Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the first woman Speaker of the House, holds the highest position in the House and is second in line of presidential succession.
In addition to the women currently serving, four (2D, 2R) women serve as non-voting delegates representing American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Of the women currently serving in the House:
women first entered by winning regular general elections.
women lawmakers held previous elective offices prior to entering Congress.
won special elections; Adams (NC), Bonamici (OR), Chu (CA), Clark (MA), Fudge (OH), Hanabusa (HI), Handel (GA), Jones (MI), Kelly (IL), Lee (CA), Lesko (AZ), Matsui (CA), Pelosi (CA), Ros-Lehtinen (FL), Scanlon(PA); Speier (CA), Tsongas (MA), and Wild (PA) succeeded others who died or resigned. The AS, DC, GU and VI Delegates won regular general elections.
held more than one previous elective post. The positions include: statewide elective (1); state senator (15); state representative (36); county elective (6); municipal elective (25); judge (1); school board member (7).
*Women who self-identify as more than one race/ethnicity are included on CAWP pages for each group with which they identify. We strongly caution against adding totals from each racial/ethnic group should, as it will double count officeholders.
Of the 101 current women U.S. Representatives:
- 6 identify as Asian American/Pacific Islander
- 22 identify as Black
- 12 identify as Latina
- 2 identify as Middle Eastern/North African
- 2 identify as Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian
- 57 identify as white
In addition, of the 4 women non-voting delegates: 1 identifies as Asian American/Pacific Islander, 1 identifies as Latina, and 2 identify as Black women.
| Name | Party | Year(s) Served | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma S. Adams | D | 2014-present | North Carolina |
| Cindy Axne | D | 2019-2022 | Iowa |
| Karen R. Bass | D | 2011-2022 | California |
| Joyce B. Beatty | D | 2013-present | Ohio |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 2017-present | Delaware |
| Suzanne M. Bonamici | D | 2012-present | Oregon |
| Susan W. Brooks | R | 2013-2020 | Indiana |
| Julia Brownley | D | 2013-present | California |
| Cheri L. Bustos | D | 2013-2022 | Illinois |
| Kathy A. Castor | D | 2007-present | Florida |
| Liz L. Cheney | R | 2017-2022 | Wyoming |
| Judy Chu | D | 2009-present | California |
| Katherine M. Clark | D | 2013-present | Massachusetts |
| Yvette D. Clarke | D | 2007-present | New York |
| Angela D. Craig | D/DFL | 2019-present | Minnesota |
| Sharice Davids | D | 2019-present | Kansas |
| Susan A. Davis | D | 2001-2020 | California |
| Madeleine Dean | D | 2019-present | Pennsylvania |
| Diana L. DeGette | D | 1997-present | Colorado |
| Rosa L. DeLauro | D | 1991-present | Connecticut |
| Suzan K. DelBene | D | 2012-present | Washington |
| Val B. Demings | D | 2017-2022 | Florida |
| Nanette Diaz Barragan | D | 2017-present | California |
| Debbie Dingell | D | 2015-present | Michigan |
| Veronica Escobar | D | 2019-present | Texas |
| Anna G. Eshoo | D | 1993-present | California |
| Abby Finkenauer | D | 2019-2020 | Iowa |
| Virginia A. Foxx | R | 2005-present | North Carolina |
| Lois J. Frankel | D | 2013-present | Florida |
| Marcia L. Fudge | D | 2008-2021 | Ohio |
| Tulsi Gabbard | D | 2013-2020 | Hawaii |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | D | 2019-present | Texas |
| Kay N. Granger | R | 1997-present | Texas |
| Debra A. Haaland | D | 2019-2021 | New Mexico |
| Vicky Jo Hartzler | R | 2011-2022 | Missouri |
| Jahana Hayes | D | 2019-present | Connecticut |
| Jaime L. Herrera Beutler | R | 2011-2022 | Washington |
| Kendra Horn | D | 2019-2020 | Oklahoma |
| Chrissy Houlahan | D | 2019-present | Pennsylvania |
| Pramila Jayapal | D | 2017-present | Washington |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | D | 1993-2022 | Texas |
| Marcy C. Kaptur | D | 1983-present | Ohio |
| Robin L. Kelly | D | 2013-present | Illinois |
| Ann L. Kirkpatrick | D | 2019-2022 | Arizona |
| Ann McLane Kuster | D | 2013-present | New Hampshire |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | D | 2015-2022 | Michigan |
| Barbara J. Lee | D | 1998-present | California |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 1995-2024 | Texas |
| Susie Lee | D | 2019-present | Nevada |
| Debbie Lesko | R | 2018-present | Arizona |
| Zoe Lofgren | D | 1995-present | California |
| Nita M. Lowey | D | 1989-2020 | New York |
| Elaine G. Luria | D | 2019-2022 | Virginia |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | D | 1993-2022 | New York |
| Doris O. Matsui | D | 2005-present | California |
| Lucy McBath | D | 2019-present | Georgia |
| Betty McCollum | D/DFL | 2001-present | Minnesota |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 2005-present | Washington |
| Grace Meng | D | 2013-present | New York |
| Carol D. Miller | R | 2019-present | West Virginia |
| Gwen S. Moore | D | 2005-present | Wisconsin |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | D | 2019-2020 | Florida |
| Stephanie Murphy | D | 2017-2022 | Florida |
| Grace F. Napolitano | D | 1999-present | California |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 2019-present | New York |
| Ilhan Omar | D/DFL | 2019-present | Minnesota |
| Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher | D | 2019-present | Texas |
| Nancy Pelosi | D | 1987-present | California |
| Chellie M. Pingree | D | 2009-present | Maine |
| Katherine Porter | D | 2019-present | California |
| Ayanna Pressley | D | 2019-present | Massachusetts |
| Kathleen M. Rice | D | 2015-2022 | New York |
| Martha Roby | R | 2011-2020 | Alabama |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 1993-2022 | California |
| Linda T. Sanchez | D | 2003-present | California |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | D | 2018-present | Pennsylvania |
| Jan D. Schakowsky | D | 1999-present | Illinois |
| Kim Schrier | D | 2019-present | Washington |
| Terri A. Sewell | D | 2011-present | Alabama |
| Donna Shalala | D | 2019-2020 | Florida |
| Mikie Sherrill | D | 2019-present | New Jersey |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | 2019-present | Michigan |
| Abigail D. Spanberger | D | 2019-present | Virginia |
| Jackie Speier | D | 2008-2022 | California |
| Elise M. Stefanik | R | 2015-present | New York |
| Haley Stevens | D | 2019-present | Michigan |
| Dina C. Titus | D | 2013-present | Nevada |
| Rashida Tlaib | D | 2019-present | Michigan |
| Norma J. Torres | D | 2015-present | California |
| Xochitl Torres Small | D | 2019-2020 | New Mexico |
| Lori Trahan | D | 2019-present | Massachusetts |
| Lauren A. Underwood | D | 2019-present | Illinois |
| Nydia M. Velazquez | D | 1993-present | New York |
| Ann L. Wagner | R | 2013-present | Missouri |
| Jackie Swihart Walorski | R | 2013-2022 | Indiana |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 2005-present | Florida |
| Maxine Waters | D | 1991-present | California |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 2015-present | New Jersey |
| Jennifer T. Wexton | D | 2019-present | Virginia |
| Susan Ellis Wild | D | 2018-present | Pennsylvania |
| Frederica S. Wilson | D | 2011-present | Florida |
| Name | Party | Year(s) Served | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | R | 2015-present | American Samoa |
| Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon | R | 2017-present | Puerto Rico |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | D | 1991-present | District of Columbia |
| Stacey E. Plaskett | D | 2015-present | Virgin Islands |