More than 200 women have served in the US Congress. Following is an index of these women, arranged by the year they first took office.
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Democrat - South Dakota
Served: 2004-2011
Melissa Bean
Democrat - Illinois
Served: 2005-2011
Thelma Drake
Republican - Virginia
Served: 2005-2009
Virginia Foxx
Republican - North Carolina
Served: 2005-Present
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican - Washington
Served: 2005-Present
Gwen Moore
Democrat - Wisconsin
Served: 2005-Present
Doris Matsui
Democrat - California
Served: 2005-Present
Allyson Schwartz
Democrat - Pennsylvania
Served: 2005-Present
Jean Schmidt
Republican - Ohio
Served: 2005-Present
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat - Florida
Served: 2005-Present
Shelley Sekula Gibbs
Republican - Texas
Served: 2006-2007
Michele Bachmann
Republican - Minnesota
Served: 2007-Present
Nancy Boyda
Democrat - Kansas
Served: 2007-2009
Kathy Castor
Democrat - Florida
Served: 2007-Present
Yvette D. Clarke
Democrat - New York
Served: 2007-Present
Mary Fallin
Republican - Oklahoma
Served: 2007-2011
Gabrielle Giffords
Democrat - Arizona
Served: 2007-2012
Kirsten Gillibrand
- Democrat - New York
Served: 2007-2009 - Congressional Biographical Directory
- Women in Congress Biography
Mazie Hirono
Democrat - Hawaii
Served: 2007-Present
Laura Richardson
Democrat - California
Served: 2007-Present
Carol Shea-Porter
Democrat - New Hampshire
Served: 2007-2011
Betty Sutton
Democrat - Ohio
Served: 2007-Present
Nicola S. (Niki) Tsongas
Democrat - Massachusetts
Served: 2007-Present
Donna Edwards
Democrat - Maryland
Served: 2008-Present
Marcia Fudge
Democrat - Ohio
Served: 2008-Present
Jackie Speier
Democrat - California
Served: 2008-Present
Kathleen A. (Kathy) Dahlkemper
Democrat - Pennsylvania
Served: 2009-2011
Deborah L. Halvorson
Democrat - Illinois
Served: 2009-2011
Lynn Jenkins
Republican - California
Served: 2009-Present
Mary Jo Kilroy
Democrat - Ohio
Served: 2009-2011
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrat - Arizona
Served: 2009-2011
Suzanne Kosmas
Democrat - Florida
Served: 2009-2011
Cynthia Lummus
Republican - Wyoming
Served: 2009-Present
Betsy Markey
Democrat - Colorado
Served: 2009-2011
Chellie Pingree
Democrat - Maine
Served: 2009-Present
Dina Titus
Democrat - Nevada
Served: 2009-2011
Judy Chu
Democrat - California
Served: 2009-Present
Sandra (Sandy) Adams
Republican - Florida
Served: 2011-present
Karen Bass
Democrat - California
Served: 2011-present
Diane Black
Republican - Tennessee
Served: 2011-present
Ann Marie Buerkle
Republican - New York
Served: 2011-present
Renee Ellmers
Republican - North Carolina
Served: 2011-present
Colleen Hanabusa
Democrat - Hawaii
Served: 2011-present
Vicky Hartzler
Republican - Missouri
Served: 2011-present
Nan Hayworth
Republican - New York
Served: 2011-present
Jaime Herrera Beutler
Republican - Washington
Served: 2011-present
Kristi Noem
Republican - South Dakota
Served: 2011-present
Martha Roby
Republican - Alabama
Served: 2011-present
Terri Sewell
Democrat - Alabama
Served: 2011-present
Frederica Wilson
Democrat - Florida
Served: 2011-present
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