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 - 2013
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
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Mazie Hirono
Democrat - Hawaii
Served: 2007 - 2013
Laura Richardson
Democrat - California
Served: 2007 - 2013
Carol Shea - Porter
Democrat - New Hampshire
Served: 2007 - 2011, 2013 -
Betty Sutton
Democrat - Ohio
Served: 2007 - 2013
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, 2013 - present
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, 2013 -
Judy Chu
Democrat - California
Served: 2009 - Present
Sandra (Sandy) Adams
Republican - Florida
Served: 2011 - 2013
Karen Bass
Democrat - California
Served: 2011 - present
Diane Black
Republican - Tennessee
Served: 2011 - present
Ann Marie Buerkle
Republican - New York
Served: 2011 - 2013
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 - 2013
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
Kathy Hochul
Democrat - New York
Served: 2011 - 2013
Janice Hahn
Democrat - California
Served: 2011 - present
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat - California
Served: 2012 - present
Suzan DelBene
Democrat - Washington
Served: 2012 - 2013
Joyce Beatty
Democrat, Ohio
Served: 2013 - present
Susan Brooks
Republican, Indiana
Served: 2013 - present
Julia Brownley
Democrat, California
Served: 2013 - present
Cheri Bustos
Democrat, Illinois
Served: 2013 - present
Tammy Duckworth
Democrat, Illinois
Served: 2013 - present
Elizabeth Esty
Democrat, Connecticut
Served: 2013 - present
Lois Frankel
Democrat, Florida
Served: 2013 - present
Tulsi Gabbard
Democrat, Hawaii
Served: 2013 - present
Ann McLane Kuster
Democrat, New Hampshire
Served: 2013 - present
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democrat, New Mexico
Served: 2013 - present
Grace Meng
Democrat, New York
Served: 2013 - present
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Democrat, California
Served: 2013 - present
Kyrsten Sinema
Democrat, Arizona
Served: 2013 - present
Ann Wagner
Republican, Missouri
Served: 2013 - present
Jackie Walorski
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