Women in the United States House of Representatives

Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. In total, 396 women have been U.S. representatives and eight more have been non-voting delegates. 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. Of the 404 women who have served in the House, 269 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and 135 have been Republicans (including three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.

Women have been elected to the House of Representatives from 49 of the 50 states. Mississippi is the only state that has not elected a woman to the House of Representatives, though it has elected a woman to the United States Senate. In 1917, Montana was the first state to send a woman to the House of Representatives and to Congress; in 2025, North Dakota became the most recent state to send its first woman to the House. Women have also been sent to Congress from five of the six territories of the United States; the final territory to send a woman to the House of Representatives is the Northern Mariana Islands, also in 2025. California has elected more women to Congress than any other state, with 50 U.S. representatives elected since 1923. To date, no woman who has served in the House has ever previously served in the Senate, has been elected to represent more than one state in non-consecutive elections, switched parties, or served as a third-party member in her career, although one was reelected as an independent.

Firsts

Sometimes called the "Lady of the House", Jeannette Rankin entered the House of Representatives in 1917 as the first woman in Congress.

Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the House or either chamber of Congress in 1921. In addition, she was the first woman elected from the American South (Oklahoma) and the first woman to defeat an incumbent representative.

Nancy Pelosi, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023), the only woman to hold the position.

The first woman to be elected to Congress was Montana's Jeannette Rankin, a Republican, in the 1916 House elections; notably, this occurred before the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which prohibits the federal government or any state from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. On April 2, 1917, she took her oath of office along with the other members of the 65th Congress.

Mae Nolan entered the House of Representatives in 1923 as the first Catholic woman in either chamber of Congress. Clare Boothe Luce, who converted to the Catholic Church in 1946 before retiring as a Congresswoman, was the first female Catholic convert in either chamber.

Florence Prag Kahn entered the House of Representatives in 1925 as the first Jewish and thus non-Christian woman in either chamber of Congress.

Chase G. Woodhouse, born in Canada to American parents, entered the House of Representatives in 1945 as the first woman born outside the United States elected to either chamber of Congress. She went to become the first woman in congressional party leadership when elected secretary of the House Democratic Caucus in 1949. Lynn Morley Martin became the first Republican woman elected to a House leadership position as vice chair of the House Republican Conference in 1985.

Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman elected in both chambers of Congress; she first entered the House of Representatives in 1940, before her election into the Senate in 1948.

Representative Vera Buchanan died in 1955, making her the first woman in either chamber of Congress to die in office.

Patsy Mink, an Asian American, entered the House of Representatives in 1965 as the first woman of color in either chamber of Congress.

Shirley Chisholm entered the House of Representatives in 1969 as the first African-American woman in either chamber of Congress.

In 1969, Representative Charlotte Reid became the first woman to wear pants in the House of Representatives or Senate.

In 1973, Representative Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first member of either the House of Representatives or Senate to give birth while in office, and she was the first member of Congress to be granted maternity leave, with the birth of her daughter Autumn.

Mary Rose Oakar in 1977 became the first Arab-American woman elected to Congress.

The gym of the House of Representatives (with the exception of its swimming pool) first opened to women in 1985, the gym having previously been male-only. The swimming pool opened to women in 2009, the pool having previously been male-only.

Barbara Vucanovich entered the House of Representatives in 1983 as the first Hispanic or Latina woman in either chamber of Congress.

Apart from single-member House delegations, the first all-woman delegation in either chamber of Congress was from Hawaii, in late 1990—Pat Saiki and Patsy Mink. They were also the first all-woman of color delegation in either chamber. In 2013, New Hampshire became the first state to have an all-woman delegation in both houses of Congress.

Enid Greene Waldholtz entered the House of Representatives in 1995 as the first Mormon woman in that chamber; however, she was the second Mormon woman in Congress, after Senator Paula Hawkins of Florida.

Jo Ann Emerson entered the House of Representatives in 1997 as the first and, so far, only woman (re)elected as neither a Democrat nor a Republican from any state to either chamber of Congress. She won two elections scheduled on November 5, 1996: a special election to fill out the remainder of her husband's term in the 104th Congress, and a general election for a full term in the 105th Congress. Emerson received the Republican nomination for the unexpired term; however, the party slot for the regular election was already filled by another contender. According to Missouri law, she was ineligible to run as a GOP candidate, so she sought reelection and won her first full term as an independent. Emerson was sworn into office as such before rejoining the Republicans a few days later.

Tammy Baldwin, a lesbian, entered the House of Representatives in 1999 as the first openly LGBT woman in either chamber of Congress.

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, rose through the ranks of her party leadership to be elected House whip in 2002, before being elevated to House floor leader and minority leader the following year; making her both the first woman whip and the first woman floor leader in either chamber of Congress. On January 4, 2007, she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. On January 3, 2019, Pelosi became the seventh person and first woman to reclaim the speakership.

Mazie Hirono entered the House of Representatives in 2007 as one of the first two Buddhists (alongside Hank Johnson) and first Buddhist woman elected in either chamber of Congress.

In 2011, the House of Representatives got its first women's bathroom near the chamber (Room H-211 of the Capitol building); women in the Senate have had their own restroom off the Senate floor since 1993.

Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War combat veteran, entered the House of Representatives in 2013 as the first woman with a disability in either chamber of Congress.

Tulsi Gabbard entered the House of Representatives in 2013 as the first Hindu person in either chamber of Congress. Kyrsten Sinema also entered the House that same year as the first openly bisexual person in either chamber of Congress.

In the 2018 House elections, there was a wave of firsts elected to the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress. A record-breaking 103 women were elected or reelected to the House, causing many to call it the "Year of the Woman" in a reference to the first such year, the 1992 Senate elections. Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women ever elected to either house of Congress. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib became the first Muslim women elected to either chamber, with Tlaib the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress and Omar the first Somali-American of either sex to be elected. Angie Craig became the first lesbian mother to be elected. Additionally, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donna Shalala became, respectively, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and the oldest woman to be elected to Congress for the first time.

Also in 2018, Jacky Rosen became the first sitting female House one-termer to be elected to the Senate.

In 2020, Republican Stephanie Bice was elected to become the first Persian American, Pakistani American, and first woman of Persian parentage and Pakistani ancestry in Congress, and her fellow Republican, Yvette Herrell, was also elected as the first Native American woman from the party in Congress. Additionally, Republicans Michelle Steel and Young Kim, and Democrat Marilyn Strickland were the first Korean-American women elected. Strickland is also the first Afro-Asian woman elected to the House of Representatives.

Mary Peltola entered the House of Representatives on September 13, 2022, after winning a special election on August 16, as the first Alaska Native person in either chamber of Congress.

In 2024, Sarah McBride was elected to the House, becoming the first transgender person ever elected to either chamber of Congress. Her membership in the House was not well received by some of her Republican colleagues, as they referred to her as "the gentleman from Delaware" or as "Mr. McBride". Even prior to the commencement of her service, Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, issued a ruling barring McBride from using the women restrooms in the House.

Length of service

Representative Marcy Kaptur, the longest serving woman in the chamber's history, has represented Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983

Representative Marcy Kaptur, who has served in the House since January 3, 1983, has the longest-serving tenure of any female member in the chamber's history. In 2018, she surpassed the record previously held by Edith Nourse Rogers, who served in the House from 1925 until her death in 1960. She went on to surpass the record previously held by Barbara Mikulski, who served in the House and Senate for a combined 40 years, thus making her the longest-serving woman in congressional history.

Pat Saiki (born 1930) is currently the oldest living former female member of the House. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke is the former member having survived longest since her first election (1973).

List of states represented by women

State	Current members	Previous members	Total	First female member	Political party of first female member	Years with female members
Alabama	1	2	3	Elizabeth B. Andrews	Democratic	1972–1973, 2011–present
Alaska	0	1	1	Mary Peltola	Democratic	2022–2025
Arizona	1	7	8	Isabella Greenway	Democratic	1933–1937, 1993–1995, 2007–present
Arkansas	0	4	4	Pearl Oldfield	Democratic	1929–1933, 1961–1963, 1993–1997
California	15	35	50	Mae Nolan	Republican	1923–1937, 1945–1951, 1973–1979, 1981–present
Colorado	3	5	8	Pat Schroeder	Democratic	1973–present
Connecticut	2	6	8	Clare Boothe Luce	Republican	1943–1947, 1949–1951, 1971–1975, 1982–present
Delaware	1	1	2	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democratic	2017–present
Florida	9	15	24	Ruth Owen	Democratic	1929–1933, 1989–present
Georgia	3	6	9	Florence Gibbs	Democratic	1940–1941, 1946–1947, 1955–1963, 1993–2007, 2017–present
Hawaii	1	5	6	Patsy Mink	Democratic	1965–1977, 1987–2002, 2007–2021, 2023–present
Idaho	0	2	2	Gracie Pfost	Democratic	1953–1963, 1995–2001
Illinois	6	15	21	Winnifred Huck	Republican	1922–1923, 1929–1931, 1939–1947, 1951–1971, 1973–1997, 1999–present
Indiana	2	7	9	Virginia E. Jenckes	Democratic	1933–1939, 1949–1959, 1982–1985, 1989–1995, 1997–2007, 2013–present
Iowa	2	2	4	Cindy Axne & Abby Finkenauer	Democratic	2019–present
Kansas	1	5	6	Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy	Democratic	1933–1935, 1975–1979, 1985–1997, 2007–present
Kentucky	0	2	2	Katherine G. Langley	Republican	1927–1931, 1997–2007
Louisiana	1	2	3	Lindy Boggs	Democratic	1973–1991, 2021–present
Maine	1	2	3	Margaret Chase Smith	Republican	1940–1949, 1979–1995, 2009–present
Maryland	2	8	10	Katharine Byron	Democratic	1941–1943, 1973–2003, 2008–2017, 2025–present
Massachusetts	3	4	7	Edith Rogers	Republican	1925–1960, 1967–1983, 2007–present
Michigan	6	10	16	Ruth Thompson	Republican	1951–1974, 1995–present
Mississippi	0	0	0
Minnesota	5	2	7	Coya Knutson	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	1955–1959, 2001–present
Missouri	1	7	8	Leonor Sullivan	Democratic	1953–1977, 1991–present
Montana	0	1	1	Jeannette Rankin	Republican	1917–1919, 1941–1943
Nebraska	0	1	1	Virginia D. Smith	Republican	1975–1991
Nevada	2	3	5	Barbara Vucanovich	Republican	1983–1997, 1999–present
New Hampshire	1	2	3	Carol Shea-Porter	Democratic	2007–2011, 2013–present
New Jersey	4	5	9	Mary Norton	Democratic	1925–1951, 1957–1973, 1975–2003, 2015–present
New Mexico	2	6	8	Georgia Lusk	Democratic	1947–1949, 1998–2009, 2013–present
New York	8	22	30	Ruth Pratt	Republican	1929–1945, 1947–1983, 1987–present
North Carolina	4	5	9	Eliza Pratt	Democratic	1946–1947, 1992–present
North Dakota	1	0	1	Julie Fedorchak	Republican	2025–present
Ohio	4	9	13	Frances P. Bolton	Republican	1940–1969, 1977–present
Oklahoma	1	3	4	Alice Robertson	Republican	1921–1923, 2007–2011, 2019–present
Oregon	5	5	10	Nan Honeyman	Democratic	1937–1939, 1955–1974, 1993–2009, 2012–present
Pennsylvania	4	8	12	Veronica Boland	Democratic	1942–1943, 1951–1963, 1993–1995, 2001–2015, 2018–present
Rhode Island	0	1	1	Claudine Schneider	Republican	1981–1991
South Carolina	2	5	7	Elizabeth Gasque	Democratic	1938–1941, 1944–1945, 1962–1963, 1987–1993, 2021–present
South Dakota	0	2	2	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	Democratic	2004–2019
Tennessee	1	6	7	Willa Eslick	Democratic	1932–1933, 1961–1965, 1975–1995, 2003–2019, 2021–present
Texas	7	7	14	Lera Thomas	Democratic	1966–1967, 1973–1979, 1993–present
Utah	1	4	5	Reva Bosone	Democratic	1949–1953, 1993–1997, 2015–2019, 2023–present
Vermont	1	0	1	Becca Balint	Democratic	2023–present
Virginia	2	7	9	Leslie Byrne	Democratic	1993–1995, 2001–2009, 2015–present
Washington	6	8	14	Catherine May	Republican	1959–1974, 1989–present
West Virginia	1	2	3	Elizabeth Kee	Democratic	1951–1965, 2001–2015, 2019–present
Wisconsin	1	1	2	Tammy Baldwin	Democratic	1999–present
Wyoming	1	3	4	Barbara Cubin	Republican	1995–present

List of territories and the District of Columbia represented by women

Territory	Current members	Previous members	Total	First female member	Political party of first female member	Years with female members
American Samoa	1	0	1	Amata Radewagen	Republican	2015–present
District of Columbia	1	0	1	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democratic	1991–present
Guam	0	1	1	Madeleine Bordallo	Democratic	2003–2019
Hawaii Territory	0	1	1	Elizabeth P. Farrington	Republican	1954–1957
Northern Mariana Islands	1	0	1	Kimberlyn King-Hinds	Republican	2025–present
Puerto Rico	0	0	1	Jenniffer González-Colón	Republican	2017–2025
United States Virgin Islands	1	1	2	Donna Christian-Christensen	Democratic	1997–present

Family ties and widow's succession

Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck of Illinois, the third woman ever elected to Congress, became the first woman followed into national office due to family connections. She succeeded her father into the House in the wake of his death in 1921; Huck won a special election to fill out the remainder of his term, but lost a primary election for renomination in her own right, so she served just 14 weeks. In 1990, Rep. Susan Molinari become the first woman elected to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of her father rather than his death.

Mae Nolan of California becomes the first woman elected to Congress to fill the vacant seat caused by the death of her husband in 1922, which is sometimes known as the widow's succession. In the early years of women in Congress, such a seat was usually held only until the next general election, and the women retired after that single Congress, thereby becoming a placeholders to finishing elected terms of their husbands. As the years progressed, however, more and more of these widow successors sought reelection. These women began to win their own elections, with Florence Prag Kahn of California becoming the first woman to do it. After entering the House of Representatives in 1925 to replace her late husband, she established herself as an effective legislator in her own right and would go on to win reelection five more times. Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan succeeded her living spouse after his retirement, becoming the first woman to do it.

To date, 45 women have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress, with 38 of them seated in the House and eight in the Senate. The only current example is Representative Doris Matsui of California. One of the most prominent examples was Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, who served a total of 32 years in both the House and the Senate and been the first woman to do so. She began the end of McCarthyism with a famous speech, "The Declaration of Conscience", became the first major-party female presidential candidate and the first woman to receive votes at a national nominating convention, and was the first (and highest ranking to date) woman to enter the GOP Senate leadership (in the third-highest post of Chairwoman of the Senate Republican Conference).

Frances P. Bolton of Ohio became the first woman overlapping a tenure with her child in either chamber of Congress. She served alongside her son in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1957 and again from 1963 to 1965; making them the first mother-son team ever to be simultaneously elected.

In 1965, Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia became the first woman who directly preceded her own child in any chamber of Congress; event occurred after she stepped down from the House and her son was elected to a vacant seat. Congresswomen Loretta and Linda Sánchez, both of California, served along each other from 2003 to 2017; making them the first pair of sisters elected to either chamber.

Number of women

Number of women in the United States House of Representatives and Senate by Congress

Women U.S. representatives of the 113th Congress

Gender of the members of the House of Representatives.

The number of women who sought and won election to Congress in each election cycle from 1974 to 2018.

Number of women in the United States Congress (1917–present):

Congress	Years	in Congress	%
65th	1917–1919	1	0.2%
66th	1919–1921	0	0%
67th	1921–1923	4	0.7%
68th	1923–1925	1	0.2%
69th	1925–1927	3	0.6%
70th	1927–1929	5	0.9%
71st	1929–1931	9	1.7%
72nd	1931–1933	8	1.5%
73rd	1933–1935	8	1.5%
74th	1935–1937	8	1.5%
75th	1937–1939	9	1.7%
76th	1939–1941	9	1.7%
77th	1941–1943	10	1.9%
78th	1943–1945	9	1.7%
79th	1945–1947	11	2.1%
80th	1947–1949	8	1.5%
81st	1949–1951	10	1.9%
82nd	1951–1953	11	2.1%
83rd	1953–1955	15	2.8%
84th	1955–1957	18	3.4%
85th	1957–1959	16	3.0%
86th	1959–1961	19	3.5%
87th	1961–1963	20	3.7%
88th	1963–1965	14	2.6%
89th	1965–1967	13	2.4%
90th	1967–1969	12	2.2%
91st	1969–1971	11	2.1%
92nd	1971–1973	15	2.8%
93rd	1973–1975	16	3.0%
94th	1975–1977	19	3.6%
95th	1977–1979	20	3.7%
96th	1979–1981	17	3.2%
97th	1981–1983	23	4.3%
98th	1983–1985	24	4.5%
99th	1985–1987	25	4.7%
100th	1987–1989	26	4.9%
101st	1989–1991	31	5.8%
102nd	1991–1993	33	6.2%
103rd	1993–1995	55	10.3%
104th	1995–1997	59	11.0%
105th	1997–1999	66	12.3%
106th	1999–2001	67	12.5%
107th	2001–2003	75	14.0%
108th	2003–2005	77	14.4%
109th	2005–2007	85	15.9%
110th	2007–2009	94	17.6%
111th	2009–2011	96	17.9%
112th	2011–2013	96	17.9%
113th	2013–2015	104	19.2%
114th	2015–2017	109	20.1%
115th	2017–2019	116	21.4%
116th	2019–2021	131	24.2%
117th	2021–2023	152	28.1%
118th	2023–2025	157	29.0%
119th	2025–2027	149	27.5%

Number of women in the United States House of Representatives by party

Notes: "% of party" is taken from voting members at the beginning of the Congress, while numbers and "% of women" include all female House members of the given Congress

Congress	Years	Women total	Republicans	% of women	% of party	Democrats	% of women	% of party
65th	1917–1919	1	1	100%	0.5%	0	0.0%	0.0%
66th	1919–1921	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
67th	1921–1923	3	3	100%	0.3%	0	0.0%	0.0%
68th	1923–1925	1	1	100%	0.4%	0	0.0%	0.0%
69th	1925–1927	3	2	66.7%	0.4%	1	33.3%	0.5%
70th	1927–1929	5	3	60.0%	1.3%	2	40.0%	0.5%
71st	1929–1931	9	5	55.6%	1.9%	4	44.4%	1.8%
72nd	1931–1933	7	3	42.9%	1.4%	4	57.1%	1.4%
73rd	1933–1935	7	3	42.9%	1.7%	4	57.1%	1.0%
74th	1935–1937	6	2	33.3%	1.9%	4	66.7%	1.2%
75th	1937–1939	6	1	16.7%	1.1%	5	83.3%	1.2%
76th	1939–1941	8	4	50.0%	1.2%	4	50.0%	0.8%
77th	1941–1943	9	5	55.6%	3.1%	4	44.4%	0.7%
78th	1943–1945	8	6	75.0%	2.9%	2	25.0%	0.5%
79th	1945–1947	11	5	45.5%	2.6%	6	54.5%	1.7%
80th	1947–1949	7	5	71.4%	2.0%	2	28.6%	1.1%
81st	1949–1951	9	4	44.4%	2.3%	5	55.6%	1.5%
82nd	1951–1953	10	6	60.0%	3.0%	4	40.0%	0.9%
83rd	1953–1955	12	7	58.3%	2.7%	5	41.7%	2.3%
84th	1955–1957	17	7	41.2%	3.0%	10	58.8%	3.4%
85th	1957–1959	15	6	40.0%	3.0%	9	60.0%	3.8%
86th	1959–1961	17	8	47.1%	5.2%	9	52.9%	2.8%
87th	1961–1963	18	7	38.9%	3.5%	11	61.1%	3.4%
88th	1963–1965	12	6	50.0%	2.8%	6	50.0%	2.3%
89th	1965–1967	11	4	36.4%	2.9%	7	63.6%	2.0%
90th	1967–1969	11	5	45.5%	2.7%	6	54.5%	2.4%
91st	1969–1971	10	4	40.0%	2.1%	6	60.0%	2.5%
92nd	1971–1973	13	3	23.1%	1.1%	10	76.9%	3.5%
93rd	1973–1975	16	2	12.5%	1.0%	14	87.5%	5.0%
94th	1975–1977	19	5	26.3%	2.8%	14	73.7%	4.8%
95th	1977–1979	18	5	27.8%	3.5%	13	72.2%	4.5%
96th	1979–1981	16	5	31.3%	3.2%	11	68.8%	4.0%
97th	1981–1983	21	10	47.6%	4.7%	11	52.4%	3.7%
98th	1983–1985	22	9	40.9%	5.5%	13	59.1%	4.4%
99th	1985–1987	23	11	47.8%	6.0%	12	52.2%	4.3%
100th	1987–1989	23	11	47.8%	6.0%	12	52.2%	4.3%
101st	1989–1991	29	13	44.8%	6.0%	16	55.2%	5.6%
102nd	1991–1993	30	9	30.0%	5.5%	21	70.0%	7.0%
103rd	1993–1995	48	12	25.0%	6.8%	36	75.0%	13.6%
104th	1995–1997	50	18	36.0%	7.4%	32	64.0%	14.7%
105th	1997–1999	56	17	30.4%	7.5%	39	69.6%	18.8%
106th	1999–2001	58	17	29.3%	7.6%	41	70.7%	18.5%
107th	2001–2003	62	18	29.0%	8.1%	44	71.0%	19.0%
108th	2003–2005	63	21	33.3%	9.2%	42	66.7%	18.5%
109th	2005–2007	71	25	35.2%	9.9%	46	64.8%	20.9%
110th	2007–2009	78	21	26.9%	9.9%	57	73.1%	20.2%
111th	2009–2011	79	17	21.5%	9.6%	62	78.5%	21.5%
112th	2011–2013	79	24	30.4%	9.9%	55	69.6%	23.8%
113th	2013–2015	82	20	24.4%	8.2%	62	75.6%	29.0%
114th	2015–2017	88	23	26.2%	8.9%	65	73.8%	33.0%
115th	2017–2019	89	25	25.3%	8.7%	64	74.7%	32.0%
116th	2019–2021	101	13	12.9%	6.5%	88	87.1%	37.4%
117th	2021–2023	126	33	26.2%	14.6%	93	73.8%	41.2%
118th	2023–2025	128	33	25.8%	14.9%	95	74.2%	42.9%
119th	2025–2027	125	30	24.0%	13.7%	95	76.0%	44.2%

Percentage of women by party and year

Showing the data tabulated above (as of the 117th Congress) as a graph.

List of female members

This is a complete list of women who have served as U.S. representatives or delegates of the United States House of Representatives. Members are grouped by the apportionment period during which such member commenced serving. This list includes women who served in the past and those who continue to serve in the present.

Female members whose service began between 1917 and 1932

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973)	Republican	Montana at-large	March 4, 1917	March 3, 1919	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1918 United States Senate election in Montana
			Montana's 1st	January 3, 1941	January 3, 1943	Retired
	Alice Robertson (1854–1931)	Republican	Oklahoma's 2nd	March 4, 1921	March 3, 1923	Lost reelection
	Winnifred Huck (1882–1936)	Republican	Illinois's at-large	November 7, 1922		Lost renomination
	Mae Nolan (1886–1973)	Republican	California's 5th	January 23, 1923	March 3, 1925	Retired
	Florence Kahn (1866–1948)	Republican	California's 4th	March 4, 1925	January 3, 1937	Lost reelection
	Mary Norton (1875–1959)	Democratic	New Jersey's 12th & 13th		January 3, 1951	Retired
	Edith Rogers (1881–1960)	Republican	Massachusetts's 5th	June 30, 1925	September 10, 1960	Died in office
	Katherine G. Langley (1888–1948)	Republican	Kentucky's 7th	March 4, 1927	March 3, 1931	Retired
	Pearl Oldfield (1876–1962)	Democratic	Arkansas's 2nd	January 9, 1929		Retired
	Ruth McCormick (1880–1944)	Republican	Illinois's at-large	March 4, 1929	March 3, 1931	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois
	Ruth Owen (1885–1954)	Democratic	Florida's 4th		March 3, 1933	Lost renomination
	Ruth Pratt (1877–1965)	Republican	New York's 17th	March 4, 1929		Lost reelection
	Effiegene Wingo (1883–1962)	Democratic	Arkansas's 4th	November 4, 1930	March 3, 1933	Retired
	Willa Eslick (1878–1961)	Democratic	Tennessee's 7th	August 14, 1932		Not eligible for reelection having not qualified for nomination

Female members whose service began between 1933 and 1942

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Virginia E. Jenckes (1877–1975)	Democratic	Indiana's 6th	March 4, 1933	January 3, 1939	Lost reelection
	Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952)	Democratic	Kansas's 6th		January 3, 1935	Lost reelection
	Isabella Greenway (1886–1953)	Democratic	Arizona's at-large	October 2, 1933	January 3, 1937	Retired
	Marian W. Clarke (1880–1953)	Republican	New York's 34th	December 28, 1933	January 3, 1935	Retired
	Caroline O'Day (1869–1943)	Democratic	New York's at-large	January 3, 1935	January 3, 1943	Retired
	Nan Honeyman (1881–1970)	Democratic	Oregon's 3rd	January 3, 1937	January 3, 1939	Lost reelection
	Elizabeth Gasque (1886–1989)	Democratic	South Carolina's 6th	September 13, 1938		Retired
	Jessie Sumner (1898–1994)	Republican	Illinois's 18th	January 3, 1939	January 3, 1947	Retired
	Clara G. McMillan (1894–1976)	Democratic	South Carolina's 1st	November 7, 1939	January 3, 1941	Retired
	Frances P. Bolton (1885–1977)	Republican	Ohio's 22nd	February 27, 1940	January 3, 1969	Lost reelection
	Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995)	Republican	Maine's 2nd	June 3, 1940	January 3, 1949	Retired to run successfully for the 1948 United States Senate election in Maine, thus becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Maine in either.
	Florence Gibbs (1890–1964)	Democratic	Georgia's 8th	October 1, 1940	January 3, 1941	Retired
	Katharine Byron (1903–1976)	Democratic	Maryland's 6th	May 27, 1941	January 3, 1943	Retired
	Veronica Boland (1899–1982)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 11th	November 3, 1942		Retired

Female members whose service began between 1943 and 1952

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Clare Boothe Luce (1903–1987)	Republican	Connecticut's 4th	January 3, 1943	January 3, 1947	Retired
	Winifred C. Stanley (1909–1996)	Republican	New York's at-large		January 3, 1945	Retired
	Willa L. Fulmer (1884–1968)	Democratic	South Carolina's 2nd	November 7, 1944		Retired
	Emily Douglas (1899–1994)	Democratic	Illinois's at-large	January 3, 1945	January 3, 1947	Lost reelection
	Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980)	Democratic	California's 14th		January 3, 1951	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1950 United States Senate election in California
	Chase G. Woodhouse (1890–1984)	Democratic	Connecticut's 2nd		January 3, 1947	Lost reelection
				January 3, 1949	January 3, 1951	Lost reelection
	Helen Mankin (1896–1956)	Democratic	Georgia's 5th	February 12, 1946	January 3, 1947	Lost renomination
	Eliza Pratt (1902–1981)	Democratic	North Carolina's 8th	May 25, 1946		Retired
	Georgia Lusk (1893–1971)	Democratic	New Mexico's at-large	January 3, 1947	January 3, 1949	Lost renomination
	Katharine St. George (1894–1983)	Republican	New York's 29th, 28th, & 27th		January 3, 1965	Lost reelection
	Reva Bosone (1895–1983)	Democratic	Utah's 2nd	January 3, 1949	January 3, 1953	Lost reelection
	Cecil M. Harden (1894–1984)	Republican	Indiana's 6th		January 3, 1959	Lost reelection
	Edna F. Kelly (1906–1997)	Democratic	New York's 10th & 12th	November 8, 1949	January 3, 1969	Lost renomination
	Marguerite S. Church (1892–1990)	Republican	Illinois's 13th	January 3, 1951	January 3, 1963	Retired
	Ruth Thompson (1887–1970)	Republican	Michigan's 9th		January 3, 1957	Lost renomination
	Elizabeth Kee (1895–1975)	Democratic	West Virginia's 5th	July 17, 1951	January 3, 1965	Retired
	Vera Buchanan (1902–1955)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 33rd & 30th	July 24, 1951	October 26, 1955	Died in office

Female members whose service began between 1953 and 1962

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Gracie Pfost (1906–1965)	Democratic	Idaho's 1st	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1963	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1962 United States Senate election in Idaho
	Leonor Sullivan (1902–1988)	Democratic	Missouri's 3rd		January 3, 1977	Retired
	Elizabeth P. Farrington (1898–1984)	Republican	Hawaii's at-large	July 31, 1954	January 3, 1957	Lost reelection
	Iris Blitch (1912–1993)	Democratic	Georgia's 8th	January 3, 1955	January 3, 1963	Retired
	Edith Green (1910–1987)	Democratic	Oregon's 3rd		December 31, 1974	Resigned
	Martha Griffiths (1912–2003)	Democratic	Michigan's 17th			Retired
	Coya Knutson (1912–1996)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 9th		January 3, 1959	Lost reelection
	Kathryn E. Granahan (1894–1979)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 2nd	November 6, 1956	January 3, 1963	Retired
	Florence P. Dwyer (1902–1976)	Republican	New Jersey's 6th & 12th	January 3, 1957	January 3, 1973	Retired
	Catherine May (1914–2004)	Republican	Washington's 4th	January 3, 1959	January 3, 1971	Lost reelection
	Edna O. Simpson (1891–1984)	Republican	Illinois's 20th		January 3, 1961	Retired
	Jessica M. Weis (1901–1963)	Republican	New York's 38th		January 3, 1963	Retired
	Julia Hansen (1907–1988)	Democratic	Washington's 3rd	November 8, 1960	December 31, 1974	Resigned
	Catherine Norrell (1901–1981)	Democratic	Arkansas's 6th	April 19, 1961	January 3, 1963	Retired
	Louise Reece (1898–1970)	Republican	Tennessee's 1st	May 16, 1961		Retired
	Corinne Riley (1893–1979)	Democratic	South Carolina's 2nd	April 10, 1962		Retired

Female members whose service began between 1963 and 1972

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Charlotte Reid (1913–2007)	Republican	Illinois's 15th	January 3, 1963	October 7, 1971	Resigned to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission
	Irene Baker (1901–1994)	Republican	Tennessee's 2nd	January 7, 1964	January 3, 1965	Retired
	Patsy Mink (1927–2002)	Democratic	Hawaii's at-large & 2nd	January 3, 1965	January 3, 1977	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1976 United States Senate election in Hawaii
			Hawaii's 2nd	September 22, 1990	September 28, 2002	Died in office
	Lera Thomas (1900–1993)	Democratic	Texas's 8th	March 26, 1966	January 3, 1967	Retired
	Margaret Heckler (1931–2018)	Republican	Massachusetts's 10th	January 3, 1967	January 3, 1983	Lost reelection
	Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005)	Democratic	New York's 12th	January 3, 1969	Retired
	Bella Abzug (1920–1998)	Democratic	New York's 19th & 20th	January 3, 1971	January 3, 1977	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1976 United States Senate election in New York
	Ella Grasso (1919–1981)	Democratic	Connecticut's 6th		January 3, 1975	Retired to run successfully for Governor of Connecticut
	Louise Hicks (1916–2003)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 9th		January 3, 1973	Lost reelection
	Elizabeth B. Andrews (1911–2002)	Democratic	Alabama's 3rd	April 4, 1972		Retired

Female members whose service began between 1973 and 1982

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Yvonne Burke (born 1932)	Democratic	California's 37th & 28th	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1979	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Attorney General of California
	Marjorie Holt (1920–2018)	Republican	Maryland's 4th		January 3, 1987	Retired
	Elizabeth Holtzman (born 1941)	Democratic	New York's 16th		January 3, 1981	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1980 United States Senate election in New York
	Barbara Jordan (1936–1996)	Democratic	Texas's 18th		January 3, 1979	Retired
	Pat Schroeder (1940–2023)	Democratic	Colorado's 1st		January 3, 1997	Retired
	Lindy Boggs (1916–2013)	Democratic	Louisiana's 2nd	March 20, 1973	January 3, 1991	Retired
	Cardiss Collins (1931–2013)	Democratic	Illinois's 7th	June 5, 1973	January 3, 1997	Retired
	Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992)	Republican	New Jersey's 5th	January 3, 1975	January 3, 1983	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1982 United States Senate election in New Jersey
	Martha Keys (1930–2024)	Democratic	Kansas's 2nd		January 3, 1979	Lost reelection
	Marilyn Lloyd (1929–2018)	Democratic	Tennessee's 3rd		January 3, 1995	Retired
	Virginia D. Smith (1911–2006)	Republican	Nebraska's 3rd		January 3, 1991	Retired
	Gladys Spellman (1918–1988)	Democratic	Maryland's 5th		February 24, 1981	After suffering a debilitating heart attack and slipping into a comatose state, her seat was declared vacant by the House
	Helen Meyner (1929–1997)	Democratic	New Jersey's 13th		January 3, 1979	Lost reelection
	Shirley Pettis (1924–2016)	Republican	California's 37th	April 29, 1975		Retired
	Barbara Mikulski (born 1936)	Democratic	Maryland's 3rd	January 3, 1977	January 3, 1987	Retired to run successfully for the 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland
	Mary Oakar (born 1940)	Democratic	Ohio's 20th		January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
	Beverly Byron (1932–2025)	Democratic	Maryland's 6th	January 3, 1979		Lost renomination
	Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011)	Democratic	New York's 9th		January 3, 1985	Retired to run unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States during the 1984 United States presidential election
	Olympia Snowe (born 1947)	Republican	Maine's 2nd		January 3, 1995	Retired to run successfully for the 1994 United States Senate election in Maine
	Bobbi Fiedler (1937–2019)	Republican	California's 21st	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1987	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1986 United States Senate election in California
	Lynn Morley Martin (born 1939)	Republican	Illinois's 16th		January 3, 1991	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate election in Illinois
	Marge Roukema (1929–2014)	Republican	New Jersey's 7th & 5th		January 3, 2003	Retired
	Claudine Schneider (born 1947)	Republican	Rhode Island's 2nd		January 3, 1991	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate election in Rhode Island
	Barbara B. Kennelly (born 1936)	Democratic	Connecticut's 1st	January 12, 1982	January 3, 1999	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1998 Connecticut gubernatorial election
	Jean Spencer Ashbrook (born 1934)	Republican	Ohio's 17th	June 29, 1982	January 3, 1983	Retired
	Katie Hall (1938–2012)	Democratic	Indiana's 1st	November 2, 1982	January 3, 1985	Lost renomination

Female members whose service began between 1983 and 1992

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Barbara Boxer (born 1940)	Democratic	California's 6th	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1993	Retired to run successfully for the 1992 United States Senate election in California
	Nancy Johnson (born 1935)	Republican	Connecticut's 6th & 5th		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
	Marcy Kaptur (born 1946)	Democratic	Ohio's 9th	January 3, 1983	present
	Barbara Vucanovich (1921–2013)	Republican	Nevada's 2nd	January 3, 1983	January 3, 1997	Retired
	Sala Burton (1925–1987)	Democratic	California's 5th	June 21, 1983	February 1, 1987	Died in office
	Helen Delich Bentley (1923–2016)	Republican	Maryland's 2nd	January 3, 1985	January 3, 1995	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 1994 Maryland gubernatorial election
	Jan Meyers (1928–2019)	Republican	Kansas's 3rd		January 3, 1997	Retired
	Catherine Small Long (1924–2019)	Democratic	Louisiana's 8th	March 30, 1985	January 3, 1987	Retired
	Connie Morella (born 1931)	Republican	Maryland's 8th	January 3, 1987	January 3, 2003	Lost reelection
	Liz J. Patterson (1939–2018)	Democratic	South Carolina's 4th		January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
	Pat Saiki (born 1930)	Republican	Hawaii's 1st		January 3, 1991	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1990 United States Senate special election in Hawaii
	Louise Slaughter (1929–2018)	Democratic	New York's 30th, 28th, & 25th		March 16, 2018	Died in office
	Nancy Pelosi (born 1940)	Democratic	California's 5th, 8th, 12th, & 11th	June 2, 1987	present
	Nita Lowey (born 1937)	Democratic	New York's 20th, 18th, & 17th	January 3, 1989	January 3, 2021	Retired
	Jolene Unsoeld (1931–2021)	Democratic	Washington's 3rd		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
	Jill Long Thompson (born 1952)	Democratic	Indiana's 4th	March 20, 1989		Lost reelection
	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (born 1952)	Republican	Florida's 18th & 27th	August 29, 1989	January 3, 2019	Retired
	Susan Molinari (born 1958)	Republican	New York's 14th & 13th	March 20, 1990	August 2, 1997	Resigned to become co-host of CBS This Morning
	Barbara-Rose Collins (1939–2021)	Democratic	Michigan's 13th & 15th	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1997	Lost renomination
	Rosa DeLauro (born 1943)	Democratic	Connecticut's 3rd	January 3, 1991	present
	Eleanor Holmes Norton (born 1937)	Democratic	DC's at-large
	Joan Horn (born 1936)	Democratic	Missouri's 2nd	January 3, 1991	January 3, 1993	Lost reelection
	Maxine Waters (born 1938)	Democratic	California's 29th, 35th, & 43rd	January 3, 1991	present
	Eva Clayton (born 1934)	Democratic	North Carolina's 1st	November 3, 1992	January 3, 2001	Retired

Female members whose service began between 1993 and 2002

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Corrine Brown (born 1946)	Democratic	Florida's 3rd & 5th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2017	Lost renomination
	Leslie Byrne (born 1946)	Democratic	Virginia's 11th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
	Maria Cantwell (born 1958)	Democratic	Washington's 1st			Lost reelection
	Pat Danner (born 1934)	Democratic	Missouri's 6th		January 3, 2001	Retired
	Jennifer Dunn (1941–2007)	Republican	Washington's 8th		January 3, 2005	Retired
	Karan English (born 1949)	Democratic	Arizona's 6th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
	Anna Eshoo (born 1942)	Democratic	California's 14th, 18th, & 16th		January 3, 2025	Retired
	Tillie Fowler (1942–2005)	Republican	Florida's 4th		January 3, 2001	Retired
	Elizabeth Furse (1936–2021)	Democratic	Oregon's 1st		January 3, 1999	Retired
	Jane Harman (born 1945)	Democratic	California's 36th			Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 1998 California gubernatorial election
				January 3, 2001	February 28, 2011	Resigned to become the Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
	Eddie Johnson (1934–2023)	Democratic	Texas's 30th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2023	Retired
	Blanche Lincoln (born 1960)	Democratic	Arkansas's 1st		January 3, 1997	Retired
	Carolyn Maloney (born 1946)	Democratic	New York's 14th & 12th		January 3, 2023	Lost renomination
	Marjorie Margolies (born 1942)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 13th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
	Cynthia McKinney (born 1955)	Democratic	Georgia's 11th & 4th		January 3, 2003	Lost renomination
			Georgia's 4th	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2007	Lost renomination
	Carrie Meek (1926–2021)	Democratic	Florida's 17th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2003	Retired
	Deborah Pryce (born 1951)	Republican	Ohio's 15th		January 3, 2009	Retired
	Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941)	Democratic	California's 33rd, 34th, & 40th		January 3, 2023	Retired
	Lynn Schenk (born 1945)	Democratic	California's 49th		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
	Karen Shepherd (born 1940)	Democratic	Utah's 2nd		January 3, 1995	Lost reelection
	Karen Thurman (born 1951)	Democratic	Florida's 5th		January 3, 2003	Lost reelection
	Nydia Velázquez (born 1953)	Democratic	New York's 12th & 7th	January 3, 1993	present
	Lynn Woolsey (born 1937)	Democratic	California's 6th	January 3, 1993	January 3, 2013	Retired
	Helen Chenoweth (1938–2006)	Republican	Idaho's 1st	January 3, 1995	January 3, 2001	Retired
	Barbara Cubin (born 1946)	Republican	Wyoming's at-large		January 3, 2009	Retired
	Sheila Jackson Lee (1950-2024)	Democratic	Texas's 18th		July 19, 2024	Died in office
	Sue Kelly (born 1936)	Republican	New York's 19th		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
	Zoe Lofgren (born 1947)	Democratic	California's 16th, 19th, & 18th	January 3, 1995	present
	Karen McCarthy (1947–2010)	Democratic	Missouri's 5th	January 3, 1995	January 3, 2005	Retired
	Sue Myrick (born 1941)	Republican	North Carolina's 9th		January 3, 2013	Retired
	Lynn N. Rivers (born 1956)	Democratic	Michigan's 13th		January 3, 2003	Lost renomination
	Andrea Seastrand (born 1941)	Republican	California's 22nd		January 3, 1997	Lost reelection
	Linda Smith (born 1950)	Republican	Washington's 3rd		January 3, 1999	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1998 United States Senate election in Washington
	Enid Greene Waldholtz (born 1958)	Republican	Utah's 2nd		January 3, 1997	Retired
	Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938–2007)	Democratic	California's 37th	March 26, 1996	April 22, 2007	Died in office
	Jo Ann Emerson (born 1950)	Republican	Missouri's 8th	November 5, 1996	January 3, 1997	Switched affiliation and retook seat as an independent, having been reelected under that designation
		Independent		January 3, 1997	January 8, 1997	Changed party back to Republican
		Republican		January 8, 1997	January 22, 2013	Resigned to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
	Julia Carson (1938–2007)	Democratic	Indiana's 10th & 7th	January 3, 1997	December 15, 2007	Died in office
	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945)	Democratic	Michigan's 15th & 13th		January 3, 2011	Lost renomination
	Donna Christian-Christensen (born 1945)	Democratic	U.S. Virgin Island's at-large		January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election
	Diana DeGette (born 1957)	Democratic	Colorado's 1st	January 3, 1997	present
	Kay Granger (born 1943)	Republican	Texas's 12th	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2025	Retired
	Darlene Hooley (born 1939)	Democratic	Oregon's 5th		January 3, 2009	Retired
	Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944)	Democratic	New York's 4th		January 3, 2015	Retired
	Anne Northup (born 1948)	Republican	Kentucky's 3rd		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
	Loretta Sánchez (born 1960)	Democratic	California's 46th, 47th, & 46th		January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in California
	Debbie Stabenow (born 1950)	Democratic	Michigan's 8th		January 3, 2001	Retired to run successfully for the 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan
	Ellen Tauscher (1951–2019)	Democratic	California's 10th		June 26, 2009	Resigned to become Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
	Lois Capps (born 1938)	Democratic	California's 22nd, 23rd, & 24th	March 10, 1998	January 3, 2017	Retired
	Mary Bono (born 1961)	Republican	California's 44th & 45th	April 7, 1998	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
	Barbara Lee (born 1946)	Democratic	California's 9th, 13th, & 12th		January 3, 2025	Retired to run unsuccessfully in the 2024 United States Senate elections in California
	Heather Wilson (born 1960)	Republican	New Mexico's 1st	June 25, 1998	January 3, 2009	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the 2008 United States Senate election in New Mexico
	Tammy Baldwin (born 1962)	Democratic	Wisconsin's 2nd	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2013	Retired to run successfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, thus becoming the first openly LGBT person to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Wisconsin in either.
	Shelley Berkley (born 1951)	Democratic	Nevada's 1st			Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada
	Judy Biggert (born 1937)	Republican	Illinois's 13th			Lost reelection
	Grace Napolitano (born 1936)	Democratic	California's 34th, 38th, 32nd, & 31st		January 3, 2025	Retired
	Jan Schakowsky (born 1944)	Democratic	Illinois's 9th	January 3, 1999	present
	Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949–2008)	Democratic	Ohio's 11th	January 3, 1999	August 20, 2008	Died in office
	Shelley Moore Capito (born 1953)	Republican	West Virginia's 2nd	January 3, 2001	January 3, 2015	Retired to run successfully for the 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia
	Jo Ann Davis (1950–2007)	Republican	Virginia's 1st		October 6, 2007	Died in office
	Susan Davis (born 1944)	Democratic	California's 49th & 53rd		January 3, 2021	Retired
	Melissa Hart (born 1962)	Republican	Pennsylvania's 4th		January 3, 2007	Lost reelection
	Betty McCollum (born 1954)	Democratic (DFL)	Minnesota's 4th	January 3, 2001	present
	Hilda Solis (born 1957)	Democratic	California's 31st & 32nd	January 3, 2001	February 24, 2009	Resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor
	Diane Watson (born 1933)	Democratic	California's 32nd & 33rd	June 5, 2001	January 3, 2011	Retired

Female members whose service began between 2003 and 2012

Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Party	District	Term start	Term end	Reason(s) for leaving
	Marsha Blackburn (born 1952)	Republican	Tennessee's 7th	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for the 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee
	Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933)	Democratic	Guam's at-large			Lost renomination
	Ginny Brown-Waite (born 1943)	Republican	Florida's 5th		January 3, 2011	Retired
	Katherine Harris (born 1957)	Republican	Florida's 13th		January 3, 2007	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2006 United States Senate election in Florida
	Denise Majette (born 1955)	Democratic	Georgia's 4th		January 3, 2005	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2004 United States Senate election in Georgia
	Candice Miller (born 1954)	Republican	Michigan's 10th		January 3, 2017	Retired to run successfully for Public Works Commissioner of Macomb County
	Marilyn Musgrave (born 1949)	Republican	Colorado's 4th		January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
	Linda Sánchez (born 1969)	Democratic	California's 39th & 38th	January 3, 2003	present
	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (born 1970)	Democratic	South Dakota's at-large	June 1, 2004	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
	Melissa Bean (born 1962)	Democratic	Illinois's 8th	January 3, 2005		Lost reelection
	Thelma Drake (born 1949)	Republican	Virginia's 2nd		January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
	Virginia Foxx (born 1944)	Republican	North Carolina's 5th	January 3, 2005	present
	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (born 1969)	Republican	Washington's 5th	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2025	Retired
	Gwen Moore (born 1951)	Democratic	Wisconsin's 4th	January 3, 2005	present
	Allyson Schwartz (born 1948)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 13th	January 3, 2005	January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (born 1966)	Democratic	Florida's 20th, 23rd, & 25th	January 3, 2005	present
	Doris Matsui (born 1944)	Democratic	California's 5th, 6th, & 7th	March 3, 2005
	Jean Schmidt (born 1951)	Republican	Ohio's 2nd	September 6, 2005	January 3, 2013	Lost renomination
	Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (born 1953)	Republican	Texas's 22nd	November 13, 2006	January 3, 2007	Lost election to full term
	Michele Bachmann (born 1956)	Republican	Minnesota's 6th	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2015	Retired
	Nancy Boyda (born 1955)	Democratic	Kansas's 2nd		January 3, 2009	Lost reelection
	Kathy Castor (born 1966)	Democratic	Florida's 11th & 14th	January 3, 2007	present
	Yvette Clarke (born 1964)	Democratic	New York's 11th & 9th
	Mary Fallin (born 1954)	Republican	Oklahoma's 5th	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2011	Retired to run successfully for the 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
	Gabrielle Giffords (born 1970)	Democratic	Arizona's 8th		January 25, 2012	Resigned due to the injuries from being shot in the head at close range during an assassination attempt during the 2011 Tucson shooting
	Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966)	Democratic	New York's 20th		January 25, 2009	Resigned after being appointed to the United States Senate
	Mazie Hirono (born 1947)	Democratic	Hawaii's 2nd		January 3, 2013	Retired to run successfully for the 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii
	Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952)	Democratic	New Hampshire's 1st		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
				January 3, 2013	January 3, 2015	Lost reelection
				January 3, 2017	January 3, 2019	Retired
	Betty Sutton (born 1963)	Democratic	Ohio's 13th	January 3, 2007	January 3, 2013	Lost reelection
	Laura Richardson (born 1962)	Democratic	California's 37th	August 21, 2007		Lost reelection
	Niki Tsongas (born 1946)	Democratic	Massachusetts's 5th & 3rd	October 16, 2007	January 3, 2019	Retired
	Jackie Speier (born 1950)	Democratic	California's 12th & 14th	April 8, 2008	January 3, 2023	Retired
	Donna Edwards (born 1958)	Democratic	Maryland's 4th	June 17, 2008	January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2016 United States Senate election in Maryland
	Marcia Fudge (born 1952)	Democratic	Ohio's 11th	November 18, 2008	March 10, 2021	Resigned to become United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
	Kathy Dahlkemper (born 1957)	Democratic	Pennsylvania's 3rd	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
	Debbie Halvorson (born 1958)	Democratic	Illinois's 11th			Lost reelection
	Lynn Jenkins (born 1963)	Republican	Kansas's 2nd		January 3, 2019	Retired
	Mary Jo Kilroy (born 1949)	Democratic	Ohio's 15th		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
	Ann Kirkpatrick (born 1950)	Democratic	Arizona's 1st			Lost reelection
				January 3, 2013	January 3, 2017	Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 2016 United States Senate election in Arizona
			Arizona's 2nd	January 3, 2019	January 3, 2023	Retired
	Suzanne Kosmas (born 1944)	Democratic	Florida's 24th	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
	Cynthia Lummis (born 1954)	Republican	Wyoming's at-large		January 3, 2017	Retired
	Betsy Markey (born 1956)	Democratic	Colorado's 4th		January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
	Chellie Pingree (born 1955)	Democratic	Maine's 1st	January 3, 2009	present
	Dina Titus (born 1950)	Democratic	Nevada's 3rd	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2011	Lost reelection
			Nevada's 1st	January 3, 2013	present