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As of January 3, 2025, there are 125 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (not including four female non-voting delegates), making women 28.7% of the total. Of the 404 women who have served in the House, 269 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia ) and 135 have been Republicans (including ...
House of Representatives: Republican: January 11, 1993: January 16, 1995: 2 years, 5 days Gail Phillips Alaska: House of Representatives Republican: January 16, 1995: January 19, 1999: 4 years, 3 days Jo Ann Davidson Ohio: House of Representatives: Republican: January 3, 1995: December 31, 2000: 5 years, 363 days Bev Clarno Oregon: House of ...
This article is part of a series on the United States House of Representatives Great Seal of the United States House of Representatives History of the House Members Current members (by seniority non-voting) Former members Hill committees (DCCC NRCC) Women in the House Speaker of the House (list of speakers list of elections) Party leaders Democratic Caucus Republican Conference Congressional ...
2007– Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the House. 2008 – Alaska Governor Sarah Palin becomes the first woman to run for vice president on the Republican ticket.
History of the Republican Party (United States) List of peace activists; Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; Women in the United States House of Representatives; Barbara Lee, the only member of Congress to vote against American military response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; A Single Woman (2004 play) A Single ...
In 2016, after incumbent Shemia Fagan opted not to seek reelection to her seat in Oregon House District 51, Chavez-DeRemer filed to run as a Republican, and won the primary unopposed. [6] She lost by 564 votes to restaurateur Janelle Bynum in the November general election, in what was the most expensive state House race in Oregon of 2016.
There are currently 144 women serving in Congress, but many more have made political history through the years.
Female members of the United States House of Representatives. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives . It includes members of the United States House of Representatives that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.