Women in the U.S. Congress: Leadership Roles and Committee Chairs

114th
2015-2017
113th
2013-2015
112th
2011-2013
111th
2009-2011
110th
2007-2009
109th
2005-2007
108th
2003-2005
107th
2001-2003
106th
1999-2001
105th
1997-1999
104th
1995-1997
103rd
1993-1995
102nd
1991-1993
101st
1989-1991
100th
1987-1989
99th
1985-1987
98th
1983-1985
97th
1981-1983
96th
1979-1981
95th
1977-1979
94th
1975-1977
93rd
1973-1975
92nd
1971-1973
91st
1969-1971
90th
1967-1969
89th
1965-1967
88th
1963-1965
87th
1961-1963
86th
1959-1961
85th
1957-1959
84th
1955-1957
83rd
1953-1955
82nd
1951-1953
81st
1949-1951
80th
1947-1949
79th
1945-1947
78th
1943-1945
77th
1941-1943
76th
1939-1941
75th
1937-1939
74th
1935-1937
73rd
1933-1935
72nd
1931-1933
71st
1929-1931
70th
1927-1929
69th
1925-1927
68th
1923-1925

115th Congress 2017-2019
U.S. Senate
Leadership Roles
Sen. Patty Murray (D-MA)	Assistant Democratic Leader
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)	Vice Chair, Democratic Conference
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)	Democratic Conference Secretary
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)	Chair, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)	Chair, Democratic Steering Committee

Committee Chairs
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)	Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)	Special Committee on Aging

U.S House of Representatives
Leadership Roles
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)	Chair, Republican Conference
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)	House Democratic Leader
Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA)	House Republican Sophomore Representative
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)	Vice Chair, Democratic Caucus
Rep. Dianna DeGette (D-CO)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI)	House Democratic Freshmen Representative
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)	Chair, Democratic Organization, Study and Review Committee
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)	Co-Chair, Policy and Communications Committee
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)	Co-Chair, Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

Committee Chairs
Rep. Diane Black (R-TN)	House Budget Committee
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)	Education and the Workforce Committee

114th Congress 2015-2017
U.S. Senate
Leadership Roles
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Sen. Patty Murray (D-MA)	Democratic Conference Secretary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)	Democratic Policy Committee Strategic Policy Adviser
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MA)	Chair, Democratic Steering Committee


Committee Chairs
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)	Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)	Chair, Special Committee on Aging

U.S. House of Representatives
Leadership Roles
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)	Chair, Republican Conference
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)	House Democratic Leader
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)	Vice-Chair, Republican Conference
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)	Republican Conference Secretary
Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO)	Republican Sophomore Representative
Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA)	Republican Freshman Representative
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL)	Democratic Chief Deputy Whip
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)	Chair, Democratic Organization, Study and Review Committee
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)	Co-Chair, Democratic Policy Committee
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)	Co-Chair, Democratic Policy Committee

Committee Chairs
Rep. Candice S. Miller (R-MI)	Chair, House Administration