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In 2008, 87 women serve in the U.S. Congress. Sixteen women serve in the Senate, and 71 women serve in the House. The number of women in statewide elective executive posts is 74, while the proportion of women in state legislatures is at 23.7 percent. |
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Congress: women hold 87, or 16.3%, of the 535 seats in the 110th US Congress — 16, or 16.0%, of the 100 seats in the Senate and 71, or 16.3%, of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. In addition, three women serve as Delegates to the House from Guam, the Virgin Islands and Washington, DC. |
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Statewide Elective Executive: In 2008, 74 women hold statewide elective executive offices across the country; women hold 23.5% of the 315 available positions. Among these women, 44 are Democrats, 27 are Republicans, and 3 were elected in nonpartisan races. |
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State Legislature: In 2008, 1,746, or 23.7%, of the 7,382 state legislators in the United States are women. Women hold 423, or 21.5%, of the 1,971 state senate seats and 1,323, or 24.5%, of the 5,411 state house seats. Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled. |
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Web Updated: 04/10/2008 Fact Sheets: (current as of 04/2008) |
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Women
in Elective Office 2008 (.pdf) |
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with current numbers and percentage of women elected officials
in U.S. Congress, statewide elective executive offices, state legislatures
and municipal offices. Also includes summary of percentages of
women in office at various levels from 1979 to current. |
Summary: Women of Color in Elective Office |
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Of the 87 women serving in the 110th US Congress, 20, or 23.0%, are women of color; in addition, an African American woman and a Caribbean American woman serve as Delegates to the House from Washington, DC and the Virgin Islands, respectively. |
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Of the 74 women serving in statewide elective executive offices, 4, or 5.4%, are women of color.
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Of the 1,746 women state legislators serving nationwide, 355 or 20.3% are women of color. They include 96 senators and 259 representatives; 330 are Democrats and 25 are Republicans. Women of color constitute 4.8% of the total 7,382 state legislators. |
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Web Updated: 04/10/2008 Fact Sheets: (current as of 04/2008) |
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Women
of Color in Elective Office (.pdf) |
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Fact
sheet with current numbers and percentages of women of color in
U.S. Congress, statewide elective executive offices and state legislatures. |
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Eleccion Latina |
Numbers
and names of Latinas elected to U.S. Congress,
statewide elective executive offices and state legislatures. |
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Summary: |
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In 2008, women hold 87, or 16.3%, of the 535 seats in the 109th US Congress - 16, or 16.0%, of the 100 seats in the Senate and 71, or 16.3%, of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. In addition, three women serve as delegates to the House from Guam, the Virgin Islands and Washington, DC. |
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The sixteen women currently serving in the Senate are: Barbara Boxer (D-CA); Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY); Susan Collins (R-ME); Elizabeth Dole (R-NC); Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX); Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Mary Landrieu (D-LA); Blanche Lincoln (D-AR); Claire McCaskill (D-MO); Barbara Mikulski (D-MD); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Patty Murray (D-WA); Olympia Snowe (R-ME); and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). |
To date, a total of 35 women have served in the Senate, including 22 Democrats and 13 Republicans. (See also CAWP's fact sheet on Women in the U.S. Senate.) |
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The 71 women holding seats in the House of Representatives comprise 16.3% of the 435 members. The women represent 30 states; 51 are Democrats and 20 are Republicans. The congresswomen include 20 women of color: 11 African American women, 2 Asian Pacific Islander, and 7 Latinas. In addition, there are three Democratic women delegates representing Guam, the Virgin Islands and Washington, DC. The delegates include an African American and a Caribbean American. |
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Of these women, 58 first entered by winning regular general elections. Thirteen others won special elections; Bono (CA), Capps (CA), Herseth (SD), Lee (CA), Matsui (CA), Pelosi (CA), Richardson (CA), Ros-Lehtinen (FL), Schmidt (OH), Speier (D-CA), Tsongas (D-MA), Watson (CA), and Wilson (NM) succeeded others who died or resigned. Emerson (MO) won a regular election simultaneously with a special election to fill a vacancy. The DC, GU and VI Delegates won regular general elections.. (See also CAWP's fact sheet on Women in the US House of Representatives.) |
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Web Updated: 04/10/2008 Fact Sheets: (current as of 04/2008) |
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Women
in the U.S. Congress 2008 - state by state listing with web address |
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Women in the U.S. Congress 2008 (.pdf) |
Fact sheet
listing women currently in office, as well as a historical summary
of women of color in Congress and a list of percentages of women
in the U. S. Congress from 1917 to current. |
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Women in the U.S. Senate 2008 (.pdf) |
Fact sheet
listing past and present women who have served in the U.S. Senate,
as well as a historical summary of how they first entered office
(elected, appointed, etc.). |
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Women in the U.S. House of Representatives 2008 (.pdf) |
Fact sheet
listing current women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives,
as well as summary information on how they first entered office. (.pdf) |
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Women in Congress: Leadership Roles and Committee Chairs (.pdf) |
Fact sheet
listing women who have served in leadership roles in Congress,
both current and historical. |
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Summary: |
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A historical listing of current and past women cabinet officials. |
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Women in Presidential Cabinets (.pdf) |
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Summary: |
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In 2008, 74 women hold statewide elective executive offices across the country; women hold 23.5% of the 315 available positions. Among these women 44 are Democrats, 27 are Republicans, and three were elected in nonpartisan races. |
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To date, women have been elected statewide to executive offices in 49 of the nation's 50 states. In Maine the governor is the only executive elected statewide, and a woman has never served as governor there. |
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Web Updated: 01/22/2008 Fact Sheets: (current as of 01/2008) |
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Women
in Statewide Elective Executive Office 2008
- state by state listing with web site addresses. |
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Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office 2008 (.pdf) |
Fact sheet
listing of current women serving in statewide elective executive
offices. |
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Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office 1969-2007 (.pdf) |
Historical fact sheet listing numbers and percent of women serving in statewide elective executive offices. |
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Summary: |
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In 2008, 1,746, or 23.7% of the 7,382 state legislators in the United States are women. Women currently hold 423, or 21.5%, of the 1,971 state senate seats and 1,323, or 24.5%, of the 5,411 state house or assembly seats. Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled. |
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Web Updated: 04/10/2008 Fact Sheets: (current as of 04/2008) |
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Women
in State Legislative Office 2008 (.pdf) |
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Fact sheet
with state by state listing and ranking of numbers and percentages
of women in state legislative office. |
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Women
in Legislative Leadership Roles 2007 (.pdf) |
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Fact sheet
listing summary and state by state numbers of women in leadership
roles and committee chairs in state legislatures. |
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Women
Mayors 2008 (cities
over 30,000) |
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Listing of
women mayors in cities over 30,000 population (as of 02/08),
first list by population size and ranking; second list by state. |
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No women serve in New Jersey's 15-member (two Senators, 13 Representatives) congressional delegation in 2008. |
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In New Jersey, the governor is the only statewide elected official, making the New Jersey governor one of the most powerful in the nation. Christine Todd Whitman was New Jersey’s first woman governor; she was only the second Republican woman ever elected governor in any state. She won re-election in a close race in 1997, making her the first Republican woman governor in U.S. history to be re-elected. She resigned early in 2001 to serve in President Bush’s cabinet as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. Whitman resigned from the EPA in June 2003. |
Governor Jon Corzine has eight women in his cabinet. This represents 38.1% of his 23-member cabinet. |
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In 2008, 34 women serve in New Jersey’s state legislature; they hold 28.3% of the 120 available seats. Nationally women hold 23.6% of all state legislative seats; New Jersey ranks 15th among the 50 states in the proportion of women serving in its legislature. |
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Of the 137 (78D, 59R) county freeholders, 31 or 22.6% are women. Five women serve as freeholder directors or chairs. |
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27 women serve as elected constitutional officers in New Jersey's counties. They hold 41.5% of the 65 available positions. They include 14 county clerks, 2 registers, 3 sheriffs and 8 surrogates. |
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As of January 2008, there are 83 women mayors serving in New Jersey's 566 municipalities, holding 14.7% of the available positions. |
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Three women currently serve on New Jersey’s seven-member Supreme Court. Two were appointed by Governor Christine Todd Whitman: Justice Virginia Long, sworn in on September 14, 1999 and Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, sworn in on January 26, 2000. The third, Justice Helen E. Hoens, was appointed by Governor Jon Corzine and sworn in on October 26, 2006. |
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Web Updated: 03/3//2008 Fact Sheets: (current as of 03/2008) |
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Women in New Jersey Government 2008 |
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