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 State Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Nancy Pelosi Official photo of Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019.jpg  United States House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2007 January 3, 2011 3 years, 364 days
January 3, 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 268 days

State

  Denotes incumbent speaker
Name Image Country Legislative Body Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Minnie D. Craig No image.svg  North Dakota House of Representatives Republican/NPL January 3, 1933 January 8, 1935 2 years, 5 days
Consuelo N. Bailey Consuelo N. Bailey (Vermont lieutenant governor).jpg  Vermont House of Representatives Republican January 8, 1953 January 6, 1955 1 year, 363 days
Marion West Higgins No image.svg  New Jersey House of Representatives Republican January 12, 1965 January 11, 1966 364 days
Edness Kimball Wilkins "Coin Collector." Washington, D.C., April 11. Mrs. Edness Wilkens, Secretary to Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the Mint, for the last four years has been collecting coins as a hobby, thru LCCN2016873388.jpg  Wyoming House of Representatives Democratic 1966 1967 ?
Verda James No image.svg  Wyoming House of Representatives Republican January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971 1 year, 363 days
Vera Katz Vera Katz.jpg  Oregon House of Representatives Democratic January 14, 1985 November 10, 1990 5 years, 300 days
Debra R. Anderson No image.svg  South Dakota House of Representatives Democratic January 13, 1987 January 12, 1988 364 days
Jane Dee Hull Jane Dee Hull 2001 cropped.jpg  Arizona House of Representatives Republican January 2, 1989 July, 1992 3 years, 181 days
Dee Long No image.svg  Minnesota House of Representatives Democratic–Farmer–Labor January 6, 1992 September 15, 1993 1 year, 252 days
Ramona Barnes Ramona Barnes.jpg  Alaska House of Representatives Republican January 11, 1993 January 16, 1995 2 years, 5 days
Gail Phillips No image.svg  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 No image.svg  Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 9, 1995 January 13, 1997 2 years, 4 days
Doris Allen
[a] 		No image.svg  California State Assembly Republican June 5, 1995 September 14, 1995 70 days
Libby Mitchell LibbyMitchell (cropped).jpg  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 4, 1996 December 2, 1998 1 year, 363 days
Donna Sytek No image.svg  New Hampshire House of Representatives Republican December 4, 1996 December 6, 2000 4 years, 2 days
Moira K. Lyons No image.svg  Connecticut House of Representatives Democratic January 6, 1999 January 5, 2005 5 years, 365 days
Lynn Snodgrass No image.svg  Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 11, 1999 January 8, 2001 1 year, 363 days
Janet Wentz No image.svg  North Dakota House of Representatives Republican January 7, 2003 September 15, 2003 251 days
Catherine Hanaway Catherine Hanaway Gov. Debate.jpg  Missouri House of Representatives Republican January 8, 2003 January 5, 2005 1 year, 363 days
Lola Spradley Lola Spradley.JPG  Colorado House of Representatives Republican January 8, 2003 January 12, 2005 2 years, 4 days
Karen Minnis No image.svg  Oregon House of Representatives Republican January 13, 2003 January 3, 2007 3 years, 355 days
Gaye Symington Gaye Symington (cropped).jpg  Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 5, 2005 January 8, 2009 4 years, 3 days
Terie Norelli First Press Brief4 (cropped).jpg  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 MAK Headshot (cropped).jpg  Minnesota House of Representatives Democratic–Farmer–Labor January 3, 2007 January 4, 2011 4 years, 1 day
Barbara Buckley Barbara Buckley 2009.jpg  Nevada Assembly Democratic February 5, 2007 February 7, 2011 4 years, 2 days
Karen Bass
[b] 		Karen Bass.jpg  California State Assembly Democratic May 13, 2008 March 1, 2010 1 year, 292 days
Hannah Pingree No image.svg  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 3, 2008 December 6, 2010 2 years, 3 days
Sheila Oliver Lt Gov Sheila Oliver.jpeg  New Jersey General Assembly Democratic January 12, 2010 January 14, 2014 4 years, 2 days
Beth Harwell Beth Harwell.jpg  Tennessee House of Representatives Republican January 13, 2011 January 8, 2019 7 years, 360 days
Rebecca D. Lockhart No image.svg  Utah House of Representatives Republican January 24, 2011 January 17, 2015 3 years, 358 days
Tina Kotek
[c] 		TinaKotekCloserCrop.jpg  Oregon House of Representatives Democratic January 14, 2013 January 16, 2022 9 years, 2 days
Marilyn Kirkpatrick Marilyn Kirkpatrick, Chairwoman, Clark County Commission - Cropped.jpg  Nevada Assembly Democratic February 4, 2013 February 2, 2015 1 year, 363 days
Toni Atkins Atkins Headshot.jpg  California State Assembly Democratic May 12, 2014 March 7, 2016 1 year, 300 days
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst No image.svg  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 7, 2015 January 11, 2017 2 years, 4 days
Linda Upmeyer Linda Upmeyer official photo.jpg  Iowa House of Representatives Republican January 14, 2016 January 13, 2020 3 years, 364 days
Sara Gideon No image.svg  Maine House of Representatives Democratic December 7, 2016 December 2, 2020 3 years, 361 days
Mitzi Johnson (Ms.Mitzi Johnson).jpg  Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2017 January 6, 2021 4 years, 2 days
Crisanta Duran
[d] 		Rep. Crisanta Duran (D-Denver).jpg  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 11, 2017 January 4, 2019 1 year, 358 days
KC Becker KC Becker, 2018.png  Colorado House of Representatives Democratic January 4, 2019 January 13, 2021 2 years, 9 days
Melissa Hortman Melissa Hortman 2012.jpg  Minnesota House of Representatives Democratic–Farmer–Labor January 8, 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 263 days
Adrienne A. Jones Adrienne A. Jones (November 2007).jpg  Maryland House of Delegates Democratic April 7, 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 174 days
Eileen Filler-Corn Eileen Fillercorn.jpg  Virginia House of Delegates Democratic January 8, 2020 January 11, 2022 2 years, 3 days
Laurie Jinkins Laurie Jinkins.jpg  Washington House of Representatives Democratic January 13, 2020 Incumbent 3 years, 258 days
Jill Krowinski JillKrowinski.png  Vermont House of Representatives Democratic January 6, 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 265 days
Louise Stutes File:File.louise.stutes.jpg  Alaska House of Representatives Republican
(Bipartisan Coalition) 		February 11, 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 229 days

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 No image.svg  Puerto Rico House of Representatives Liberal 1945 1945 ?
Ruby M. Rouss No image.svg  United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 12, 1981 January 11, 1982 364 days
January 12, 1987 March 9, 1987 56 days
Lorraine Berry No image.svg  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 Linda Cropp (cropped).jpg  District of Columbia Council Democratic July 22, 1997 January 3, 2007 9 years, 165 days
Judith Won Pat Judith Won Pat Portrait (cropped).jpg  Guam Legislature Democratic March 7, 2008 January 2, 2017 8 years, 301 days
Jenniffer González Jenniffer-gonzalez-first-hispanic-american-veterans-summit-2006.jpg  Puerto Rico House of Representatives New Progressive January 12, 2009 January 1, 2013 3 years, 355 days
Tina Rose Muña Barnes Speaker Tina Muna Barnes signing an Executive Order in her capacity as Acting Lt. Governor of Guam..jpg  Guam Legislature Democratic January 7, 2019 January 4, 2021 1 year, 363 days
Therese M. Terlaje No image.svg  Guam Legislature Democratic January 4, 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 267 days
Donna Frett-Gregory No image.svg  United States Virgin Islands Legislature Democratic January 11, 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 260 days

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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