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List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States

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

Congress

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Name Image Country Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Nancy Pelosi     United States House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2007 January 3, 2011 3 years, 364 days
January 3, 2019 January 3, 2023 4 years, 0 days

State

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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 2 years, 5 days
Consuelo N. Bailey     Vermont House of Representatives Republican January 8, 1953 January 6, 1955 1 year, 363 days
Marion West Higgins   New Jersey House of Representatives Republican January 12, 1965 January 11, 1966 364 days
Edness Kimball Wilkins     Wyoming House of Representatives Democratic May 30, 1966 January 9, 1967 224 days
Verda James   Wyoming House of Representatives Republican January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971 1 year, 363 days
Vera Katz     Oregon House of Representatives Democratic January 14, 1985 November 10, 1990 5 years, 300 days
Debra R. Anderson   South Dakota House of Representatives Republican January 13, 1987 January 12, 1988 364 days
Jane Dee Hull     Arizona House of Representatives Republican January 2, 1989 July, 1992 3 years, 181 days
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
Bev Clarno   Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 9, 1995 January 13, 1997 2 years, 4 days
Doris Allen[a]   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
Donna Sytek   New Hampshire House of Representatives Republican December 4, 1996 December 6, 2000 4 years, 2 days
Moira K. Lyons   Connecticut House of Representatives Democratic January 6, 1999 January 5, 2005 5 years, 365 days
Lynn Snodgrass   Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 11, 1999 January 8, 2001 1 year, 363 days
Janet Wentz   North Dakota House of Representatives Republican January 7, 2003 September 15, 2003 251 days
Catherine Hanaway     Missouri House of Representatives Republican January 8, 2003 January 5, 2005 1 year, 363 days
Lola Spradley     Colorado House of Representatives Republican January 8, 2003 January 12, 2005 2 years, 4 days
Karen Minnis   Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 13, 2003 January 3, 2007 3 years, 355 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[b]     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[c]     Oregon House of Representatives Democratic January 14, 2013 January 16, 2022 9 years, 2 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[d]     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–Farmer–Labor January 8, 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 319 days
Adrienne A. Jones     Maryland House of Delegates Democratic April 7, 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 229 days
Eileen Filler-Corn     Virginia House of Delegates Democratic January 8, 2020 January 11, 2022 2 years, 3 days
Laurie Jinkins     Washington House of Representatives Democratic January 13, 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 314 days
Jill Krowinski     Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 6, 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 321 days
Louise Stutes   Alaska House of Representatives Republican
(Bipartisan Coalition) 		February 11, 2021 January 17, 2023 1 year, 340 days
Jan Jones   Georgia House of Representatives Republican November 16, 2022 January 9, 2023 54 days
Rachel Talbot Ross     Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 7, 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 351 days
Julie McCluskie   Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 9, 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 318 days
Cathy Tilton   Alaska House of Representatives Republican January 18, 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 309 days
Joanna McClinton     Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic February 28, 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 268 days
Valerie Longhurst   Delaware House of Representatives Democratic June 30, 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 145 days
Julie Fahey   Oregon House of Representatives Democratic March 7, 2024 Incumbent 260 days

Territorial and the District of Columbia

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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 364 days
January 12, 1987 March 9, 1987 56 days
Lorraine Berry   United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 13, 1997 January 12, 1998 364 days
January 10, 2005 January 8, 2007 1 year, 363 days
Linda W. Cropp     District of Columbia Council Democratic July 22, 1997 January 3, 2007 9 years, 165 days
Judith Won Pat     Guam Legislature Democratic March 7, 2008 January 2, 2017 8 years, 301 days
Jenniffer González     Puerto Rico House of Representatives New Progressive January 12, 2009 January 1, 2013 3 years, 355 days
Tina Rose Muña Barnes     Guam Legislature Democratic January 7, 2019 January 4, 2021 1 year, 363 days
Therese M. Terlaje     Guam Legislature Democratic January 4, 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 323 days
Donna Frett-Gregory   United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 11, 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 316 days

Notes

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  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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