Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the first woman Speaker of the House, holds the highest position in the House and is second in line of presidential succession.
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.
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:
women first entered by winning regular general elections.
women lawmakers held previous elective offices prior to entering Congress.
won special elections; Adams (NC), Bonamici (OR), Brown (OH), Chu (CA), Clark (MA), Hanabusa (HI), Handel (GA), Jones (MI), Kelly (IL), Lee (CA), Lesko (AZ), Letlow (LA), Matsui (CA), Pelosi (CA), Ros-Lehtinen (FL), Scanlon(PA); Speier (CA), Stansbury (NM), Tsongas (MA), and Wild (PA) succeeded others who died or resigned. The AS, DC, GU and VI Delegates won regular general elections.
held more than one previous elective post. The positions include: statewide elective (2); state senator (19); state representative (39); county elective (7); municipal elective (27); judge (1); school board member (7).
*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 120 current women U.S. Representatives:
- 8 identify as Asian American/Pacific Islander
- 25 identify as Black
- 13 identify as Latina
- 1 identifies as Middle Eastern/North African
- 1 identifies as Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian
- 74 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.
| Name | Party | Year(s) Served | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma S. Adams | D | 2014-present | North Carolina |
| Cindy Axne | D | 2019-2022 | Iowa |
| Karen R. Bass | D | 2011-2022 | California |
| Joyce B. Beatty | D | 2013-present | Ohio |
| Stephanie Bice | R | 2021-present | Oklahoma |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 2017-2024 | Delaware |
| Lauren Boebert | R | 2021-present | Colorado |
| Suzanne M. Bonamici | D | 2012-present | Oregon |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | D | 2021-2022 | Georgia |
| Shontel Brown | D | 2021-present | Ohio |
| Julia Brownley | D | 2013-present | California |
| Cori Bush | D | 2021-2024 | Missouri |
| Cheri L. Bustos | D | 2013-2022 | Illinois |
| Kat Cammack | R | 2021-present | Florida |
| Kathy A. Castor | D | 2007-present | Florida |
| Liz L. Cheney | R | 2017-2022 | Wyoming |
| 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 |
| Sharice Davids | D | 2019-present | Kansas |
| 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 |
| Val B. Demings | D | 2017-2022 | Florida |
| Nanette Diaz Barragan | D | 2017-present | California |
| Debbie Dingell | D | 2015-present | Michigan |
| Veronica Escobar | D | 2019-present | Texas |
| Anna G. Eshoo | D | 1993-2024 | California |
| Michelle L. Fischbach | R | 2021-present | Minnesota |
| Virginia A. Foxx | R | 2005-present | North Carolina |
| Lois J. Frankel | D | 2013-present | Florida |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | D | 2019-present | Texas |
| Kay N. Granger | R | 1997-2024 | Texas |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene | R | 2021-present | Georgia |
| Diana Harshbarger | R | 2021-present | Tennessee |
| Vicky Jo Hartzler | R | 2011-2022 | Missouri |
| Jahana Hayes | D | 2019-present | Connecticut |
| Yvette S. Herrell | R | 2021-2022 | New Mexico |
| Jaime L. Herrera Beutler | R | 2011-2022 | Washington |
| Ashley Hinson | R | 2021-present | Iowa |
| Chrissy Houlahan | D | 2019-present | Pennsylvania |
| Sara Jacobs | D | 2021-present | California |
| Pramila Jayapal | D | 2017-present | Washington |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | D | 1993-2022 | Texas |
| Marcy C. Kaptur | D | 1983-present | Ohio |
| Robin L. Kelly | D | 2013-present | Illinois |
| Young O. Kim | R | 2021-present | California |
| Ann L. Kirkpatrick | D | 2019-2022 | Arizona |
| Ann McLane Kuster | D | 2013-2024 | New Hampshire |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | D | 2015-2022 | Michigan |
| Barbara J. Lee | D | 1998-2024 | California |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 1995-2024 | Texas |
| Susie Lee | D | 2019-present | Nevada |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 2021-present | New Mexico |
| Debbie Lesko | R | 2018-2024 | Arizona |
| Julia Letlow | R | 2021-present | Louisiana |
| Zoe Lofgren | D | 1995-present | California |
| Elaine G. Luria | D | 2019-2022 | Virginia |
| Nancy Mace | R | 2021-present | South Carolina |
| Nicole Malliotakis | R | 2021-present | New York |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | D | 1993-2022 | New York |
| Kathy Manning | D | 2021-2024 | North Carolina |
| Doris O. Matsui | D | 2005-present | California |
| Lucy McBath | D | 2019-present | Georgia |
| Lisa McClain | R | 2021-present | Michigan |
| Betty McCollum | D/DFL | 2001-present | Minnesota |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 2005-2024 | 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 |
| Stephanie Murphy | D | 2017-2022 | Florida |
| Grace F. Napolitano | D | 1999-2024 | California |
| Marie Newman | D | 2021-2022 | Illinois |
| 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 |
| Chellie M. Pingree | D | 2009-present | Maine |
| Katherine Porter | D | 2019-2024 | California |
| Ayanna Pressley | D | 2019-present | Massachusetts |
| Kathleen M. Rice | D | 2015-2022 | New York |
| Deborah Ross | D | 2021-present | North Carolina |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 1993-2022 | California |
| Maria Salazar | R | 2021-present | Florida |
| Linda T. Sanchez | D | 2003-present | California |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | D | 2018-present | Pennsylvania |
| Jan D. Schakowsky | D | 1999-present | Illinois |
| Kim Schrier | D | 2019-present | Washington |
| Terri A. Sewell | D | 2011-present | Alabama |
| Mikie Sherrill | D | 2019-present | New Jersey |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | 2019-2024 | Michigan |
| Abigail D. Spanberger | D | 2019-2024 | Virginia |
| Victoria Spartz | R | 2021-present | Indiana |
| Jackie Speier | D | 2008-2022 | California |
| Melanie A. Stansbury | D | 2021-present | New Mexico |
| Michelle Steel | R | 2021-2024 | California |
| Elise M. Stefanik | R | 2015-present | New York |
| Haley Stevens | D | 2019-present | Michigan |
| Marilyn Strickland | D | 2021-present | Washington |
| Claudia Tenney | R | 2021-present | New York |
| Dina C. Titus | D | 2013-present | Nevada |
| Rashida Tlaib | D | 2019-present | Michigan |
| 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 |
| Jackie Swihart Walorski | R | 2013-2022 | Indiana |
| 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 | 2019-2024 | Virginia |
| Susan Ellis Wild | D | 2018-2024 | Pennsylvania |
| Nikema Williams | D | 2021-present | Georgia |
| Frederica S. Wilson | D | 2011-present | Florida |
| Name | Party | Year(s) Served | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | R | 2015-present | American Samoa |
| Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon | R | 2017-2024 | Puerto Rico |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | D | 1991-present | District of Columbia |
| Stacey E. Plaskett | D | 2015-present | Virgin Islands |