Women in the Senate
As of the beginning of the 113th Congress (2013), just under half the states (24) had never been represented by a woman in the United States Senate (shown in yellow on map):
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
In 2013, three other states added their first woman Senator (green on the map):
- Hawaii
- Massachusetts
- Wisconsin
Which women have served? Women in the Senate
