Women in the U.S. House of Representatives 2023

Current U.S. House
126
(92D, 34R)
29% of 435 seats

In addition to the women currently serving, 4 (2D, 2R) women serve as non-voting delegates representing American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 

Historic U.S. House
378
(249D, 129R)
3.6% of 10,506 seats

Count includes both current and past women representatives.

In addition to the women representatives, 7 (4D, 3R) women have served as non-voting delegates representing American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii (before statehood), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 

Of the women currently serving in the House:

108

women first entered by winning regular general elections.

76

women lawmakers held previous elective offices prior to entering Congress.

18

won special elections; Adams (NC), Bonamici (OR), Brown (OH), Cherfilus-McCormick (FL), Chu (CA), Clark (MA), Kelly (IL), Lee (CA), Lesko (AZ), Letlow (LA), Maloy (UT), Matsui (CA), McClellan (VA), Pelosi (CA), Peltola (AK), Scanlon (PA), Stansbury (NM), and Wild (PA) succeeded others who died or resigned. The AS, DC, GU and VI Delegates won regular general elections.

24

held more than one previous elective post. The positions include: statewide elective (4); state senator (24); state representative (32); county elective (6); municipal elective (11).

U.S. Representatives by Race and Ethnicity

*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 126 current women U.S. Representatives:

  • 8 identify as Asian American/Pacific Islander
  • 28 identify as Black
  • 18 identify as Latina
  • 1 identifies as Middle Eastern/North African
  • 2 identify as Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian 
  • 73 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 Black women.

Current U.S. Representatives
Name Party Dates Served State
Alma S. Adams D 2014-present North Carolina
Becca A. Balint D 2023-present Vermont
Joyce B. Beatty D 2013-present Ohio
Stephanie Bice R 2021-present Oklahoma
Lisa Blunt Rochester D 2017-present Delaware
Lauren Boebert R 2021-present Colorado
Suzanne M. Bonamici D 2012-present Oregon
Shontel Brown D 2021-present Ohio
Julia Brownley D 2013-present California
Nikki Budzinkski D 2023-present Illinois
Cori Bush D 2021-present Missouri
Kat Cammack R 2021-present Florida
Yadira Caraveo D 2023-present Colorado
Kathy A. Castor D 2007-present Florida
Lori Chavez-DeRemer R 2023-present Oregon
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D 2022-present Florida
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
Jasmine Felicia Crockett D 2023-present Texas
Sharice Davids D 2019-present Kansas
Monica De La Cruz R 2023-present Texas
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
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
Michelle L. Fischbach R 2021-present Minnesota
Valerie P. Foushee D 2023-present North Carolina
Virginia A. Foxx R 2005-present North Carolina
Lois J. Frankel D 2013-present Florida
Sylvia R. Garcia D 2019-present Texas
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D 2023-present Washington
Kay N. Granger R 1997-present Texas
Marjorie Greene R 2021-present Georgia
Harriet M. Hageman R 2023-present Wyoming
Diana Harshbarger R 2021-present Tennessee
Jahana Hayes D 2019-present Connecticut
Ashley Hinson R 2021-present Iowa
Erin Houchin R 2023-present Indiana
Chrissy Houlahan D 2019-present Pennsylvania
Val Hoyle D 2023-present Oregon
Sara Jacobs D 2021-present California
Pramila Jayapal D 2017-present Washington
Sydney K. Kamlager-Dove D 2023-present California
Marcy C. Kaptur D 1983-present Ohio
Robin L. Kelly D 2013-present Illinois
Jennifer A. Kiggans R 2023-present Virginia
Young O. Kim R 2021-present California
Ann McLane Kuster D 2013-present New Hampshire
Barbara J. Lee D 1998-present California
Laurel Lee R 2023-present Florida
Summer L. Lee D 2023-present Pennsylvania
Susie Lee D 2019-present Nevada
Erica Lee Carter D 2024-present Texas
Teresa Leger Fernandez D 2021-present New Mexico
Debbie Lesko R 2018-present Arizona
Julia Letlow R 2021-present Louisiana
Zoe Lofgren D 1995-present California
Anna Paulina Luna R 2023-present Florida
Nancy Mace R 2021-present South Carolina
Nicole Malliotakis R 2021-present New York
Celeste Maloy R 2023-present Utah
Kathy Manning D 2021-present North Carolina
Doris O. Matsui D 2005-present California
Lucy McBath D 2019-present Georgia
Lisa McClain R 2021-present Michigan
Jennifer L. McClellan D 2023-present Virginia
Betty McCollum D/DFL 2001-present Minnesota
LaMonica McIver D 2024-present New Jersey
Cathy McMorris Rodgers R 2005-present Washington
Grace Meng D 2013-present New York
Carol D. Miller R 2019-present West Virginia
Mary Miller R 2021-present Illinois
Mariannette Miller-Meeks R 2021-present Iowa
Gwen S. Moore D 2005-present Wisconsin
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
Mary Peltola D 2022-present Alaska
Brittany L. Pettersen D 2023-present Colorado
Chellie M. Pingree D 2009-present Maine
Katherine Porter D 2019-present California
Ayanna Pressley D 2019-present Massachusetts
Delia C. Ramirez D 2023-present Illinois
Deborah Ross D 2021-present North Carolina
Maria Salazar R 2021-present Florida
Andrea Salinas D 2023-present Oregon
Linda T. Sanchez D 2003-present California
Mary Gay Scanlon D 2018-present Pennsylvania
Jan D. Schakowsky D 1999-present Illinois
Hillary Scholten D 2023-present Michigan
Kim Schrier D 2019-present Washington
Terri A. Sewell D 2011-present Alabama
Mikie Sherrill D 2019-present New Jersey
Elissa Slotkin D 2019-present Michigan
Abigail D. Spanberger D 2019-present Virginia
Victoria Spartz R 2021-present Indiana
Melanie A. Stansbury D 2021-present New Mexico
Michelle Steel R 2021-present California
Elise M. Stefanik R 2015-present New York
Haley Stevens D 2019-present Michigan
Marilyn Strickland D 2021-present Washington
Emilia Strong Sykes D 2023-present Ohio
Claudia Tenney R 2021-present New York
Dina C. Titus D 2013-present Nevada
Rashida Tlaib D 2019-present Michigan
Jill N. Tokuda D 2023-present Hawaii
Norma J. Torres D 2015-present California
Lori Trahan D 2019-present Massachusetts
Lauren A. Underwood D 2019-present Illinois
Beth Van Duyne R 2021-present Texas
Nydia M. Velazquez D 1993-present New York
Ann L. Wagner R 2013-present Missouri
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
Nikema Williams D 2021-present Georgia
Frederica S. Wilson D 2011-present Florida
Delegates
Name Party Dates 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