Women Elected Officials

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Name Sort descending	Race/Ethnicity	Party	Roles	State
Ann Richards	White	Democrat	Treasurer (1983-1990) Governor (1991-1994)	Texas
Barbara Roberts	White	Democrat	State Representative (1981-1984) Secretary of State (1985-1990) Governor (1991-1994)	Oregon
Nellie Tayloe Ross	White	Democrat	Governor (1925-1926)	Wyoming
Vesta Roy	White	Republican	State Senator (1979-1982) State Senator (1983-1986) State Representative (1973-1974) Governor (1982-1983)	New Hampshire
Kathleen Sebelius	White	Democrat	State Representative (1987-1994) Insurance Commissioner (1995-2002) Governor (2003-2009)	Kansas
Jeanne Shaheen	White	Democrat	State Senator (1991-1996) Governor (1997-2002) U.S. Senator (2009-2026)	New Hampshire
Mikie Sherrill	White	Democrat	Governor (2026-2029) U.S. Representative (2019-2025)	New Jersey
Abigail D. Spanberger	White	Democrat	Governor (2026-2029) U.S. Representative (2019-2024)	Virginia
Jane Maria Swift	White	Republican	State Senator (1991-1996) Lt. Governor (1999-2001) Governor (2001-2002)	Massachusetts
Olene S. Walker	White	Republican	State Representative (1981-1988) Lt. Governor (1993-2003) Governor (2003-2004)	Utah

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