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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 [ ]
State [ ]
Name
Image
State
Legislative Body
Party
Mandate start
Mandate end
Term length
Minnie D. Craig
North Dakota
House of Representatives
Republican /NPL
1933
1935
Consuelo N. Bailey
Vermont
House of Representatives
Republican
1953
1955
Marion West Higgins
New Jersey
House of Representatives
Republican
1965
1965
[1]
Edness Kimball Wilkins
Wyoming
House of Representatives
Democratic
1966
1967
Verda James
Wyoming
House of Representatives
Republican
1969
1970
Vera Katz
Oregon
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 14, 1985
November 10, 1990
5 years, 300 days
South Dakota
House of Representatives
Democratic
1987
1988
Jane Dee Hull
Arizona
House of Representatives
Republican
1989
1992
Dee Long
Minnesota
House of Representatives
Democratic–Farmer–Labor
January 6, 1992
September 15, 1993
1 year, 252 days
Ramona Barnes
Alaska
House of Representatives
Republican
January 11, 1993
January 16, 1995
2 years, 5 days
Gail Phillips
Alaska
House of Representatives
Republican
January 16, 1995
January 19, 1999
4 years, 3 days
Jo Ann Davidson
Ohio
House of Representatives
Republican
January 3, 1995
December 31, 2000
5 years, 363 days
Beverly Clarno
Oregon
House of Representatives
Republican
1995
1996
Doris Allen [note 1]
California
State Assembly
Republican
June 5, 1995
September 14, 1995
70 days
Libby Mitchell
Maine
House of Representatives
Democratic
December 4, 1996
December 2, 1998
1 year, 363 days
New Hampshire
House of Representatives
Republican
1997
2000
Moira K. Lyons
Connecticut
House of Representatives
Democratic
1999
2004
Lynn Snodgrass
Oregon
House of Representatives
Republican
1999
2001
Catherine Hanaway
Missouri
House of Representatives
Republican
January 8, 2003
January 5, 2005
1 year, 363 days
Janet Wentz
North Dakota
House of Representatives
Republican
2003
2003
9 months
Karen Minnis
Oregon
House of Representatives
Republican
2003
2006
Lola Spradley
Colorado
House of Representatives
Republican
January 8, 2003
January 12, 2005
2 years, 4 days
Gaye Symington
Vermont
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 5, 2005
January 8, 2009
4 years, 3 days
Terie Norelli
New Hampshire
House of Representatives
Democratic
December 6, 2006
December 1, 2010
3 years, 360 days
December 5, 2012
December 3, 2014
1 year, 363 days
Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Minnesota
House of Representatives
Democratic–Farmer–Labor
January 3, 2007
January 4, 2011
4 years, 1 day
Barbara Buckley
Nevada
Assembly
Democratic
February 5, 2007
February 7, 2011
4 years, 2 days
Karen Bass [note 2]
California
State Assembly
Democratic
May 13, 2008
March 1, 2010
1 year, 292 days
Hannah Pingree
Maine
House of Representatives
Democratic
December 3, 2008
December 6, 2010
2 years, 3 days
Sheila Oliver
New Jersey
General Assembly
Democratic
January 12, 2010
January 14, 2014
4 years, 2 days
Beth Harwell
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Republican
January 13, 2011
January 8, 2019
7 years, 360 days
Rebecca D. Lockhart
Utah
House of Representatives
Republican
January 24, 2011
January 17, 2015
3 years, 358 days
Tina Kotek [note 3]
Oregon
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 14, 2013
Incumbent
9 years, 29 days
Marilyn Kirkpatrick
Nevada
Assembly
Democratic
February 4, 2013
February 2, 2015
1 year, 363 days
Toni Atkins
California
State Assembly
Democratic
May 12, 2014
March 7, 2016
1 year, 300 days
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
Colorado
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 7, 2015
January 11, 2017
2 years, 4 days
Linda Upmeyer
Iowa
House of Representatives
Republican
January 14, 2016
January 13, 2020
3 years, 364 days
Sara Gideon
Maine
House of Representatives
Democratic
December 7, 2016
December 2, 2020
3 years, 361 days
Mitzi Johnson
Vermont
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 4, 2017
January 6, 2021
4 years, 2 days
Crisanta Duran [note 4]
Colorado
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 11, 2017
January 4, 2019
1 year, 358 days
KC Becker
Colorado
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 4, 2019
January 13, 2021
2 years, 9 days
Melissa Hortman
Minnesota
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 8, 2019
Incumbent
3 years, 35 days
Adrienne A. Jones
Maryland
House of Delegates
Democratic
April 7, 2019
Incumbent
2 years, 311 days
Eileen Filler-Corn
Virginia
House of Delegates
Democratic
January 8, 2020
January 11, 2022
2 years, 35 days
Laurie Jinkins
Washington
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 13, 2020
Incumbent
2 years, 30 days
Jill Krowinski
Vermont
House of Representatives
Democratic
January 6, 2021
Incumbent
1 year, 37 days
Louise Stutes
Alaska
House of Representatives
Republican (Bipartisan Coalition )
February 11, 2021
Incumbent
1 year, 1 day
^ Though a Republican, Allen was elected Speaker with the support of Democrats, acting as a proxy to tip control away from the Republicans who held a one seat majority.
^ First African-American female speaker of a state legislative body.
^ First lesbian speaker of a state legislative body.
^ First Hispanic female speaker of a state legislative body.
Territorial [ ]
Name
Image
Territory
Legislative Body
Mandate start
Mandate end
Term length
María L. Gómez Garriga
Puerto Rico
House of Representatives
1945
1945
?
Jenniffer González
Puerto Rico
House of Representatives
12 January 2009
1 January 2013
3 years, 355 days
Ruby M. Rouss
United States Virgin Islands
Legislature
1981
1982
1 year, 0 days
Ruby M. Rouss
United States Virgin Islands
Legislature
January 1987
March 1987
59 days
Lorraine L. Berry
United States Virgin Islands
Legislature
2005
2007
2 years, 0 days
Judith Won Pat
Guam
Legislature of Guam
March 7, 2008
January 2, 2017
8 years, 301 days
Tina Muna Barnes
Guam
Legislature of Guam
January 7, 2019
January 4, 2021
1 year, 363 days
Therese M. Terlaje
Guam
Legislature of Guam
January 4, 2021
Incumbent
1 year, 39 days
References [ ]
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See also
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