Women in Congress, 1917-2017: Biographical and Committee Assignment Information, and Listings by State and Congress

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Women in Congress, 1917-2017

Summary One hundred ten women currently serve in the 115th Congress: 89 in the House, including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico (65 Democrats and 24 Republicans), and 21 in the Senate (16 Democrats and 5 Republicans). This is higher than the previous record from the 114th Congress (108 women initially sworn in, and 1 House Member subsequently elected). The first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for one day. A total of 326 women have been elected or appointed to Congress, 211 Democrats and 115 Republicans. Of these women, 276 (178 Democrats, 98 Republicans) have been elected only to the House of Representatives; 38 (24 Democrats, 14 Republicans) have been elected or appointed only to the Senate; and 12 (9 Democrats, 3 Republicans) have served in both houses. These figures include six non-voting Delegates, one each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa, and two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Of the 50 women who have been elected or appointed to the Senate, 14 were first appointed and five were first elected to fill unexpired terms. A total of 41 African American women have served in Congress (2 in the Senate, 39 in the House), including 21 serving in the 115th Congress. Thirteen Hispanic women have been elected to the House, and one to the Senate; 11 serve in the 115th Congress. Thirteen Asian Pacific American women have served in Congress (10 in the House, one in the Senate, and two in both the House and Senate), including 11 in the 115th Congress. In the 115th Congress, three women chair House committees, one woman chairs a Senate standing committee, and one woman chairs a Senate select committee. This report includes biographical information, including the names, committee assignments, dates of service, listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 326 women who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress. For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in Congress: Summary Statistics and Brief Overview, by (name redacted) and (name redact ed).

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Contents

Introduction ...... 1 Tables and Data ...... 2 Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and Committee Assignments ...... 3

Tables Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-115th Congresses, by Congress ...... 77 Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-115th Congresses, by State or Territory ...... 99 Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2017 ...... 103

Contacts Author Contact Information ...... 105

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Introduction Three hundred twenty-six women have been elected or appointed to Congress.1 Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) has the distinction of being the first woman elected to serve in Congress. On November 9, 1916, she was elected to the House of Representatives as Montana’s Representative-at-Large to the 65th Congress (1917-1919).2 These 326 women who have served in Congress3 include  211 Democrats and 115 Republicans;  276 (178 Democrats, 98 Republicans) women who have been elected only in the House of Representatives, including 7 (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women who have served as Delegates or Resident Commissioners in the House;4  38 (24 Democrats, 14 Republicans) women who have been elected or appointed only in the Senate;  12 (9 Democrats, 3 Republicans) women who have been elected or appointed in both houses. One hundred ten women serve in the 115th Congress:  21 in the Senate (16 Democrats and 5 Republicans), and  89 in the House (65 Democrats and 24 Republicans). Four of the women who serve in the House are Delegates, representing the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; three are Democrats, and one is Republican. Another woman, a Republican, is the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.  Not including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, women currently hold 84 (19.3%) seats in the House of Representatives and 21 (21%) seats in the Senate, totaling 105 (19.6%) of the 535 voting seats in the 115th Congress.  Including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, women currently hold 89 seats in the House of Representatives, increasing the total to 110 seats (20.2%) in the entire Congress. This report includes biographical information, including the names, committee assignments, dates of service, listings by Congress and state, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the

1 For additional information on the women who have served in Congress, please refer to “Women in Congress”, http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress/. This website is maintained by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Office of the Historian and Office of Art and Archives and is frequently updated. 2 Rep. Rankin served from 1917 to 1919 and from 1941 to 1943. Rep. Rankin was also the only Member of Congress to vote against America’s entry into both World Wars. 3 Throughout this report, House and Senate totals each include one woman elected but not sworn in or seated due to the House or Senate being out of session. Both women are included in various official congressional publications, including, for example, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (http://bioguide.congress.gov), “Women in Congress” (http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress) and “Senators of the United States 1789-present: a chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789,” maintained by the Senate Historical Office (http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf). 4 The total number of female Members of the House includes one Delegate to the House of Representatives from Hawaii prior to statehood, one from the District of Columbia, one from Guam, two from the U.S. Virgin Islands, one from American Samoa, and one Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

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326 women who have been elected or appointed to Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress. For additional information, including a discussion of the impact of women in Congress as well as historical information, including the number and percentage of women in Congress over time, data on entry to Congress, comparisons to international and state legislatures, tenure, firsts for women in Congress, women in leadership, and African American and Asian Pacific American women in Congress, see CRS Report R43244, Women in Congress: Summary Statistics and Brief Overview, by (name redacted) and (name redacted) .

Tables and Data The lists and tables that follow provide information on women Members of Congress, including the dates they were first elected or appointed, the Congresses in which they served, the committees on which they served, and, where relevant, the committees they chaired or served on as ranking Member. Table 1 lists all the women who have served in each Congress, by Congress. Table 2 lists the women Members of Congress, by state. Table 3 provides the total number of women in each Congress. Most of the data presented are from the  Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present, available at http://bioguide.congress.gov;  various editions of the Congressional Directory;  a broad range of Congressional Quarterly and Leadership Directories Inc. publications; and  the Women in Congress website, at http://womenincongress.house.gov, maintained by the House of Representatives’ Office of the Historian and the Office of Art and Archives, Office of the Clerk. The 115th Congress committee assignments sources are the  House, Official Alphabetical List of the Members with Committee Assignments in the 115th Congress, available from the Clerk of the House’s website at http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/oal.aspx; and  Senate, Committee Assignments of the 115h Congress, available at the Senate website at http://www.senate.gov/general/committee_assignments/ assignments.htm. The names and jurisdiction of House and Senate committees have changed many times over the years. In the interest of brevity, this report does not identify all historical name changes. The committee names listed are for the most part those in effect at the time a Member served on the panel.

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Alphabetical Listing, Including Dates of Service and Committee Assignments5 ABEL, HAZEL HEMPEL. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the 83rd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight P. Griswold and filled in the interim by Eva Bowring. (served Nov. 8, 1954 until her resignation Dec. 31, 1954) Committee assignments:  S. Finance (83rd Congress)  S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (83rd Congress)

ABZUG, BELLA S. Democrat; New York, 19th District (92nd Congress) and 20th District (93rd- 94th Congresses). Elected to the 92nd- 94th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1971 – Jan. 3, 1977)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (92nd-94th Congresses)  H. Public Works (92nd-94th Congresses)

ADAMS, ALMA S. Democrat; North Carolina, 12th District. Elected to the 113th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Melvin L. Watt, and also elected to the 114th– 115th Congresses. (served Nov. 4, 2014 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (114th-115th Congresses)

ADAMS, SANDY. Republican; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (112th Congress)  H. Science, Space and Technology (112th Congress)

5 Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms of Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on January 3, in the year following their election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Members elected to fill a vacancy are sworn in and commence their terms as soon as possible, as do Senators appointed to fill a vacancy.

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ALLEN, MARYON PITTMAN. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed to the 95th Congress June 8, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband James B. Allen. (served June 12, 1978 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (95th Congress)  S. Judiciary (95th Congress)

ANDREWS, ELIZABETH B. Democrat; Alabama, 3rd District. Elected to the 92nd Congress in an April 4, 1972, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband George W. Andrews. (served April 10, 1972 - Jan. 3, 1973)

Committee assignment:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (92nd Congress)

ASHBROOK, JEAN. Republican; Ohio, 17th District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a June 29, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband John M. Ashbrook. (served July 12, 1982 - Jan. 3, 1983)

Committee assignment:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (97th Congress)

AMATA, AUMUA. See RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN.

AYOTTE, KELLY. Republican; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2010. (served Jan. 3, 2011 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Services (112th-114th Congresses)  S. Budget (112th-114th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (112th-114th Congresses)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (112th-114th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (112th-113th Congresses)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)

BACHMANN, MICHELE. Republican; Minnesota, 6th District. Elected to the 110th - 113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (110th-113th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (112th-113th Congresses)

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BAKER, IRENE BAILEY. Republican; Tennessee, 2nd District. Elected to the 88th Congress in a March 10, 1964 special election, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Howard H. Baker, Sr. (served March 10, 1964 - Jan. 3, 1965)

Committee assignment:  H. Government Operations (88th Congress)

BAKER, NANCY KASSEBAUM. See KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON.

BALDWIN, TAMMY. Democrat; Wisconsin, 2nd District. Elected to the 106th -112th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1999 - Jan. 3, 2013). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (106th-108th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (106th-111th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (109th-112th Congresses)  S. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)  S. Energy (113th Congresses)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (113th Congress)  S. Appropriations (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (115th Congress)

BARRÁGAN, NANETTE DIAZ. Democrat; California, 44th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (115th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (115th Congress)

BASS, KAREN. Democrat; California, 33rd (112th Congress) and 37th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 112th -115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (112th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (112th-115th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (113th-115th Congresses)

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BEAN, MELISSA L. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 109th - 111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (109th-111th Congresses)  H. Small Business (109th-111th Congresses)

BEATTY, JOYCE. Democrat; Ohio, 3rd District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignment:  H. Financial Services (113th-115th Congresses)

BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH. Republican; Maryland, 2nd District. Elected to the 99th - 103rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1985 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (99th-103rd Congresses)  H. Public Works and Transportation (99th, 100th, and 102nd Congresses)  H. Select Aging (99th-102nd Congresses)  H. Budget (101st-102nd Congresses)  H. Appropriations (103rd Congress)

BERKLEY, SHELLEY. Democrat; Nevada, 1st District. Elected to the 106th -112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Small Business (106th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (106th-109th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (106th-110th Congresses)  H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (111th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (110th-112th Congresses)

BIGGERT, JUDY. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 106th - 112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)  H. Government Reform (106th Congress)  H. Financial Services (107th-112th Congresses)  H. Science / Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology (106th- 112th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce / and Labor (107th-112th Congresses)

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 H. Standards of Official Conduct (107th-109th Congresses)

BLACK, DIANE. Republican; Tennessee, 6th District. Elected to the 112th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (112th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (112th-115th Congresses)

BLACKBURN, MARSHA. Republican; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 108th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (108th Congress)  H. Government Reform (108th Congress)  H. Judiciary (108th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (109th-115th Congresses)  H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (111th Congress)  H. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)

BLITCH, IRIS FAIRCLOTH. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 84th - 87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignment:  H. Public Works (84th-87th Congresses)

BLUNT ROCHESTER, LISA. Democrat; Delaware, At Large. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (115th Congress)  H. Education and the Workforce (115th Congress)

BOGGS, CORINNE C. (LINDY). Democrat; Louisiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a March 20, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.; reelected to the 94th-101st Congresses. (served March 27, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1991)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Currency / Banking, Currency, and Housing (93rd-94th Congresses)  H. House Administration (94th Congress)  H. Appropriations (95th-101st Congresses)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (99th-101st Congresses)

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 Jt. Bicentennial Arrangements (94th Congress; chair)  Commission of the Bicentenary of the U.S. House (chair, 99th-100th Congresses)

BOLAND, VERONICA GRACE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 11th District. Elected to the 77th Congress, to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Patrick J. Boland. (served Nov. 19, 1942 - Jan. 3, 1943)

No committee assignments listed.

BOLTON, FRANCES PAYNE. Republican; Ohio, 22nd District. Elected to the 76th Congress in a Feb. 27, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Chester C. Bolton; reelected to the 77th-90th Congresses. (served March 5, 1940 - Jan. 3, 1969)

Committee assignments:  H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (76th Congress)  H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (76th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (77th-90th Congresses; ranking member, 88th-90th Congresses)

BONAMICI, SUZANNE. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Jan. 31, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of David Wu; reelected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Feb. 7, 2012 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (112th Congress)  H. Science, Space and Technology (112th-115th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (113th-115th Congresses)

BONO MACK, MARY. Republican; California, 44th District (105th-107th Congresses) and 45th District (108th-112th Congresses). Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by the death of husband Sonny Bono; reelected to the 106th-112th Congresses. (served April 20, 1998 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. National Security (105th Congress)  H. Judiciary (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (106th Congress)  H. Small Business (106th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-112th Congresses)

BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. Democrat; Delegate from Guam. Elected to the 108th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (108th-115th Congresses)

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 H. Resources / Natural Resources (108th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (108th-109th Congresses)

BOSONE, REVA ZILPHA BECK. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 81st and 82nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949 - Jan. 3, 1953)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Lands (81st Congress)  H. Administration (82nd Congress)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (82nd Congress)

BOWRING, EVA KELLY. Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate April 16, 1954, to fill vacancy caused by death of Dwight Griswold. (served April 16 -Nov. 8, 1954)

Committee assignments:  S. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (83rd Congress)  S. Labor and Public Welfare (83rd Congress)  S. Post Office and Civil Service (83rd Congress)

BOYDA, NANCY. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2007 -Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (110th Congress)  H. Armed Services (110th Congress)

BOXER, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 98th - 102nd Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1983 - Jan. 3, 1993). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected in 1998, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 5, 1993 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (98th Congress)  H. Government Operations (98th-102nd Congresses)  H. Budget (99th-101st Congresses)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (99th-102nd Congresses)  H. Armed Services (102nd Congress)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-105th Congresses)  S. Budget (103rd-106th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (103rd-114th Congresses; chair, 110th-113th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)  S. Appropriations (105th Congress)  S. Foreign Relations (106th-114th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (107th-113th Congresses)

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 S. Select Ethics (110th-114th Congresses; chair, 110th-113th Congresses; vice chair, 114th Congress)

BROOKS, SUSAN. Republican; Indiana, 5th District. Elected to the 113th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (113th Congress)  H. Ethics (113th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress)  H. Homeland Security (113th Congress)  H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (114th-115th Congresses)

BROWN, CORRINE. Democrat; Florida, 3rd District (103rd - 112th Congresses), 5th District (113th - 114th Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-114th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (103rd-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)

BROWN-WAITE, GINNY. Republican; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 108th - 111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Financial Services (108th-110th Congresses)  H. Veterans Affairs (108th-110th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (109th-110th Congresses)  H. Ways and Means (111th Congress)

BROWNLEY, JULIA. Democrat; California, 26th District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (113th Congress)  H. Science and Technology (113th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-115th Congresses)

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BUCHANAN, VERA DAERR. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 30th District. Elected to the 82nd Congress in a July 24, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Frank Buchanan; reelected to the 83rd - 84th Congresses. (served August 1, 1951 until her death Nov. 26, 1955)

Committee assignments:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (82nd Congress, 1st session)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (82nd Congress, 1st session)  H. Public Works (82nd Congress, 2nd session-83rd Congress)  H. Banking and Currency (84th Congress)

BUERKLE, ANN MARIE. Republican; New York, 25th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (112th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (112th Congress)

BURDICK, JOCELYN BIRCH. Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Appointed to Senate Sept. 12, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Quentin Burdick. (served Sept. 16, 1992 - Dec. 4, 1992)

Committee assignment:  S. Environment and Public Works (102nd Congress)

BURKE, YVONNE BRATHWAITE. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 93rd - 95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works (93rd Congress)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (93rd Congress)  H. Appropriations (94th-95th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 94th-95th Congresses)

BURTON, SALA. Democrat; California, 5th District. Elected to the 98th Congress in a June 21, 1983, special election, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Phillip Burton; reelected to the 99th- 100th Congresses. (served June 28, 1983 until her death Feb. 1, 1987)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (98th Congress)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (98th Congress)  H. Select Committee on Hunger (98th-99th Congresses)  H. Rules (99th-100th Congresses)

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BUSHFIELD, VERA CAHALAN. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Oct. 6, 1948, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Harlan J. Bushfield; resigned Dec. 26, 1948.

No committee assignments listed.

BUSTOS, CHERI. Democrat; Illinois, 17th District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)

BYRNE, LESLIE. Democrat; Virginia, 11th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (103rd Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)

BYRON, BEVERLY BARTON BUTCHER. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 96th Congress to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Goodloe E. Byron; reelected to the 97th- 102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979 - Jan. 3, 1993)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (96th-102nd Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (97th-102nd Congresses)

BYRON, KATHARINE EDGAR. Democrat; Maryland, 6th District. Elected to the 77th Congress in a May 27, 1941, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband William Devereux Byron. (served June 11, 1941 - Jan. 3, 1943)

Committee assignments:  H. Civil Service (77th Congress)  H. War Claims (77th Congress)

CANTWELL, MARIA. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd Congress (served in House Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and reelected in 2006 and 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (103rd Congress)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)

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 S. Judiciary (107th Congress)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (107th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 114th-115th Congresses)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (107th-115th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress, 2nd session)  S. Indian Affairs (107th-115th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress, 1st session)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (108th-115th Congresses)  S. Finance (110th-115th Congresses)

CAPITO, SHELLEY MOORE. Republican; West Virginia, 2nd District; Senator. Elected to the 107th - 113th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2001-Jan. 3, 2015). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2014. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (107th-113th Congresses)  H. Small Business (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (107th-113th Congresses)  H. Rules (109th Congress)  H. Select Committee on Energy and Global Warming (111th Congress)  S. Appropriations (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (114th Congress)  S. Environment and Public Works (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Rules and Administration (114th-115th Congresses)  Jt. Committee on the Library (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)

CAPPS, LOIS. Democrat; California, 22nd District (105th-107th Congresses), 23rd District (108th- 112th Congresses) and 24th District (113th – 114th Congress). Elected to the 105th Congress in a March 9, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Walter Capps; reelected to the 106th-114th Congresses. (served March 17, 1998 - Jan. 3. 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. International Relations (105th Congress)  H. Science (105th Congress)  H. Commerce (106th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-114th Congresses)  H. Budget (109th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (110th-111th Congresses; 114th Congress)  H. Ethics (114th Congress)

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CARAWAY, HATTIE WYATT. Democrat; Arkansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Nov. 13, 1931, and elected Jan. 12, 1932, to fill the vacancy caused by death of husband Thaddeus H. Caraway; reelected to two full Senate terms. (served Dec. 8, 1931 - Jan. 3, 1945)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture and Forestry (72nd-78th Congresses)  S. Commerce (72nd-78th Congresses)  S. Enrolled Bills (72nd-78th Congresses; chair, 73rd-78th Congresses)  S. Library (72nd-78th Congresses)

CARNAHAN, JEAN. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 4, 2000, to fill vacancy caused by her husband’s (Gov. Mel Carnahan) posthumous election to the Senate. (served Jan. 3, 2001 - Nov. 25, 2003)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Services (107th Congress)  S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (107th Congress)  S. Governmental Affairs (107th Congress)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (107th Congress)  S. Special Committee on Aging (107th Congress)

CARSON, JULIA. Democrat; Indiana, 10th District (105th - 107th Congresses) and 7th District (108th - 110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 until her death Dec. 15, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (105th-110th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (105th-107th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (108th-110th Congresses)

CASTOR, KATHY. Democrat; Florida, 11th District (110th -112th Congresses) and 14th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 110th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (110th, 112th Congresses)  H. Rules (110th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (111th-115th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (111th Congress)  H. Budget (112th-114th Congresses)

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CHENEY, LIZ. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (115th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (115th Congress)  H. Rules (115th Congress)

CHENOWETH, HELEN. Republican; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 104th - 106th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 2001)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (104th-106th Congresses)  H. Resources (104th-106th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Government Reform (106th Congress)

CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY ANITA. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 91st - 97th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1969 - Jan. 3, 1983)

Committee assignments:  H. Veterans’ Affairs (91st-92nd Congresses)  H. Education and Labor (92nd-94th Congresses)  H. Rules (95th-97th Congresses)

CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. Democrat; Delegate from the Virgin Islands. Elected to the 105th - 113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997- Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  H. Resources / Natural Resources (105th-112th Congresses)  H. Small Business (105th-109th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th-110th Congresses; 112th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (111th-113th Congresses)

CHRISTIAN-GREEN, DONNA and CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN, DONNA. See CHRISTENSEN, DONNA.

CHU, JUDY. Democrat; California, 32nd District (111th- 112th Congresses) and 27th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 111th Congress in a July 14, 2009, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hilda Solis; reelected to 112th- 115th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 112th- 115th Congresses. (served July 16, 2009 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (111th Congress)

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 H. Judiciary (111th-115th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (111th Congress)  H. Small Business (112th-115th Congresses)  H. Ways and Means (115th Congress)

CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT. Republican; Illinois, 13th District. Elected to the 82nd- 87th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1951 - Jan. 3, 1963). Representative Church succeeded her husband, Ralph E. Church, who died in office on March 21, 1950.

Committee assignments:  H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (82nd Congress)  H. Government Operations (83rd Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (83rd-87th Congresses)

CLARK, KATHERINE M. Democrat; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 113th Congress in a Dec. 10, 2013, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Markey. Subsequently reelected to the 114th – 115th Congresses. (served Dec. 12, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Natural Resources (113th Congress)  H. Science and Technology (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (114th Congress)  H. Appropriations (115th Congress)

CLARKE, MARIAN WILLIAMS. Republican; New York, 34th District. Elected to the 73rd Congress in a Dec. 28, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband John Davenport Clarke. (served Jan. 3, 1934 - Jan. 3, 1935)

Committee assignments:  H. Civil Service (73rd Congress)  H. Claims (73rd Congress)  H. Invalid Pensions (73rd Congress)

CLARKE, YVETTE. Democrat; New York, 11th District (110th - 112th Congresses) and 9th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 110th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (110th-113th Congresses)  H. Small Business (110th-114th Congresses)  H. Ethics (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (114th-115th Congresses)

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CLAYTON, EVA. Democrat; North Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 102nd Congress Nov. 3, 1992, to fill vacancy caused by death of Walter Jones; simultaneously elected to the 103rd Congress; reelected to the 104th -107th Congresses. (served Nov. 5, 1992 - Jan. 3, 2003)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (103rd-107th Congresses)  H. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)  H. Budget (105th-107th Congresses)

CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM. Democrat; New York, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2000 and reelected in 2006. (served Jan. 3, 2001 until her resignation Jan. 21, 2009, to become Secretary of State). First Lady of the United States, 1993-2001.

Committee assignments:  S. Budget (107th Congress)  S. Environment and Public Works (107th-110th Congresses)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (107th-110th Congresses)  S. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (109th-110th Congresses)

COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District (102nd Congress) and 15th District (103rd -104th Congresses). Elected to the 102nd - 104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd-103rd Congresses)  H. Science, Space and Technology (102nd Congress)  H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (103rd Congress)  H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (102nd Congress)

COLLINS, CARDISS. Democrat; Illinois, 7th District. Elected to the 93rd Congress in a June 5, 1973, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband George W. Collins; reelected to the 94th -104th Congresses (served June 7, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1997). First female chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 96th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (93rd-103rd Congresses)  H. International Relations / Foreign Affairs (94th-96th Congresses)  H. District of Columbia (95th Congress)  H. Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (96th-102nd Congresses)

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 H. Energy and Commerce (97th-103rd Congresses)  H. Commerce (104th Congress)  H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)

COLLINS, SUSAN M. Republican; Maine, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002, 2008 and 2014. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Labor and Human Resources (105th Congress)  S. Governmental Affairs (105th-108th Congresses; chair, 108th Congress)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (109th-112th Congresses; chair, 109th Congress; ranking member, 110th-112th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (105th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 113th Congress; chair, 114th-115th Congresses)  S. Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problems (106th Congress)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-107th Congresses; 115th Congress)  S. Armed Services (107th-112th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (108th Congress)  S. Appropriations (111th-115th Congresses)  S. Select Intelligence (113th-115th Congresses)

COMSTOCK, BARBARA J. Republican; Virginia, 10th District. Elected to the 114th - 115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present).

Committee assignments:  H. House Administration (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Science and Technology (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th-115th Congresses)

CORTEZ MASTO, CATHERINE. Democrat; Nevada, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (115th Congress)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)  S. Energy (115th Congress)  S. Indian Affairs (115th Congress)  S. Rules (115th Congress)

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CUBIN, BARBARA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 104th - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Resources (104th-109th Congresses)  H. Science (104th Congress)  H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-110th Congresses)

DAHLKEMPER, KATHLEEN A. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 3rd District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (111th Congress)  H. Science and Technology (111th Congress)  H. Small Business (111th Congress)

DANNER, PAT. Democrat; Missouri, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd - 106th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2001)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-106th Congresses)  H. Small Business (103rd Congress)  H. International Relations (105th-106th Congresses)

DAVIS, JO ANN. Republican; Virginia, 1st District. Elected to the 107th - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001 until her death Oct. 6, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (107th-110th Congresses)  H. Government Reform (107th-108th Congresses)  H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)  H. Select Intelligence (108th-109th Congresses)

DAVIS, SUSAN. Democrat; California, 49th District (107th Congress) and 53rd District (108th Congress - present). Elected to the 107th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (107th-115th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce / Education and Labor (107th-115th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th Congress)

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 H. House Administration (110th-111th Congresses)  Jt. Printing (110th Congress)

DEGETTE, DIANA. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 105th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-115th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (111th Congress)

DELAURO, ROSA. Democrat; Connecticut, 3rd District. Elected to the 102nd -115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (102nd Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd Congress)  H. Select Committee on Aging (102nd Congress)  H. Appropriations (103rd Congress; 105th-115th Congresses)  H. National Security (104th Congress)  H. Budget (108th-111th Congresses)

DELBENE, SUZAN. Democrat; Washington, 1st District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a Nov. 6, 2012, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Jay Inslee; reelected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Nov. 13, 2012 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Budget (115th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (115th Congress)

DEMINGS, VAL. Democrat; Florida, 10th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (115th Congress)  H. Government Reform (115th Congress)

DINGELL, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 12th District. Elected to the 114th – 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (114th Congress)

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 H. Natural Resources (114th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (115th Congress)

DOLE, ELIZABETH H. Republican; North Carolina, Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2002. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (108th Congress)  S. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (108th-110th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (108th-110th Congresses)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (110th Congress)

DOUGLAS, EMILY TAFT. Democrat; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 79th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1945 - Jan. 3, 1947)

Committee assignment:  H. Foreign Affairs (79th Congress)

DOUGLAS, HELEN GAHAGAN. Democrat; California, 14th District. Elected to the 79th - 81st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945 - Jan. 3, 1951)

Committee assignment:  H. Foreign Affairs (79th-81st Congresses)

DRAKE, THELMA. Republican; Virginia, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (109th-110th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (109th Congress)  H. Resources (109th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th Congress)

DUCKWORTH, TAMMY. Democrat; Illinois, 8th District. Elected to the 113th - 114th Congresses. (served in House Jan. 3, 2013 – Jan. 3, 2017). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2016. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2017 – present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th Congress)

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 S. Environment and Public Works (115th Congress)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (115th Congress)

DUNN, JENNIFER. Republican; Washington, 8th District. Elected to the 103rd - 108th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2005)

Committee assignments:  H. Administration (103rd Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)  H. Science, Space, and Technology (103rd Congress)  Jt. Committee on Congressional Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Oversight (104th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (104th-108th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)

DWYER, FLORENCE PRICE. Republican; New Jersey, 6th District (85th - 89th Congresses) and 12th District (90th- 92nd Congresses). Elected to the 85th- 92nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1957 - Jan. 3, 1973)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (85th-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 90th-92nd Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (85th Congress)  H. Banking and Currency (86th-92nd Congresses)

EDWARDS, DONNA. Democrat; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a June 17, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Wynn; reelected to the 111th - 114th Congresses. (served June 19, 2008 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology (110th-114th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-114th Congresses)  H. Ethics (112th Congress)

EDWARDS, ELAINE. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate August 1, 1972, by her husband, Governor Edwin L. Edwards, to fill vacancy caused by death of Allen J. Ellender. (served August 7, 1972 - Nov. 13, 1972)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture and Forestry (92nd Congress)  S. Public Works (92nd Congress)

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ELLMERS, RENEE. Republican; North Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th- 114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011- Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (112th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)  H. Small Business (112th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (113th-114th Congresses) EMERSON, JO ANN. Republican; Missouri, 8th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a Nov. 5, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Bill Emerson, and simultaneously to the 105th Congress; reelected to the 106th- 113th Congresses. (served Nov. 5, 1996, until her resignation Jan. 22, 2013) Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (105th Congress)  H. Small Business (105th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th Congress)  H. Appropriations (106th-112th Congresses)

ENGLISH, KARAN. Democrat; Arizona, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (103rd Congress)  H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)

ERNST, JONI. Republican; Iowa, Senator. Elected in 2014. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Armed Services (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (114th Congress)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (115th Congress)

ESHOO, ANNA G. Democrat; California, 14th District (103rd- 112th Congresses) and 18th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 103rd- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)  H. Science, Space, and Technology (103rd Congress)  H. Commerce (104th-106th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-115th Congresses)

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 H. Intelligence (108th-111th Congresses)

ESLICK, WILLA McCORD BLAKE. Democrat; Tennessee, 7th District. Elected to the 72nd Congress in an August 4, 1932, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband Edward Eslick. (served Dec. 5, 1932 - March 3, 1933)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Buildings and Grounds (72nd Congress)  H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (72nd Congress)

ESTY, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Connecticut, 5th District. Elected to the 113th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Science, Space and Technology (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)

FALLIN, MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 5th District. Elected to the 110th - 111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Small Business (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (110th Congress)  H. Armed Services (111th Congress)

FARRINGTON, MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT. Republican; Delegate from Hawaii. Elected to the 83rd Congress in a July 31, 1954, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Joseph R. Farrington; reelected to the 84th Congress. (served August 4, 1954 - Jan. 3, 1957)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (83rd-84th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (83rd-84th Congresses)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (83rd-84th Congresses)

FEINSTEIN, DIANNE. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 3, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Pete Wilson. Subsequently elected to a full term on Nov. 8, 1994, and reelected in 2000, 2006, and 2012. (served Nov. 10, 1992 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Appropriations (103rd Congress, 107th-115th Congresses)  S. Judiciary (103rd-115th Congresses; ranking member, 115th Congress)  S. Rules and Administration (103rd-115th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)  S. Foreign Relations (104th-105th Congresses)

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 Jt. Committee on the Library (105th and 111th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (107th-109th Congresses)  Jt. Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (110th-111th Congresses)  S. Select Intelligence (107th-115th Congresses; chair, 111th-113th Congresses; vice chair, 114th Congress)  Jt. Committee on Printing (106th-107th Congresses; vice chair, 110th Congress)

FELTON, REBECCA LATIMER. Democrat; Georgia, Senator. Appointed to the Senate on Oct. 3, 1922, to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas E. Watson; sworn in Nov. 21, 1922; term expired Nov. 22 with the election of Walter George to the vacancy she filled.

No committee assignments listed.

FENWICK, MILLICENT. Republican; New Jersey, 5th District. Elected to the 94th- 97th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1983)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Currency, and Housing (94th Congress)  H. Small Business (94th-95th Congresses)  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (95th Congress)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (95th Congress)  H. District of Columbia (96th Congress)  H. International Relations (96th Congress)  H. Education and Labor (97th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (97th Congress)  H. Select Committee on Aging (97th Congress)

FERRARO, GERALDINE ANN. Democrat; New York, 9th District. Elected to the 96th- 98th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1979 - Jan. 3, 1985)

Committee assignments:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (96th-97th Congresses)  H. Public Works and Transportation (96th-98th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-97th Congresses)  H. Budget (98th Congress)

FIEDLER, BOBBI. Republican; California, 21st District. Elected to the 97th - 99th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981 - Jan. 3, 1987)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (97th-99th Congresses)  Jt. Economics (99th Congress)

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FISCHER, DEBRA (DEB). Republican; Nebraska, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Services (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science and Transportation (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Indian Affairs (113th Congress)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (113th-114th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (115th Congress)  S. Rules (115th Congress)

FOWLER, TILLIE. Republican; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 103rd - 106th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2001)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (103rd, 106th Congresses)  H. National Security (104th-105th Congresses)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-106th Congresses)

FOXX, VIRGINIA. Republican; North Carolina, 5th District. Elected to the 109th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - present) Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (109th-110th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (109th-110th Congresses, 113th-115th Congresses; chair, 115th Congress)  H. Government Reform (109th Congress)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (110th, 115th Congresses)  H. Rules (111th-114th Congresses)

FRAHM, SHEILA. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Appointed to the Senate May 24, 1996, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Dole. (served June 11, 1996 - Nov. 5, 1996)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Services (104th Congress)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (104th Congress)

FRANKEL, LOIS. Democrat; Florida, 22nd District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)

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 H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-115th Congresses)

FUDGE, MARCIA F. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in a Nov. 4, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones; reelected to the 111th - 115th Congresses. (served Nov. 19, 2008 - present) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 113th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor/ Education and the Workforce (111th Congress; 113th- 115th Congresses)  H. Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology (111th-112th Congresses)  H. Agriculture (112th-115th Congresses)

FULMER, WILLA LYBRAND. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 78th Congress Nov. 7, 1944, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hampton P. Fulmer. (served Nov. 6, 1944 - Jan. 3, 1945)

No committee assignments listed.

FURSE, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Oregon, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd- 105th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1999) Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (103rd Congress)  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)  H. Commerce (104th-105th Congresses)

GABBARD, TULSI. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (113th Congress)

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GASQUE, ELIZABETH HAWLEY. Democrat; South Carolina, 6th District. Elected to the 75th Congress in a Sept. 13, 1938, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Allard H. Gasque; never sworn in or seated, because Congress was not in session between the time of her election and the expiration of her term.

No committee assignments listed; never sworn in.

GIBBS, FLORENCE REVILLE. Democrat; Georgia, 8th District. Elected to the 76th Congress in an Oct. 1, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Benjamin Gibbs. (served Oct. 3, 1940 - Jan. 3, 1941)

No committee assignments listed.

GIFFORDS, GABRIELLE. Democrat; Arizona, 8th District. Elected to the 110th - 112th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2007 until her resignation on Jan. 25, 2012). Giffords was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011.

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (110th-112th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology (110th-112th Congresses)

GILLIBRAND, KIRSTEN. Democrat; New York, 20th District. Elected to the 110th - 111th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 2007 until resignation on Jan. 26, 2009). Appointed to the Senate to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Hillary Clinton; reelected to remainder of term in 2010 and to a full term in 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 27, 2009 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (110th Congress)  H. Armed Services (110th Congress)  S. Foreign Relations (111th Congress)  S. Environment and Public Works (111th-115th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (111th-115th Congresses)  S. Agriculture and Forestry (111th-115th Congresses)  S. Armed Services (112th-115th Congresses)

GONZÁLEZ -COLÓN, JENNIFFER. Republican; Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Natural Resources (115th Congress)  H. Small Business (115th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (115th Congress)

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GRAHAM, GWEN. Democrat; Florida, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (114th Congress)  H. Armed Services (114th Congress)

GRANAHAN, KATHRYN ELIZABETH. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 2nd District. Elected to the 84th Congress in a Nov. 6, 1956, special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, William T. Granahan, and to the 85th Congress; reelected to the 86th - 87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1957 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignments:  H. District of Columbia (85th Congress)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (85th-87th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (85th Congress, 2nd session-87th Congress)

GRANGER, KAY. Republican; Texas, 12th District. Elected to the 105th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (105th, 107th Congresses)  H. Oversight (105th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th Congress)  Jt. Printing (105th Congress)  H. National Security (105th Congress)  H. Appropriations (106th-115th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)

GRASSO, ELLA T. Democrat; Connecticut, 6th District. Elected to the 92nd - 93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1971 - Jan. 3, 1975)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (92nd-93rd Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (92nd-93rd Congresses)

GRAVES, DIXIE BIBB. Democrat; Alabama, Senator. Appointed by her husband, Governor David Bibb Graves, to the Senate August 18, 1937, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hugo L. Black. (served August 20, 1937 until her resignation Jan. 10, 1938)

Committee assignments:  S. Claims (75th Congress)  S. Education and Labor (75th Congress)  S. Mines and Mining (75th Congress)

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GREEN, EDITH. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 84th - 93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955 until her resignation Dec. 31, 1974)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (84th-92nd Congresses)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (84th-85th Congresses)  Jt. Committee on Disposition of Executive Papers (85th Congress)  H. House Administration (86th-87th Congresses)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (88th-90th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (90th-93rd Congresses)  H. District of Columbia (92nd Congress)  H. Appropriations (93rd Congress)

GREENE, ENID. See WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE.

GREENWAY, ISABELLA SELMES. Democrat; Arizona, At Large. Elected to the 73rd Congress in a Oct. 3, 1933, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lewis W. Douglas; reelected to the 74th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1934 - Jan. 3, 1937)

Committee assignments:  None listed (73rd Congress)  H. Indian Affairs (74th Congress)  H. Irrigation and Reclamation (74th Congress)  H. Public Lands (74th Congress)

GRIFFITHS, MARTHA WRIGHT. Democrat; Michigan, 17th District. Elected to the 84th - 93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955 - Jan. 3, 1975)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Currency (84th-87th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (84th-87th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (87th-92nd Congresses)  H. Ways and Means (88th-92nd Congresses)  H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (chair, 90th-93rd Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Crime (91st Congress)

HAGAN, KAY. Democrat; North Carolina; Senator. Elected in 2008. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Services (111th-113th Congresses)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (111th-113th Congresses)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (111th-113th Congresses)

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 S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (112th-113th Congresses)

HAHN, JANICE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a July 12, 2011, special election to fill vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Harman; reelected to the 113th - 114th Congresses. (served July 19, 2011 until her resignation Dec. 4, 2016)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Small Business (114th Congress)

HALL, KATIE. Democrat; Indiana, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a Nov. 2, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Adam Benjamin, Jr.; reelected to the 98th Congress. (served Nov. 29, 1982 - Jan. 3, 1985)

Committee assignments:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (98th Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (98th Congress)

HALVORSON, DEBBIE, Democrat; Illinois, 11th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (111th Congress)  H. Small Business (111th Congress)  H. Veterans Affairs (111th Congress)

HANABUSA, COLLEEN. Democrat; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 112th-113th Congresses; to the 114th Congress to fill vacancy caused by the death of Mark Takano, and to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - Jan. 3, 2015; Nov. 8, 2016 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (112th, 113th, 115th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (112th, 113th, 115th Congresses)

HANDEL, KAREN. Republican; Georgia, 6th District. Elected to the 115th Congress to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Tom Price. (served June 26, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (115th Congress)  H. Judiciary (115th Congress)

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HANSEN, JULIA BUTLER. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 86th Congress Nov. 8, 1960, to fill vacancy caused by death of Russell V. Mack, and to the 87th Congress; reelected to the 88th - 93rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1961 - Jan. 3, 1975)

Committee assignments:  H. Veterans’ Affairs (87th Congress, 1st session)  H. Education and Labor (87th Congress)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (87th Congress)  H. Appropriations (88th-93rd Congresses)

HARDEN, CECIL MURRAY. Republican; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 81st - 95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1949 - Jan. 3, 1959)

Committee assignments:  H. Veterans’ Affairs (81st Congress)  H. Expenditures in Executive Departments (82nd Congress)  H. Government Operations (83rd-85th Congresses)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (83rd-85th Congresses)

HARMAN, JANE. Democrat; California, 36th District. Elected to the 103rd- 105th Congresses and the 107th- 112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1999; Jan. 3, 2001 until her resignation Feb. 28, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (103rd Congress)  H. Science, Space, and Technology / Science (103rd-104th Congresses)  H. National Security (104th-105th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th, 111th, 112th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (104th-105th Congresses; 107th-109th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th-112th Congresses)

HARRIS, KAMALA DEVI. Democrat; California, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Budget (115th Congress)  S. Environment and Public Works (115th Congress)  S. Homeland Security (115th Congress)  S. Select Intelligence (115th Congress)

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HARRIS, KATHERINE. Republican; Florida, 13th District. Elected to the 108th- 109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - Jan. 3, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (108th-109th Congresses)  H. International Relations (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (109th Congress)

HART, MELISSA. Republican; Pennsylvania, 4th District. Elected to the 107th - 109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001 - Jan. 3, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Science (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (109th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (109th Congress)

HARTZLER, VICKY. Republican; Missouri, 4th District. Elected to the 112th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (112th-115th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (112th-115th Congresses)  H. Budget (113th-114th Congresses)

HASSAN, MAGGIE. Democrat; New Hampshire, Senator. Elected in 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (115th Congress)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (115th Congress)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (115th Congress)  Jt. Economic (115th Congress)

HAWKINS, PAULA. Republican; Florida, Senator. Elected in 1980. (served Jan. 1, 1981 - Jan. 3, 1987)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (97th-99th Congress)  S. Labor and Human Resources (97th-99th Congress)  Jt. Economic (97th Congress)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (98th Congress)

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 S. Foreign Relations (98th Congress)  S. Special Aging (99th Congress)

HAYWORTH, NAN. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 112th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignment:  H. Financial Services (112th Congress)

HECKLER, MARGARET M. Republican; Massachusetts, 19th District. Elected to the 90th - 97th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1967 - Jan. 3, 1983)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (90th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (90th-97th Congresses)  H. Banking and Currency (91st-93rd Congresses)  H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (92nd-93rd Congresses)  H. Agriculture (94th-96th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (94th, 96th, 97th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Ethics (96th Congress)  H. Science and Technology (97th Congress)

HEITKAMP, MARY KATHRYN (HEIDI). Democrat; North Dakota, Senator. Elected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Indian Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (113th-115th Congresses)

HERRERA BEUTLER, JAIME. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 112th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011- present)

Committee assignments:  H. Small Business (112th-113th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (112th Congress)  H. Small Business (113th Congress)  H. Appropriations (114th-115th Congresses)

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HERSETH SANDLIN, STEPHANIE. Democrat; South Dakota, At-Large. Elected to the 108th Congress in a June 1, 2004 special election, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William Janklow; reelected to the 109th - 111th Congresses. (served June 3, 2004 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (108th-111th Congresses)  H. Resources (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (111th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th-111th Congresses)  H. Select Energy, Independence, and Global Warming (110th-111th Congresses)

HICKS, LOUISE DAY. Democrat; Massachusetts, 9th District. Elected to the 92nd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1971 - Jan. 3, 1973)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (92nd Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (92nd Congress)

HIRONO, MAZIE. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 110th- 112th Congresses; elected to the Senate in 2012. (served in the House Jan. 3, 2007 - Jan. 3, 2013; served in the Senate Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor / Education and the Workforce (110th-112th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-112th Congresses)  H. Small Business (110th Congress)  H. Ethics (112th Congress, partial)  S. Armed Services (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (113th Congress)  S. Judiciary (113th, 115th Congresses)  S. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Select Intelligence (114th Congress)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (114th-115th Congresses)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (115th Congress)

HOCHUL, KATHY. Democrat; New York, 26th District. Elected to the 112th Congress in a May 24, 2011, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Christopher Lee. (served June 1, 2011 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (112th Congress)  H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)

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HOLT, MARJORIE S. Republican; Maryland, 4th District. Elected to the 93rd - 99th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1987)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (93rd-99th Congresses)  H. Administration (94th Congress)  H. Budget (95th-96th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (98th Congress)  H. District of Columbia (98th Congress)

HOLTZMAN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; New York, 16th District. Elected to the 93rd - 96th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1981)

Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (93rd-96th Congresses)  H. Budget (94th-96th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Aging (96th Congress)

HONEYMAN, NAN WOOD. Democrat; Oregon, 3rd District. Elected to the 75th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1937 - Jan. 3, 1939)

Committee assignments:  H. Indian Affairs (75th Congress)  H. Irrigation and Reclamation (75th Congress)  H. Rivers and Harbors (75th Congress)

HOOLEY, DARLENE. Democrat; Oregon, 5th District. Elected to the 105th - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services / Financial Services (105th-109th Congresses)  H. Science / Science and Technology (105th, 109th, 110th Congresses)  H. Budget (106th-108th Congresses; 110th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (110th Congress)

HORN, JOAN KELLY. Democrat; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 102nd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1991 - Jan. 3, 1993)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd Congress)  H. Science, Space, and Technology (102nd Congress)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Family (102nd Congress)

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HUCK, WINNIFRED SPRAGUE MASON. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 67th Congress in a Nov. 7, 1922, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her father, William E. Mason. (served Nov. 20, 1922 - March 3, 1923)

Committee assignments:  H. Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (67th Congress)  H. Reform in the Civil Service (67th Congress)  H. Woman Suffrage (67th Congress)

HUMPHREY, MURIEL BUCK. Democrat; Minnesota, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan. 25, 1978, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Hubert H. Humphrey. (served Feb. 6, 1978 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignments:  S. Foreign Relations (95th Congress)  S. Governmental Affairs (95th Congress)

HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY. Republican; Texas, Senator. Elected on June 5, 1993, to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Lloyd Bentsen. Subsequently elected to a full term in 1994, and reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served June 14, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Service (103rd-104th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (103rd-112th Congresses; ranking member, 111th -112th Congresses)  S. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)  S. Select Intelligence (104th Congress)  S. Appropriations (105th-112th Congresses)  S. Rules and Administration (105th-112th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (106th Congress)  S. Veterans’ Affairs (107th-110th Congresses)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (111th Congress)

JACKSON LEE, SHEILA. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 104th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (104th-115th Congresses)  H. Science (104th-109th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th-115th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)

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JAYAPAL, PRAMILA. Democrat; Washington, 7th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (115th Congress)  H. Judiciary (115th Congress)

JENCKES, VIRGINIA ELLIS. Democrat; Indiana, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd - 75th Congresses. (served March 9, 1933 - Jan. 3, 1939)

Committee assignments:  H. Civil Service (73rd-75th Congresses)  H. District of Columbia (73rd-75th Congresses)  H. Mines and Mining (73rd-74th Congresses)

JENKINS, LYNN. Republican; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 111th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (111th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (112th-115th Congresses)

JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE. Democrat; Texas, 30th District. Elected to the 103rd - 115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1993 - present). Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 107th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)  H. Science, Space, and Technology / Science / Science and Technology (103rd- 115th Congresses; ranking member, 112th-115th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-115th Congresses)

JOHNSON, NANCY L. Republican; Connecticut, 6th District (98th - 107th Congresses) and 5th District (108th - 109th Congresses). Elected to the 98th - 109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983 - Jan. 3, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works and Transportation (98th-100th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (98th-99th Congresses)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (98th-100th Congresses)  H. Budget (100th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (101st-109th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (102nd-104th Congresses; chair, 104th Congress)  Jt. Taxation (109th Congress)

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JONES, STEPHANIE TUBBS. Democrat; Ohio, 11th District. Elected to the 106th- 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999 until her death on August 20, 2008)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)  H. Financial Services (107th Congress)  H. Small Business (106th-107th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (107th-110th Congresses; chair, 110th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (108th-110th Congresses)

JORDAN, BARBARA C. Democrat; Texas, 18th District. Elected to the 93rd - 95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (93rd-95th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (94th-95th Congresses)

KAHN, FLORENCE PRAG. Republican; California, 4th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in a Feb. 17, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Julius Kahn; reelected to the 70th - 74th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925 - Jan. 3, 1937)

Committee assignments:  H. Census (69th Congress)  H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures (69th Congress)  H. Education (69th Congress)  H. Expenditures in the War Department (69th Congress)  H. War Claims (70th Congress)  H. Military Affairs (71st-72nd Congresses)  H. Appropriations (73rd-74th Congresses)

KAPTUR, MARCY. Democrat; Ohio, 9th District. Elected to the 98th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (98th-101st Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (98th-100th Congresses)  H. Budget (101st, 112th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (101st-115th Congresses)

KASSEBAUM, NANCY LANDON. Republican; Kansas, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1978. Reelected to the Senate in 1984 and 1990. (served Dec. 23, 1978 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignments:  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (96th, 101st, 102nd Congresses)

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 S. Special Committee on Aging (96th-98th Congresses; 101st-102nd Congresses)  S. Budget (96th-100th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (96th-100th Congresses)  S. Select Committee on Ethics (99th-100th Congresses)  S. Foreign Relations (97th-104th Congresses)  S. Labor and Human Resources (101st-104th Congresses; ranking member, 103rd Congress; chair, 104th Congress)  S. Indian Affairs (102nd-104th Congresses)  Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress (103rd Congress)

KEE, MAUDE ELIZABETH. Democrat; West Virginia, 5th District. Elected to the 82nd Congress in a July 16, 1951, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Kee; reelected to the 83rd - 88th Congresses. (served July 26, 1951 - Jan. 3, 1965)

Committee assignments:  H. Veterans’ Affairs (82nd-88th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (85th-87th Congresses)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (88th Congress)

KELLY, EDNA FLANNERY. Democrat; New York, 12th District. Elected to the 81st Congress Nov. 8, 1949, to fill vacancy caused by death of Andrew L. Somers; reelected to the 82nd - 90th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1950 - Jan. 3, 1969)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (81st-90th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (90th Congress)

KELLY, ROBIN. Democrat; Illinois, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th Congress in a April 9, 2013, special election to vacancy caused by resignation of Jesse Jackson, Jr; reelected to the 114th - 115th Congresses. (served April 11, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Science, Space, and Technology (113th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (114th-115th Congresses)

KELLY, SUE. Republican; New York, 19th District. Elected to the 104th- 109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services / Financial Services (104th-109th Congresses)  H. Small Business (104th-109th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-109th Congresses)

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KENNELLY, BARBARA BAILEY. Democrat; Connecticut, 1st District. Elected to the 97th Congress in a Jan. 12, 1982, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William R. Cotter; reelected to the 98th - 105th Congresses. (served Jan. 12, 1982 - Jan. 3, 1999)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (97th Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (97th Congress)  H. Select Intelligence (100th-102nd Congresses)  H. Budget (103rd Congress)  H. Administration (103rd Congress)  H. Ways and Means (98th-105th Congresses)

KEYS, MARTHA ELIZABETH. Democrat; Kansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 94th- 95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignment:  H. Ways and Means (94th-95th Congresses)

KILPATRICK, CAROLYN CHEEKS. Democrat; Michigan, 15th District (105th - 107th Congresses) and 13th District (108th - 111th Congresses). Elected to the 105th - 111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services (105th Congress)  H. House Oversight (105th Congress)  Jt. Library (105th Congress)  H. Appropriations (106th-111th Congresses)

KILROY, MARY JO. Democrat; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (111th Congress)  H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)

KIRKPATRICK, ANN. Democrat; Arizona, 1st District. Elected to the 111th, 113th and 114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)  H. Small Business (111th Congress)  H. Veterans Affairs (111th, 113th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Agriculture (114th Congress)

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KLOBUCHAR, AMY. Democrat; Minnesota; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2006 and reelected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (110th-115th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (110th-115th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (110th-111th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (110th-115th Congresses; Vice Chair, 113th Congress)  S. Judiciary (111th-115th Congresses)  S. Rules (114th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 115th Congress)

KNUTSON, COYA GJESDAL. Democrat; Minnesota, 9th District. Elected to the 84th - 85th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1955 - Jan. 3, 1959)

Committee assignment:  H. Agriculture (84th-85th Congresses)

KOSMAS, SUZANNE. Democrat; Florida, 24th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 6, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Finance Services (111th Congress)  H. Science and Technology (111th Congress)

KUSTER, ANN McLANE. Democrat; New Hampshire, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (113th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)

LANDRIEU, MARY. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1996; reelected in 2002 and 2008. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (105th Congress)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (105th-113th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress, 2nd session)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (105th-113th Congresses; chair, 111th Congress-113th Congress, 1st session)  S. Armed Services (106th-107th Congresses)  S. Appropriations (107th-113th Congresses)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th-113th Congresses)

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LANGLEY, KATHERINE GUDGER. Republican; Kentucky, 10th District. Elected to the 70th - 71st Congresses. (served Dec. 5, 1927 - March 3, 1931)

Committee assignments:  H. Claims (70th-71st Congresses)  H. Immigration and Naturalization (70th-71st Congresses)  H. Invalid Pensions (70th-71st Congresses)  H. Education (71st Congress)

LAWRENCE, BRENDA L. Democrat; Michigan, 14th District. Elected to the 114th- 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Oversight and Government Reform (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (114th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (115th Congress)

LEE, BARBARA. Democrat; California, 9th District. Elected to the 105th Congress in an April 7, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Ronald Dellums; reelected to the 106th- 115th Congresses. (served April 20, 1998 - present) Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, 111th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Financial Services (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Science (105th Congress)  H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (110th-115th Congresses)  H. Budget (113th-115th Congresses)

LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT. Democrat; Arkansas, 1st District. Elected to the 103rd- 104th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1997). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1998 and reelected in 2004. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1999 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (103rd Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)  H. Commerce (104th Congress)  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (106th-111th Congresses; chair, 111th Congress)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (106th, 111th Congresses)

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 S. Special Committee on Aging (106th-111th Congresses)  S. Finance (107th-111th Congresses)  S. Select Committee on Ethics (107th-108th Congresses)

LLOYD, MARILYN. Democrat; Tennessee, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th- 103rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works (94th Congress)  H. Science, Space, and Technology (94th-103rd Congresses)  H. Public Works and Transportation (95th-99th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)  H. Armed Services (98th-103rd Congresses)

LOFGREN, ZOE. Democrat; California, 16th District (104th-112th Congresses); 19th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 104th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (104th-115th Congresses)  H. Science / Science, Space and Technology (104th-108th Congresses; 113th-115th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (105th-107th Congresses; chair, 111th Congress)  H. Homeland Security (108th-111th Congresses)  H. Administration (109th-115th Congresses)  Jt. Library (109th-110th Congresses; 113th-115th Congresses)

LONG, CATHERINE S. Democrat; Louisiana, 8th District. Elected to the 99th Congress in a March 30, 1985, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Gillis Long. (served April 4, 1985- Jan. 3, 1987)

Committee assignments:  H. Public Works (99th Congress)  H. Small Business (99th Congress)

LONG, JILL. Democrat; Indiana, 4th District. Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 28, 1989, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Dan Coats; reelected to the 102nd - 103rd Congresses. (served April 5, 1989 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Hunger (101st-102nd Congresses)

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LONG, ROSE McCONNELL. Democrat; Louisiana, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Jan. 31, 1936, to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, Huey Pierce Long; subsequently elected April 21, 1936, in a special election to fill the remaining months of his term. (served Feb. 10, 1936 - Jan. 3, 1937)

Committee assignments:  S. Claims (74th Congress)  S. Immigration (74th Congress)  S. Interoceanic Canals (74th Congress)  S. Post Office and Post Roads (74th Congress)  S. Public Lands and Surveys (74th Congress)

LOVE, MIA B. Republican; Utah, 4th District. Elected to the 114th -115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignment:  H. Financial Services (114th-115th Congresses)

LOWEY, NITA M. Democrat; New York, 20th District (101st - 102nd Congresses); 18th District (103rd - 112th Congresses); 17th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 101st - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (101st-102nd Congresses)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (101st-102nd Congresses)  H. Select Narcotics Abuse and Control (101st-102nd Congresses)  H. Appropriations (103rd-115th Congresses; ranking member, 113th-115th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th-110th Congresses)

LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE. Republican; Connecticut, 4th District. Elected to the 78th - 79th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1943 - Jan. 3, 1947)

Committee assignment:  H. Military Affairs (78th-79th Congresses)

LUJAN GRISHAM, MICHELLE. Democrat; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present) Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 115th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Budget (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)

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LUMMIS, CYNTHIA. Republican; Wyoming, At Large. Elected to the 111th - 114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (111th Congress)  H. Budget (111th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (111th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (112th Congress)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Science, Space and Technology (113th Congress)

LUSK, GEORGIA LEE. Democrat; New Mexico, At Large. Elected to the 80th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1947 - Jan. 3, 1949)

Committee assignment:  H. Veterans’ Affairs (80th Congress)

MAJETTE, DENISE L. Democrat; Georgia, 4th District. Elected to the 108th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - Jan. 3, 2005)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (108th Congress)  H. Education and the Workforce (108th Congress)  H. Small Business (108th Congress)

MALONEY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 14th District (103rd - 112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congress- present). Elected to the 103rd - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Government Reform / Oversight and Government Reform (104th-115th Congresses)  H. Banking and Financial Services (103rd-106th Congresses)  H. Financial Services (107th-115th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (105th-114th Congresses; vice chair, 110th Congress; chair, 111th Congress; ranking member, 114th Congress)

MANKIN, HELEN DOUGLAS. Democrat; Georgia, 5th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a Feb. 12, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Robert Ramspeck. (served Feb. 25, 1946 - Jan. 3, 1947)

Committee assignments:  H. Civil Service (79th Congress)

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 H. Claims (79th Congress)  H. Elections (79th Congress)  H. Revision of Laws (79th Congress)

MARGOLIES-MEZVINSKY, MARJORIE. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)  H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Small Business (103rd Congress)

MARKEY, BETSY. Democrat; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 111th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (111th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (111th Congress)

MARTIN, LYNN M. Republican; Illinois, 16th District. Elected to the 97th - 101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981 - Jan. 3, 1991)

Committee assignments:  H. Administration (97th-98th Congresses)  H. Budget (97th-99th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (99th-100th Congresses)  Jt. Printing (98th Congress)  H. Rules (101st Congress)  H. Bipartisan Task Force on Ethics (vice chair, 101st Congress)

MATSUI, DORIS O. Democrat; California, 5th District (109th - 112th Congresses); 6th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 109th Congress in a March 8, 2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Robert Matsui; reelected to the 110th - 115th Congresses. (served March 10, 2005 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Rules (109th-111th Congresses)  H. Science (109th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (110th-115th Congresses)

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MAY, CATHERINE DEAN. Republican; Washington, 4th District. Elected to the 86th - 91st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959 - Jan. 3, 1971)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (86th-91st Congresses)  H. District of Columbia (91st Congress, 1st session)  H. Select Committee on the House Beauty Shop (90th-91st Congresses)  Jt. Atomic Energy (91st Congress)

MCCARTHY, CAROLYN. Democrat; New York, 4th District. Elected to the 105th - 113th Congresses. (served Jan. 7, 1997 - Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce / Education and Labor (105th-113th Congresses)  H. Small Business (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Financial Services (108th-113th Congresses)

MCCARTHY, KAREN. Democrat; Missouri, 5th District. Elected to the 104th - 108th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 2005)

Committee assignments:  H. Science (104th Congress)  H. Small Business (104th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)  H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)

MCCARTHY, KATHYRN O’LOUGHLIN. Democrat; Kansas, 6th District. Elected to the 73rd Congress. (served March 9, 1933 - Jan. 3, 1935)

Committee assignments:  H. Education (73rd Congress)  H. Public Buildings and Grounds (73rd Congress)  H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (73rd Congress)

MCCASKILL, CLAIRE. Democrat; Missouri, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 2006; reelected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Armed Services (110th-115th Congresses)  S. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (110th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 115th Congress)  S. Indian Affairs (110th Congress)

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 S. Special Aging (110th-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (111th-114th Congresses)  S. Finance (115th Congress)

MCCOLLUM, BETTY. Democrat; Minnesota, 4th District. Elected to the 107th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Resources (107th-108th Congresses)  H. International Relations (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (110th-115th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (110th Congress)  H. Budget (111th-112th Congresses)

MCCORMICK, RUTH HANNA. Republican; Illinois, At Large. Elected to the 71st Congress. (served April 15, 1929 - March 3, 1931)

Committee assignment:  H. Naval Affairs (71st Congress)

MCKINNEY, CYNTHIA. Democrat; Georgia, 11th District (103rd - 104th Congresses) and 4th District (105th - 107th Congress and 109th Congress). Elected to the 103rd - 107th Congresses and to the 109th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2003; Jan. 3, 2005 - Jan. 3, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (103rd-104th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (103rd Congress)  H. Banking and Finance (104th-105th Congresses)  H. International Relations (104th-107th Congresses)  H. National Security (105th Congress)  H. Armed Services (106th-107th Congresses; 109th Congress)  H. Budget (109th Congress)

MCMILLAN, CLARA GOODING. Democrat; South Carolina, 1st District. Elected to the 76th Congress in a Nov. 7, 1939, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Thomas S. McMillan. (served Jan. 3, 1940 - Jan. 3, 1941)

Committee assignments:  H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress (76th Congress)  H. Insular Affairs (76th Congress)  H. Patents (76th Congress)

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 H. Public Buildings and Grounds (76th Congress)

MCMORRIS RODGERS, CATHY. Republican; Washington, 5th District. Elected to the 109th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (109th-111th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce / Education and Labor (109th-111th Congresses)  H. Resources / Natural Resources (109th-111th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (112th-115th Congresses)

MCSALLY, MARTHA. Republican; Arizona, 2nd District. Elected to the 114th- 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (114th-115th Congresses)

MEEK, CARRIE. Democrat; Florida, 17th District. Elected to the 103rd - 107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2003)

Committee assignments:  H. Appropriations (103rd Congress; 105th-107th Congresses)  H. Budget (104th Congress)  H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)

MENG, GRACE. Democrat; New York, 6th District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Small Business (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (115th Congress)

MEYERS, JAN. Republican; Kansas, 3rd District. Elected to the 99th - 104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1985 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignments:  H. Science and Technology (99th Congress)  H. Select Aging (99th-102nd Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs/ International Relations (99th-104th Congresses)  H. Economic and Educational Opportunities (104th Congress)  H. Small Business (99th-104th Congresses; ranking member, 103rd Congress; chair, 104th Congress)

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MEYNER, HELEN STEVENSON. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 94th - 95th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignments:  H. District of Columbia (94th-95th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (94th Congress)  H. International Relations (95th Congress)

MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN. Democrat; Maryland, 3rd District. Elected to the 95th - 99th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1977 - Jan. 3, 1987). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1986 and reelected in 1992, 1996, 2004, and 2010. (served in Senate Jan. 6, 1987 – Jan. 3, 2017)

Committee assignments:  H. Interstate and Foreign Commerce (95th-97th Congresses)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (95th-99th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (97th-99th Congresses)  S. Environmental and Public Works (100th Congress)  S. Appropriations (100th-114th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress; ranking member, 114th Congress)  S. Labor and Human Resources (100th-105th Congresses)  S. Small Business (100th-102nd Congresses)  S. Select Ethics (103rd-104th Congresses; 109th Congress)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-114th Congresses)  S. Select Intelligence (107th-114th Congresses)

MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA. Democrat; California, 37th District. Elected to the 104th Congress in a March 26, 1996, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Walter Tucker; reelected to the 105th - 110th Congresses. (served April 16, 1996 until her death April 22, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Small Business (104th-110th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-110th Congresses)  H. Administration (108th-110th Congresses; ranking member, 109th Congress; chair, 110th Congress)  Jt. Library (108th-110th Congresses)  Jt. Printing (109th-110th Congresses)

MILLER, CANDICE S. Republican; Michigan, 10th District. Elected to the 108th - 114th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003 until her resignation Dec. 31, 2016)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (108th-110th Congresses)

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 H. Government Reform (108th-109th Congresses)  H. House Administration (109th Congress; chair, 113th -114th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-114th Congresses)  H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (110th-114th Congresses)  Jt. Library (109th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)  Jt. Printing (109th Congress; 113th-114th Congresses)

MINK, PATSY TAKEMOTO. Democrat; Hawaii, 2nd District. Elected to the 89th - 94th Congresses; elected to the 101st Congress in a Sept. 22, 1990, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Daniel Akaka; reelected to the 102nd - 107th Congresses; posthumously reelected to the 108th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1965 - Jan. 3, 1977; Sept. 27, 1990 until her death Sept. 28, 2002)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (89th-94th Congresses; 101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (90th-94th Congresses)  H. Budget (94th Congress; 103rd-105th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (101st-102nd Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)  H. Economic and Educational Opportunities (104th Congress)  H. Education and the Workforce (105th-107th Congresses)  H. Government Reform (106th-107th Congresses)

MOLINARI, SUSAN. Republican; New York, 14th District (101st - 102nd Congresses) and 13th District (103rd - 105th Congresses). Elected to the 101st Congress in a March 20, 1990, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of father, Guy Molinari; reelected to the 102nd - 105th Congresses. (served March 27, 1990 until her resignation August 1, 1997)

Committee assignments:  H. Small Business (101st Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-105th Congresses)  H. Education and Labor (102nd-103rd Congresses)  H. Budget (104th-105th Congresses)

MOORE, GWENDOLYNNE (GWEN). Democrat; Wisconsin, 4th District. Elected to the 109th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (109th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (109th-111th Congresses)  H. Budget (110th-114th Congresses)

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MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. Republican; Maryland, 8th District. Elected to the 100th - 107th Congresses. (served Jan. 6, 1987 - Jan. 3, 2003)

Committee assignments:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (100th-103rd Congresses)  H. Science, Space, and Technology / Science (100th-107th Congresses)  H. Select Aging (100th-102nd Congresses)  H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th-107th Congresses)

MOSELEY-BRAUN, CAROL. Democrat; Illinois, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1999)

Committee assignments:  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-105th Congresses)  S. Judiciary (103rd Congress)  S. Small Business (103rd Congress)  S. Finance (104th-105th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (104th-105th Congresses)

MURKOWSKI, LISA. Republican; Alaska, Senator. Appointed to the Senate Dec. 20, 2002, by her father, Frank Murkowski, to the seat he had held before he was elected governor of Alaska. Reelected to a six-year term in 2004, as well as in 2010 and 2016. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Energy and Natural Resources (108th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 111th- 113th Congresses; chair, 114th-115th Congresses)  S. Environment and Public Works (108th-109th Congress)  S. Veterans’ Affairs (108th Congress)  S. Indian Affairs (108th-115th Congresses; ranking member, part of 110th Congress)  S. Foreign Relations (109th-110th Congresses)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (110th-115th Congresses)  S. Appropriations (111th-115th Congresses)

MURPHY, STEPHANIE. Democrat; Florida, 7th District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (115th Congress)  H. Small Business (115th Congress)

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MURRAY, PATTY. Democrat; Washington, Senator. Elected to the Senate in 1992 and reelected in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. (served Jan. 5, 1993 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Appropriations (103rd-111th Congresses; 113th-115th Congresses)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (103rd-104th Congresses)  S. Budget (103rd-115th Congresses; chair, 113th Congress)  S. Labor and Human Resources (105th Congress)  S. Veterans Affairs (105th-115th Congresses; chair, 112th Congress)  S. Select Ethics (105th Congress)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (106th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 114th -115th Congresses)  S. Foreign Relations (110th Congress)  S. Indian Affairs (110th Congress)  Jt. Printing (111th-112th Congresses)  S. Rules and Administration (111th-113th Congresses)  Jt. Select Committee on Deficit Control (112th Congress)

MUSGRAVE, MARILYN. Republican; Colorado, 4th District. Elected to the 108th - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2003 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (108th-110th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Small Business (108th-110th Congresses)  H. Resources (109th Congress)

MYRICK, SUE. Republican; North Carolina, 9th District. Elected to the 104th - 112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 to Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (104th Congress)  H. Science (104th Congress)  H. Small Business (104th Congress)  H. Rules (105th-108th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (109th-112th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (112th Congress)

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NAPOLITANO, GRACE FLORES. Democrat; California, 34th District (106th - 107th Congresses), 38th District (108th - 112th Congresses) and 32nd District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 106th - 115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1999 - present). Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 109th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Resources / Natural Resources (106th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (106th-108th Congresses)  H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-115th Congresses)

NEGRETE McLEOD, GLORIA. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 113th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (113th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th Congress)

NEUBERGER, MAURINE BROWN. Democrat; Oregon, Senator. Elected to the Senate in a Nov. 8, 1960, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Richard L. Neuberger, and for the ensuing six-year term. (served Nov. 9, 1960 - Jan. 3, 1967)

Committee assignments:  S. Agriculture and Forestry (87th-88th Congresses)  S. Banking and Currency (87th-89th Congresses)  S. Special Committee on Aging (87th Congress)  S. Committee on Parliamentary Conference with Canada (87th Congress, 2nd session)  S. Commerce (89th Congress)

NOEM, KRISTI. Republican; South Dakota, At Large. Elected to the 112th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (112th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (112th Congress)  H. Agriculture (113th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (114th-115th Congresses)

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NOLAN, MAE ELLA. Republican; California, 5th District. Elected to the 67th Congress in a Jan. 23, 1923, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John Nolan, and also to the 68th Congress. (served Feb. 2, 1923 - March 3, 1925). First woman to chair a congressional committee.

Committee assignments:  H. Expenditures in the Post Office Department (67th-68th Congresses; chair, 68th Congress)  H. Labor (67th-68th Congresses)

NORRELL, CATHERINE DORRIS. Democrat; Arkansas, 6th District. Elected to the 87th Congress in an April 18, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William Frank Norrell. (served April 25, 1961 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignment:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (87th Congress) NORTHUP, ANNE M. Republican; Kentucky 3rd District. Elected to the 105th - 109th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 - Jan. 3, 2007) Committee assignment:  H. Appropriations (105th-109th Congresses)

NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES. Democrat; Delegate from the District of Columbia. Elected to the 102nd - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. District of Columbia (102nd-103rd Congresses)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (102nd-103rd Congresses)  H. Public Works and Transportation (102nd-103rd Congresses)  Jt. Committee on the Organization of Congress (103rd Congress)  H. Small Business (104th Congress)  H. Oversight and Government Reform/ Government Reform (104th-115th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th-115th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th-111th Congresses)

NORTON, MARY TERESA. Democrat; New Jersey, 13th District. Elected to the 69th- 81st Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925 - Jan. 3, 1951)

Committee assignments:  H. District of Columbia (69th-74th Congresses; chair, 72nd -74th Congresses)  H. Labor (69th-79th Congresses; chair, 75th-79th Congresses)  H. World War Veterans Legislation (69th-72nd Congresses)  H. Memorials (71st-79th Congresses)

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 H. Education (78th-79th Congresses)  H. Enrolled Bills (78th-79th Congresses)  H. Administration (ranking member, 80th Congress; chair, 81st Congress)  Jt. Printing (81st Congress)  Jt. Library (80th Congress)

OAKAR, MARY ROSE. Democrat; Ohio, 20th District. Elected to the 95th- 102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1977 - Jan. 3, 1993)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (95th-102nd Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (97th-102nd Congresses)  H. Administration (98th-102nd Congresses)

O’DAY, CAROLINE LOVE GOODWIN. Democrat; New York, At Large. Elected to the 74th - 77th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1935 - Jan. 3, 1943)

Committee assignments:  H. Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (74th-77th Congresses; chair, 75th-77th Congresses)  H. Immigration and Naturalization (75th-77th Congresses)  H. Insular Affairs (75th-77th Congresses)

OLDFIELD, PEARL PEDEN. Democrat; Arkansas, 2nd District. Elected to the 70th Congress in a Jan. 9, 1929, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, William A. Oldfield, and also to the 71st Congress. (served Jan. 11, 1929 - March 3, 1931)

Committee assignments:  H. Coinage, Weights, and Measures (71st Congress)  H. Expenditures in the Executive Departments (71st Congress)  H. Public Buildings and Grounds (71st Congress)

OWEN, RUTH BRYAN. Democrat; Florida, 4th District. Elected to the 71st - 72nd Congresses. (served April 15, 1929 - March 3, 1933)

Committee assignment:  H. Foreign Affairs (71st-72nd Congresses)

PATTERSON, ELIZABETH J. Democrat; South Carolina, 4th District. Elected to the 100th- 102nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987 - Jan. 3, 1993)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (100th-102nd Congresses)

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 H. Veterans’ Affairs (100th-102nd Congresses)  H. Select Hunger (100th-102nd Congresses)

PELOSI, NANCY. Democrat; California, 5th District (100th - 102nd Congresses), 8th District (103rd - 112th Congresses); 12th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 100th Congress in a June 2, 1987 special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Sala Burton; reelected to the 101st - 115th Congresses. (served June 9, 1987 - present) First female Speaker of the House, 110th and 111th Congresses.

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (100th-101st Congresses)  H. Government Operations (100th-101st Congresses)  H. Appropriations (102nd-107th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (102nd-104th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (104th-107th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (Ex Officio, 108th-113th Congresses)

PETTIS, SHIRLEY N. Republican; California, 37th District. Elected to the 94th Congress in a April 29, 1975, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Jerry L. Pettis; reelected to the 95th Congress. (served May 6, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1979)

Committee assignments:  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (94th Congress)  H. Education and Labor (95th Congress)  H. International Relations (95th Congress)

PFOST, GRACIE BOWERS. Democrat; Idaho, 1st District. Elected to the 83rd - 87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1953 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignments:  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (83rd-87th Congresses)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (84th-85th Congresses)  H. Public Works (86th-87th Congresses)

PINGREE, CHELLIE. Democrat; Maine, 1st District. Elected to the 111th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (111th-112th Congresses)  H. Rules (111th-112th Congresses)  H. Agriculture (112th Congress)  H. Appropriations (113th-115th Congresses)

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PLASKETT, STACEY E. Democrat; Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (114th-115th Congresses)

PRATT, ELIZA JANE. Democrat; North Carolina, 8th District. Elected to the 79th Congress in a May 25, 1946, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of William O. Burgin. (served June 3, 1946 - Jan. 3, 1947)

Committee assignments:  H. Flood Control (79th Congress)  H. Pensions (79th Congress)  H. Territories (79th Congress)

PRATT, RUTH SEARS BAKER. Republican; New York, 17th District. Elected to the 71st - 72nd Congresses. (served April 15, 1929 - March 3, 1933)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Currency (71st Congress)  H. Library (71st-72nd Congresses)  H. Education (72nd Congress)

PRYCE, DEBORAH. Republican; Ohio, 15th District. Elected to the 103rd - 110th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)  H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Rules (104th-108th Congresses)  H. Financial Services (109th-110th Congresses)

PYLE, GLADYS. Republican; South Dakota, Senator. Elected to the Senate Nov. 8, 1938, to fill vacancy caused by death of Peter Norbeck; never sworn in and seated, because Congress was not in session between her election and the expiration of the term on Jan. 3, 1939.

No committee assignments listed.

RADEWAGEN, AUMUA AMATA COLEMAN. Republican; Delegate from American Samoa. Elected to the 114th – 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Natural Resources (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (114th-115th Congresses)

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 H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-115th Congresses)

RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, At Large (65th Congress) and 1st District (77th Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress and the 77th Congress. (served April 2, 1917 - March 4, 1919; Jan. 3, 1941 - Jan. 3, 1943) First woman elected to Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Public Lands (65th Congress; 77th Congress)  H. Woman Suffrage (65th Congress)  H. Insular Affairs (77th Congress)

REECE, LOUISE GOFF. Republican; Tennessee, 1st District. Elected to the 87th Congress in a May 16, 1961, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of her husband, B. Carroll Reece. (served May 23, 1961 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignment:  H. Public Works (87th Congress)

REID, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON. Republican; Illinois, 15th District. Elected to the 88th- 92nd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1963 until her resignation on Oct. 7, 1971)

Committee assignments:  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (88th-89th Congresses)  H. Public Works (89th Congress)  H. Appropriations (90th-92nd Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (91st-92nd Congresses)

RICE, KATHLEEN M. Democrat; New York; 4th District. Elected to the 114th – 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (114th-115th Congresses)

RICHARDSON, LAURA. Democrat, California, 37th District. Elected to the 110th Congress in an August 21, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Juanita Millender- McDonald; reelected to the 111th - 112th Congresses. (served Sept. 4, 2007 to Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Science and Technology (110th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (110th-112th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (111th-112th Congresses)

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RILEY, CORINNE BOYD. Democrat; South Carolina, 2nd District. Elected to the 87th Congress in an April 10, 1962, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J. Riley. (served April 12, 1962 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignment:  H. Science and Transportation (87th Congress)

RIVERS, LYNN. Democrat; Michigan, 13th District. Elected to the 104th - 107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 2003)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (104th-106th Congresses)  H. Science (104th-107th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (107th Congress)

ROBERTSON, ALICE MARY. Republican; Oklahoma, 2nd District. Elected to the 67th Congress. (served April 11, 1921 - March 3, 1923)

Committee assignments:  H. Expenditures in the Interior Department (67th Congress)  H. Indian Affairs (67th Congress)  H. Woman Suffrage (67th Congress)

ROBY, MARTHA. Republican; Alabama, 2nd District. Elected to the 112th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (112th-113th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (112th-113th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (112th-113th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (115th Congress)

ROGERS, EDITH NOURSE. Republican; Massachusetts, 5th District. Elected to the 69th Congress in a June 30, 1925, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, John J. Rogers; reelected to the 70th - 86th Congresses. (served Dec. 7, 1925 until her death Sept. 10, 1960)

Committee assignments:  H. Expenditures in the Navy Department (69th Congress)  H. Industrial Arts and Expositions (69th Congress)  H. Woman Suffrage (69th Congress)  H. World War Veterans’ Legislation (69th-79th Congresses)

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 H. Civil Service (70th-77th Congresses)  H. Indian Affairs (70th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (73rd-79th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (80th-86th Congresses; ranking member, 81st-82nd and 84th- 86th Congresses; chair, 80th and 83rd Congresses)

ROSEN, JACKY. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2017 – present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (115th Congress)  H. Science, Space and Technology (115th Congress)

ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA. Republican; Florida, 18th District (102nd - 112th Congresses); 27th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 101st Congress in an August 29, 1989, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Claude Pepper; reelected to the 102nd - 115th Congresses. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the 109th Congress. (served Sept. 6, 1989 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (101st-103rd Congresses; 110th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 110th-111th Congresses; chair, 112th Congress)  H. International Relations (104th-109th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Government Reform and Oversight / Government Reform (104th-109th Congresses)  H. Budget (109th Congress)  H. Rules (113th Congress)  H. Intelligence (114th-115th Congresses)

ROUKEMA, MARGARET (MARGE) SCAFATI. Republican; New Jersey, 7th District. Elected to the 97th - 107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981 - Jan. 3, 2003)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (97th-103rd Congresses)  H. Education and Labor (97th-103rd Congresses)  H. Select Hunger (98th-102nd Congresses; vice chair, 100th Congress)  H. Banking and Financial Services/Financial Services (104th-107th Congresses)  H. Economic and Educational Opportunities (104th Congress)  H. Education and the Workforce (105th-107th Congresses)

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ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE. Democrat; California, 33rd District (103rd - 107th Congresses); 34th District (108th - 112th Congresses); 40th District (113th Congress- present). Elected to the 103rd - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs / Banking and Financial Services (103rd- 105th Congresses)  H. Small Business (103rd Congress)  H. Budget (104th-105th Congresses)  H. Select U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with … China (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (106th-115th Congresses)  H. Standards of Official Conduct (108th-110th Congresses)

SAIKI, PATRICIA F. Republican; Hawaii, 1st District. Elected to the 100th - 101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987 - Jan. 3, 1991)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs (100th-101st Congresses)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (100th-101st Congresses)  H. Select Aging (100th-101st Congresses)

ST. GEORGE, KATHARINE PRICE COLLIER. Republican; New York, 28th District. Elected to the 80th - 88th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1947 - Jan. 3, 1965)

Committee assignments:  H. Post Office and Civil Service (80th-84th Congresses; 86th-88th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (83rd Congress)  H. Armed Services (85th-86th Congresses)  H. Rules (87th-88th Congresses)

SÁNCHEZ, LINDA. Democrat; California, 39th District (108th - 113th Congresses); 38th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 108th - 115th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 2003 - present). Sister of Loretta Sanchez. Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 114th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Government Reform (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (108th-112th Congresses)  H. Small Business (108th-109th Congresses)  H. Education and Labor (110th Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (111th Congress; 113th-115th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (112th Congress)

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 H. Ethics (112th-114th Congresses; ranking member, 114th Congress)  H. Select Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (113th-114th Congresses)

SANCHEZ, LORETTA. Democrat; California, 46th District (105th - 107th and 113th - 114th Congresses) and 47th District (108th - 110th Congresses). Elected to the 105th - 114th Congresses (served Jan. 3, 1997 – Jan. 3, 2017). Sister of Linda Sánchez.

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (105th-107th Congresses)  H. National Security (105th Congress)  H. Armed Services (106th-114th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th-114th Congresses)  Jt. Economic (109th Congress; 111th-114th Congresses)

SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE. Democrat; Illinois, 9th District. Elected to the 106th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1999 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Financial Services (106th Congress)  H. Financial Services (107th Congress)  H. Government Reform (106th-107th Congresses)  H. Small Business (106th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (108th-115th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (110th-113th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (114th Congress)

SCHENK, LYNN. Democrat; California, 49th District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Energy and Commerce (103rd Congress)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (103rd Congress)

SCHMIDT, JEAN. Republican, Ohio, 2nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in an August 2, 2005, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rob Portman; reelected to the 110th - 112th Congresses. (served Sept. 6, 2005 to Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (109th-112th Congresses)  H. Government Reform (109th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th-112th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)

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SCHNEIDER, CLAUDINE CMARADA. Republican; Rhode Island, 2nd District. Elected to the 97th - 101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1981 - Jan. 3, 1991)

Committee assignments:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (97th-101st Congresses)  H. Science and Technology (97th-101st Congresses)  H. Special Committee on Aging (98th-101st Congresses)

SCHROEDER, PATRICIA S. Democrat; Colorado, 1st District. Elected to the 93rd - 104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1973 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (93rd-103rd Congresses)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (93rd-103rd Congresses)  H. Judiciary (97th-104th Congresses)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (100th-102nd Congresses; chair, 102nd Congress)  H. National Security (104th Congress)

SCHWARTZ, ALLYSON Y. Democrat; Pennsylvania, 13th District. Elected to the 109th - 113th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - Jan. 3, 2015)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (109th-113th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (110th, 111th, 113th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)

SEASTRAND, ANDREA. Republican; California, 22nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignments:  H. Science (104th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (104th Congress)

SEKULA GIBBS, SHELLEY. Republican; Texas, 22nd District. Elected to the 109th Congress in a Nov. 7, 2006, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Tom Delay. (served Nov. 13, 2006 - Jan. 3, 2007)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (109th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (109th Congress)

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SEWELL, TERRYCINA (“TERRI”). Democrat; Alabama, 7th District. Elected to the 112th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (112th Congress)  H. Science, Space and Technology (112th Congress)  H. Financial Services (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Ways and Means (115th Congress)

SHAHEEN, JEANNE D. Democrat; New Hampshire; Senator. Elected to Senate in 2008 and reelected in 2014. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Energy and Natural Resources (111th-112th Congresses)  S. Foreign Relations (111th-115th Congresses)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (111th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 114th-115th Congresses)  S. Armed Services (112th-115th Congresses)  S. Appropriations (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Ethics (115th Congress)

SHEA-PORTER, CAROL, Democrat; New Hampshire, 1st District. Elected to the 110th, 111th, 113th and 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007 - Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013 - Jan. 3, 2015; Jan. 3- 2017 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (110th, 111th, 113th, 115th Congresses)  H. Education and Labor/ Education and the Workforce (110th, 111th, 115th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (111th, 113th Congresses)

SHEPHERD, KAREN. Democrat; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 103rd Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)  H. Public Works and Transportation (103rd Congress)

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SIMPSON, EDNA OAKES. Republican; Ohio, 28th District. Elected to the 86th Congress (served Jan. 3, 1959 - Jan. 3, 1961). She succeeded her husband, Sidney Simpson, who died on Oct. 26, 1958.

Committee assignments:  H. Administration (86th Congress)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (86th Congress)

SINEMA, KYRSTEN. Democrat; Arizona, 9th District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignment:  H. Financial Services (113th-115th Congresses)

SLAUGHTER, LOUISE MCINTOSH. Democrat; New York; 30th District (100th - 102nd Congresses); 28th District (103rd - 112th Congresses); 25th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 100th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1987 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (100th-101st Congresses)  H. Public Works and Transportation (100th-101st Congresses)  H. Select Aging (100th-102nd Congresses)  H. Budget (102nd-104th Congresses)  H. Government Reform and Oversight (104th Congress)  H. Rules (102nd-115th Congresses; chair, 110th-111th Congresses; ranking member, 109th, 112th-115th Congresses)  H. Homeland Security (108th Congress)

SMITH, LINDA. Republican; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 104th - 105th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 1999)

Committee assignments:  H. Resources (104th-105th Congresses)  H. Small Business (104th-105th Congresses)

SMITH, MARGARET CHASE. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 76th Congress in a June 3, 1940, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Clyde H. Smith; reelected to the 77th - 80th Congresses (served in House June 10, 1940 - Jan. 3, 1949). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1948 and reelected in 1954, 1960, and 1966 (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1949 - Jan. 3, 1973). Chair of the Senate Republican Conference, 1967-1972 (the highest Senate leadership post held by a woman).

Committee assignments:  H. Election of the President, Vice President, Representatives in Congress (76th Congress)

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 H. War Claims (76th Congress)  H. Revision of the Laws (76th Congress)  H. Invalid Pensions (76th-77th Congresses)  H. Education (77th Congress)  H. Post Office and Post Roads (77th Congress)  H. Naval Affairs (78th-79th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (80th Congress)  S. District of Columbia (81st Congress)  S. Expenditures in Executive Departments (81st-82nd Congresses)  S. Rules and Administration (82nd Congress)  S. Select Senate Employees Compensation Rates (chair, 83rd Congress)  S. Appropriations (83rd-92nd Congresses)  S. Armed Services (83rd-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 90th-92nd Congresses)  S. Government Operations (83rd-85th Congresses)  S. Aeronautical and Space Sciences (86th-92nd Congresses; ranking member, 88th- 91st Congresses)

SMITH, VIRGINIA. Republican; Nebraska, 3rd District. Elected to the 94th - 101st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1991)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (94th Congress)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (94th Congress)  H. Appropriations (95th-101st Congresses)

SNOWE, OLYMPIA J. Republican; Maine, 2nd District, and Senator. Elected to the 96th - 103rd Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1979 - Jan. 3, 1995). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 1994 and reelected in 2000 and 2006. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 1995 to Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Operations (96th Congress)  H. Small Business (96th-97th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Aging (96th-102nd Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (97th-103rd Congresses)  Jt. Economic (98th-102nd Congresses)  H. Budget (103rd Congress)  S. Budget (104th-107th Congresses)  S. Commerce, Science, and Transportation (104th-112th Congresses)  S. Foreign Relations (104th Congress)  S. Small Business and Entrepreneurship (104th-112th Congresses; chair, 108th- 109th Congresses; ranking member, 110th-112th Congresses)

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 S. Armed Services (105th-106th Congresses)  S. Finance (107th-112th Congresses)  S. Select Intelligence (108th-112th Congresses)

SOLIS, HILDA. Democrat; California, 31st District (107th Congress) and 32nd District (108th - 111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th - 111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2001 until her resignation on Feb. 23, 2009, to become Secretary of Labor)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and the Workforce (107th Congress)  H. Resources / Natural Resources (107th, 110th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (108th-110th Congresses)  H. Select Energy Independence and Global Warming (110th Congress)

SPEIER, JACKIE. Democrat; California; 12th District (110th- 112th Congresses); 14th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an April 8, 2008, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Tom Lantos; reelected to the 111th- 115th Congresses. (served April 10, 2008 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (110th-113th Congresses)  H. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (111th Congress)  H. Homeland Security (112th Congress)  H. Armed Services (112th-115th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (114th-115th Congresses)

SPELLMAN, GLADYS NOON. Democrat; Maryland, 5th District. Elected to the 94th - 97th Congresses. Began service Jan. 14, 1975. Unable to be sworn in to the 97th Congress due to disability; seat declared vacant Feb. 24, 1981.

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Currency, and Housing / Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (94th- 96th Congresses)  H. Post Office and Civil Service (94th-95th Congresses)  H. Democratic Steering and Policy (96th Congress)

STABENOW, DEBBIE. Democrat; Michigan, 8th District, and Senator. Elected to the 105th - 106th Congresses (served in House Jan. 3, 1997 - Jan. 3, 2001). Subsequently elected to the Senate in 2000 and reelected in 2006 and 2012. (served in Senate Jan. 3, 2001 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (105th-106th Congresses)

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 H. Science (105th-106th Congresses)  S. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (107th-115th Congresses; chair, 112th-113th Congresses, ranking member, 114th-115th Congresses)  S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (107th-109th Congresses)  S. Budget (107th-115th Congresses)  S. Special Committee on Aging (107th-108th Congresses)  S. Finance (110th-115th Congresses)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (111th-115th Congresses)  Jt. Taxation (114th-115th Congresses)

STANLEY, WINIFRED CLAIRE. Republican; New York, At Large. Elected to the 78th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1943 - Jan. 3, 1945)

Committee assignments:  H. Civil Service (78th Congress)  H. Patents (78th Congress)

STEFANIK, ELISE M. Republican; New York, 21st District. Elected to the 114th – 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015- present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (115th Congress)

SULLIVAN, LEONOR KRETZER. Democrat; Missouri, 3rd District. Elected to the 83rd - 94th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1953 - Jan. 3, 1977)

Committee assignments:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (83rd Congress; 89th-94th Congresses; chair, 93rd - 94th Congresses)  H. Banking and Currency (84th-94th Congresses)  Jt. Committee on Defense Production (91st-94th Congresses)

SUMNER, JESSIE. Republican; Illinois, 18th District. Elected to the 76th - 79th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1939 - Jan. 3, 1947)

Committee assignment:  H. Banking and Currency (76th-79th Congresses)

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SUTTON, BETTY. Democrat; Ohio, 13th District. Elected to the 110th - 112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2007 to Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (110th Congress)  H. Rules (110th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (111th Congress)  H. Armed Services (112th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (112th Congress)

TAUSCHER, ELLEN. Democrat; California, 10th District. Elected to the 105th - 111th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1997 until her resignation on June 26, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. National Security (105th Congress)  H. Science (105th Congress)  H. Armed Services (106th-111th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (105th-111th Congresses)

TENNEY, CLAUDIA. Republican; New York, 22nd District. Elected to the 115th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 2007 to present)

Committee assignment:  H. Financial Services (115th Congress)

THOMAS, LERA MILLARD. Democrat; Texas, 8th District. Elected to the 89th Congress in a March 26, 1966, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Albert Thomas. (served March 30, 1966 - Jan. 3, 1967)

Committee assignment:  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (89th Congress)

THOMPSON, RUTH. Republican; Michigan, 9th District. Elected to the 82nd - 84th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1951 - Jan. 3, 1957)

Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (82nd-84th Congresses)  Jt. Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy (84th Congress)

THURMAN, KAREN L. Democrat; Florida, 5th District. Elected to the 103rd - 107th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2003)

Committee assignments:  H. Agriculture (103rd-104th Congresses)

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 H. Government Operations / Government Reform and Oversight (103rd-104th Congresses)  H. Ways and Means (105th-107th Congresses)

TITUS, DINA. Democrat; Nevada, 3rd District (111th Congress); 1st District (113th Congress- present). Elected to the 111th and 113th -115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2011; Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (111th Congress)  H. Homeland Security (111th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (111th-115th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (115th Congress)

TORRES, NORMA J. Democrat; California, 35th District. Elected to the 114th – 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (114th Congress)  H. Natural Resources (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (115th Congress)

TSONGAS, NIKI. Democrat; Massachusetts; 5th District (110th - 112th Congresses); 3rd District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 110th Congress in an Oct. 16, 2007, special election to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Martin Meehan; reelected to the 111th - 115th Congresses. (served Oct. 18, 2007 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (110th-115th Congresses)  H. Budget (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (111th-115th Congresses)

UNSOELD, JOLENE. Democrat; Washington, 3rd District. Elected to the 101st - 103rd Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1989 - Jan. 3, 1995)

Committee assignments:  H. Education and Labor (101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Merchant Marine and Fisheries (101st-103rd Congresses)  H. Select Aging (101st-102nd Congresses)

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VELÁZQUEZ, NYDIA M. Democrat; New York, 12th District (103rd - 112th Congresses); 7th District (113th District - present). Elected to the 103rd - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - present) Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 111th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs (103rd Congress)  H. Banking and Financial Services / Financial Services (104th-115th Congresses)  H. Small Business (103rd-115th Congresses; chair, 110th-111th Congresses; ranking member, 105th-109th, 112th-115th Congresses)

VUCANOVICH, BARBARA. Republican; Nevada, 2nd District. Elected to the 98th - 104th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1983 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignments:  H. Administration (98th-101st Congresses)  H. Select Children, Youth, and Families (98th-101st Congresses)  H. Interior and Insular Affairs (98th-102nd Congresses)  H. Appropriations (102nd-104th Congresses)  H. Natural Resources (103rd Congress)

WAGNER, ANN. Republican; Missouri, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th – 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (113th-115th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (115th Congress)

WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE. Republican; Utah, 2nd District. Elected to the 104th Congress. (served Jan. 3, 1995 - Jan. 3, 1997)

Committee assignment:  H. Rules (104th Congress)

WALORSKI, JACKIE. Republican; Indiana, 2nd District. Elected to the 113th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Armed Services (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Budget (113th Congress)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (113th-114th Congresses)  H. Agriculture (114th Congress)  H. Ways and Means (115th Congress)

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WALTERS, MIMI. Republican; California, 45th District. Elected to the 114th -115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present) Committee assignments:  H. Judiciary (114th Congress)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (114th Congress)  H. Energy and Commerce (115th Congress)

WARREN, ELIZABETH. Democrat; Massachusetts; Senator. Elected in 2012. (served Jan. 3, 2013 - present)

Committee assignments:  S. Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Special Aging (113th-115th Congresses)  S. Energy and Natural Resources (114th Congress)  S. Armed Services (115th Congress)

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE. Democrat, Florida, 20th District (109th -112th Congresses); 23rd District (113th Congress- present). Elected to the 109th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2005 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Financial Services (109th Congress)  Jt. Library (110th-111th Congresses)  H. Appropriations (110th-111th Congresses; 113th-115th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (110th-112th Congress, first session)  H. Budget (112th, 115th Congresses)

WATERS, MAXINE. Democrat; California, 29th District (102nd Congress), 35th District (103rd - 112th Congresses) and 43rd District (113th Congress- present). Elected to the 102nd - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1991 - present) Chair, Congressional Black Caucus, 105th Congress.

Committee assignments:  H. Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs / Banking and Financial Services (102nd- 106th Congresses)  H. Financial Services (107th-115th Congresses; ranking member, 113th-115th Congresses)  H. Veterans’ Affairs (102nd-104th Congresses)  H. Small Business (103rd-104th Congresses)  H. Judiciary (105th-112th Congresses)

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WATSON, DIANE. Democrat; California, 32nd District (107th Congress) and 33rd District (108th - 111th Congresses). Elected to the 107th Congress in a June 5, 2001, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Julian Dixon; reelected to the 108th - 111th Congresses. (served June 7, 2001 - Jan. 3, 2011)

Committee assignments:  H. Government Reform / Oversight and Government Reform (107th-111th Congresses)  H. International Relations (107th-109th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th-111th Congresses)

WATSON COLEMAN, BONNIE. Democrat; New Jersey, 12th District. Elected to the 114th – 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2015 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Homeland Security (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Oversight and Government Reform (114th-115th Congresses)

WEIS, JESSICA McCULLOUGH. Republican; New York, 38th District. Elected to the 86th - 87th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1959 - Jan. 3, 1963)

Committee assignments:  H. District of Columbia (86th-87th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (86th Congress)  H. Science and Astronautics (87th Congress)

WILSON, FREDERICA. Democrat; Florida; 17th District (112th Congress), 24th District (113th Congress - present). Elected to the 112th - 115th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 2011 - present)

Committee assignments:  H. Foreign Affairs (112th Congress)  H. Science, Space and Technology (112th-113th Congresses)  H. Education and the Workforce (114th-115th Congresses)  H. Transportation and Infrastructure (115th Congress)

WILSON, HEATHER. Republican; New Mexico, 1st District. Elected to the 105th Congress in a June 23, 1998, special election to fill vacancy caused by death of Steven Schiff; reelected to the 106th - 110th Congresses. (served June 25, 1998 - Jan. 3, 2009)

Committee assignments:  H. Commerce (105th-106th Congresses)  H. Intelligence (106th Congress; 109th-110th Congresses)  H. Armed Services (107th-108th Congresses)  H. Energy and Commerce (107th-110th Congresses)

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WINGO, EFFIGENE LOCKE. Democrat; Arkansas, 4th District. Elected to the 71st Congress Nov. 4, 1930, to fill vacancy caused by death of husband, Otis Wingo, and to the 72nd Congress. (served Dec. 1, 1930 - March 3, 1933)

Committee assignments:  H. Accounts (71st Congress)  H. Insular Affairs (71st Congress)  H. Foreign Affairs (72nd Congress)

WOODHOUSE, CHASE GOING. Democrat; Connecticut, 2nd District. Elected to the 79th and 81st Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1945 - Jan. 3, 1947 and Jan. 3, 1949 - Jan. 3, 1951)

Committee assignments:  H. Banking and Currency (79th, 81st Congresses)  H. Administration (81st Congress)

WOOLSEY, LYNN. Democrat; California, 6th District. Elected to the 103rd- 112th Congresses. (served Jan. 3, 1993 - Jan. 3, 2013)

Committee assignments:  H. Budget (103rd-105th Congresses)  H. Education and Labor / Education and the Workforce (103rd Congress; 105th- 112th Congresses)  H. Government Operations (103rd Congress)  H. Economic and Educational Opportunities (104th Congress)  H. Science / Science and Technology / Science, Space and Technology (106th- 112th Congresses)  H. Foreign Affairs (110th Congress)

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Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-115th Congresses, by Congress Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman. Includes Delegates and the Resident Commissioner 115th Congress (2017-2018) House Alma Adams Susan Davis Sheila Jackson Lee Grace Meng Terri Sewell Nanette Diaz Barrágan Diana DeGette Praymila Jayapal Gwen Moore Carol Shea-Porter Karen Bass Rosa DeLauro Lynn Jenkins Stephanie Murphy Kyrsten Sinema Joyce Beatty Suzan DelBene Eddie Bernice Johnson Grace Napolitano Louise M. Slaughter Diane Black Val Demings Marcy Kaptur Kristi Noem Jackie Speier Marsha Blackburn Debbie Dingell Robin Kelly Eleanor Holmes Norton Elise M. Stefanik Lisa Blunt Rochester Anna G. Eshoo Ann McLane Kuster Nancy Pelosi Claudia Tenney Suzanne Bonamici Elizabeth Esty Brenda Lawrence Chellie Pingree Dina Titus Madeleine Z. Bordallo Virginia Foxx Barbara Lee Stacey Plaskett Norma Torres Susan Brooks Lois Frankel Zoe Lofgren Aumua A. C. Radewagen Niki Tsongas Julia Brownley Marcia L. Fudge Mia Love Kathleen Rice Nydia Velázquez Cheri Bustos Tulsi Gabbard Nita M. Lowey Martha Roby Ann Wagner Kathy Castor Jenniffer González-Colón Michelle Lujan Grisham Jacky Rosen Jackie Walorski Liz Cheney Kay Granger Betty McCollum Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Mimi Walters Judy Chu Colleen Hanabusa Cathy McMorris Rodgers Lucille Roybal-Allard Debbie Wasserman Schultz Katherine M. Clark Karen Handela Martha McSally Linda Sánchez Maxine Waters Yvette Clarke Vicky Hartzler Carolyn Maloney Janice Schakowsky Bonnie Watson Coleman Barbara Comstock Jaime Herrera Beutler Doris Matsui Frederica Wilson Senate Tammy Baldwin Catherine Cortez Masto Deb Fischer Mazie Hirono Patty Murray Maria Cantwell Tammy Duckworth Kirsten Gillibrand Amy Klobuchar Jeanne Shaheen Shelley Moore Capito Joni Ernst Kamala Harris Claire McCaskill Debbie Stabenow Susan Collins Dianne Feinstein Maggie Hassan Lisa Murkowski Elizabeth Warren Heidi Heitkamp

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114th Congress (2015-2016) House Alma Adams Diana DeGette Jaime Herrera Beutler Martha McSally Linda Sánchez Karen Bass Rosa DeLauro Sheila Jackson Lee Carolyn Maloney Loretta Sanchez Joyce Beatty Suzan DelBene Lynn Jenkins Doris Matsui Janice Schakowsky Diane Black Debbie Dingell Eddie Bernice Johnson Grace Meng Terri Sewell Marsha Blackburn Tammy Duckworth Marcy Kaptur Candice Millera Kyrsten Sinema Suzanne Bonamici Donna Edwards Robin Kelly Gwen Moore Louise M. Slaughter Madeleine Z. Bordallo Renee Ellmers Ann Kirkpatrick Grace Napolitano Jackie Speier Susan Brooks Anna G. Eshoo Ann McLane Kuster Kristi Noem Elise M. Stefanik Corrine Brown Elizabeth Esty Brenda Lawrence Eleanor Holmes Norton Dina Titus Julia Brownley Virginia Foxx Barbara Lee Nancy Pelosi Norma Torres Cheri Bustos Lois Frankel Zoe Lofgren Chellie Pingree Niki Tsongas Lois Capps Marcia L. Fudge Mia Love Stacey Plaskett Nydia Velázquez Kathy Castor Tulsi Gabbard Nita M. Lowey Aumua Amata Coleman Ann Wagner Judy Chu Gwen Graham Michelle Lujan Grisham Radewagen Jackie Walorski Katherine M. Clark Kay Granger Cynthia Lummis Kathleen Rice Mimi Walters Yvette Clarke Janice Hahna Betty McCollum Martha Roby Debbie Wasserman Schultz Barbara Comstock Colleen Hanabusaa Cathy McMorris Rodgers Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Maxine Waters Susan Davis Vicky Hartzler Lucille Roybal-Allard Bonnie Watson Coleman Frederica Wilson Senate Kelly Ayotte Shelley Moore Capito Deb Fischer Amy Klobuchar Patty Murray Tammy Baldwin Susan Collins Kirsten Gillibrand Claire McCaskill Jeanne Shaheen Barbara Boxer Joni Ernst Heidi Heitkamp Barbara Mikulski Debbie Stabenow Maria Cantwell Dianne Feinstein Mazie Hirono Lisa Murkowski Elizabeth Warren

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113th Congress (2013-2014) House Alma Adamsa Susan Davis Colleen Hanabusa Cathy McMorris Rodgers Loretta Sanchez Michele Bachmann Diana DeGette Vicky Hartzler Carolyn Maloney Janice Schakowsky Karen Bass Rosa DeLauro Jaime Herrera Beutler Doris Matsui Allyson Schwartz Joyce Beatty Suzan DelBene Sheila Jackson Lee Grace Meng Terri Sewell Diane Black Tammy Duckworth Lynn Jenkins Candice Miller Carol Shea-Porter Marsha Blackburn Donna Edwards Eddie Bernice Johnson Gwen Moore Kyrsten Sinema Suzanne Bonamici Renee Ellmers Marcy Kaptur Grace Napolitano Louise M. Slaughter Madeleine Z. Bordallo Jo Ann Emersona Robin Kellya Gloria Negrete McLeod Jackie Speier Susan Brooks Anna G. Eshoo Ann Kirkpatrick Kristi Noem Dina Titus Corrine Brown Elizabeth Esty Ann McLane Kuster Eleanor Holmes Norton Niki Tsongas Julia Brownley Virginia Foxx Barbara Lee Nancy Pelosi Nydia Velázquez Cheri Bustos Lois Frankel Zoe Lofgren Chellie Pingree Ann Wagner Shelley Moore Capito Marcia L. Fudge Nita M. Lowey Martha Roby Jackie Walorski Lois Capps Tulsi Gabbard Michelle Lujan Grisham Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Debbie Wasserman Schultz Kathy Castor Kay Granger Cynthia Lummis Lucille Roybal-Allard Maxine Waters Donna Christensen Janice Hahn Carolyn McCarthy Linda Sánchez Frederica Wilson Judy Chu Betty McCollum Katherine M. Clarka Yvette Clarke Senate Kelly Ayotte Susan Collins Kay Hagan Mary Landrieu Patty Murray Tammy Baldwin Dianne Feinstein Heidi Heitkamp Claire McCaskill Jeanne Shaheen Barbara Boxer Deb Fischer Mazie Hirono Barbara Mikulski Debbie Stabenow Maria Cantwell Kirsten Gillibrand Amy Klobuchar Lisa Murkowski Elizabeth Warren

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112th Congress (2011-2012) House Sandy Adams Donna Christensen Jane Harmana Carolyn McCarthy Loretta Sanchez Michele Bachmann Judy Chu Vicky Hartzler Betty McCollum Janice Schakowsky Tammy Baldwin Yvette Clarke Nan Hayworth Cathy McMorris Rodgers Jean Schmidt Karen Bass Susan Davis Jaime Herrera Beutler Candice S. Miller Allyson Schwartz Shelley Berkley Diana DeGette Mazie Hirono Gwen Moore Terri Sewell Judy Biggert Rosa DeLauro Kathy Hochula Sue Myrick Louise M. Slaughter Diane Black Suzan DelBenea Sheila Jackson Lee Grace Napolitano Jackie Speier Marsha Blackburn Donna Edwards Lynn Jenkins Kristi Noem Betty Sutton Suzanne Bonamicia Renee Ellmers Eddie Bernice Johnson Eleanor Holmes Norton Niki Tsongas Mary Bono Mack Jo Ann Emerson Marcy Kaptur Nancy Pelosi Nydia M. Velázquez Madeleine Z. Bordallo Anna G. Eshoo Barbara Lee Chellie Pingree Debbie Wasserman Schultz Corrine Brown Virginia Foxx Zoe Lofgren Laura Richardson Maxine Waters Ann Marie Buerkle Marcia L. Fudge Nita M. Lowey Martha Roby Frederica Wilson Shelley Moore Capito Gabrielle Giffordsa Cynthia Lummis Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lynn Woolsey Lois Capps Kay Granger Carolyn Maloney Lucille Roybal-Allard Kathy Castor Janice Hahna Doris Matsui Linda Sánchez Colleen Hanabusa Senate Kelly Ayotte Dianne Feinstein Amy Klobuchar Barbara Mikulski Jeanne Shaheen Barbara Boxer Kristen Gillibrand Mary Landrieu Lisa Murkowski Olympia J. Snowe Maria Cantwell Kay Hagan Claire McCaskill Patty Murray Debbie Stabenow Susan M. Collins Kay Bailey Hutchison

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111th Congress (2009-2010) House Michele Bachmann Yvette Clarke Mazie Hirono Betty McCollum Jean Schmidt Tammy Baldwin Kathy Dahlkemper Sheila Jackson Lee Cathy McMorris Rodgers Allyson Schwartz Melissa Bean Susan Davis Lynn Jenkins Candice S. Miller Carol Shea-Porter Shelley Berkley Diana DeGette Eddie Bernice Johnson Gwen Moore Louise M. Slaughter Judy Biggert Rosa DeLauro Marcy Kaptur Sue Myrick Hilda Solisa Marsha Blackburn Donna Edwards Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Grace Napolitano Jackie Speier Mary Bono Mack Jo Ann Emerson Mary Jo Kilroy Eleanor Holmes Norton Betty Sutton Madeleine Z. Bordallo Anna G. Eshoo Ann Kirkpatrick Nancy Pelosi Dina Titus Corrine Brown Mary Fallin Suzanne Kosmas Chellie Pingree Ellen Tauschera Ginny Brown-Waite Virginia Foxx Barbara Lee Laura Richardson Niki Tsongas Shelley Moore Capito Marcia L. Fudge Zoe Lofgren Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Nydia M. Velázquez Lois Capps Gabrielle Giffords Nita M. Lowey Lucille Roybal-Allard Debbie Wasserman Schultz Kathy Castor Kristen Gillibrandb Cynthia Lummis Linda Sánchez Maxine Waters Julia Carson Kay Granger Carolyn Maloney Loretta Sanchez Diane Watson Donna Christensen Debbie Halvorson Betsey Markey Janice Schakowsky Lynn Woolsey Judy Chua Jane Harman Doris Matsui Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Carolyn McCarthy Senate Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein Amy Klobuchar Barbara Mikulski Jeanne Shaheen Maria Cantwell Kristen Gillibrandb Mary Landrieu Lisa Murkowski Olympia J. Snowe Hillary Rodham Clintona Kay Hagan Blanche Lambert Lincoln Patty Murray Debbie Stabenow Susan M. Collins Kay Bailey Hutchison Claire McCaskill

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110th Congress (2007-2008) House Michele Bachmann Yvette Clarke Stephanie Herseth Juanita Millender McDonalda Allyson Schwartz Tammy Baldwin Barbara Cubin Mazie Hirono Candice Miller Carol Shea-Porter Melissa Bean Jo Ann Davisa Darlene Hooley Gwen Moore Louise M. Slaughter Shelley Berkley Susan Davis Sheila Jackson Lee Marilyn Musgrave Hilda Solis Judy Biggert Diana DeGette Eddie Bernice Johnson Sue Myrick Jackie Speiera Marsha Blackburn Rosa DeLauro Stephanie Tubbs Jonesa Grace Napolitano Betty Sutton Mary Bono Mack Thelma Drake Marcy Kaptur Eleanor Holmes Norton Ellen Tauscher Madeleine Z. Bordallo Donna Edwardsa Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Nancy Pelosi Niki Tsongasa Nancy Boyda Jo Ann Emerson Barbara Lee Deborah Pryce Nydia M. Velázquez Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Zoe Lofgren Laura Richardsona Debbie Wasserman Schultz Ginny Brown-Waite Mary Fallin Nita Lowey Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Maxine Waters Shelley Moore Capito Virginia Foxx Carolyn Maloney Lucille Roybal-Allard Diane Watson Lois Capps Gabrielle Giffords Doris Matsui Linda Sánchez Heather Wilson Julia Carson a Kirstin Gillibrand Carolyn McCarthy Loretta Sanchez Lynn Woolsey Kathy Castor Kay Granger Betty McCollum Janice Schakowsky Donna Christensen Jane Harman Cathy McMorris Rodgers Jean Schmidt Senate Barbara Boxer Elizabeth Dole Amy Klobuchar Claire McCaskill Patty Murray Maria Cantwell Dianne Feinstein Mary Landrieu Barbara Mikulski Olympia J. Snowe Hillary Rodham Clinton Kay Bailey Hutchison Blanche Lambert Lincoln Lisa Murkowski Debbie Stabenow Susan M. Collins

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109th Congress (2005-2006) House Tammy Baldwin Susan Davis Eddie Bernice Johnson Cathy McMorris Rodgers Loretta Sanchez Melissa Bean Diana DeGette Nancy L. Johnson Juanita Millender-McDonald Shelley Sekula Gibbsa Shelley Berkley Rosa DeLauro Stephanie Tubbs Jones Candice S. Miller Janice Schakowsky Judy Biggert Thelma Drake Marcy Kaptur Gwen Moore Jean Schmidta Marsha Blackburn Jo Ann Emerson Sue Kelly Marilynn Musgrave Allyson Schwartz Mary Bono Mack Anna G. Eshoo Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Sue Myrick Louise M. Slaughter Madeleine Z. Bordallo Virginia Foxx Barbara Lee Grace Napolitano Hilda Solis Corrine Brown Kay Granger Zoe Lofgren Anne M. Northup Ellen Tauscher Ginny Brown-Waite Jane Harman Nita M. Lowey Eleanor Holmes Norton Nydia M. Velázquez Shelley Moore Capito Katherine Harris Carolyn Maloney Nancy Pelosi Debbie Wasserman Schultz Lois Capps Melissa Hart Doris Matsuia Deborah Pryce Maxine Waters Julia Carson Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Carolyn McCarthy Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Diane Watson Donna Christensen Darlene Hooley Betty McCollum Lucille Roybal-Allard Heather Wilson Barbara Cubin Sheila Jackson Lee Cynthia McKinney Linda Sánchez Lynn Woolsey Jo Ann Davis Senate Barbara Boxer Susan M. Collins Kay Bailey Hutchison Barbara Mikulski Olympia J. Snowe Maria Cantwell Elizabeth Dole Mary Landrieu Lisa Murkowski Debbie Stabenow Hillary Rodham Clinton Dianne Feinstein Blanche Lambert Lincoln Patty Murray 108th Congress (2003-2004) House Tammy Baldwin Jo Ann Davis Sheila Jackson Lee Karen McCarthy Lucille Roybal-Allard Shelley Berkley Susan Davis Eddie Bernice Johnson Betty McCollum Linda T. Sánchez Judy Biggert Diana DeGette Nancy L. Johnson Juanita Millender-McDonald Loretta Sanchez Marsha Blackburn Rosa DeLauro Stephanie Tubbs Jones Candice S. Miller Janice Schakowsky Mary Bono Mack Jennifer Dunn Marcy Kaptur Marilynn Musgrave Louise M. Slaughter Madeleine Z. Bordallo Jo Ann Emerson Sue Kelly Sue Myrick Hilda Solis

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Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Grace Napolitano Ellen Tauscher Ginny Brown-Waite Kay Granger Barbara Lee Anne M. Northup Nydia M. Velázquez Shelley Moore Capito Jane Harman Zoe Lofgren Eleanor Holmes Norton Maxine Waters Lois Capps Katherine Harris Nita M. Lowey Nancy Pelosi Diane Watson Julia Carson Melissa Hart Denise L. Majette Deborah Pryce Heather Wilson Donna Christensen Stephanie Herseth Sandlina Carolyn Maloney Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lynn Woolsey Barbara Cubin Darlene Hooley Carolyn McCarthy Senate Barbara Boxer Susan M. Collins Kay Bailey Hutchison Barbara Mikulski Olympia J. Snowe Maria Cantwell Elizabeth Dole Mary Landrieu Lisa Murkowski Debbie Stabenow Hillary Rodham Clinton Dianne Feinstein Blanche Lambert Lincoln Patty Murray

107th Congress (2001-2002) House Tammy Baldwin Diana DeGette Marcy Kaptur Juanita Millender-McDonald Lucille Roybal-Allard Shelley Berkley Rosa DeLauro Sue Kelly Patsy T. Minka Loretta Sanchez Judy Biggert Jennifer Dunn Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Constance A. Morella Janice Schakowsky Mary Bono Mack Jo Ann Emerson Barbara Lee Sue Myrick Louise M. Slaughter Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Zoe Lofgren Grace Napolitano Hilda Solis Shelley Moore Capito Kay Granger Nita M. Lowey Anne M. Northup Ellen Tauscher Lois Capps Jane Harman Carolyn Maloney Eleanor Holmes Norton Karen L. Thurman Julia Carson Melissa Hart Carolyn McCarthy Nancy Pelosi Nydia M. Velázquez Donna Christian-Christensen Darlene Hooley Karen McCarthy Deborah Pryce Maxine Waters Eva Clayton Sheila Jackson Lee Betty McCollum Lynn Rivers Diane Watsona Barbara Cubin Eddie Bernice Johnson Cynthia McKinney Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Heather Wilson Jo Ann Davis Nancy L. Johnson Carrie Meek Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Lynn Woolsey Susan Davis Stephanie Tubbs Jones Senate Barbara Boxer Hillary Rodham Clinton Kay Bailey Hutchison Barbara Mikulski Olympia J. Snowe Maria Cantwell Susan M. Collins Mary Landrieu Patty Murray Debbie Stabenow Jean Carnahan Dianne Feinstein Blanche Lambert Lincoln

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106th Congress (1999-2000) House Tammy Baldwin Diana DeGette Marcy Kaptur Patsy T. Mink Lucille Roybal-Allard Shelley Berkley Rosa DeLauro Sue Kelly Constance A. Morella Loretta Sanchez Judy Biggert Jennifer Dunn Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Sue Myrick Janice Schakowsky Mary Bono Mack Jo Ann Emerson Barbara Lee Grace Napolitano Louise M. Slaughter Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Zoe Lofgren Anne M. Northup Debbie Stabenow Lois Capps Tillie Fowler Nita M. Lowey Eleanor Holmes Norton Ellen Tauscher Julia Carson Kay Granger Carolyn Maloney Nancy Pelosi Karen L. Thurman Helen Chenoweth Darlene Hooley Carolyn McCarthy Deborah Pryce Nydia M. Velázquez Donna Christensen Sheila Jackson-Lee Karen McCarthy Lynn Rivers Maxine Waters Eva Clayton Eddie Bernice Johnson Cynthia McKinney Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Heather Wilson Barbara Cubin Nancy L. Johnson Carrie Meek Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Lynn Woolsey Pat Danner Stephanie Tubbs Jones Juanita Millender-McDonald Senate Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein Mary Landrieu Barbara Mikulski Olympia J. Snowe Susan M. Collins Kay Bailey Hutchison Blanche Lambert Lincoln Patty Murray 105th Congress (1997-1998) House Mary Bono Macka Jo Ann Emerson Barbara B. Kennelly Patsy T. Mink Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Susan Molinaria Loretta Sanchez Lois Cappsa Tillie Fowler Barbara Leea Constance A. Morella Louise M. Slaughter Julia Carson Elizabeth Furse Zoe Lofgren Sue Myrick Linda Smith Helen Chenoweth Kay Granger Nita M. Lowey Anne M. Northup Debbie Stabenow Donna Christensen Jane Harman Carolyn Maloney Eleanor Holmes Norton Ellen Tauscher Eva Clayton Darlene Hooley Carolyn McCarthy Nancy Pelosi Karen L. Thurman Barbara Cubin Sheila Jackson-Lee Karen McCarthy Deborah Pryce Nydia M. Velázquez Pat Danner Eddie Bernice Johnson Cynthia McKinney Lynn Rivers Maxine Waters Diana DeGette Nancy L. Johnson Carrie Meek Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Heather Wilsona

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Rosa DeLauro Marcy Kaptur Juanita Millender-McDonald Lucille Roybal-Allard Lynn Woolsey Jennifer Dunn Sue Kelly Senate Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein Mary Landrieu Carol Moseley-Braun Olympia J. Snowe Susan M. Collins Kay Bailey Hutchison Barbara Mikulski Patty Murray

104th Congress (1995-1996) House Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Blanche Lambert Lincoln Susan Molinari Patricia S. Schroeder Helen Chenoweth Tillie Fowler Zoe Lofgren Constance A. Morella Andrea Seastrand Eva Clayton Elizabeth Furse Nita M. Lowey Sue Myrick Louise M. Slaughter Barbara-Rose Collins Jane Harman Carolyn Maloney Eleanor Holmes Norton Linda Smith Cardiss Collins Sheila Jackson Lee Karen McCarthy Nancy Pelosi Karen L. Thurman Barbara Cubin Eddie Bernice Johnson Cynthia McKinney Deborah Pryce Nydia M. Velázquez Pat Danner Nancy L. Johnson Carrie Meek Lynn Rivers Barbara F. Vucanovich Rosa DeLauro Marcy Kaptur Jan Meyers Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Enid Greene Waldholtz Jennifer Dunn Sue Kelly Juanita Millender-McDonalda Lucille Roybal-Allard Maxine Waters Jo Ann Emersona Barbara B. Kennelly Patsy T. Mink Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Lynn Woolsey Senate Barbara Boxer Sheila Frahma Nancy L. Kassebaum Carol Moseley-Braun Olympia J. Snowe Dianne Feinstein Kay Bailey Hutchison Barbara Mikulski Patty Murray

103rd Congress (1993-1994) House Helen Delich Bentley Karan English Marilyn Lloyd Constance A. Morella Karen Shepherd Corrine Brown Anna G. Eshoo Jill Long Eleanor Holmes Norton Louise M. Slaughter Leslie Byrne Tillie Fowler Nita M. Lowey Nancy Pelosi Olympia J. Snowe Maria Cantwell Elizabeth Furse Carolyn Maloney Deborah Pryce Karen L. Thurman Eva Clayton Jane Harman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Jolene Unsoeld Barbara-Rose Collins Eddie Bernice Johnson Cynthia McKinney Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Nydia M. Velázquez Cardiss Collins Nancy L. Johnson Carrie Meek Lucille Roybal-Allard Barbara Vucanovich

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Pat Danner Marcy Kaptur Jan Meyers Lynn Schenk Maxine Waters Rosa DeLauro Barbara B. Kennelly Patsy T. Mink Patricia S. Schroeder Lynn Woolsey Jennifer Dunn Blanche Lambert Lincoln Susan Molinari Senate Barbara Boxer Kay Bailey Hutchisona Barbara Mikulski Carol Moseley-Braun Patty Murray Dianne Feinstein Nancy L. Kassebaum

102nd Congress (1991-1992) House Helen Delich Bentley Rosa DeLauro Jill Long Eleanor Holmes Norton Patricia S. Schroeder Barbara Boxer Joan Kelly Horn Nita M. Lowey Mary Rose Oakar Louise M. Slaughter Beverly Barton Byron Nancy L. Johnson Jan Meyers Elizabeth J. Patterson Olympia J. Snowe Eva Claytona Marcy Kaptur Patsy T. Mink Nancy Pelosi Jolene Unsoeld Barbara-Rose Collins Barbara B. Kennelly Susan Molinari Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Barbara Vucanovich Cardiss Collins Marilyn Lloyd Constance A. Morella Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Maxine Waters Senate Jocelyn Burdicka Dianne Feinsteina Nancy L. Kassebaum Barbara Mikulski

101st Congress (1989-1990) House Helen Delich Bentley Marcy Kaptur Jan Meyers Nancy Pelosi Louise M. Slaughter Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Barbara B. Kennelly Patsy T. Minka Ileana Ros-Lehtinena Virginia Smith Barbara Boxer Marilyn Lloyd Susan Molinaria Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Olympia J. Snowe Beverly Barton Byron Jill Longa Constance A. Morella Patricia F. Saiki Jolene Unsoeld Cardiss Collins Nita M. Lowey Mary Rose Oakar Claudine Cmarada Schneider Barbara Vucanovich Nancy L. Johnson Lynn M. Martin Elizabeth J. Patterson Patricia S. Schroeder Senate Nancy L. Kassebaum Barbara Mikulski

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100th Congress (1987-1988) House Helen Delich Bentley Cardiss Collins Lynn M. Martin Nancy Pelosi Louise M. Slaughter Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Nancy L. Johnson Jan Meyers Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Virginia Smith Barbara Boxer Marcy Kaptur Constance A. Morella Patricia F. Saiki Olympia J. Snowe Sala Burtona Barbara B. Kennelly Mary Rose Oakar Claudine Cmarada Schneider Barbara Vucanovich Beverly Barton Byron Marilyn Lloyd Elizabeth J. Patterson Patricia S. Schroeder Senate Nancy L. Kassebaum Barbara Mikulski 99th Congress (1985-1986) House Helen Delich Bentley Cardiss Collins Barbara B. Kennelly Barbara Mikulski Patricia S. Schroeder Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Bobbi Fiedler Marilyn Lloyd Mary Rose Oakar Virginia Smith Barbara Boxer Marjorie S. Holt Cathy Longa Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Olympia J. Snowe Sala Burton Nancy L. Johnson Lynn M. Martin Claudine Cmarada Schneider Barbara Vucanovich Beverly Barton Byron Marcy Kaptur Jan Meyers Senate Paula Hawkins Nancy L. Kassebaum 98th Congress (1983-1984) House Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Geraldine Ann Ferraro Marcy Kaptur Barbara Mikulski Patricia S. Schroeder Barbara Boxer Bobbi Fiedler Barbara B. Kennelly Mary Rose Oakar Virginia Smith Sala Burtona Katie Hall Marilyn Lloyd Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Olympia J. Snowe Beverly Barton Byron Marjorie S. Holt Lynn M. Martin Claudine Cmarada Schneider Barbara Vucanovich Cardiss Collins Nancy L. Johnson Senate Paula Hawkins Nancy L. Kassebaum

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Housec Jean Ashbrooka Millicent Fenwick Margaret M. Heckler Lynn M. Martin Claudine Cmarada Schneider Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Geraldine Ann Ferraro Marjorie S. Holt Barbara Mikulski Patricia S. Schroeder Beverly Barton Byron Bobbi Fiedler Barbara B. Kennellya Mary Rose Oakar Virginia Smith Shirley Anita Chisholm Katie Halla Marilyn Lloyd Margaret (Marge) S. Roukema Olympia Snowe Cardiss Collins Senate Paula Hawkins Nancy L. Kassebaum 96th Congress (1979-1980) House Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Millicent Fenwick Marjorie S. Holt Barbara Ann Mikulski Virginia Smith Beverly Barton Byrona Geraldine Ferraro Elizabeth Holtzman Mary Rose Oakar Olympia J. Snowe Shirley Anita Chisholm Margaret M. Heckler Marilyn Lloyd Patricia S. Schroeder Gladys Noon Spellmanc Cardiss Collins Senate Nancy L. Kassebaum 95th Congress (1977-1978) House Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Millicent Fenwick Barbara C. Jordan Barbara Mikulski Patricia S. Schroeder Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Margaret M. Heckler Martha Elizabeth Keys Mary Rose Oakar Virginia Smith Shirley Anita Chisholm Marjorie S. Holt Marilyn Lloyd Shirley N. Pettis Gladys Noon Spellman Cardiss Collins Elizabeth Holtzman Helen Stevenson Meyner Senate Maryon P. Allena Muriel Humphreya

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94th Congress (1975-1976) House Bella S. Abzug Cardiss Collins Elizabeth Holtzman Helen Stevenson Meyner Virginia Smith Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Millicent Fenwick Barbara C. Jordan Patsy T. Mink Gladys Noon Spellman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Margaret M. Heckler Martha Elizabeth Keys Shirley N. Pettis Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Shirley Anita Chisholm Marjorie S. Holt Marilyn Lloyd Patricia S. Schroeder Senate None 93rd Congress (1973-1974) House Bella S. Abzug Cardiss Collinsa Martha Wright Griffiths Marjorie S. Holt Patsy T. Mink Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggsa Ella T. Grasso Julia Butler Hansen Elizabeth Holtzman Patricia S. Schroeder Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Edith Green Margaret M. Heckler Barbara C. Jordan Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Shirley Anita Chisholm Senate None 92nd Congress (1971-1972) House Bella S. Abzug Florence Price Dwyer Martha Wright Griffiths Louise Day Hicks Charlotte Thompson Reid Elizabeth B. Andrewsa Ella T. Grasso Julia Butler Hansen Patsy T. Mink Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Shirley Anita Chisholm Edith Green Margaret M. Heckler Senate Elaine Edwardsa Margaret Chase Smith

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91st Congress (1969-1970) House Shirley Anita Chisholm Edith Green Julia Butler Hansen Catherine Dean May Charlotte Thompson Reid Florence Price Dwyer Martha Wright Griffiths Margaret M. Heckler Patsy T. Mink Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Senate Margaret Chase Smith 90th Congress (1967-1968) House Frances Payne Bolton Martha Wright Griffiths Margaret M. Heckler Catherine Dean May Charlotte Thompson Reid Florence Price Dwyer Julia Butler Hansen Edna Flannery Kelly Patsy T. Mink Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Edith Green Senate Margaret Chase Smith 89th Congress (1965-1966) House Frances Payne Bolton Martha Wright Griffiths Edna Flannery Kelly Patsy T. Mink Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Florence Price Dwyer Julia Butler Hansen Catherine Dean May Charlotte Thompson Reid Lera Millard Thomasa Edith Green Senate Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase Smith 88th Congress (1963-1964) House Irene Bailey Bakera Edith Green Maude Elizabeth Kee Catherine Dean May Katharine Price St. George Frances Payne Bolton Martha Wright Griffiths Edna Flannery Kelly Charlotte Thompson Reid Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Florence Price Dwyer Julia Butler Hansen

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Senate Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase Smith

87th Congress (1961-1962) House Iris Faircloth Blitch Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan Maude Elizabeth Kee Gracie Bowers Pfost Katharine Price St. George Frances Payne Bolton Edith Green Edna Flannery Kelly Louise Goff Reecea Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Marguerite Stitt Church Martha Wright Griffiths Catherine Dean May Corrine Boyd Rileya Jessica McCullough Weis Florence Price Dwyer Julia Butler Hansen Catherine Dorris Norrella Senate Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase Smith

86th Congress (1959-1960) House Iris Faircloth Blitch Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan Maude Elizabeth Kee Gracie Bowers Pfost Edna Oakes Simpson Frances Payne Bolton Edith Green Edna Flannery Kelly Edith Nourse Rogers Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Marguerite Stitt Church Martha Wright Griffiths Catherine Dean May Katharine Price St. George Jessica McCullough Weis Florence Price Dwyer Julia Butler Hansen Senate Maurine Neuberger Margaret Chase Smith

85th Congress (1957-1958) House Iris Faircloth Blitch Florence Price Dwyer Martha Wright Griffiths Edna Flannery Kelly Edith Nourse Rogers Frances Payne Bolton Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan Cecil Murray Harden Coya Gjesdal Knutson Katharine Price St. George Marguerite Stitt Church Edith Green Maude Elizabeth Kee Gracie Bowers Pfost Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Senate Margaret Chase Smith

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84th Congress (1955-1956) House Iris Faircloth Blitch Mary Elizabeth Farrington Cecil Murray Harden Coya Gjesdal Knutson Katharine Price St. George Frances Payne Bolton Kathryn Elizabeth Granahana Maude Elizabeth Kee Gracie Bowers Pfost Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Vera Daerr Buchanan Edith Green Edna Flannery Kelly Edith Nourse Rogers Ruth Thompson Marguerite Stitt Church Martha Wright Griffiths Senate Margaret Chase Smith 83rd Congress (1953-1954) House Frances Payne Bolton Mary Elizabeth Farringtona Edna Flannery Kelly Edith Nourse Rogers Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Vera Daerr Buchanan Cecil Murray Harden Gracie Bowers Pfost Katharine Price St. George Ruth Thompson Marguerite Stitt Church Maude Elizabeth Kee Senate Hazel Hempel Abeld Eva Kelly Bowringd Margaret Chase Smith 82nd Congress (1951-1952) House Frances Payne Bolton Vera Daerr Buchanana Cecil Murray Harden Edna Flannery Kelly Katharine Price St. George Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone Marguerite Stitt Church Maude Elizabeth Keea Edith Nourse Rogers Ruth Thompson Senate Margaret Chase Smith

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81st Congress (1949-1950) House Frances Payne Bolton Helen Gahagan Douglas Edna Flannery Kellya Edith Nourse Rogers Chase Going Woodhouse Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone Cecil Murray Harden Mary Teresa Norton Katharine Price St. George Senate Margaret Chase Smith 80th Congress (1947-1948) House Frances Payne Bolton Georgia Lee Lusk Edith Nourse Rogers Katharine Price St. George Margaret Chase Smith Helen Gahagan Douglas Mary Teresa Norton Senate Vera Bushfielda 79th Congress (1945-1946) House Frances Payne Bolton Clare Boothe Luce Mary Teresa Norton Edith Nourse Rogers Jessie Sumner Emily Taft Douglas Helen Douglas Mankina Eliza Jane Pratta Margaret Chase Smith Chase Going Woodhouse Helen Gahagan Douglas Senate None 78th Congress (1943-1944) House Frances Payne Bolton Clare Boothe Luce Edith Nourse Rogers Winifred Claire Stanley Jessie Sumner Willa Lybrand Fulmera Mary Teresa Norton Margaret Chase Smith Senate None

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77th Congress (1941-1942) House Veronica Grace Bolanda Katharine Edgar Byrona Caroline Love O’Day Edith Nourse Rogers Jessie Sumner Frances Payne Bolton Mary Teresa Norton Jeannette Rankin Margaret Chase Smith Senate Hattie W. Caraway 76th Congress (1939-1940) House Frances Payne Boltona Clara Gooding McMillana Caroline Love O’Day Margaret Chase Smitha Jessie Sumner Florence Reville Gibbsa Mary Teresa Norton Edith Nourse Rogers Senate Hattie W. Caraway 75th Congress (1937-1938) House Elizabeth Hawley Gasquee Virginia Ellis Jenckes Mary Teresa Norton Caroline Love O’Day Edith Nourse Rogers Nan Wood Honeyman Senate Hattie W. Caraway Dixie B. Gravesa Gladys Pylee 74th Congress (1935-1936) House Isabella Selmes Greenway Florence Prag Kahn Mary Teresa Norton Caroline Love O’Day Edith Nourse Rogers Virginia Ellis Jenckes Senate Hattie W. Caraway Rose M. Longa

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73rd Congress (1933-1934) House Marian Williams Clarkea Virginia Ellis Jenckes Kathryn O’Loughlin McCarthy Mary Teresa Norton Edith Nourse Rogers Isabella Selmes Greenwaya Florence Prag Kahn Senate Hattie W. Caraway 72nd Congress (1931-1932) House Willa McCord Eslicka Mary Teresa Norton Ruth Sears Pratt Edith Nourse Rogers Effiegene Locke Wingo Florence Prag Kahn Ruth Bryan Owen Senate Hattie W. Carawaya 71st Congress (1929-1930) House Florence Prag Kahn Ruth Hanna McCormick Pearl Peden Oldfield Ruth Sears Pratt Effiegene Locke Wingo Katherine Gudger Langley Mary Teresa Norton Ruth Bryan Owen Edith Nourse Rogers Senate None 70th Congress (1928-1929) House Florence Prag Kahn Katherine Gudger Langley Mary Teresa Norton Pearl Peden Oldfielda Edith Nourse Rogers Senate None

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69th Congress (1925-1926) House Florence Prag Kahna Mary Teresa Norton Edith Nourse Rogersa Senate None 68th Congress (1923-1924) House Mae Ella Nolan Senate None 67th Congress (1921-1922) House Winnifred Mason Hucka Mae Ella Nolana Alice Mary Robertson Senate Rebecca Feltonf 66th Congress (1919-1920) House None Senate None

65th Congress (1917-1918) House Jeannette Rankin Senate None

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Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-, http://bioguide.congress.gov. Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman. Prior to the adoption of the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, effective Oct. 15, 1933, the terms of Representatives and Senators began on March 4, in conformance with a resolution of the Continental Congress implementing the Constitution (adopted Sept. 13, 1788). The Twentieth Amendment provides inter alia that the terms of Representatives and Senators shall commence at noon on Jan. 3, in the year following their election. The first Congress affected by the Twentieth Amendment was the 74th (1935-1937). Since 1934, the first session of a Congress convenes on Jan. 3 of odd-numbered years and adjourned on Jan. 3 the following odd- numbered year. For ease of use, this table lists the closing date of each Congress as an even-numbered year. For more information, see http://www.senate.gov/reference/ Sessions/sessionDates.htm. a. Member did not serve the entire Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information. b. Moved from House to the Senate during this Congress. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information. c. Gladys Spellman was elected also to the 97th Congress, but was unable to be sworn in because of a disability and her seat was declared vacant on Feb. 24, 1981. d. Eva Bowring was appointed to serve until a successor was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death or Dwight Griswold. Hazel Abel was elected to fill that vacancy. e. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information. f. Appointed to fill a vacancy at the end of the 67th Congress, and served for one day.

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Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-115th Congresses, by State or Territory Representatives, unless denoted as Senators (S), Delegates (D), Resident Commissioner (RC), or as having served in both chambers (B). Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman. California (41) Nanette Diaz Barrágan Janice Hahn Lucille Roybal-Allard Karen Bass Jane Harman Linda Sánchez Mary Bono Mack Kamala Harris (S) Loretta Sanchez Barbara Boxer (B) Florence Prag Kahn Andrea Seastrand Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Barbara Lee Lynn Schenk Julia Brownley Zoe Lofgren Hilda Solis Sala Burton Doris O. Matsui Jackie Speier Lois Capps Juanita Millender-McDonald Ellen Tauscher Judy Chu Grace Napolitano Norma J. Torres Susan Davis Gloria Negrete McLeod Mimi Walters Helen Gahagan Douglas Mae Ella Nolan Maxine Waters Anna G. Eshoo Nancy Pelosi Diane Watson Bobbi Fiedler Shirley N. Pettis Lynn Woolsey Dianne Feinstein (S) Laura Richardson New York (28) Bella S. Abzug Kathy Hochul Caroline Love Goodwin O’Day Anne Marie Buerkle Elizabeth Holtzman Ruth Sears Baker Pratt Shirley Anita Chisholm Edna Flannery Kelly Katharine Price St. George Yvette Clarke Sue Kelly Kathleen M. Rice Marian Williams Clarke Nita Lowey Louise Slaughter Hillary Rodham Clinton (S) Carolyn Maloney Winifred Claire Stanley Geraldine Ann Ferraro Carolyn McCarthy Elise M. Stefanik Kirsten Gillibrand (B) Grace Meng Claudia Tenney Nan Hayworth Susan Molinari Jessica McCullough Weis Nydia Velázquez Florida (18) Sandy Adams Louise Frankel Stephanie Murphy Corrine Brown Gwen Graham Ruth Bryan Owen Ginny Brown-Waite Katherine Harris Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Kathy Castor Paula Hawkins (S) Karen Thurman Val Demings Suzanne Kosmas Debbie Wasserman Schultz Tillie Fowler Carrie Meek Frederica Wilson Illinois (17) Melissa L. Bean Tammy Duckworth (B) Carol Moseley-Braun (S) Judy Biggert Debbie Halvorson Charlotte Thompson Reid Cheri Bustos Winnifred Sprague Huck Jan Schakowsky Marguerite Stitt Church Robin Kelly Edna Oakes Simpson Cardiss Collins Lynn Martin Jessie Sumner Emily Taft Douglas Ruth Hanna McCormick Ohio (11) Jean Ashbrook Stephanie Tubbs Jones Deborah Pryce Joyce Beatty Marcy Kaptur Jean Schmidt Frances Payne Bolton Mary Jo Kilroy Betty Sutton Marcia L. Fudge Mary Rose Oakar Washington (11) Maria Cantwell (B) Jamie Herrera Beutler Patty Murray (S) Suzan DelBene Pramila Jayapal Linda Smith Jennifer Dunn Catherine Dean May Jolene Unsoeld Julia Butler Hansen Cathy McMorris Rogers

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Missouri (9) Jean Carnahan (S) Vicky Hartzler Claire McCaskill (S) Pat Danner Joan Kelly Horn Leonor Kretzer Sullivan Jo Ann Emerson Karen McCarthy Anne Wagner Michigan (9) Barbara-Rose Collins Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Lynn Rivers Debbie Dingell Brenda L. Lawrence Debbie Stabenow (B) Martha Wright Griffiths Candice Miller Ruth Thompson Maryland (8) Helen Delich Bentley Donna Edwards Constance A. Morella Beverly Barton Byron Marjorie S. Holt Gladys Noon Spellman Katharine Edgar Byron Barbara Ann Mikulski (B) North Carolina (8) Alma S. Adams Renee Ellmers Sue Myrick Eva Clayton Virginia Foxx Eliza Jane Pratt Elizabeth Dole (S) Kay Hagan (S) Pennsylvania (7) Veronica Grace Boland Kathryn Granahan Allyson Y. Schwartz Vera Daerr Buchanan Melissa Hart Kathy Dahlkemper Marjorie Margolis-Mezvinsky Texas (7) Kay Granger Barbara C. Jordan Lera Millard Thomas Kay Bailey Hutchison (S) Sheila Jackson Lee Eddie Bernice Johnson Shelley Sekula Gibbs Kansas (7) Nancy Boyda Nancy Landon Kassebaum (S) Jan Meyers Sheila Frahm (S) Martha Elizabeth Keys Lynn Jenkins Kathryn O. McCarthy Connecticut (7) Rosa DeLauro Nancy L. Johnson Clare Boothe Luce Elizabeth Esty Barbara Bailey Kennelly Chase Going Woodhouse Ella T. Grasso Indiana (7) Susan Brooks Cecil Murray Harden Jill Long Julia Carson Virginia Ellis Jenckes Jackie Walorski Katie Hall Georgia (7) Iris Faircloth Blitch Florence Reville Gibbs Helen Douglas Mankin Rebecca Latimer Felton (S) Karen Handel Cynthia McKinney Denise Majette Hawaii (6) Mary Elizabeth Farrington (D) Colleen Hanabusa Patsy Takemoto Mink Tulsi Gabbard Mazie Hirono (B) Patricia Saiki Tennessee (6) Irene Bailey Baker Marsha Blackburn Willa McCord Eslick Diane Black Marilyn Lloyd Louise Goff Reece Oregon (6) Suzanne Bonamici Edith Green Darlene Hooley Elizabeth Furse Nan Wood Honeyman Maurine Brown Neuberger (S)

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New Jersey (6) Florence Prince Dwyer Helen Stevenson Meyner Marge Scafati Roukema Millicent Fenwick Mary Teresa Norton Bonnie Watson Coleman Massachusetts (6) Katherine M. Clark Louise Day Hicks Niki Tsongas Margaret M. Heckler Edith Nourse Rogers Elizabeth Warren (S) Arizona (6) Karen English Isabella Selmes Greenway Martha McSally Gabrielle Giffords Ann Kirkpatrick Kyrsten Sinema Alabama (5) Maryon Pittman Allen (S) Dixie Bibb Graves (S) Terri Sewell Elizabeth B. Andrews Martha Roby Arkansas (5) Hattie Wyatt Caraway (S) Catherine Dorris Norrell Effiegene Locke Wingo Blanche Lambert Lincoln (B) Pearl Peden Oldfield Louisiana (5) Corinne C. (Lindy) Boggs Mary Landrieu (S) Cathy Long Elaine Edwards (S) Rose McConnell Long (S) Minnesota (5) Michele Bachmann Muriel Buck Humphrey (S) Coya Gjesdal Knutson Betty McCollum Amy Klobuchar (S) Nevada (5) Shelley Berkley Jacky Rosen Barbara Vucanovich Catherine Cortez Masto (S) Dina Titus New Hampshire (5) Kelly Ayotte (S) Ann McLane Kuster Jeanne Shaheen (S) Maggie Hassan (S) Carol Shea–Porter South Carolina (5) Willa Lybrand Fulmer Clara Gooding McMillan Corrine Boyd Riley Elizabeth Hawley Gasquea Elizabeth Patterson Colorado (4) Diana DeGette Marilyn Musgrave Patricia S. Schroeder Betsy Markey Maine (4) Susan M. Collins (S) Margaret Chase Smith (B) Olympia J. Snowe (B) Chellie Pingree South Dakota (4) Vera Calahan Bushfield (S) Gladys Pyle (S)a Stephanie Herseth Sandlin Kristi Noem Nebraska (4) Hazel Hempel Abel (S) Deb Fischer (S) Virginia Smith Eva Kelly Bowring (S) Utah (4) Reva Zilpha Beck Bosone Karen Shepherd Enid Greene Waldholtz Mia Love Virginia (4) Leslie Byrne Jo Ann Davis Thelma Drake Barbara Comstock

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New Mexico (3) Georgia Lee Lusk Michelle Lujan Grisham Heather Wilson Wyoming (3) Liz Cheney Barbara Cubin Cynthia Lummis Idaho (2) Helen Chenoweth Gracie Bowers Pfost Kentucky (2) Katherine Gudger Langley Anne M. Northup Oklahoma (2) Mary Fallin Alice Mary Robertson West Virginia (2) Shelley Moore Capito (B) Maude Elizabeth Kee Wisconsin (2) Tammy Baldwin (B) Gwen Moore North Dakota (2) Jocelyn Burdick (S) Heidi Heitkamp (S) Virgin Islands (2) Donna Christensen (D) Stacey Plaskett (D) District of Columbia (1) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Rhode Island (1) Claudine Cmarada Schneider Montana (1) Jeannette Rankin Alaska (1) Lisa Murkowski (S) Guam (1) Madeleine Bordallo (D) Iowa (1) Joni Ernst (S) American Samoa (1) Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (D) Delaware (1) Lisa Blunt Rochester Puerto Rico (1) Jenniffer González-Colón (RC)

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No women sent to Congress (3 states and territories) Commonwealth of the Northern Mississippi Vermont Mariana Islands Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - present, http://bioguide.congress.gov. Notes: Names of Democratic Representatives and Senators in Italics; Republicans in Roman. a. Was elected but not sworn in since chamber was out of session. See biographical information in the Alphabetical Listing section for additional information.

Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2017 (Including any Representatives (Reps), Delegates (Del), and Resident Commissioners (RC) Who Served Only a Portion of the Congress)

Non- House Voting Subtotal Total Total Members (Reps and without with (Del and Non-Voting Non-Voting Non-Voting Congress Reps RC) Members) Senate Members Members

65th (1917-1918) 1 0 1 0 1 1 66th (1919-1920) 0 0 0 0 0 0 67th (1921-1922)a 3 0 3 1 4 4 68th (1923-1924) 1 0 1 0 1 1 69th (1925-1926)b 3 0 3 0 3 3 70th (1927-1928)c 5 0 5 0 5 5 71st (1929-1930) 9 0 9 0 9 9 72nd (1931-1932)d 7 0 7 1 8 8 73rd (1933-1934) 7 0 7 1 8 8 74th (1935-1936) 6 0 6 2 8 8 75th (1937-1938)e 6 0 6 3 9 9 76th (1939-1940)f 8 0 8 1 9 9 77th (1941-1942)b 9 0 9 1 10 10 78th (1943-1944)c 8 0 8 1 9 9 79th (1945-1946)b 11 0 11 0 11 11 80th (1947-1948)g 7 0 7 1 8 8 81st (1949-1950)c 9 0 9 1 10 10 82nd (1951-1952)b 10 0 10 1 11 11 83rd (1953-1954)h 11 1 12 3 14 15 84th (1955-1956)c 16 1 17 1 17 18 85th (1957-1958) 15 0 15 1 16 16 86th (1959-1960)i 17 0 17 2 19 19 87th (1961-1962)j 18 0 18 2 20 20 88th (1963-1964)c 12 0 12 2 14 14 89th (1965-1966) 11 0 11 2 13 13 90th (1967-1968) 11 0 11 1 12 12

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Non- House Voting Subtotal Total Total Members (Reps and without with (Del and Non-Voting Non-Voting Non-Voting Congress Reps RC) Members) Senate Members Members

91st (1969-1970) 10 0 10 1 11 11 92nd (1971-1972)k 13 0 13 2 15 15 93rd (1973-1974)b 16 0 16 0 16 16 94th (1975-1976) 19 0 19 0 19 19 95th (1977-1978)l 18 0 18 3 21 21 96th (1979-1980)m 16 0 16 2 18 18 97th (1981-1982)n 21 0 21 2 23 23 98th (1983-1984)c 22 0 22 2 24 24 99th (1985-1986)c 23 0 23 2 25 25 100th (1987-1988)o 24 0 24 2 26 26 101st (1989-1990)p 29 0 29 2 31 31 102nd (1991-1992)q 29 1 30 4 33 34 103rd (1993-1994)r 47 1 48 7 54 55 104th (1995-1996) 49 1 50 9 58 59 105th (1997-1998)s 55 2 57 9 64 66 106th (1999-2000) 56 2 58 9 65 67 107th (2001-2002)t 60 2 62 14 74 76 108th (2003-2004)c 60 3 63 14 74 77 109th (2005-2006)u 68 3 71 14 82 85 110th (2007-2008)v 76 3 79 16 92 95 111th (2009-2010)w 76 3 79 17 93 96 112th (2011-2012)x 76 3 79 17 93 96 113th (2013-2014)y 81 3 84 20 101 104 114th (2015-2016)z 85 4 89 20 105 109 115th (2017-2018)c 84 5 89 21 105 110

Source: CRS summary, based on http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in- Congress/. Notes: The column headings include the following abbreviations: Representatives (Reps), Delegates (Del), and Resident Commissioners (RC). Three columns include numbers for the House: (1) the number of women Representatives, (2) the number of women non-voting Members (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners), and (3) the total number of women in the House. Totals are also provided for (1) the number of women in the House and Senate not including non-voting Members and (2) the number of women in the House and Senate including non-voting Members. For simplification, Congresses are listed in two-year increments. Pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified Jan. 23, 1933, “the terms of Senators and Representatives [shall end] at noon on the 3rd day of Jan.” For specific dates, see “Dates of Sessions of the Congress, present-1789,” at http://www.senate.gov/reference/Sessions/sessionDates.htm.

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a. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy. b. Includes two House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. c. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy. d. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy. e. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy but not sworn in, one Senator who was elected to fill a vacancy but not sworn in, and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy. f. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. g. Includes one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy. h. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy, and one Senator who was elected to fill that vacancy. i. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member elected to fill a vacancy. j. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. k. Includes one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator appointed to fill a vacancy. l. Includes two Senators who were appointed to fill a vacancy. m. Includes one House Member-elect whose seat was declared vacant due to an incapacitating illness, and one House member who was elected to fill a vacancy. n. Includes three House Members who were elected to a vacancy. o. Includes one House Member who died. p. Includes four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. q. Includes one House Member and one Senator elected to fill a vacancy and one Senator who was appointed to fill a vacancy. r. Includes one Senator who was elected to fill a vacancy. s. Includes one House Member who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. t. Includes one House Member who died and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy. u. Includes three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. v. Includes four House Members who died and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. w. Includes two House Members who resigned, one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy, one Senator who resigned, and one Senator initially elected to the House and then appointed to the Senate. x. Includes two House Members who resigned and four House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. y. Includes one House Member who resigned and three House Members who were elected to fill a vacancy. z. Includes two House Members who resigned and one House Member who was elected to fill a vacancy.

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Acknowledgments Linda Carter, Mabel Gracias, Elli Ludwigson, and Cara Warner provided assistance. (name redacted), former Deputy Director and Senior Specialist, and (name redacted), formerly an Analyst on the Federal Judiciary, were former coauthors of this report.

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