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Current Numbers of Women Officeholders
This page contains current numbers of women officeholders with links on the right to basic fact sheets for each level of office. For more detailed information about each level of office, including additional current and historical fact sheets, use the links in the bar on the left.
| Federal Executive (Cabinet and cabinet- level positions) |
6 | Fact sheet: Obama's Executive Appointments |
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| U.S. Supreme Court | 3 | ||
| Fact sheet: Women on the U.S. Supreme Court | |||
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| Congress (total) | 98 | (75D, 23R - 18.3% of 535 seats) | |
| U.S. Senate | 20 | (16D, 4R - 20% of 100 seats) | |
| U.S. House | 78 | (59D, 19R - 17.9% of 435 seats) | |
| Fact sheet: Women in the U.S. Congress 2013 _________ Women in the U.S. Senate 1922-2013 _________ Women in the U.S. House 2013 |
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| Statewide Executive (total, includes governor, lt. governor and other statewide elected officials) |
75 | (38D, 37R - 23.4% of 320 positions) | |
| Governor | 5 | (1D, 4R) | |
| Fact sheet:Statewide Elective Executive Women 2013 | |||
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| St. Legislature (total) | 1,784 | (1,137D, 632R, 10NP*, 4Prg.*, 1Ind. - 24.1% of 7,383 seats) |
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| Senate | 409 | (258D, 140R, 10NP*, 1Ind. - 20.7% of 1,972 seats) | |
| House/Assem. | 1,375 | (879D, 492R, 4Prg.* - 25.4% of 5,411 seats) | |
| Fact sheet: Women in State Legislatures 2013 Numbers include Fact sheet addendum (as of 4/25/13) |
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| Mayors (as of 1/2012) | |||
| Cities over 30,000 | 217 | (17.4% of 1,248 cities over 30,000) | |
| 100 largest cities | 12 | (12% of 100 largest cities) | |
| Fact sheet: Women Mayors in U.S. Cities | |||
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| Overview (summary information for all levels of office) | |||
| Fact sheet: | Women in Elective Office 2013 Women of Color in Elective Office 2013 Fact sheet addendum available as of 4/25/13) |
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