Summary information on women officeholders for all levels of office including records data.
Summary information on women officeholders by race and ethnicity for all levels of office
Federal
Vice President
1
Kamala Harris (D)
Kamala Harris became the first woman to hold the office of Vice President on January 20, 2021. She is also the first woman of color, the first Black person, and the first South Asian person elected to this office. Previously, Vice President Harris served in the U.S. Senate as well as California’s Attorney General.
Cabinet and Cabinet-level Positions
11
Numbers only include women appointees who have been confirmed.
U.S. Delegate
4
(2D, 2R)
U.S. Delegates are non-voting members and are not included in our total counts.
Statewide Elective Executive
99
(54D, 43R, 2NP)
31.9% of 310 seats
Governor
12
(8D, 4R)
24% of 50 seats
Lieutenant Governor
22
(13D, 9R)
51.2% of 43 seats
Other Statewide Elective Executive
65
(33D, 30R, 2NP)
30% of 217 seats
State Legislature
2,424
(1,583D, 815R, 21NP, 5Ind)
32.8% of 7,386 seats
State Senate
589
(380D, 190R, 18NP, 1Ind)
29.9% of 1,973 seats
State House/Assembly
1,835
(1,203D, 625R, 3NP, 4Ind)
33.9% of 5,413 seats
Local
Municipal Officeholders - Cities over 10,000
32.3%