Name Party Position Dates Served State; Alma S. Adams D U.S. Representative: 2014-present North Carolina: Yassamin Ansari

As of January 3, 2025, there are 125 women in the U.S. House of Representatives (not including four female non-voting delegates), making women 28.7% of the total.

Three congresswomen became the first women of color to chair congressional committees: Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH), Committee on Ethics; Representative Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), Committee on House Administration; and Representative Nydia Velasquez (D-NY), Committee on Small Business.

women first entered by winning regular general elections. women lawmakers held previous elective offices prior to entering Congress.

Feb 14, 2019 · There have been more than 200 women in Congress. Explore this index of the women who have served in the United States Congress, chronologically.

Feb 11, 2021 · A new record of 141 women -- and a record number of Black women -- have been sworn in to serve in the 117th session of the U.S. Congress. Many newcomers join congressional veterans in the Senate...

1 day ago · U.S. Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Frederica Wilson sharply criticized President Donald Trump for his assertion, offered without any evidence, that federal government diversity efforts were …

Oct 13, 2022 · There are 127 women serving in the House (including 3 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner), 93 Democrats and 34 Republicans. There are 24 women in the Senate, 16 Democrats and 8 Republicans. Initially, on the first day of …

Jan 12, 2021 · There are nearly 150 women in Congress, including non-voting delegates from Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. Once Sen. Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president, there will be 25 female...

Jan 24, 2025 · – As the Asian American community celebrates Lunar New Year, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), announced today that she reintroduced a bill to establish Lunar New Year as a federal holiday in conjunction with a resolution to recognize the historical and cultural significance of the...