
Jan Meyer
Connecticut (8)
Rosa DeLauro
Elizabeth Esty
Ella T. Grasso
Nancy L. Johnson
Barbara Bailey Kennelly
Jahana Hayes
Clare Boothe Luce
Chase Going Woodhouse
Georgia (8)
Iris Faircloth Blitch
Rebecca Latimer Felton (S)
Florence Reville Gibbs
Karen Handel
Denise Majette
Helen Douglas Mankin
Lucy McBath
Cynthia McKinney
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New Jersey (7)
Florence Prince Dwyer
Millicent Fenwick
Helen Stevenson Meyner
Mary Teresa Norton
Marge Scafati Roukema
Mikie Sherrill
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Indiana (7)
Susan Brooks
Julia Carson
Katie Hall
Cecil Murray Harden
Virginia Ellis Jenckes
Jill Long
Jackie Walorski
Arizona (7)
Karen English
Gabrielle Giffords
Isabella Selmes Greenway
Ann Kirkpatrick
Debbie Lesko
Martha McSally (B)
Kyrsten Sinema (B)
Virginia (7)
Leslie Byrne
Barbara Comstock
Jo Ann Davis
Thelma Drake
Elaine Luria
Abigail Spanberger
Jennifer Wexton
Tennessee (6)
Irene Bailey Baker
Diane Black
Marsha Blackburn (B)
Marilyn Lloyd
Willa McCord Eslick
Louise Goff Reece
Oregon (6)
Suzanne Bonamici
Elizabeth Furse
Edith Green
Nan Wood Honeyman
Darlene Hooley
Maurine Brown Neuberger (S)
Hawaii (6)
Mary Elizabeth Farrington (D)
Tulsi Gabbard
Colleen Hanabusa
Mazie Hirono (B)
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Patricia Saiki
Nevada (6)
Shelley Berkley
Catherine Cortez Masto (S)
Jacky Rosen (B)
Dina Titus
Barbara Vucanovich
Susie Lee
Alabama (5)
Maryon Pittman Allen (S)
Elizabeth B. Andrews
Dixie Bibb Graves (S)
Martha Roby
Terri Sewell
Arkansas (5)
Hattie Wyatt Caraway (S)
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (B)
Catherine Dorris Norrell
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Effiegene Locke Wingo
Louisiana (5)
Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs
Elaine Edwards (S)
Mary Landrieu (S)
Rose McConnell Long (S)
Cathy Long
New Mexico (5)
Georgia Lee Lusk
Deb Haaland
Michelle Lujan Grisham Xochitl Torres Small
Heather Wilson
New Hampshire (5)
Kelly Ayotte (S)
Maggie Hassan (S)
Ann McLane Kuster
Carol Shea-Porter
Jeanne Shaheen (S)
South Carolina (5)
Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Elizabeth Hawley Gasquea
Clara Gooding McMillan
Elizabeth Patterson
Corrine Boyd Riley
Colorado (4)
Diana DeGette
Betsy Markey
Marilyn Musgrave Patricia S. Schroeder
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Maine (4)
Susan M. Collins (S)
Chellie Pingree
Margaret Chase Smith (B) Olympia J. Snowe (B)
South Dakota (4)
Vera Calahan Bushfield (S)
Kristi Noem
Gladys Pyle (S)a Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Nebraska (4)
Hazel Hempel Abel (S)
Eva Kelly Bowring (S)
Deb Fischer (S) Virginia Smith
Utah (4)
Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone
Mia Love
Karen Shepherd Enid Greene Waldholtz
Oklahoma (3)
Mary Fallin Alice Mary Robertson Kendra Horn
West Virginia (3)
Shelley Moore Capito (B) Maude Elizabeth Kee Carol Miller
Wyoming (3)
Liz Cheney Barbara Cubin Cynthia Lummis
Iowa (3)
Joni Ernst (S) Cynthia Axne Abby Finkenauer
Idaho (2)
Helen Chenoweth Gracie Bowers Pfost
Kentucky (2)
Katherine Gudger Langley Anne M. Northup
Wisconsin (2)
Tammy Baldwin (B) Gwen Moore
North Dakota (2)
Jocelyn Burdick (S) Heidi Heitkamp (S)
Virgin Islands (2)
Donna Christensen (D) Stacey Plaskett (D)
District of Columbia (1)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Rhode Island (1)
Claudine Cmarada Schneider
Montana (1)
Jeannette Rankin
Alaska (1)
Lisa Murkowski (S)
Guam (1)
Madeleine Bordallo (D)
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American Samoa (1)
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
(D)
Delaware (1)
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Puerto Rico (1)
Jenniffer González-Colón (RC)
Mississippi (1)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (S)
No women sent to Congress (1 state and 1 territory)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Vermont
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, http://bioguide.congress.gov.
Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman.
a. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the
Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.
Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2019
(Including any Representatives (Reps), Delegates (Del), and Resident Commissioners (RC)
Who Served Only a Portion of the Congress)
Congress Reps.
Nonvoting
Members
(Del. and
RC)
House
Subtotal
(Reps and
Nonvoting
Members) Sens.
Total
without
Nonvoting
Members
Total
with
Nonvoting
Members
65th (1917-1918) 1 0 1 0 1 1
66th (1919-1920) 0 0 0 0 0 0
67th (1921-1922)a 3 0 3 1 4 4
68th (1923-1924) 1 0 1 0 1 1
69th (1925-1926)b 3 0 3 0 3 3
70th (1927-1928)c 5 0 5 0 5 5
71st (1929-1930) 9 0 9 0 9 9
72nd (1931-1932)d 7 0 7 1 8 8
73rd (1933-1934) 7 0 7 1 8 8
74th (1935-1936) 6 0 6 2 8 8
75th (1937-1938)e 6 0 6 3 9 9
76th (1939-1940)f 8 0 8 1 9 9
77th (1941-1942)b 9 0 9 1 10 10
78th (1943-1944)c 8 0 8 1 9 9
79th (1945-1946)b 11 0 11 0 11 11
80th (1947-1948)g 7 0 7 1 8 8
81st (1949-1950)c 9 0 9 1 10 10
82nd (1951-1952)b 10 0 10 1 11 11
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Congress Reps.
Nonvoting
Members
(Del. and
RC)
House
Subtotal
(Reps and
Nonvoting
Members) Sens.
Total
without
Nonvoting
Members
Total
with
Nonvoting
Members
83rd (1953-1954)h 11 1 12 3 14 15
84th (1955-1956)c 16 1 17 1 17 18
85th (1957-1958) 15 0 15 1 16 16
86th (1959-1960)i 17 0 17 2 19 19
87th (1961-1962)j 18 0 18 2 20 20
88th (1963-1964)c 12 0 12 2 14 14
89th (1965-1966) 11 0 11 2 13 13
90th (1967-1968) 11 0 11 1 12 12
91st (1969-1970) 10 0 10 1 11 11
92nd (1971-1972)k 13 0 13 2 15 15
93rd (1973-1974)b 16 0 16 0 16 16
94th (1975-1976) 19 0 19 0 19 19
95th (1977-1978)l 18 0 18 3 21 21
96th (1979-1980)m 16 0 16 2 18 18
97th (1981-1982)n 21 0 21 2 23 23
98th (1983-1984)c 22 0 22 2 24 24
99th (1985-1986)c 23 0 23 2 25 25
100th (1987-1988)o 24 0 24 2 26 26
101st (1989-1990)p 29 0 29 2 31 31
102nd (1991-1992)q 29 1 30 4 33 34
103rd (1993-1994)r 47 1 48 7 54 55
104th (1995-1996)k 49 1 50 9 58 59
105th (1997-1998)s 55 2 57 9 64 66
106th (1999-2000) 56 2 58 9 65 67
107th (2001-2002)t 60 2 62 14 74 76
108th (2003-2004)c 60 3 63 14 74 77
109th (2005-2006)u 68 3 71 14 82 85
110th (2007-2008)v 76 3 79 16 92 95
111th (2009-2010)w 76 3 79 17 93 96
112th (2011-2012)x 76 3 79 17 93 96
113th (2013-2014)y 81 3 84 20 101 104
114th (2015-2016)z 85 4 89 20 105 109
115th (2017-2018)aa 88 5 93 23 111 116
116th (2019-2020)bb 102 4 106 25 127 131
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Source: CRS summary, based on http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-
Congress/.
Notes: The column headings include the following abbreviations: Representatives (Reps.), Delegates (Del.),
Resident Commissioners (RC), and Senators (Sens.).
Three columns include numbers for the House: (1) the number of women Representatives, (2) the number of
women nonvoting Members (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners), and (3) the total number of
women in the House.
Totals are also provided for (1) the number of women in the House and Senate not including nonvoting
Members and (2) the number of women in the House and Senate including nonvoting Members.
For simplification, Congresses are listed in two-year increments. Pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the
Constitution, which was ratified January 23, 1933, “the terms of Senators and Representatives [shall end] at noon
on the 3rd day of Jan.” For specific dates, see “Dates of Sessions of the Congress, present-1789,” at
http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.
a. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill
a vacancy.
b. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
c. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
d. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a
vacancy.
e. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy but not sworn in, one Senator who was
elected to fill a vacancy but not sworn in, and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
f. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
g. Includes one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy.
h. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who was appointed to fill a
vacancy, and one Senator who was elected to fill that vacancy.
i. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member elected to fill a vacancy.
j. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
k. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator appointed to fill a vacancy.
l. Includes two Senators who were appointed to fill a vacancy.
m. Includes one House Member-elect whose seat was declared vacant due to an incapacitating illness, and one
House member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
n. Includes three House Members who were elected to a vacancy.
o. Includes one House Member who died.
p. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
q. Includes one House Member and one Senator elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed
to fill a vacancy.
r. Includes one Senator who was elected to fill a vacancy.
s. Includes one House Member who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
t. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and two
appointed Senators.
u. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
v. Includes four House Members who died and five House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
w. Includes two House Members who resigned, one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one
Senator who resigned, and one Senator initially elected to the House and then appointed to the Senate.
x. Includes two House Members who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
y. Includes one House Member who resigned and three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy.
z. Includes two House Members who resigned and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.
aa. Includes five House Members elected to fill a vacancy, one House Member who died, one House Member
who resigned, and two Senators appointed to fill a vacancy.
bb. Includes one House Member who resigned.
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Acknowledgments
Linda Carter, Mabel Gracias, Elli Ludwigson, and Cara Warner provided assistance. Colleen J. Shogan,
former 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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