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Women in Elective Office - Historical Summary

U.S. Congress  
 
 		 Maurine Brown Neuberger (D)
U.S. Senator 1960-1967
   Darlene Hooley (D) U.S. Representative 1997-present
     Neuberger concurrently won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband and a regular election to fill the new term.
  Elizabeth Furse (D)
Edith Green (D)
Nan Wood Honeyman (D) 		U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative		 1993-1999
1955-1975
1937-1939
 
Statewide Elective Executives
  Susan Castillo (NP)
Norma Paulus (NP)		 Sup. of Public Instruct.
Sup. of Public Instruct.		 2003-present
1990-1999
      Paulus was initially appointed and subsequently elected.
  Barbara Roberts (D)
Mary Wendy Roberts (D)
Barbara Roberts (D)
Norma Paulus (R)		   Governor
Commissioner of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of State		 1991-1995
1979-1995
1985-1990
1977-1984 
 
State Legislature
   
  
  
  
State
  
  
Senate
Total
Wom./
Total
  
  
House
Total
Wom./
Total
Total
Wom./
Total
  
%
Total
Year 
 Rank 
  D  
  R 
  Senate  
   D  
  R  
  House  
  Legis.  
 Wom. 
                          
2008
 8 8 1 9/ 30 12 8 20/ 60 29/ 90 32.2
2007
 10 8 1 9/ 30 12 7 19/ 60 28/ 90 31.1
2006
 15 8 1 9/ 30 8 8 16/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
2005
 15 8 1 9/ 30 8 8 16/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
2004
 9 6 1 7/ 30 10 9 19/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
2003
 4 6 2 8/ 30 11 9 20/ 60 28/ 90 31.1
2002
 5 7 1 8/ 30 12 10 22/ 60 30/ 90 33.3
2001
 5 7 1 8/ 30 12 10 22/ 60 30/ 90 33.3
2000
 8 6 2 8/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 27/ 90 30.0
1999
 8 6 2 8/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 27/ 90 30.0
1998
 17 5 4 9/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 23/ 90 25.6
1997
 17 5 4 9/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 23/ 90 25.6
1996
 7 4 3 7/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
1995
 7 4 3 7/ 30 11 8 19/ 60 26/ 90 28.9
1994
 12 6 1 7/ 30 10 6 16/ 60 23/ 90 25.6
1993
 9 7 1 8/ 30 11 6 17/ 60 25/ 90 27.8
1992
 12 6 1 7/ 30 9 6 15/ 60 22/ 90 24.4
1991
 14 6 1 7/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 21/ 90 23.3
1990
 16 6 1 7/ 30 6 5 11/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1989
 16 6 1 7/ 30 6 5 11/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1988
 20 4 1 5/ 30 7 3 10/ 60 15/ 90 16.7
1987
 20 4 2 6/ 30 7 3 10/ 60 16/ 90 17.8
1986
 8 4 2 6/ 30 8 4 12/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1985
 8 4 2 6/ 30 8 4 12/ 60 18/ 90 20.0
1984
 7 4 2 6/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 20/ 90 22.2
1983
 7 4 2 6/ 30 8 6 14/ 60 20/ 90 22.2
1981
 6 1 0 1/ 30 12 7 19/ 60 20/ 90 22.2
1979
 10 - - 0/ 30 - - 13/ 60 13/ 90 14.4
1977
 - - - 3/ NA - - 9/ NA 12/ NA -
1975
 - - - 3/ NA - - 8/ NA 11/ NA -
  

  

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