List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States

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This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of federal, state and territorial legislatures in the United States.

Congress

  Denotes incumbent speaker
Name Image Country Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Nancy Pelosi 80px  United States House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2007 January 3, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
January 3, 2019 January 3, 2023 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

State

  Denotes incumbent speaker
Name Image State Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Minnie D. Craig   North Dakota House of Representatives Republican/NPL January 3, 1933 January 8, 1935 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Consuelo N. Bailey 60px  Vermont House of Representatives Republican January 8, 1953 January 6, 1955 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Marion West Higgins  New Jersey House of Representatives Republican January 12, 1965 January 11, 1966 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Edness Kimball Wilkins 60px  Wyoming House of Representatives Democratic 1966 1967  ?
Verda James  Wyoming House of Representatives Republican January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Vera Katz Vera Katz.jpg  Oregon House of Representatives Democratic January 14, 1985 November 10, 1990 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Debra R. Anderson  South Dakota House of Representatives Republican January 13, 1987 January 12, 1988 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Jane Dee Hull Jane Dee Hull 2001 cropped.jpg  Arizona House of Representatives Republican January 2, 1989 July, 1992 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Dee Long  Minnesota House of Representatives Template:Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor |Democratic–Farmer–Labor January 6, 1992 September 15, 1993 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Ramona Barnes 60px  Alaska House of Representatives Republican January 11, 1993 January 16, 1995 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Gail Phillips  Alaska House of Representatives Republican January 16, 1995 January 19, 1999 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Jo Ann Davidson  Ohio House of Representatives Republican January 3, 1995 December 31, 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Bev Clarno  Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 9, 1995 January 13, 1997 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Doris Allen
[lower-alpha 1]		  California State Assembly Republican June 5, 1995 September 14, 1995 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Libby Mitchell 60px  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 4, 1996 December 2, 1998 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Donna Sytek  New Hampshire House of Representatives Republican December 4, 1996 December 6, 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Moira K. Lyons  Connecticut House of Representatives Democratic January 6, 1999 January 5, 2005 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Lynn Snodgrass  Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 11, 1999 January 8, 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Janet Wentz   North Dakota House of Representatives Republican January 7, 2003 September 15, 2003 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Catherine Hanaway 60px  Missouri House of Representatives Republican January 8, 2003 January 5, 2005 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Lola Spradley 60px  Colorado House of Representatives Republican January 8, 2003 January 12, 2005 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Karen Minnis  Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 13, 2003 January 3, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Gaye Symington 60px  Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 5, 2005 January 8, 2009 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Terie Norelli 60px  New Hampshire House of Representatives Democratic December 6, 2006 December 1, 2010 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
December 5, 2012 December 3, 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher 60px  Minnesota House of Representatives Template:Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor |Democratic–Farmer–Labor January 3, 2007 January 4, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Barbara Buckley Barbara Buckley 2009.jpg  Nevada Assembly Democratic February 5, 2007 February 7, 2011 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Karen Bass
[lower-alpha 2]		 Karen Bass.jpg  California State Assembly Democratic May 13, 2008 March 1, 2010 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Hannah Pingree  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 3, 2008 December 6, 2010 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Sheila Oliver 60px  New Jersey General Assembly Democratic January 12, 2010 January 14, 2014 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Beth Harwell 60px  Tennessee House of Representatives Republican January 13, 2011 January 8, 2019 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Rebecca D. Lockhart  Utah House of Representatives Republican January 24, 2011 January 17, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Tina Kotek
[lower-alpha 3]		 60px  Oregon House of Representatives Democratic January 14, 2013 January 16, 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Marilyn Kirkpatrick 60px  Nevada Assembly Democratic February 4, 2013 February 2, 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Toni Atkins Atkins Headshot.jpg  California State Assembly Democratic May 12, 2014 March 7, 2016 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 7, 2015 January 11, 2017 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Linda Upmeyer 60px  Iowa House of Representatives Republican January 14, 2016 January 13, 2020 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Sara Gideon  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 7, 2016 December 2, 2020 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Mitzi Johnson 60px  Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2017 January 6, 2021 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Crisanta Duran
[lower-alpha 4]		 Rep. Crisanta Duran (D-Denver).jpg  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 11, 2017 January 4, 2019 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
KC Becker 60px  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2019 January 13, 2021 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Melissa Hortman Melissa Hortman 2012.jpg  Minnesota House of Representatives Template:Party shading/Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor |Democratic–Farmer–Labor January 8, 2019 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Adrienne A. Jones 60px  Maryland House of Delegates Democratic April 7, 2019 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Eileen Filler-Corn 60px  Virginia House of Delegates Democratic January 8, 2020 January 11, 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Laurie Jinkins 60px  Washington House of Representatives Democratic January 13, 2020 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Jill Krowinski 60px  Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 6, 2021 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Louise Stutes  Alaska House of Representatives Republican
(Bipartisan Coalition)		 February 11, 2021 January 17, 2023 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Rachel Talbot Ross 60px  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 7, 2022 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Julie McCluskie  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 9, 2023 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Cathy Tilton  Alaska House of Representatives Republican January 18, 2023 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Joanna McClinton 60px  Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic February 28, 2023 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

Territorial and the District of Columbia

  Denotes incumbent speaker
Name Image Territory Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length
María Libertad Gómez Garriga  Puerto Rico House of Representatives Liberal 1945 1945  ?
Ruby M. Rouss  United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 12, 1981 January 11, 1982 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
January 12, 1987 March 9, 1987 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Lorraine Berry  United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 13, 1997 January 12, 1998 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
January 10, 2005 January 8, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Linda W. Cropp 80px  District of Columbia Council Democratic July 22, 1997 January 3, 2007 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Judith Won Pat 80px  Guam Legislature Democratic March 7, 2008 January 2, 2017 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Jenniffer González Jenniffer-gonzalez-first-hispanic-american-veterans-summit-2006.jpg  Puerto Rico House of Representatives New Progressive January 12, 2009 January 1, 2013 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Tina Rose Muña Barnes 80px  Guam Legislature Democratic January 7, 2019 January 4, 2021 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Therese M. Terlaje  Guam Legislature Democratic January 4, 2021 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Donna Frett-Gregory  United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 11, 2021 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

Notes

  1. ↑ First woman elected Speaker across party lines; she took a position with the support of Democrats, acting as a proxy to tip control away from the Republicans who held a one seat majority
  2. ↑ First African-American woman elected Speaker of a state legislative body
    First woman of color elected Speaker of a state legislative body
  3. ↑ First openly LGBT (lesbian) woman elected Speaker of a state legislative body
  4. ↑ First Hispanic and Latina American woman elected Speaker of a state legislative body

References

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