Women in the United States House of Representatives

Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress.^[1] In total, 378 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more have been non-voting delegates. As of November 12, 2024, there are 127 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (not including four female non-voting delegates), making women 29.2% of the total.^[2] Of the 385 women who have served in the House, 253 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and 132 have been Republicans (including three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.

Women have been elected to the House of Representatives from 49 of the 50 states. Mississippi is the only state that has not elected a woman to the House of Representatives, though it has elected a woman to the United States Senate. In 1917, Montana was the first state to send a woman to the House of Representatives and to Congress; in 2023, Vermont became the most recent state to send its first woman to the House, and in 2025, North Dakota will do the same to Congress. Women have also been sent to Congress from five of the six territories of the United States; the final territory to send a woman to the House of Representatives will be the Northern Mariana Islands, also in 2025. California has elected more women to Congress than any other state, with 46 U.S. representatives elected since 1923. To date, no woman who has served in the House has ever previously served in the Senate, has been elected to represent more than one state in non-consecutive elections, switched parties, or served as a third-party member in her career, although one was reelected as an independent.

Firsts

Sometimes called the "Lady of the House", Jeannette Rankin entered the House of Representatives in 1917 as the first woman in Congress.

Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the House or either chamber of Congress in 1921. In addition, she was the first woman elected from the American South (Oklahoma) and the first woman to defeat an incumbent representative.

Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023), the only woman to hold the position.

The first woman to be elected to Congress was Montana's Jeannette Rankin, a Republican, in the 1916 House elections;^[3] notably, this occurred before the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which prohibits the federal government or any state from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex.^[4] On April 2, 1917, she took her oath of office along with the other members of the 65th Congress.^[5]

Mae Nolan entered the House of Representatives in 1923 as the first Catholic woman in either chamber of Congress.^[6] Clare Boothe Luce, who converted to the Catholic Church in 1946 before retiring as a Congresswoman, was the first female Catholic convert in either chamber.^[7]

Florence Prag Kahn entered the House of Representatives in 1925 as the first Jewish and thus non-Christian woman in either chamber of Congress.^[6]

Chase G. Woodhouse, born in Canada to American parents, entered the House of Representatives in 1945 as the first woman born outside the United States elected to either chamber of Congress. She went to become the first woman in congressional party leadership when elected secretary of the House Democratic Caucus in 1949. Lynn Morley Martin became the first Republican woman elected to a House leadership position as vice chair of the House Republican Conference in 1985.

Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman elected in both chambers of Congress; she first entered the House of Representatives in 1940, before her election into the Senate in 1948.^[8]

Representative Vera Buchanan died in 1955, making her the first woman in either chamber of Congress to die in office.^[9]

Patsy Mink, an Asian American, entered the House of Representatives in 1965 as the first woman of color in either chamber of Congress.^[10]^[11]

Shirley Chisholm entered the House of Representatives in 1969 as the first African-American woman in either chamber of Congress.^[11]^[12]

In 1969, Representative Charlotte Reid became the first woman to wear pants in the House of Representatives or Senate.^[13]

In 1973, Representative Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first member of either the House of Representatives or Senate to give birth while in office, and she was the first member of Congress to be granted maternity leave, with the birth of her daughter Autumn.^[14]^[15]

Mary Rose Oakar in 1977 became the first Arab-American woman elected to Congress.

The gym of the House of Representatives (with the exception of its swimming pool) first opened to women in 1985, the gym having previously been male-only. The swimming pool opened to women in 2009, the pool having previously been male-only.^[16]

Barbara Vucanovich entered the House of Representatives in 1983 as the first Hispanic or Latina woman in either chamber of Congress.

Apart from single-member House delegations, the first all-woman delegation in either chamber of Congress was from Hawaii, in late 1990—Pat Saiki and Patsy Mink. They were also the first all-woman of color delegation in either chamber.^[17] In 2013, New Hampshire became the first state to have an all-woman delegation in both houses of Congress.^[17]

Enid Greene Waldholtz entered the House of Representatives in 1995 as the first Mormon woman in that chamber; however, she was the second Mormon woman in Congress, after Senator Paula Hawkins of Florida.^[18]

Jo Ann Emerson entered the House of Representatives in 1997 as the first and, so far, only woman (re)elected as neither a Democrat nor a Republican from any state to either chamber of Congress.^[19] She won two elections scheduled on November 5, 1996: a special election to fill out the remainder of her husband's term in the 104th Congress, and a general election for a full term in the 105th Congress. Emerson received the Republican nomination for the unexpired term; however, the party slot for the regular election was already filled by another contender. According to Missouri law, she was ineligible to run as a GOP candidate, so she sought reelection and won her first full term as an independent.^[20] Emerson was sworn into office as such before rejoining the Republicans a few days later.

Tammy Baldwin, a lesbian, entered the House of Representatives in 1999 as the first openly LGBT woman in either chamber of Congress.^[21]

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, rose through the ranks of her party leadership to be elected House whip in 2002,^[22] before being elevated to House floor leader and minority leader the following year;^[23] making her both the first woman whip and the first woman floor leader in either chamber of Congress. On January 4, 2007, she became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.^[24]^[25] On January 3, 2019, Pelosi become the first woman to reclaim the speakership.^[25]^[26]

Mazie Hirono entered the House of Representatives in 2007 as one of the first two Buddhists (alongside Hank Johnson) and first Buddhist woman elected in either chamber of Congress.^[27]

In 2011, the House of Representatives got its first women's bathroom near the chamber (Room H-211 of the Capitol building); women in the Senate have had their own restroom off the Senate floor since 1993.^[28]

Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War combat veteran, entered the House of Representatives in 2013 as the first woman with a disability in either chamber of Congress.^[29]

Tulsi Gabbard entered the House of Representatives in 2013 as the first Hindu person in either chamber of Congress.^[30] Kyrsten Sinema also entered the House that same year as the first openly bisexual person in either chamber of Congress.^[31]

In the 2018 House elections, there was a wave of firsts elected to the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. A record-breaking 103 women were elected or reelected to the House, causing many to call it the "Year of the Woman" in a reference to the first such year, the 1992 Senate elections.^[32]^[33]^[34] Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women ever elected to either house of Congress.^[35] Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib became the first Muslim women elected to either chamber, with Tlaib the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress and Omar the first Somali-American of either sex to be elected.^[36] Angie Craig became the first lesbian mother to be elected. Additionally, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donna Shalala became, respectively, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and the oldest woman to be elected to Congress for the first time.^[37]^[38]

Also in 2018, Jacky Rosen became the first sitting female House one-termer to be elected to the Senate.^[39]

In 2020, Republican Stephanie Bice was elected to become the first Iranian American, Pakistani American, and first woman of Iranian parentage and Pakistani ancestry in Congress,^[40]^[41] and her fellow Republican, Yvette Herrell, was also elected as the first Native American woman from the party in Congress.^[42] Additionally, Republicans Michelle Steel and Young Kim, and Democrat Marilyn Strickland were the first Korean-American women elected.^[43] Strickland is also the first Afro-Asian woman elected to the House of Representatives.^[44]

Mary Peltola entered the House of Representatives on September 13, 2022, after winning a special election on August 16, as the first Alaska Native person in either chamber of Congress.^[45]

Sarah McBride, the first transgender person who will serve in either chamber of Congress, was elected in 2024.^[46]

Length of service

Representative Marcy Kaptur, the longest serving woman in the chamber's history, has represented Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983

Representative Marcy Kaptur, who has served in the House since January 3, 1983, has the longest-serving tenure of any female member in the chamber's history.^[47] In 2018, she surpassed the record previously held by Edith Nourse Rogers, who served in the House from 1925 until her death in 1960.^[48] She went on to surpass the record previously held by Barbara Mikulski, who served in the House and Senate for a combined 40 years, thus making her the longest-serving woman in congressional history.^[49]

Pat Saiki (born 1930) is currently the oldest living former female member of the House. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is the former member having survived longest since her first election (1973).

List of states represented by women

State	Current members	Previous members	Total	First female member	Political party of first female member	Years with female members
Alabama	1	2	3	Elizabeth B. Andrews	Democratic	1972–1973, 2011–present
Alaska	1	0	1	Mary Peltola	Democratic	2022–present
Arizona	1	6	7	Isabella Greenway	Democratic	1933–1937, 1993–1995, 2007–present
Arkansas	0	4	4	Pearl Oldfield	Democratic	1929–1933, 1961–1963, 1993–1997
California	17	30	47	Mae Nolan	Republican	1923–1937, 1945–1951, 1973–1979, 1981–present
Colorado	4	3	7	Pat Schroeder	Democratic	1973–present
Connecticut	2	6	8	Clare Boothe Luce	Republican	1943–1947, 1949–1951, 1971–1975, 1982–present
Delaware	1	0	1	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democratic	2017–present
Florida	9	15	24	Ruth Owen	Democratic	1929–1933, 1989–present
Georgia	3	6	9	Florence Gibbs	Democratic	1940–1941, 1946–1947, 1955–1963, 1993–2007, 2017–present
Hawaii	1	5	6	Patsy Mink^[a]	Democratic	1965–1977, 1987–2002, 2007–2021, 2023–present
Idaho	0	2	2	Gracie Pfost	Democratic	1953–1963, 1995–2001
Illinois	6	15	21	Winnifred Huck	Republican	1922–1923, 1929–1931, 1939–1947, 1951–1971, 1973–1997, 1999–present
Indiana	2	7	9	Virginia E. Jenckes	Democratic	1933–1939, 1949–1959, 1982–1985, 1989–1995, 1997–2007, 2013–present
Iowa	2	2	4	Cindy Axne & Abby Finkenauer	Democratic	2019–present
Kansas	1	5	6	Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy	Democratic	1933–1935, 1975–1979, 1985–1997, 2007–present
Kentucky	0	2	2	Katherine G. Langley	Republican	1927–1931, 1997–2007
Louisiana	1	2	3	Lindy Boggs	Democratic	1973–1991, 2021–present
Maine	1	2	3	Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	1940–1949, 1979–1995, 2009–present
Maryland	0	8	8	Katharine Byron	Democratic	1941–1943, 1973–2003, 2008–2017, 2025–future
Massachusetts	3	4	7	Edith Rogers	Republican	1925–1960, 1967–1983, 2007–present
Michigan	6	9	15	Ruth Thompson	Republican	1951–1974, 1995–present
Minnesota	4	2	6	Coya Knutson	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	1955–1959, 2001–present
Mississippi	0	0	0
Missouri	2	6	8	Leonor Sullivan	Democratic	1953–1977, 1991–present
Montana	0	1	1	Jeannette Rankin	Republican	1917–1919, 1941–1943
Nebraska	0	1	1	Virginia D. Smith	Republican	1975–1991
Nevada	2	3	5	Barbara Vucanovich	Republican	1983–1997, 1999–present
New Hampshire	1	1	2	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	2007–2011, 2013–present
New Jersey	3	5	8	Mary Norton	Democratic	1925–1951, 1957–1973, 1975–2003, 2015–present
New Mexico	2	6	8	Georgia Lusk	Democratic	1947–1949, 1998–2009, 2013–present
New York	7	22	29	Ruth Pratt	Republican	1929–1945, 1947–1983, 1987–present
North Carolina	5	4	9	Eliza Pratt	Democratic	1946–1947, 1992–present
North Dakota	0	0	0
Ohio	4	9	13	Frances P. Bolton	Republican	1940–1969, 1977–present
Oklahoma	1	3	4	Alice Robertson	Republican	1921–1923, 2007–2011, 2019–present
Oregon	4	4	8	Nan Honeyman	Democratic	1937–1939, 1955–1974, 1993–2009, 2012–present
Pennsylvania	5	7	12	Veronica Boland	Democratic	1942–1943, 1951–1963, 1993–1995, 2001–2015, 2018–present
Rhode Island	0	1	1	Claudine Schneider	Republican	1981–1991
South Carolina	1	5	6	Elizabeth Gasque	Democratic	1938–1941, 1944–1945, 1962–1963, 1987–1993, 2021–present
South Dakota	0	2	2	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	Democratic	2004–2019
Tennessee	1	6	7	Willa Eslick	Democratic	1932–1933, 1961–1965, 1975–1995, 2003–2019, 2021–present
Texas	8	5	13	Lera Thomas	Democratic	1966–1967, 1973–1979, 1993–present
Utah	1	4	5	Reva Bosone	Democratic	1949–1953, 1993–1997, 2015–2019, 2023–present
Vermont	1	0	1	Becca Balint	Democratic	2023–present
Virginia	4	5	9	Leslie Byrne	Democratic	1993–1995, 2001–2009, 2015–present
Washington	6	7	13	Catherine May	Republican	1959–1974, 1989–present
West Virginia	1	2	3	Elizabeth Kee	Democratic	1951–1965, 2001–2015, 2019–present
Wisconsin	1	1	2	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	1999–present
Wyoming	1	3	4	Barbara Cubin	Republican	1995–present

List of territories and the District of Columbia represented by women

Territory	Current members	Previous members	Total	First female member	Political party of first female member	Years with female members
American Samoa	1	0	1	Amata Radewagen	Republican	2015–present
District of Columbia	1	0	1	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democratic	1991–present
Guam	0	1	1	Madeleine Bordallo	Democratic	2003–2019
Hawaii Territory	0	1	1	Elizabeth P. Farrington^[a]	Republican	1954–1957
Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	1	0	1	Jenniffer González-Colón	Republican	2017–present
United States Virgin Islands	1	1	2	Donna Christian-Christensen	Democratic	1997–present

Family ties and widow's succession

Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck of Illinois, the third woman ever elected to Congress, became the first woman followed into national office due to family connections. She succeeded her father into the House in the wake of his death in 1921; Huck won a special election to fill out the remainder of his term, but lost a primary election for renomination in her own right, so she served just 14 weeks.^[50]^[51] In 1990, Rep. Susan Molinari become the first woman elected to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of her father rather than his death.^[52]

Mae Nolan of California becomes the first woman elected to Congress to fill the vacant seat caused by the death of her husband in 1922, which is sometimes known as the widow's succession.^[51]^[53] In the early years of women in Congress, such a seat was usually held only until the next general election, and the women retired after that single Congress, thereby becoming a placeholders to finishing elected terms of their husbands.^[53] As the years progressed, however, more and more of these widow successors sought reelection. These women began to win their own elections, with Florence Prag Kahn of California becoming the first woman to do it. After entering the House of Representatives in 1925 to replace her late husband, she established herself as an effective legislator in her own right and would go on to win reelection five more times.^[53]^[54] Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan succeeded her living spouse after his retirement, becoming the first woman to do it.^[55]

To date, 45 women have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress, with 38 of them seated in the House and eight in the Senate.^[50] The only current example is Representative Doris Matsui of California.^[b] One of the most prominent examples was Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, who served a total of 32 years in both the House and the Senate and been the first woman to do so. She began the end of McCarthyism with a famous speech, "The Declaration of Conscience", became the first major-party female presidential candidate and the first woman to receive votes at a national nominating convention, and was the first (and highest ranking to date) woman to enter the GOP Senate leadership (in the third-highest post of Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference).

Frances P. Bolton of Ohio became the first woman overlapping a tenure with her child in either chamber of Congress. She served alongside her son in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1957 and again from 1963 to 1965; making them the first mother-son team ever to be simultaneously elected.^[50]^[56]

In 1965, Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia became the first woman who directly preceded her own child in any chamber of Congress; event occurred after she stepped down from the House and her son was elected to a vacant seat.^[57] Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sánchez, both of California, served along each other from 2003 to 2017; making them the first pair of sisters elected to either chamber.^[50]^[58]

Number of women

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

Women U.S. representatives of the 113th Congress

A map showing the U.S. House of Representatives districts held by female and male representatives on November 30, 2023 (the last time at which the House had no vacancies)

Male Representative

Female Representative

Pie chart showing the number of female and male U.S. representatives as of November 30, 2023 (the last time at which the House had no vacancies).

Male Representative

Female Representative

The number of women who sought and won election to Congress in each election cycle from 1974 to 2018.^[59] ^[60]

Number of women in the United States Congress (1917–present):^[61]^[62]

Congress	Years	in Congress	%
65th	1917–1919	1	0.2%
66th	1919–1921	0	0%
67th	1921–1923	4	0.7%
68th	1923–1925	1	0.2%
69th	1925–1927	3	0.6%
70th	1927–1929	5	0.9%
71st	1929–1931	9	1.7%
72nd	1931–1933	8	1.5%
73rd	1933–1935	8	1.5%
74th	1935–1937	8	1.5%
75th	1937–1939	9	1.7%
76th	1939–1941	9	1.7%
77th	1941–1943	10	1.9%
78th	1943–1945	9	1.7%
79th	1945–1947	11	2.1%
80th	1947–1949	8	1.5%
81st	1949–1951	10	1.9%
82nd	1951–1953	11	2.1%
83rd	1953–1955	15	2.8%
84th	1955–1957	18	3.4%
85th	1957–1959	16	3.0%
86th	1959–1961	19	3.5%
87th	1961–1963	20	3.7%
88th	1963–1965	14	2.6%
89th	1965–1967	13	2.4%
90th	1967–1969	12	2.2%
91st	1969–1971	11	2.1%
92nd	1971–1973	15	2.8%
93rd	1973–1975	16	3.0%
94th	1975–1977	19	3.6%
95th	1977–1979	20	3.7%
96th	1979–1981	17	3.2%
97th	1981–1983	23	4.3%
98th	1983–1985	24	4.5%
99th	1985–1987	25	4.7%
100th	1987–1989	26	4.9%
101st	1989–1991	31	5.8%
102nd	1991–1993	33	6.2%
103rd	1993–1995	55	10.3%
104th	1995–1997	59	11.0%
105th	1997–1999	66	12.3%
106th	1999–2001	67	12.5%
107th	2001–2003	75	14.0%
108th	2003–2005	77	14.4%
109th	2005–2007	85	15.9%
110th	2007–2009	94	17.6%
111th	2009–2011	96	17.9%
112th	2011–2013	96	17.9%
113th	2013–2015	104	19.2%
114th	2015–2017	109	20.1%
115th	2017–2019	116	21.4%
116th	2019–2021	131	24.2%
117th	2021–2023	152	28.1%
118th	2023–2025	157	29.0%

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

Notes: "% of party" is taken from voting members at the beginning of the Congress, while numbers and "% of women" include all female House members of the given Congress

Congress	Years	Women total	Republicans	% of women	% of party	Democrats	% of women	% of party
65th	1917–1919	1	1	100%	0.5%	0	0.0%	0.0%
66th	1919–1921	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
67th	1921–1923	3	3	100%	0.3%	0	0.0%	0.0%
68th	1923–1925	1	1	100%	0.4%	0	0.0%	0.0%
69th	1925–1927	3	2	66.7%	0.4%	1	33.3%	0.5%
70th	1927–1929	5	3	60.0%	1.3%	2	40.0%	0.5%
71st	1929–1931	9	5	55.6%	1.9%	4	44.4%	1.8%
72nd	1931–1933	7	3	42.9%	1.4%	4	57.1%	1.4%
73rd	1933–1935	7	3	42.9%	1.7%	4	57.1%	1.0%
74th	1935–1937	6	2	33.3%	1.9%	4	66.7%	1.2%
75th	1937–1939	6	1	16.7%	1.1%	5	83.3%	1.2%
76th	1939–1941	8	4	50.0%	1.2%	4	50.0%	0.8%
77th	1941–1943	9	5	55.6%	3.1%	4	44.4%	0.7%
78th	1943–1945	8	6	75.0%	2.9%	2	25.0%	0.5%
79th	1945–1947	11	5	45.5%	2.6%	6	54.5%	1.7%
80th	1947–1949	7	5	71.4%	2.0%	2	28.6%	1.1%
81st	1949–1951	9	4	44.4%	2.3%	5	55.6%	1.5%
82nd	1951–1953	10	6	60.0%	3.0%	4	40.0%	0.9%
83rd	1953–1955	12	7	58.3%	2.7%	5	41.7%	2.3%
84th	1955–1957	17	7	41.2%	3.0%	10	58.8%	3.4%
85th	1957–1959	15	6	40.0%	3.0%	9	60.0%	3.8%
86th	1959–1961	17	8	47.1%	5.2%	9	52.9%	2.8%
87th	1961–1963	18	7	38.9%	3.5%	11	61.1%	3.4%
88th	1963–1965	12	6	50.0%	2.8%	6	50.0%	2.3%
89th	1965–1967	11	4	36.4%	2.9%	7	63.6%	2.0%
90th	1967–1969	11	5	45.5%	2.7%	6	54.5%	2.4%
91st	1969–1971	10	4	40.0%	2.1%	6	60.0%	2.5%
92nd	1971–1973	13	3	23.1%	1.1%	10	76.9%	3.5%
93rd	1973–1975	16	2	12.5%	1.0%	14	87.5%	5.0%
94th	1975–1977	19	5	26.3%	2.8%	14	73.7%	4.8%
95th	1977–1979	18	5	27.8%	3.5%	13	72.2%	4.5%
96th	1979–1981	16	5	31.3%	3.2%	11	68.8%	4.0%
97th	1981–1983	21	10	47.6%	4.7%	11	52.4%	3.7%
98th	1983–1985	22	9	40.9%	5.5%	13	59.1%	4.4%
99th	1985–1987	23	11	47.8%	6.0%	12	52.2%	4.3%
100th	1987–1989	23	11	47.8%	6.0%	12	52.2%	4.3%
101st	1989–1991	29	13	44.8%	6.0%	16	55.2%	5.6%
102nd	1991–1993	30	9	30.0%	5.5%	21	70.0%	7.0%
103rd	1993–1995	48	12	25.0%	6.8%	36	75.0%	13.6%
104th	1995–1997	50	18	36.0%	7.4%	32	64.0%	14.7%
105th	1997–1999	56	17	30.4%	7.5%	39	69.6%	18.8%
106th	1999–2001	58	17	29.3%	7.6%	41	70.7%	18.5%
107th	2001–2003	62	18	29.0%	8.1%	44	71.0%	19.0%
108th	2003–2005	63	21	33.3%	9.2%	42	66.7%	18.5%
109th	2005–2007	71	25	35.2%	9.9%	46	64.8%	20.9%
110th	2007–2009	78	21	26.9%	9.9%	57	73.1%	20.2%
111th	2009–2011	79	17	21.5%	9.6%	62	78.5%	21.5%
112th	2011–2013	79	24	30.4%	9.9%	55	69.6%	23.8%
113th	2013–2015	82	20	24.4%	8.2%	62	75.6%	29.0%
114th	2015–2017	88	23	26.2%	8.9%	65	73.8%	33.0%
115th	2017–2019	89	25	25.3%	8.7%	64	74.7%	32.0%
116th	2019–2021	101	13	12.9%	6.5%	88	87.1%	37.4%
117th	2021–2023	126	33	26.2%	14.6%	93	73.8%	41.2%
118th	2023–2025	129	34	25.8%	14.9%	95	74.2%	42.9%

Percentage of women by party and year

Showing the data tabulated above (as of the 117th Congress) as a graph.

List of female members

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

Female members whose service began between 1917 and 1932

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973) ^[c]	Republican	Montana at-large	March 4, 1917	March 3, 1919	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1918 United States Senate election in Montana
Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973) ^[c]	Republican	Montana's 1st	January 3, 1941	January 3, 1943	Retired
Alice Robertson (1854–1931) ^[d]	Republican	Oklahoma's 2nd	March 4, 1921	March 3, 1923	Lost reelection
Winnifred Huck (1882–1936) ^[e]	Republican	Illinois's at-large	November 7, 1922	March 3, 1923	Lost renomination
Mae Nolan (1886–1973) ^[f]	Republican	California's 5th	January 23, 1923	March 3, 1925	Retired
Florence Kahn (1866–1948) ^[g]^[h]	Republican	California's 4th	March 4, 1925	January 3, 1937	Lost reelection
Mary Norton (1875–1959) ^[i]^[h]	Democratic	New Jersey's 12th & 13th	March 4, 1925	January 3, 1951	Retired
Edith Rogers (1881–1960) ^[j]^[h]	Republican	Massachusetts's 5th	June 30, 1925	September 10, 1960	Died in office
Katherine G. Langley (1888–1948) ^[k]	Republican	Kentucky's 7th	March 4, 1927	March 3, 1931	Retired
Pearl Oldfield (1876–1962) ^[l]	Democratic	Arkansas's 2nd	January 9, 1929	March 3, 1931	Retired
Ruth McCormick (1880–1944) ^[m]	Republican	Illinois's at-large	March 4, 1929	March 3, 1931	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois^[n]
Ruth Owen (1885–1954) ^[o]	Democratic	Florida's 4th	March 4, 1929	March 3, 1933	Lost renomination^[p]
Ruth Pratt (1877–1965)	Republican	New York's 17th	March 4, 1929	March 3, 1933	Lost reelection
Effiegene Wingo (1883–1962) ^[q]	Democratic	Arkansas's 4th	November 4, 1930	March 3, 1933	Retired
Willa Eslick (1878–1961) ^[r]	Democratic	Tennessee's 7th	August 14, 1932	March 3, 1933	Not eligible for reelection having not qualified for nomination

Female members whose service began between 1933 and 1942

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Virginia E. Jenckes (1877–1975)	Democratic	Indiana's 6th	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1939	Lost reelection
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952)	Democratic	Kansas's 6th	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1935	Lost reelection
Isabella Greenway (1886–1953)	Democratic	Arizona's at-large	October 2, 1933	January 3, 1937	Retired
Marian W. Clarke (1880–1953) ^[s]	Republican	New York's 34th	December 28, 1933	January 3, 1935	Retired
Caroline O'Day (1869–1943)	Democratic	New York's at-large	January 3, 1935	January 3, 1943	Retired
Nan Honeyman (1881–1970)	Democratic	Oregon's 3rd	January 3, 1937	January 3, 1939	Lost reelection
Elizabeth Gasque (1886–1989) ^[t]	Democratic	South Carolina's 6th	September 13, 1938	January 3, 1939	Retired
Jessie Sumner (1898–1994)	Republican	Illinois's 18th	January 3, 1939	January 3, 1947	Retired
Clara G. McMillan (1894–1976) ^[u]	Democratic	South Carolina's 1st	November 7, 1939	January 3, 1941	Retired
Frances P. Bolton (1885–1977) ^[v]	Republican	Ohio's 22nd	February 27, 1940	January 3, 1969	Lost reelection
Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995) ^[w]	Republican	Maine's 2nd	June 3, 1940	January 3, 1949	Retired to run successfully for the 1948 United States Senate election in Maine, thus becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Maine in either.
Florence Gibbs (1890–1964) ^[x]	Democratic	Georgia's 8th	October 1, 1940	January 3, 1941	Retired
Katharine Byron (1903–1976) ^[y]	Democratic	Maryland's 6th	May 27, 1941	January 3, 1943	Retired
Veronica Boland (1899–1982) ^[z]	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 11th	November 3, 1942	January 3, 1943	Retired

Female members whose service began between 1943 and 1952

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

Female members whose service began between 1953 and 1962

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Gracie Pfost (1906–1965)	Democratic	Idaho's 1st	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1963	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho
Leonor Sullivan (1902–1988) ^[ai]	Democratic	Missouri's 3rd	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1977	Retired
Elizabeth P. Farrington (1898–1984) ^[aj]	Republican	Hawaii's at-large	July 31, 1954	January 3, 1957	Lost reelection
Iris Blitch (1912–1993) ^[ak]	Democratic	Georgia's 8th	January 3, 1955	January 3, 1963	Retired
Edith Green (1910–1987)	Democratic	Oregon's 3rd		December 31, 1974	Resigned
Martha Griffiths (1912–2003)	Democratic	Michigan's 17th		December 31, 1974	Retired^[al]
Coya Knutson (1912–1996)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 9th		January 3, 1959	Lost reelection
Kathryn E. Granahan (1894–1979) ^[am]	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 2nd	November 6, 1956	January 3, 1963	Retired^[an]
Florence P. Dwyer (1902–1976)	Republican	New Jersey's 6th & 12th	January 3, 1957	January 3, 1973	Retired
Catherine May (1914–2004)	Republican	Washington's 4th	January 3, 1959	January 3, 1971	Lost reelection
Edna O. Simpson (1891–1984) ^[ao]	Republican	Illinois's 20th		January 3, 1961	Retired
Jessica M. Weis (1901–1963)	Republican	New York's 38th		January 3, 1963	Retired
Julia Hansen (1907–1988)	Democratic	Washington's 3rd	November 8, 1960	December 31, 1974	Resigned
Catherine Norrell (1901–1981) ^[ap]	Democratic	Arkansas's 6th	April 19, 1961	January 3, 1963	Retired
Louise Reece (1898–1970) ^[aq]	Republican	Tennessee's 1st	May 16, 1961		Retired
Corinne Riley (1893–1979) ^[ar]	Democratic	South Carolina's 2nd	April 10, 1962		Retired

Female members whose service began between 1963 and 1972

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Charlotte Reid (1913–2007) ^[as]	Republican	Illinois's 15th	January 3, 1963	October 7, 1971	Resigned to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission
Irene Baker (1901–1994) ^[at]	Republican	Tennessee's 2nd	January 7, 1964	January 3, 1965	Retired
Patsy Mink (1927–2002) ^[au]	Democratic	Hawaii's at-large & 2nd	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1977	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii^[av]
Patsy Mink (1927–2002) ^[au]	Democratic	Hawaii's 2nd	September 22, 1990	September 28, 2002	Died in office
Lera Thomas (1900–1993) ^[aw]	Democratic	Texas's 8th	March 26, 1966	January 3, 1967	Retired
Margaret Heckler (1931–2018)	Republican	Massachusetts's 10th	January 3, 1967	January 3, 1983	Lost reelection^[ax]
Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) ^[ay]	Democratic	New York's 12th	January 3, 1969	Retired
Bella Abzug (1920–1998)	Democratic	New York's 19th & 20th	January 3, 1971	January 3, 1977	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1976 United States Senate election in New York
Ella Grasso (1919–1981)	Democratic	Connecticut's 6th		January 3, 1975	Retired to run successfully for Governor of Connecticut
Louise Hicks (1916–2003)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 9th		January 3, 1973	Lost reelection
Elizabeth B. Andrews (1911–2002) ^[az]	Democratic	Alabama's 3rd	April 4, 1972	January 3, 1973	Retired

Female members whose service began between 1973 and 1982

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Yvonne Burke (born 1932)	Democratic	California's 37th & 28th	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1979	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Attorney General of California
Marjorie Holt (1920–2018)	Republican	Maryland's 4th		January 3, 1987	Retired
Elizabeth Holtzman (born 1941) ^[ba]	Democratic	New York's 16th		January 3, 1981	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1980 United States Senate election in New York
Barbara Jordan (1936–1996)	Democratic	Texas's 18th		January 3, 1979	Retired
Pat Schroeder (1940–2023)	Democratic	Colorado's 1st		January 3, 1997	Retired
Lindy Boggs (1916–2013) ^[bb]	Democratic	Louisiana's 2nd	March 20, 1973	January 3, 1991	Retired^[bc]
Cardiss Collins (1931–2013) ^[bd]	Democratic	Illinois's 7th	June 5, 1973	January 3, 1997	Retired
Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992) ^[be]	Republican	New Jersey's 5th	January 3, 1975	January 3, 1983	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[bf]
Martha Keys (born 1930) ^[bg]	Democratic	Kansas's 2nd		January 3, 1979	Lost reelection
Marilyn Lloyd (1929–2018) ^[as]	Democratic	Tennessee's 3rd		January 3, 1995	Retired
Virginia D. Smith (1911–2006)	Republican	Nebraska's 3rd		January 3, 1991	Retired
Gladys Spellman (1918–1988)	Democratic	Maryland's 5th		February 24, 1981	After suffering a debilitating heart attack and slipping into a comatose state, her seat was declared vacant by the House
Helen Meyner (1929–1997)	Democratic	New Jersey's 13th		January 3, 1979	Lost reelection
Shirley Pettis (1924–2016) ^[bh]	Republican	California's 37th	April 29, 1975	January 3, 1979	Retired
Barbara Mikulski (born 1936) ^[bi]	Democratic	Maryland's 3rd	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1987	Retired to run successfully for the 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland
Mary Oakar (born 1940) ^[bj]	Democratic	Ohio's 20th	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
Beverly Byron (born 1932) ^[bk]	Democratic	Maryland's 6th	January 3, 1979	January 3, 1993	Lost renomination
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011)	Democratic	New York's 9th		January 3, 1985	Retired to run unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the 1984 United States presidential election^[bl]
Olympia Snowe (born 1947) ^[bm]	Republican	Maine's 2nd		January 3, 1995	Retired to run successfully for the 1994 United States Senate election in Maine
Bobbi Fiedler (1937–2019)	Republican	California's 21st	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1987	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1986 United States Senate election in California
Lynn Morley Martin (born 1939) ^[bn]	Republican	Illinois's 16th		January 3, 1991	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois^[bo]
Marge Roukema (1929–2014)	Republican	New Jersey's 7th & 5th		January 3, 2003	Retired
Claudine Schneider (born 1947)	Republican	Rhode Island's 2nd		January 3, 1991	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
Barbara B. Kennelly (born 1936)	Democratic	Connecticut's 1st	January 12, 1982	January 3, 1999	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Jean Spencer Ashbrook (born 1934) ^[bp]	Republican	Ohio's 17th	June 29, 1982	January 3, 1983	Retired
Katie Hall (1938–2012)	Democratic	Indiana's 1st	November 2, 1982	January 3, 1985	Lost renomination

Female members whose service began between 1983 and 1992

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Barbara Boxer (born 1940) ^[bi]	Democratic	California's 6th	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1993	Retired to run successfully for the 1992 United States Senate election in California
Nancy Johnson (born 1935)	Republican	Connecticut's 6th & 5th	January 3, 1983	January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
Marcy Kaptur (born 1946) ^[bq]	Democratic	Ohio's 9th	January 3, 1983	Present
Barbara Vucanovich (1921–2013) ^[br]	Republican	Nevada's 2nd	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1997	Retired
Sala Burton (1925–1987) ^[bs]	Democratic	California's 5th	June 21, 1983	February 1, 1987	Died in office
Helen Delich Bentley (1923–2016)	Republican	Maryland's 2nd	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1995	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1994 Maryland gubernatorial election
Jan Meyers (1928–2019)	Republican	Kansas's 3rd	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1997	Retired
Catherine Small Long (1924–2019) ^[bt]	Democratic	Louisiana's 8th	March 30, 1985	January 3, 1987	Retired
Connie Morella (born 1931)	Republican	Maryland's 8th	January 3, 1987	January 3, 2003	Lost reelection^[bu]
Liz J. Patterson (1939–2018) ^[bv]	Democratic	South Carolina's 4th		January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
Pat Saiki (born 1930) ^[bw]	Republican	Hawaii's 1st		January 3, 1991	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii^[bx]
Louise Slaughter (1929–2018)	Democratic	New York's 30th, 28th, & 25th		March 16, 2018	Died in office
Nancy Pelosi (born 1940) ^[by]	Democratic	California's 5th, 8th, 12th, & 11th	June 2, 1987	Present
Nita Lowey (born 1937)	Democratic	New York's 20th, 18th, & 17th	January 3, 1989	January 3, 2021	Retired
Jolene Unsoeld (1931–2021)	Democratic	Washington's 3rd	January 3, 1989	January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Jill Long Thompson (born 1952)	Democratic	Indiana's 4th	March 20, 1989	January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952) ^[bz]	Republican	Florida's 18th & 27th	August 29, 1989	January 3, 2019	Retired
Susan Molinari (born 1958) ^[ca]	Republican	New York's 14th & 13th	March 20, 1990	August 2, 1997	Resigned to become co-host of CBS This Morning
Barbara-Rose Collins (1939–2021)	Democratic	Michigan's 13th & 15th	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1997	Lost renomination
Rosa DeLauro (born 1943)	Democratic	Connecticut's 3rd	January 3, 1991	Present
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born 1937)	Democratic	DC's at-large	January 3, 1991	Present
Joan Horn (born 1936)	Democratic	Missouri's 2nd	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
Maxine Waters (born 1938)	Democratic	California's 29th, 35th, & 43rd	January 3, 1991	Present
Eva Clayton (born 1934)	Democratic	North Carolina's 1st	November 3, 1992	January 3, 2001	Retired

Female members whose service began between 1993 and 2002

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Corrine Brown (born 1946)	Democratic	Florida's 3rd & 5th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2017	Lost renomination
Leslie Byrne (born 1946)	Democratic	Virginia's 11th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Maria Cantwell (born 1958)	Democratic	Washington's 1st		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection^[cb]
Pat Danner (born 1934)	Democratic	Missouri's 6th		January 3, 2001	Retired
Jennifer Dunn (1941–2007)	Republican	Washington's 8th		January 3, 2005	Retired
Karan English (born 1949)	Democratic	Arizona's 6th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Anna Eshoo (born 1942) ^[cc]	Democratic	California's 14th, 18th, & 16th	January 3, 1993	Present
Tillie Fowler (1942–2005)	Republican	Florida's 4th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2001	Retired
Elizabeth Furse (1936–2021) ^[cd]	Democratic	Oregon's 1st		January 3, 1999	Retired
Jane Harman (born 1945)	Democratic	California's 36th		January 3, 1999	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1998 California gubernatorial election
Jane Harman (born 1945)	Democratic	California's 36th	January 3, 2001	February 28, 2011	Resigned to become the Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Eddie Johnson (1934–2023)	Democratic	Texas's 30th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2023	Retired
Blanche Lincoln (born 1960)	Democratic	Arkansas's 1st		January 3, 1997	Retired^[ce]
Carolyn Maloney (born 1946)	Democratic	New York's 14th & 12th		January 3, 2023	Lost renomination
Marjorie Margolies (born 1942) ^[cf]	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 13th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Cynthia McKinney (born 1955)	Democratic	Georgia's 11th & 4th		January 3, 2003	Lost renomination
Cynthia McKinney (born 1955)	Democratic	Georgia's 4th	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2007	Lost renomination^[cg]
Carrie Meek (1926–2021) ^[ch]	Democratic	Florida's 17th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2003	Retired
Deborah Pryce (born 1951)	Republican	Ohio's 15th		January 3, 2009	Retired
Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941) ^[ci]	Democratic	California's 33rd, 34th, & 40th		January 3, 2023	Retired
Lynn Schenk (born 1945)	Democratic	California's 49th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Karen Shepherd (born 1940)	Democratic	Utah's 2nd		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
Karen Thurman (born 1951)	Democratic	Florida's 5th		January 3, 2003	Lost reelection
Nydia Velázquez (born 1953)	Democratic	New York's 12th & 7th	January 3, 1993	Present
Lynn Woolsey (born 1937)	Democratic	California's 6th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2013	Retired
Helen Chenoweth (1938–2006)	Republican	Idaho's 1st	January 3, 1995	January 3, 2001	Retired
Barbara Cubin (born 1946)	Republican	Wyoming's at-large		January 3, 2009	Retired
Sheila Jackson Lee (1950-2024)	Democratic	Texas's 18th		July 19, 2024	Died in office
Sue Kelly (born 1936)	Republican	New York's 19th		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
Zoe Lofgren (born 1947)	Democratic	California's 16th, 19th, & 18th	January 3, 1995	Present
Karen McCarthy (1947–2010)	Democratic	Missouri's 5th	January 3, 1995	January 3, 2005	Retired
Sue Myrick (born 1941)	Republican	North Carolina's 9th		January 3, 2013	Retired
Lynn N. Rivers (born 1956)	Democratic	Michigan's 13th		January 3, 2003	Lost renomination
Andrea Seastrand (born 1941)	Republican	California's 22nd		January 3, 1997	Lost reelection
Linda Smith (born 1950)	Republican	Washington's 3rd		January 3, 1999	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1998 United States Senate election in Washington
Enid Greene Waldholtz (born 1958) ^[cj]	Republican	Utah's 2nd		January 3, 1997	Retired
Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938–2007)	Democratic	California's 37th	March 26, 1996	April 22, 2007	Died in office
Jo Ann Emerson (born 1950) ^[ck]	Republican	Missouri's 8th	November 5, 1996	January 3, 1997	Switched affiliation and retook seat as an independent, having been reelected under that designation
	Independent		January 3, 1997	January 8, 1997	Changed party back to Republican
	Republican		January 8, 1997	January 22, 2013	Resigned to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Julia Carson (1938–2007) ^[cl]	Democratic	Indiana's 10th & 7th	January 3, 1997	December 15, 2007	Died in office
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945)	Democratic	Michigan's 15th & 13th		January 3, 2011	Lost renomination
Donna Christian-Christensen (born 1945)	Democratic	U.S. Virgin Island's at-large		January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
Diana DeGette (born 1957)	Democratic	Colorado's 1st	January 3, 1997	Present
Kay Granger (born 1943)	Republican	Texas's 12th	January 3, 1997	Present
Darlene Hooley (born 1939)	Democratic	Oregon's 5th	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2009	Retired
Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944)	Democratic	New York's 4th		January 3, 2015	Retired
Anne Northup (born 1948)	Republican	Kentucky's 3rd		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
Loretta Sánchez (born 1960) ^[cm]	Democratic	California's 46th, 47th, & 46th		January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in California
Debbie Stabenow (born 1950)	Democratic	Michigan's 8th		January 3, 2001	Retired to run successfully for the 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan
Ellen Tauscher (1951–2019)	Democratic	California's 10th		June 26, 2009	Resigned to become Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
Lois Capps (born 1938) ^[cn]	Democratic	California's 22nd, 23rd, & 24th	March 10, 1998	January 3, 2017	Retired
Mary Bono (born 1961) ^[co]	Republican	California's 44th & 45th	April 7, 1998	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Barbara Lee (born 1946)	Democratic	California's 9th, 13th, & 12th	April 7, 1998	Present
Heather Wilson (born 1960)	Republican	New Mexico's 1st	June 25, 1998	January 3, 2009	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[cp]
Tammy Baldwin (born 1962) ^[cq]	Democratic	Wisconsin's 2nd	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2013	Retired to run successfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, thus becoming the first openly LGBT person to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Wisconsin in either.^[67]
Shelley Berkley (born 1951)	Democratic	Nevada's 1st	January 3, 1999		Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada
Judy Biggert (born 1937)	Republican	Illinois's 13th	January 3, 1999		Lost reelection
Grace Napolitano (born 1936)	Democratic	California's 34th, 38th, 32nd, & 31st	January 3, 1999	Present
Jan Schakowsky (born 1944)	Democratic	Illinois's 9th	January 3, 1999	Present
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949–2008)	Democratic	Ohio's 11th	January 3, 1999	August 20, 2008	Died in office
Shelley Moore Capito (born 1953)	Republican	West Virginia's 2nd	January 3, 2001	January 3, 2015	Retired to run successfully for the 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia
Jo Ann Davis (1950–2007)	Republican	Virginia's 1st		October 6, 2007	Died in office
Susan Davis (born 1944)	Democratic	California's 49th & 53rd		January 3, 2021	Retired
Melissa Hart (born 1962)	Republican	Pennsylvania's 4th		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
Betty McCollum (born 1954)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 4th	January 3, 2001	Present
Hilda Solis (born 1957)	Democratic	California's 31st & 32nd	January 3, 2001	February 24, 2009	Resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor
Diane Watson (born 1933)	Democratic	California's 32nd & 33rd	June 5, 2001	January 3, 2011	Retired

Female members whose service began between 2003 and 2012

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Marsha Blackburn (born 1952)	Republican	Tennessee's 7th	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933)	Democratic	Guam's at-large		January 3, 2019	Lost renomination
Ginny Brown-Waite (born 1943)	Republican	Florida's 5th		January 3, 2011	Retired
Katherine Harris (born 1957)	Republican	Florida's 13th		January 3, 2007	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2006 United States Senate election in Florida
Denise Majette (born 1955)	Democratic	Georgia's 4th		January 3, 2005	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia
Candice Miller (born 1954)	Republican	Michigan's 10th		January 3, 2017	Retired to run successfully for Public Works Commissioner of Macomb County
Marilyn Musgrave (born 1949)	Republican	Colorado's 4th		January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
Linda Sánchez (born 1969) ^[cr]	Democratic	California's 39th & 38th	January 3, 2003	present
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (born 1970) ^[cs]	Democratic	South Dakota's at-large	June 1, 2004	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Melissa Bean (born 1962)	Democratic	Illinois's 8th	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Thelma Drake (born 1949)	Republican	Virginia's 2nd	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
Virginia Foxx (born 1944)	Republican	North Carolina's 5th	January 3, 2005	present
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (born 1969)	Republican	Washington's 5th
Gwen Moore (born 1951)	Democratic	Wisconsin's 4th
Allyson Schwartz (born 1948)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 13th	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (born 1966)	Democratic	Florida's 20th, 23rd, & 25th	January 3, 2005	present
Doris Matsui (born 1944) ^[ct]	Democratic	California's 5th, 6th, & 7th	March 3, 2005	present
Jean Schmidt (born 1951)	Republican	Ohio's 2nd	September 6, 2005	January 3, 2013	Lost renomination
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (born 1953)	Republican	Texas's 22nd	November 13, 2006	January 3, 2007	Lost election to full term
Michele Bachmann (born 1956)	Republican	Minnesota's 6th	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2015	Retired
Nancy Boyda (born 1955)	Democratic	Kansas's 2nd	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
Kathy Castor (born 1966)	Democratic	Florida's 11th & 14th	January 3, 2007	present
Yvette Clarke (born 1964)	Democratic	New York's 11th & 9th	January 3, 2007	present
Mary Fallin (born 1954)	Republican	Oklahoma's 5th	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2011	Retired to run successfully for the 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
Gabrielle Giffords (born 1970)	Democratic	Arizona's 8th		January 25, 2012	Resigned due to the injuries from being shot in the head at close range during an assassination attempt during the 2011 Tucson shooting
Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966)	Democratic	New York's 20th		January 25, 2009	Resigned after being appointed to the United States Senate^[cu]
Mazie Hirono (born 1947) ^[cv]	Democratic	Hawaii's 2nd		January 3, 2013	Retired to run successfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii
Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952)	Democratic	New Hampshire's 1st		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
			January 3, 2013	January 3, 2015	Lost reelection
			January 3, 2017	January 3, 2019	Retired
Betty Sutton (born 1963)	Democratic	Ohio's 13th	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Laura Richardson (born 1962)	Democratic	California's 37th	August 21, 2007	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Niki Tsongas (born 1946) ^[cw]	Democratic	Massachusetts's 5th & 3rd	October 16, 2007	January 3, 2019	Retired
Jackie Speier (born 1950)	Democratic	California's 12th & 14th	April 8, 2008	January 3, 2023	Retired
Donna Edwards (born 1958)	Democratic	Maryland's 4th	June 17, 2008	January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland
Marcia Fudge (born 1952)	Democratic	Ohio's 11th	November 18, 2008	March 10, 2021	Resigned to become United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Kathy Dahlkemper (born 1957)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 3rd	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Debbie Halvorson (born 1958)	Democratic	Illinois's 11th		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Lynn Jenkins (born 1963)	Republican	Kansas's 2nd		January 3, 2019	Retired
Mary Jo Kilroy (born 1949)	Democratic	Ohio's 15th		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Ann Kirkpatrick (born 1950)	Democratic	Arizona's 1st		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
		Arizona's 1st	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona
		Arizona's 2nd	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2023	Retired
Suzanne Kosmas (born 1944)	Democratic	Florida's 24th	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Cynthia Lummis (born 1954)	Republican	Wyoming's at-large		January 3, 2017	Retired^[cx]
Betsy Markey (born 1956)	Democratic	Colorado's 4th		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Chellie Pingree (born 1955)	Democratic	Maine's 1st	January 3, 2009	present
Dina Titus (born 1950)	Democratic	Nevada's 3rd	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
Dina Titus (born 1950)	Democratic	Nevada's 1st	January 3, 2013	present
Judy Chu (born 1953) ^[cy]	Democratic	California's 32nd, 27th, & 28th	June 19, 2009	present
Sandy Adams (born 1956)	Republican	Florida's 24th	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2013	Lost renomination
Karen Bass (born 1953)	Democratic	California's 33rd & 37th		December 9, 2022	Resigned to become mayor of Los Angeles
Diane Black (born 1951)	Republican	Tennessee's 6th		January 3, 2019	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election
Ann Marie Buerkle (born 1951)	Republican	New York's 25th		January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Renee Ellmers (born 1964)	Republican	North Carolina's 2nd		January 3, 2017	Lost renomination
Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951)	Democratic	Hawaii's 1st		January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2014 United States Senate special election in Hawaii
Colleen Hanabusa (born 1951)	Democratic	Hawaii's 1st	November 14, 2016	January 3, 2019	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election
Vicky Hartzler (born 1960)	Republican	Missouri's 4th	January 3, 2011	January 3, 2023	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2022 United States Senate election in Missouri
Nan Hayworth (born 1959)	Republican	New York's 19th		January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978)	Republican	Washington's 3rd		January 3, 2023	Lost renomination
Kristi Noem (born 1971)	Republican	South Dakota's at-large		January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for the 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Martha Roby (born 1976)	Republican	Alabama's 2nd		January 3, 2021	Retired
Terri Sewell (born 1965)	Democratic	Alabama's 7th	January 3, 2011	present
Frederica Wilson (born 1942)	Democratic	Florida's 17th & 24th	January 3, 2011	present
Kathy Hochul (born 1958)	Democratic	New York's 26th	June 1, 2011	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection^[cz]
Janice Hahn (born 1952)	Democratic	California's 36th & 44th	July 12, 2011	December 4, 2016	Resigned to join the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Suzanne Bonamici (born 1954)	Democratic	Oregon's 1st	January 21, 2012	present
Suzan DelBene (born 1962)	Democratic	Washington's 1st	November 6, 2012	present

Female members whose service began between 2013 and 2022

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
Joyce Beatty (born 1950)	Democratic	Ohio's 3rd	January 3, 2013	Present
Susan Brooks (born 1960)	Republican	Indiana's 5th	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2021	Retired
Julia Brownley (born 1952)	Democratic	California's 26th	January 3, 2013	Present
Cheri Bustos (born 1961)	Democratic	Illinois's 17th	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2023	Retired
Tammy Duckworth (born 1968) ^[da]	Democratic	Illinois's 8th		January 3, 2017	Retired to run successfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois
Elizabeth Esty (born 1959)	Democratic	Connecticut's 5th		January 3, 2019	Retired
Lois Frankel (born 1948)	Democratic	Florida's 22nd & 21st	January 3, 2013	Present
Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981) ^[db]	Democratic	Hawaii's 2nd	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2021	Retired to run unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the 2020 United States presidential election
Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959)	Democratic	New Mexico's 1st	January 3, 2013	December 31, 2018	Resigned to become Governor of New Mexico
Annie Kuster (born 1956)	Democratic	New Hampshire's 2nd	January 3, 2013	Present
Grace Meng (born 1975)	Democratic	New York's 6th	January 3, 2013	Present
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941) ^[dc]	Democratic	California's 35th	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors
Kyrsten Sinema (born 1976) ^[dd]	Democratic	Arizona's 9th	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona, thus becoming the first openly bisexual of either sex to serve in both houses of the United States Congress.^[68]
Ann Wagner (born 1962)	Republican	Missouri's 2nd	January 3, 2013	Present
Jackie Walorski (1963-2022)	Republican	Indiana's 2nd	January 3, 2013	August 3, 2022	Died in office^[69]
Robin Kelly (born 1956)	Democratic	Illinois's 2nd	April 11, 2013	Present
Katherine Clark (born 1963)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 5th	December 10, 2013
Alma Adams (born 1946)	Democratic	North Carolina's 12th	November 12, 2014
Barbara Comstock (born 1959)	Republican	Virginia's 10th	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2019	Lost reelection
Debbie Dingell (born 1953) ^[de]	Democratic	Michigan's 12th & 6th	January 3, 2015	Present
Gwen Graham (born 1963) ^[df]	Democratic	Florida's 2nd	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2017	Retired
Brenda Lawrence (born 1954)	Democratic	Michigan's 14th		January 3, 2023	Retired
Mia Love (born 1975) ^[dg]	Republican	Utah's 4th		January 3, 2019	Lost reelection
Martha McSally (born 1966)	Republican	Arizona's 2nd		January 3, 2019	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona^[dh]
Stacey Plaskett (born 1966)	Democratic	U.S. Virgin Island's at-large	January 3, 2015	Present
Amata Radewagen (born 1947) ^[di]^[70]^[71]	Republican	American Samoa's at-large	January 3, 2015	Present
Kathleen Rice (born 1965)	Democratic	New York's 4th	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2023	Retired
Elise Stefanik (born 1984) ^[dj]	Republican	New York's 21st	January 3, 2015	Present
Norma Torres (born 1965)	Democratic	California's 35th	January 3, 2015	Present
Mimi Walters (born 1962)	Republican	California's 45th	January 3, 2015	January 3, 2019	Lost reelection
Bonnie Watson Coleman (born 1945)	Democratic	New Jersey's 12th	January 3, 2015	Present
Nanette Barragán (born 1976)	Democratic	California's 44th	January 3, 2017
Lisa Blunt Rochester (born 1962)	Democratic	Delaware's at-large	January 3, 2017
Liz Cheney (born 1966) ^[dk]	Republican	Wyoming's at-large	January 3, 2017	January 3, 2023	Lost renomination
Val Demings (born 1957)	Democratic	Florida's 10th	January 3, 2017	January 3, 2023	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2022 United States Senate election in Florida
Jenniffer González-Colón (born 1976)	Republican	Puerto Rico's at-large	January 3, 2017	Present
Pramila Jayapal (born 1965) ^[dl]	Democratic	Washington's 7th	January 3, 2017	Present
Stephanie Murphy (born 1978)	Democratic	Florida's 7th	January 3, 2017	January 3, 2023	Retired
Jacky Rosen (born 1957)	Democratic	Nevada's 3rd		January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada, the first one-term female House member to immediately do so.
Claudia Tenney (born 1961)	Republican	New York's 22nd & 24th		January 3, 2019	Lost reelection
Claudia Tenney (born 1961)	Republican	New York's 22nd & 24th	February 11, 2021^[dm]	Present
Karen Handel (born 1962)	Republican	Georgia's 6th	June 26, 2017	January 3, 2019	Lost reelection
Debbie Lesko (born 1958)	Republican	Arizona's 8th	May 7, 2018	Present
Mary Gay Scanlon (born 1959)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 7th & 5th	November 13, 2018
Susan Wild (born 1957)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 15th & 7th	November 27, 2018
Brenda Jones (born 1959) ^[dn]	Democratic	Michigan's 13th	November 29, 2018	January 3, 2019	Lost nomination for a full term
Cindy Axne (born 1965) ^[do]	Democratic	Iowa's 3rd	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2023	Lost reelection
Angie Craig (born 1972)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 2nd	January 3, 2019	Present
Sharice Davids (born 1980) ^[dp]	Democratic	Kansas's 3rd
Madeleine Dean (born 1959)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 4th
Veronica Escobar (born 1969)	Democratic	Texas's 16th
Abby Finkenauer (born 1988)	Democratic	Iowa's 1st	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2021	Lost reelection
Lizzie Fletcher (born 1975)	Democratic	Texas's 7th	January 3, 2019	Present
Sylvia Garcia (born 1950)	Democratic	Texas's 29th	January 3, 2019	Present
Deb Haaland (born 1960) ^[dq]	Democratic	New Mexico's 1st	January 3, 2019	March 16, 2021	Resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior
Jahana Hayes (born 1973)	Democratic	Connecticut's 5th	January 3, 2019	Present
Katie Hill (born 1987)	Democratic	California's 25th	January 3, 2019	November 3, 2019	Resigned amid allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships^[76]
Kendra Horn (born 1976)	Democratic	Oklahoma's 5th	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2021	Lost reelection
Chrissy Houlahan (born 1968)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 6th	January 3, 2019	Present
Susie Lee (born 1966)	Democratic	Nevada's 3rd	January 3, 2019	Present
Elaine Luria (born 1975)	Democratic	Virginia's 2nd	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2023	Lost reelection
Lucy McBath (born 1960)	Democratic	Georgia's 6th & 7th	January 3, 2019	Present
Carol Miller (born 1950) ^[dr]	Republican	West Virginia's 3rd & 1st	January 3, 2019	Present
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (born 1971)	Democratic	Florida's 26th	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2021	Lost reelection
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989) ^[ds]	Democratic	New York's 14th	January 3, 2019	Present
Ilhan Omar (born 1981) ^[dt]	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 5th
Katie Porter (born 1974)	Democratic	California's 45th & 47th
Ayanna Pressley (born 1974)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 7th
Kim Schrier (born 1968)	Democratic	Washington's 8th
Donna Shalala (born 1941) ^[du]	Democratic	Florida's 27th	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2021	Lost reelection
Mikie Sherrill (born 1972)	Democratic	New Jersey's 11th	January 3, 2019	Present
Elissa Slotkin (born 1976)	Democratic	Michigan's 8th & 7th
Abigail Spanberger (born 1979)	Democratic	Virginia's 7th
Haley Stevens (born 1983)	Democratic	Michigan's 11th
Rashida Tlaib (born 1976) ^[dv]	Democratic	Michigan's 13th & 12th
Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984)	Democratic	New Mexico's 2nd	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2021	Lost reelection
Lori Trahan (born 1973) ^[do]^[dw]	Democratic	Massachusetts's 3rd	January 3, 2019	Present
Lauren Underwood (born 1986)	Democratic	Illinois's 14th
Jennifer Wexton (born 1968)	Democratic	Virginia's 10th
Stephanie Bice (born 1973) ^[dx]	Republican	Oklahoma's 5th	January 3, 2021
Lauren Boebert (born 1986)	Republican	Colorado's 3rd	January 3, 2021
Lauren Boebert (born 1986)	Republican	Colorado's 4th	January 3, 2025
Carolyn Bourdeaux (born 1970)	Democratic	Georgia's 7th	January 3, 2021	January 3, 2023	Lost renomination
Cori Bush (born 1974)	Democratic	Missouri's 1st	January 3, 2021	Present
Kat Cammack (born 1988)	Republican	Florida's 3rd
Michelle Fischbach (born 1965)	Republican	Minnesota's 7th
Marjorie Taylor Greene (born 1974)	Republican	Georgia's 14th
Diana Harshbarger (born 1960)	Republican	Tennessee's 1st
Yvette Herrell (born 1964) ^[dy]	Republican	New Mexico's 2nd	January 3, 2021	January 3, 2023	Lost reelection
Ashley Hinson (born 1983)	Republican	Iowa's 1st & 2nd	January 3, 2021	Present
Sara Jacobs (born 1989)	Democratic	California's 53rd & 51st
Young Kim (born 1962) ^[dz]	Republican	California's 39th & 40th
Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959)	Democratic	New Mexico's 3rd
Nancy Mace (born 1977) ^[ea]	Republican	South Carolina's 1st
Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980)	Republican	New York's 11th
Kathy Manning (born 1956)	Democratic	North Carolina's 6th
Lisa McClain (born 1966)	Republican	Michigan's 10th & 9th
Mary Miller (born 1959)	Republican	Illinois's 15th
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (born 1955)	Republican	Iowa's 2nd & 1st
Marie Newman (born 1964)	Democratic	Illinois's 3rd	January 3, 2021	January 3, 2023	Lost renomination
Deborah Ross (born 1963)	Democratic	North Carolina's 2nd	January 3, 2021	Present
María Elvira Salazar (born 1961)	Republican	Florida's 27th
Victoria Spartz (born 1978) ^[eb]	Republican	Indiana's 5th
Michelle Steel (born 1955) ^[dz]	Republican	California's 48th & 45th
Marilyn Strickland (born 1962) ^[dz]^[ec]	Democratic	Washington's 10th
Beth Van Duyne (born 1970)	Republican	Texas's 24th
Nikema Williams (born 1978)	Democratic	Georgia's 5th
Julia Letlow (born 1981) ^[as]	Republican	Louisiana's 5th	April 14, 2021
Melanie Stansbury (born 1979)	Democratic	New Mexico's 1st	June 14, 2021
Shontel Brown (born 1975)	Democratic	Ohio's 11th	November 4, 2021
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979)	Democratic	Florida's 20th	January 18, 2022
Connie Conway (born 1950)	Republican	California's 22nd	June 14, 2022	January 3, 2023	Retired
Mayra Flores (born 1986) ^[ed]	Republican	Texas's 34th	June 21, 2022	January 3, 2023	Lost reelection
Mary Peltola (born 1975) ^[ee]	Democratic	Alaska's at-large	September 13, 2022	Present

Female members whose service began between 2023 and present

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end
Becca Balint (born 1968)	Democratic	Vermont's at-large	January 3, 2023	Present
Nikki Budzinski (born 1977)	Democratic	Illinois's 13th
Yadira Caraveo (born 1980)	Democratic	Colorado's 8th
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (born 1968)	Republican	Oregon's 5th
Jasmine Crockett (born 1981)	Democratic	Texas's 30th
Monica De La Cruz (born 1974)	Republican	Texas's 15th
Valerie Foushee (born 1956)	Democratic	North Carolina's 4th
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (born 1988)	Democratic	Washington's 3rd
Harriet Hageman (born 1962)	Republican	Wyoming's at-large
Erin Houchin (born 1976)	Republican	Indiana's 9th
Val Hoyle (born 1964)	Democratic	Oregon's 4th
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (born 1972)	Democratic	California's 37th
Jen Kiggans (born 1971)	Republican	Virginia's 2nd
Laurel Lee (born 1974)	Republican	Florida's 15th
Summer Lee (born 1987)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 12th
Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989)	Republican	Florida's 13th
Brittany Pettersen (born 1981)	Democratic	Colorado's 7th
Delia Ramirez (born 1983)	Democratic	Illinois's 3rd
Andrea Salinas (born 1969)	Democratic	Oregon's 6th
Hillary Scholten (born 1982)	Democratic	Michigan's 3rd
Emilia Sykes (born 1986)	Democratic	Ohio's 13th
Jill Tokuda (born 1976)	Democratic	Hawaii's 2nd
Jennifer McClellan (born 1972)	Democratic	Virginia's 4th	March 7, 2023
Celeste Maloy (born 1981)	Republican	Utah's 2nd	November 28, 2023
LaMonica McIver (born 1986)	Democratic	New Jersey's 10th	September 23, 2024
Erica Lee Carter (born 1980)^[ef]	Democratic	Texas's 18th	November 12, 2024

Female members-elect

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term expected to commence
Yassamin Ansari (born 1992)	Democratic	Arizona's 3rd	January 3, 2025
Sheri Biggs (born 1969/1970)	Republican	South Carolina's 3rd
Janelle Bynum (born 1975)	Democratic	Oregon's 5th
Maxine Dexter (born 1972)	Democratic	Oregon's 3rd
Sarah Elfreth (born 1988)	Democratic	Maryland's 3rd
Julie Fedorchak (born 1968)	Republican	North Dakota's at-large
Laura Friedman (born 1966)	Democratic	California's 30th
Laura Gillen (born 1969)	Democratic	New York's 4th
Maggie Goodlander (born 1986)	Democratic	New Hampshire's 2nd
Julie Johnson (born 1966)	Democratic	Texas's 32nd
Kimberlyn King-Hinds	Republican	Northern Mariana Islands's at-large
April McClain-Delaney (born 1964)	Democratic	Maryland's 6th
Kristen McDonald Rivet (born 1970)	Democratic	Michigan's 8th
Sarah McBride (born 1990)^[eg]	Democratic	Delaware's at-large
Kelly Morrison (born 1969)	Democratic	Minnesota's 3rd
Nellie Pou (born 1956)	Democratic	New Jersey's 9th
Emily Randall (born 1985)	Democratic	Washington's 6th
Luz Rivas (born 1974)	Democratic	California's 29th
Lateefah Simon (born 1977)	Democratic	California's 12th

Current female members

Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Expected departure
Marcy Kaptur (born 1946)	Democratic	Ohio's 9th	January 3, 1983
Nancy Pelosi (born 1940)	Democratic	California's 11th^[eh]	June 2, 1987
Rosa DeLauro (born 1943)	Democratic	Connecticut's 3rd	January 3, 1991
Eleanor Holmes Norton (born 1937)	Democratic	DC's at-large
Maxine Waters (born 1938)	Democratic	California's 43rd^[ei]
Anna Eshoo (born 1942)	Democratic	California's 16th^[ej]	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2025 Retiring
Nydia Velázquez (born 1953)	Democratic	New York's 7th^[ek]	January 3, 1993
Zoe Lofgren (born 1947)	Democratic	California's 18th^[el]	January 3, 1995
Diana DeGette (born 1957)	Democratic	Colorado's 1st	January 3, 1997
Kay Granger (born 1943)	Republican	Texas's 12th	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2025 Retiring
Barbara Lee (born 1946)	Democratic	California's 12th^[em]	April 7, 1998	January 3, 2025 Retiring to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate
Grace Napolitano (born 1936)	Democratic	California's 31st^[en]	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2025 Retiring
Jan Schakowsky (born 1944)	Democratic	Illinois's 9th	January 3, 1999
Betty McCollum (born 1954)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 4th	January 3, 2001
Linda Sánchez (born 1969)	Democratic	California's 38th^[eo]	January 3, 2003
Virginia Foxx (born 1943)	Republican	North Carolina's 5th	January 3, 2005
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (born 1969)	Republican	Washington's 5th		January 3, 2025 Retiring
Gwen Moore (born 1951)	Democratic	Wisconsin's 4th
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (born 1966)	Democratic	Florida's 25th^[ep]
Doris Matsui (born 1944)	Democratic	California's 7th^[eq]	March 3, 2005
Kathy Castor (born 1966)	Democratic	Florida's 14th^[er]	January 3, 2007
Yvette Clarke (born 1964)	Democratic	New York's 9th^[es]	January 3, 2007
Chellie Pingree (born 1955)	Democratic	Maine's 1st	January 3, 2009
Judy Chu (born 1953)	Democratic	California's 28th^[et]	June 19, 2009
Terri Sewell (born 1965)	Democratic	Alabama's 7th	January 3, 2011
Frederica Wilson (born 1942)	Democratic	Florida's 24th^[eu]	January 3, 2011
Suzanne Bonamici (born 1954)	Democratic	Oregon's 1st	January 21, 2012
Suzan DelBene (born 1962)	Democratic	Washington's 1st	November 6, 2012
Joyce Beatty (born 1950)	Democratic	Ohio's 3rd	January 3, 2013
Julia Brownley (born 1952)	Democratic	California's 26th
Lois Frankel (born 1948)	Democratic	Florida's 22nd^[ev]
Annie Kuster (born 1956)	Democratic	New Hampshire's 2nd		January 3, 2025 Retiring
Grace Meng (born 1975)	Democratic	New York's 6th
Dina Titus (born 1950) ^[ew]	Democratic	Nevada's 1st
Ann Wagner (born 1962)	Republican	Missouri's 2nd
Robin Kelly (born 1956)	Democratic	Illinois's 2nd	April 11, 2013
Katherine Clark (born 1963)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 5th	December 10, 2013
Alma Adams (born 1946)	Democratic	North Carolina's 12th	November 12, 2014
Debbie Dingell (born 1953)	Democratic	Michigan's 6th^[ex]	January 3, 2015
Stacey Plaskett (born 1966)	Democratic	U.S. Virgin Island's at-large
Amata Radewagen (born 1947)	Republican	American Samoa's at-large
Elise Stefanik (born 1984)	Republican	New York's 21st
Norma Torres (born 1965)	Democratic	California's 35th
Bonnie Watson Coleman (born 1945)	Democratic	New Jersey's 12th
Nanette Barragán (born 1976)	Democratic	California's 44th	January 3, 2017
Lisa Blunt Rochester (born 1962)	Democratic	Delaware's at-large		January 3, 2025 Retiring to run successfully for the U.S. Senate
Jenniffer González-Colón (born 1976)	Republican	Puerto Rico's at-large		On or prior to January 2, 2025 Resigning to become Governor of Puerto Rico
Pramila Jayapal (born 1965)	Democratic	Washington's 7th
Debbie Lesko (born 1958)	Republican	Arizona's 8th	May 7, 2018	January 3, 2025 Ran for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Mary Gay Scanlon (born 1959)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 5th^[ey]	November 27, 2018
Susan Wild (born 1957)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 7th^[ez]	November 27, 2018	January 3, 2025 Lost reelection
Angie Craig (born 1972)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 2nd	January 3, 2019
Sharice Davids (born 1980)	Democratic	Kansas's 3rd
Madeleine Dean (born 1959)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 4th
Veronica Escobar (born 1969)	Democratic	Texas's 16th
Lizzie Fletcher (born 1975)	Democratic	Texas's 7th
Sylvia Garcia (born 1950)	Democratic	Texas's 29th
Jahana Hayes (born 1973)	Democratic	Connecticut's 5th
Chrissy Houlahan (born 1968)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 6th
Susie Lee (born 1966)	Democratic	Nevada's 3rd
Lucy McBath (born 1960)	Democratic	Georgia's 7th^[fa]
Carol Miller (born 1950)	Republican	West Virginia's 1st^[fb]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 1989)	Democratic	New York's 14th
Ilhan Omar (born 1981)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 5th
Katie Porter (born 1974)	Democratic	California's 47th^[fc]		January 3, 2025 Retiring to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate
Ayanna Pressley (born 1974)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 7th
Kim Schrier (born 1968)	Democratic	Washington's 8th
Mikie Sherrill (born 1972)	Democratic	New Jersey's 11th
Elissa Slotkin (born 1976)	Democratic	Michigan's 7th^[fd]		January 3, 2025 Retiring to run successfully for the U.S. Senate
Abigail Spanberger (born 1979)	Democratic	Virginia's 7th		January 3, 2025 Retiring in order to run for governor of Virginia in 2025^[77]
Haley Stevens (born 1983)	Democratic	Michigan's 11th
Rashida Tlaib (born 1976)	Democratic	Michigan's 12th^[fe]
Lori Trahan (born 1973)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 3rd
Lauren Underwood (born 1986)	Democratic	Illinois's 14th
Jennifer Wexton (born 1968)	Democratic	Virginia's 10th		January 3, 2025 Retiring
Stephanie Bice (born 1973)	Republican	Oklahoma's 5th	January 3, 2021
Lauren Boebert (born 1986)	Republican	Colorado's 3rd & 4th
Cori Bush (born 1974)	Democratic	Missouri's 1st		January 3, 2025 Lost renomination
Kat Cammack (born 1988)	Republican	Florida's 3rd
Michelle Fischbach (born 1965)	Republican	Minnesota's 7th
Marjorie Taylor Greene (born 1974)	Republican	Georgia's 14th
Diana Harshbarger (born 1960)	Republican	Tennessee's 1st
Ashley Hinson (born 1983)	Republican	Iowa's 2nd^[ff]
Sara Jacobs (born 1989)	Democratic	California's 51st^[fg]
Young Kim (born 1962)	Republican	California's 40th^[fh]
Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959)	Democratic	New Mexico's 3rd
Nancy Mace (born 1977)	Republican	South Carolina's 1st
Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980)	Republican	New York's 11th
Kathy Manning (born 1956)	Democratic	North Carolina's 6th		January 3, 2025 Retiring
Lisa McClain (born 1966)	Republican	Michigan's 9th^[fi]
Mary Miller (born 1959)	Republican	Illinois's 15th
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (born 1955)	Republican	Iowa's 1st^[fj]
Deborah Ross (born 1963)	Democratic	North Carolina's 2nd
María Elvira Salazar (born 1961)	Republican	Florida's 27th
Victoria Spartz (born 1978)	Republican	Indiana's 5th
Michelle Steel (born 1955)	Republican	California's 45th^[fk]
Marilyn Strickland (born 1962)	Democratic	Washington's 10th
Beth Van Duyne (born 1970)	Republican	Texas's 24th
Nikema Williams (born 1978)	Democratic	Georgia's 5th
Claudia Tenney (born 1961) ^[fl]	Republican	New York's 24th^[fm]	February 11, 2021
Julia Letlow (born 1981)	Republican	Louisiana's 5th	April 14, 2021
Melanie Stansbury (born 1979)	Democratic	New Mexico's 1st	June 14, 2021
Shontel Brown (born 1975)	Democratic	Ohio's 11th	November 4, 2021
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979)	Democratic	Florida's 20th	January 18, 2022
Mary Peltola (born 1973)^[78]	Democratic	Alaska's at-large	September 13, 2022
Becca Balint (born 1968)	Democratic	Vermont's at-large	January 3, 2023
Nikki Budzinski (born 1977)	Democratic	Illinois's 13th
Yadira Caraveo (born 1980)	Democratic	Colorado's 8th		January 3, 2025 Lost reelection
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (born 1968)	Republican	Oregon's 5th		January 3, 2025 Lost reelection
Jasmine Crockett (born 1981)	Democratic	Texas's 30th
Monica De La Cruz (born 1974)	Republican	Texas's 15th
Valerie Foushee (born 1956)	Democratic	North Carolina's 4th
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (born 1988)	Democratic	Washington's 3rd
Harriet Hageman (born 1962)	Republican	Wyoming's at-large
Erin Houchin (born 1976)	Republican	Indiana's 9th
Val Hoyle (born 1964)	Democratic	Oregon's 4th
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (born 1972)	Democratic	California's 37th
Jen Kiggans (born 1971)	Republican	Virginia's 2nd
Laurel Lee (born 1974)	Republican	Florida's 15th
Summer Lee (born 1987)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 12th
Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989)	Republican	Florida's 13th
Brittany Pettersen (born 1981)	Democratic	Colorado's 7th
Delia Ramirez (born 1983)	Democratic	Illinois's 3rd
Andrea Salinas (born 1969)	Democratic	Oregon's 6th
Hillary Scholten (born 1982)	Democratic	Michigan's 3rd
Emilia Sykes (born 1986)	Democratic	Ohio's 13th
Jill Tokuda (born 1976)	Democratic	Hawaii's 2nd
Jennifer McClellan (born 1972)	Democratic	Virginia's 4th	March 7, 2023
Celeste Maloy (born 1981)	Republican	Utah's 2nd	November 28, 2023
LaMonica McIver (born 1986)	Democratic	New Jersey's 10th	September 23, 2024
Erica Lee Carter (born 1980)	Democratic	Texas's 18th	November 12, 2024

Women who gave birth while serving in the House

There have been 12 women who gave birth while serving in the House at least once during their tenure.^[50] Two women gave birth multiple times, each giving birth three times while in office, and one woman gave birth twice while serving in each chamber of Congress.

Representatives who gave birth while in office
Congresswoman	State	Party	Date of delivery	Mother's age	Notes
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke	California	Democratic	November 23, 1973	41	Gave birth to a daughter, Autumn, thus becoming the first woman to give birth while serving in either chamber of Congress.^[15]
Enid Greene Waldholtz	Utah	Republican	August 31, 1995	37	Gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth.^[79]
Susan Molinari	New York	Republican	May 10, 1996	38	Gave birth to a daughter, Susan. The child's father was fellow congressman Bill Paxon.^[80]
Blanche Lincoln	Arkansas	Democratic	June 1996	35	Gave birth to twin boys, Bennett and Reece. Lincoln chose not to run for re-election due to her pregnancy.^[81]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Washington	Republican	April 29, 2007	37	Gave birth to a son, Cole.^[82]
			December 1, 2010	41	Gave birth to a daughter, Grace, thus becoming the first woman in either chamber of Congress to give birth in office twice.^[83]
			November 24, 2013	44	Gave birth to a daughter, Brynn, thus becoming the first woman in either chamber of Congress to give birth in office three times.^[84]
Kirsten Gillibrand	New York	Democratic	May 15, 2008	41	Gave birth to a son, Henry.^[85]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	South Dakota	Democratic	December 15, 2008	38	Gave birth to a son, Zachary. The child's father was former congressman Max Sandlin.^[86]
Linda Sánchez	California	Democratic	May 13, 2009	40	Gave birth to a son, Joaquin. Sánchez was unmarried when pregnancy announced, getting married a month before delivery.^[87]
Jaime Herrera Beutler	Washington	Republican	July 15, 2013	34	Gave birth to a daughter, Abigail.^[88]
			May 18, 2016	37	Gave birth to a son, Ethan.^[89]
			May 21, 2019	40	Gave birth to a daughter, Isana.^[90]
Tammy Duckworth	Illinois	Democratic	November 18, 2014	46	Gave birth to a daughter, Abigail.^[91] Duckworth later gave birth as a sitting United States senator, thus becoming the first woman to give birth in office while serving in each chamber of Congress.^[92]
Elise Stefanik	New York	Republican	August 27, 2021	37	Gave birth to a son, Sam Manda.^[93]
Anna Paulina Luna	Florida	Republican	August 26, 2023	34	Gave birth to a son, Henry.^[94]^[95]
Jenniffer González-Colón	Puerto Rico	Republican	February 16, 2024	47	Gave birth to fraternal twins, a daughter named Jenniffer Nydia Mercedes and a son named José Yovin.^[96]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Farrington elected as a non-voting delegate representing Territory of Hawaii before its admission to the Union as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959; Mink became, in 1965, Hawaii's first female Representative after statehood
^ Julia Letlow took the seat that her late husband won but who died before being seated.
^ Only member of Congress to vote against declaration of war against Japan in 1941
Voted against declaration of war against Germany in 1917
First woman elected to a non-consecutive terms
First woman elected to a national office
^ First woman incumbent defeated in a general election
First woman to preside over the House
First woman to defeat an incumbent congressman
Formerly the oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 67)
^ First woman incumbent defeated in a primary election
First woman to win a special election
First woman to succeed her parent
Succeeded her late father
^ First woman chaired a congressional committee
First Catholic woman elected
First woman to succeed her spouse
Succeeded her late husband
^ First non-Christian (Jewish) woman elected
Succeeded her late husband
^ ^a ^b ^c One of the first women re-elected
^ First Democratic woman elected
^ Formerly the longest serving woman in the House and Congress (35 years, 72 days)^[47]
Succeeded her late husband
^ Served in the same seat as her husband (although she did not directly succeed him)
Daughter of James M. Gudger Jr.
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Married to Albert G. Simms
Followed her late husband (although she did not directly succeed him)
Daughter of Mark Hanna
^ Later became the first woman to manage a presidential campaign
^ Daughter of William Jennings Bryan
^ Later became United States Envoy to Denmark, making her the first woman chief of mission at the minister rank in U.S. diplomatic history^[63]
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ First woman who served alongside her child
Mother of Oliver P. Bolton
Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Mother-in-law of Beverly Byron
Served in the same seat as her son (although she did not directly precede him)
Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Served in the same seat as her stepfather (although she did not directly succeed him)
^ Later became United States Ambassador to Italy and to Brazil (declined second appointment)
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Married to Paul Douglas
^ First woman elected to Congress leadership position (House Democratic Caucus secretary)
First female natural-born citizen elected
First woman born outside United States (in Canada) elected
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ First woman to be succeeded by her child
Preceded her son
Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Followed her late husband (although she did not directly succeed him)
^ First woman territorial delegate
Succeeded her late husband
^ Only woman to sign the Southern Manifesto
^ Later elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Later became Treasurer of the United States
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
Daughter of Guy D. Goff
^ Formerly the oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 68)
Succeeded her late husband
^ ^a ^b ^c Succeeded her late husband who was the nominee or a never seated member-elect
^ Stepmother of Howard Baker
Succeeded her late husband
^ First Asian (Japanese) American woman elected
First woman of color elected
^ Later became Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Later became United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and United States Ambassador to Ireland
^ First African-American woman to run for major party's presidential nomination
First African-American woman elected
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Formerly the youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 31)^[64]
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Later became United States Ambassador to the Holy See
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Daughter of Ogden H. Hammond
^ Later became United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture
^ Married to Andrew Jacobs Jr.
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ ^a ^b Shortest-statured women in Congress, at 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)^[65]^[66]
^ First Arab (Lebanese and Syrian) American woman elected
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Later became United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
^ Married to John R. McKernan Jr.
^ First Republican woman elected to the House leadership position (House Republican Conference vice chairwoman)
^ Later became United States Secretary of Labor
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Longest serving woman in the House and Congress (41 years, 318 days)^[47]
^ First Hispanic and Latina American woman elected
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Later became United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
^ Daughter of Olin D. Johnston
^ First Republican Asian American woman elected
^ Later became Administrator of the Small Business Administration
^ First woman regained speakership
First woman elected Speaker of the House
First woman elected floor leader (specifically minority leader)
First woman elected whip
Daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.
^ First Republican woman elected to represent a former Confederate state other than Tennessee since Reconstruction
First Cuban-American woman elected
^ Married to Bill Paxon
First woman to hold the distinction of "youngest member of the House"
First woman to succeed a living parent
Succeeded her father
^ Later ran successfully for the 2000 United States Senate election in Washington
^ First Assyrian American woman elected
^ First British/Canadian-American woman elected
^ Later ran successfully for the 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas
^ Married to Edward Mezvinsky
^ Ran for President of the United States as the nominee of the Green Party for the 2008 United States presidential election
^ Mother of Kendrick Meek
^ Daughter of Edward R. Roybal
^ First Latter-day Saint (Mormon) woman elected
^ First Independent woman (re)elected
Succeeded her late husband
^ Grandmother of André Carson
^ Sister of Linda Sánchez
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Married to Connie Mack IV
Succeeded her late husband
^ Later became United States Secretary of the Air Force
^ First openly LGBT and lesbian woman elected
^ Sister of Loretta Sanchez
^ Married to Max Sandlin
^ Succeeded her late husband
^ Later ran successfully for the 2010 United States Senate special election in New York
^ First Buddhist woman elected
One of the first two Buddhists (alongside Hank Johnson) elected
^ Served in the same seat as her late husband (although she did not directly succeed him)
^ Later ran successfully for the 2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming
^ First Chinese American woman elected
^ Later elected Lieutenant Governor, then succeeded as Governor of New York. Ran successfully for a full term
^ First woman with a disability elected
First Southeast Asian-American (Thai) woman elected
First Amerasian or Eurasian woman elected
^ First Hindu elected
^ Formerly the oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 71)
^ First openly bisexual person elected
^ First woman to succeed a living spouse
Succeeded her husband
^ Daughter of Bob Graham
^ First Republican African-American woman elected
^ Later appointed to the United States Senate and ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona
^ Daughter of Peter Tali Coleman
^ Formerly the youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 30)^[72]
^ Served in the same seat as her father (although she did not directly succeed him)
^ First Indian American woman elected
^ Tenney won the November 2020 House election in New York's 22nd congressional district, but certification was delayed due to the closeness of the race and vote-counting issues. She was certified as the winner on February 8, 2021, before being seated in the 117th Congress three days later.^[73]
^ Shortest-serving woman in the House
^ ^a ^b Tallest-statured women in Congress, at 6 feet (1.83 m)^[74]^[75]
^ First openly LGBT woman of color elected
First openly LGBT Native American elected
One of the first two Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected
^ First Native Catholic woman elected
One of the first two Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected
^ Daughter of Samuel L. Devine
^ First woman of color to hold the distinction of "youngest member of the House"
Youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 29)^[38]
^ First Somali American elected
One of the first two Muslim women (alongside Rashida Tlaib) elected
^ Oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 77)^[37]
Only female former presidential cabinet member elected
^ First Palestinian-American woman elected
One of the first two Muslim women elected (alongside Ilhan Omar) elected
^ First Portuguese American woman elected
^ First Iranian American and Pakistani American elected
^ First Cherokee woman elected
First Republican Native American woman elected
^ ^a ^b ^c One of the first Korean American women elected
^ First woman to graduate from the Citadel elected
^ First Ukrainian American woman elected
First woman born in the Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc elected
^ First Afro-Asian American woman elected
^ First Mexican-born woman elected
^ First Alaska Native elected
^ Succeeded her late mother
^ First openly transgender person elected
^ District previously numbered California's 5th, 8th, and 12th congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 29th and 35th congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 14th congressional district and 18th congressional district
^ District previously numbered New York's 12th congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 16th and 19th congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 9th and 13th congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 34th, 38th, and 32nd congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 39th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Florida's 20th and 23rd congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 5th and 6th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Florida's 11th congressional district
^ District previously numbered New York's 11th congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 32nd and 27th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Florida's 17th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Florida's 21st congressional district
^ Previously served as Representative from Nevada's 3rd congressional district from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011
^ District previously numbered Michigan's 12th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Georgia's 6th congressional district
^ District previously numbered West Virginia's 3rd
^ District previously numbered California's 45th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Michigan's 8th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Michigan's 13th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Iowa's 1st congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 53rd congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 39th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Michigan's 10th congressional district
^ District previously numbered Iowa's 2nd congressional district
^ District previously numbered California's 48th congressional district
^ Previously served as Representative from New York's 22nd congressional district from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019
^ District previously numbered New York's 22nd congressional district

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- Women Members by State and Territory
Women in Congress Archived September 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine — Companion site to book produced by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
National Women's History Museum: Legislating History: 100 Years of Women in Congress Archived April 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. 2017.

[HawaiiHistory-50] Farrington elected as a non-voting delegate representing Territory of Hawaii before its admission to the Union as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959; Mink became, in 1965, Hawaii's first female Representative after statehood

[57] Julia Letlow took the seat that her late husband won but who died before being seated.

[65] Only member of Congress to vote against declaration of war against Japan in 1941
Voted against declaration of war against Germany in 1917
First woman elected to a non-consecutive terms
First woman elected to a national office

[66] First woman incumbent defeated in a general election
First woman to preside over the House
First woman to defeat an incumbent congressman
Formerly the oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 67)

[67] First woman incumbent defeated in a primary election
First woman to win a special election
First woman to succeed her parent
Succeeded her late father

[68] First woman chaired a congressional committee
First Catholic woman elected
First woman to succeed her spouse
Succeeded her late husband

[69] First non-Christian (Jewish) woman elected
Succeeded her late husband

[FirstRe-elected-70] One of the first women re-elected

[71] First Democratic woman elected

[72] Formerly the longest serving woman in the House and Congress (35 years, 72 days)^[47]
Succeeded her late husband

[73] Served in the same seat as her husband (although she did not directly succeed him)
Daughter of James M. Gudger Jr.

[74] Succeeded her late husband

[75] Married to Albert G. Simms
Followed her late husband (although she did not directly succeed him)
Daughter of Mark Hanna

[76] Later became the first woman to manage a presidential campaign

[77] Daughter of William Jennings Bryan

[79] Later became United States Envoy to Denmark, making her the first woman chief of mission at the minister rank in U.S. diplomatic history^[63]

[80] Succeeded her late husband

[81] Succeeded her late husband

[82] Succeeded her late husband

[83] Succeeded her late husband

[84] Succeeded her late husband

[85] First woman who served alongside her child
Mother of Oliver P. Bolton
Succeeded her late husband

[86] Succeeded her late husband

[87] Succeeded her late husband

[88] Mother-in-law of Beverly Byron
Served in the same seat as her son (although she did not directly precede him)
Succeeded her late husband

[89] Succeeded her late husband

[90] Served in the same seat as her stepfather (although she did not directly succeed him)

[91] Later became United States Ambassador to Italy and to Brazil (declined second appointment)

[92] Succeeded her late husband

[93] Married to Paul Douglas

[94] First woman elected to Congress leadership position (House Democratic Caucus secretary)
First female natural-born citizen elected
First woman born outside United States (in Canada) elected

[95] Succeeded her late husband

[96] First woman to be succeeded by her child
Preceded her son
Succeeded her late husband

[97] Succeeded her late husband

[98] Followed her late husband (although she did not directly succeed him)

[99] First woman territorial delegate
Succeeded her late husband

[100] Only woman to sign the Southern Manifesto

[101] Later elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

[102] Succeeded her late husband

[103] Later became Treasurer of the United States

[104] Succeeded her late husband

[105] Succeeded her late husband

[106] Succeeded her late husband
Daughter of Guy D. Goff

[107] Formerly the oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 68)
Succeeded her late husband

[nomineeormember-elect-108] Succeeded her late husband who was the nominee or a never seated member-elect

[109] Stepmother of Howard Baker
Succeeded her late husband

[110] First Asian (Japanese) American woman elected
First woman of color elected

[111] Later became Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs

[112] Succeeded her late husband

[113] Later became United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and United States Ambassador to Ireland

[114] First African-American woman to run for major party's presidential nomination
First African-American woman elected

[115] Succeeded her late husband

[117] Formerly the youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 31)^[64]

[118] Succeeded her late husband

[119] Later became United States Ambassador to the Holy See

[120] Succeeded her late husband

[121] Daughter of Ogden H. Hammond

[122] Later became United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

[123] Married to Andrew Jacobs Jr.

[124] Succeeded her late husband

[Shortest-127] Shortest-statured women in Congress, at 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)^[65]^[66]

[128] First Arab (Lebanese and Syrian) American woman elected

[129] Succeeded her late husband

[130] Later became United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

[131] Married to John R. McKernan Jr.

[132] First Republican woman elected to the House leadership position (House Republican Conference vice chairwoman)

[133] Later became United States Secretary of Labor

[134] Succeeded her late husband

[135] Longest serving woman in the House and Congress (41 years, 318 days)^[47]

[136] First Hispanic and Latina American woman elected

[137] Succeeded her late husband

[138] Succeeded her late husband

[139] Later became United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

[140] Daughter of Olin D. Johnston

[141] First Republican Asian American woman elected

[142] Later became Administrator of the Small Business Administration

[143] First woman regained speakership
First woman elected Speaker of the House
First woman elected floor leader (specifically minority leader)
First woman elected whip
Daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.

[144] First Republican woman elected to represent a former Confederate state other than Tennessee since Reconstruction
First Cuban-American woman elected

[145] Married to Bill Paxon
First woman to hold the distinction of "youngest member of the House"
First woman to succeed a living parent
Succeeded her father

[146] Later ran successfully for the 2000 United States Senate election in Washington

[147] First Assyrian American woman elected

[148] First British/Canadian-American woman elected

[149] Later ran successfully for the 1998 United States Senate election in Arkansas

[150] Married to Edward Mezvinsky

[151] Ran for President of the United States as the nominee of the Green Party for the 2008 United States presidential election

[152] Mother of Kendrick Meek

[153] Daughter of Edward R. Roybal

[154] First Latter-day Saint (Mormon) woman elected

[155] First Independent woman (re)elected
Succeeded her late husband

[156] Grandmother of André Carson

[157] Sister of Linda Sánchez

[158] Succeeded her late husband

[159] Married to Connie Mack IV
Succeeded her late husband

[160] Later became United States Secretary of the Air Force

[161] First openly LGBT and lesbian woman elected

[163] Sister of Loretta Sanchez

[164] Married to Max Sandlin

[165] Succeeded her late husband

[166] Later ran successfully for the 2010 United States Senate special election in New York

[167] First Buddhist woman elected
One of the first two Buddhists (alongside Hank Johnson) elected

[168] Served in the same seat as her late husband (although she did not directly succeed him)

[169] Later ran successfully for the 2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming

[170] First Chinese American woman elected

[171] Later elected Lieutenant Governor, then succeeded as Governor of New York. Ran successfully for a full term

[172] First woman with a disability elected
First Southeast Asian-American (Thai) woman elected
First Amerasian or Eurasian woman elected

[173] First Hindu elected

[174] Formerly the oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 71)

[175] First openly bisexual person elected

[178] First woman to succeed a living spouse
Succeeded her husband

[179] Daughter of Bob Graham

[180] First Republican African-American woman elected

[181] Later appointed to the United States Senate and ran unsuccessfully for the 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona

[182] Daughter of Peter Tali Coleman

[186] Formerly the youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 30)^[72]

[187] Served in the same seat as her father (although she did not directly succeed him)

[188] First Indian American woman elected

[190] Tenney won the November 2020 House election in New York's 22nd congressional district, but certification was delayed due to the closeness of the race and vote-counting issues. She was certified as the winner on February 8, 2021, before being seated in the 117th Congress three days later.^[73]

[191] Shortest-serving woman in the House

[Tallest-194] Tallest-statured women in Congress, at 6 feet (1.83 m)^[74]^[75]

[195] First openly LGBT woman of color elected
First openly LGBT Native American elected
One of the first two Native American women (alongside Deb Haaland) elected

[196] First Native Catholic woman elected
One of the first two Native American women (alongside Sharice Davids) elected

[198] Daughter of Samuel L. Devine

[199] First woman of color to hold the distinction of "youngest member of the House"
Youngest woman elected to Congress (at age 29)^[38]

[200] First Somali American elected
One of the first two Muslim women (alongside Rashida Tlaib) elected

[201] Oldest woman elected to Congress (at age 77)^[37]
Only female former presidential cabinet member elected

[202] First Palestinian-American woman elected
One of the first two Muslim women elected (alongside Ilhan Omar) elected

[203] First Portuguese American woman elected

[204] First Iranian American and Pakistani American elected

[205] First Cherokee woman elected
First Republican Native American woman elected

[KorAm-206] One of the first Korean American women elected

[207] First woman to graduate from the Citadel elected

[208] First Ukrainian American woman elected
First woman born in the Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc elected

[209] First Afro-Asian American woman elected

[210] First Mexican-born woman elected

[211] First Alaska Native elected

[212] Succeeded her late mother

[213] First openly transgender person elected

[214] District previously numbered California's 5th, 8th, and 12th congressional district

[215] District previously numbered California's 29th and 35th congressional district

[216] District previously numbered California's 14th congressional district and 18th congressional district

[217] District previously numbered New York's 12th congressional district

[218] District previously numbered California's 16th and 19th congressional district

[219] District previously numbered California's 9th and 13th congressional district

[220] District previously numbered California's 34th, 38th, and 32nd congressional district

[221] District previously numbered California's 39th congressional district

[222] District previously numbered Florida's 20th and 23rd congressional district

[223] District previously numbered California's 5th and 6th congressional district

[224] District previously numbered Florida's 11th congressional district

[225] District previously numbered New York's 11th congressional district

[226] District previously numbered California's 32nd and 27th congressional district

[227] District previously numbered Florida's 17th congressional district

[228] District previously numbered Florida's 21st congressional district

[229] Previously served as Representative from Nevada's 3rd congressional district from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011

[230] District previously numbered Michigan's 12th congressional district

[231] District previously numbered Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

[232] District previously numbered Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

[233] District previously numbered Georgia's 6th congressional district

[234] District previously numbered West Virginia's 3rd

[235] District previously numbered California's 45th congressional district

[236] District previously numbered Michigan's 8th congressional district

[238] District previously numbered Michigan's 13th congressional district

[239] District previously numbered Iowa's 1st congressional district

[240] District previously numbered California's 53rd congressional district

[241] District previously numbered California's 39th congressional district

[242] District previously numbered Michigan's 10th congressional district

[243] District previously numbered Iowa's 2nd congressional district

[244] District previously numbered California's 48th congressional district

[245] Previously served as Representative from New York's 22nd congressional district from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019

[246] District previously numbered New York's 22nd congressional district

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