ABSTRACT

The following chart (by state) details the total number of women who have served their states in three of the most powerful positions in U.S. politics: governor, U.S. Senate (both appointed and elected), and U.S. House of Representatives.

State

Governor

U.S. Senate

U.S. House

Alabama

1

2

1

Alaska

Arizona

2

2

Arkansas

2

4

California

2

28

Colorado

2

Connecticut

1

6

Delaware

1

Florida

1

6

Georgia

1

4

Hawaii

2

Idaho

2

Illinois

1

11

Indiana

5

Iowa

Kansas

1

2

3

Kentucky

1

2

Louisiana

3

2

Maine

3

2

Maryland

1

7

Massachusetts

1

3

Michigan

1

6

Minnesota

1

2

Mississippi

Missouri

1

5

Montana

1

1

Nebraska

1

2

1

2Nevada

2

New Hampshire

1

New Jersey

1

5

New Mexico

2

New York

1

18

North Carolina

3

North Dakota

1

Ohio

1

6

Oklahoma

1

Oregon

1

1

4

Pennsylvania

5

Rhode Island

1

South Carolina

5

South Dakota

2

Tennessee

4

Texas

2

1

5

Utah

3

Vermont

1

Virginia

2

Washington

1

2

6

West Virginia

2

Wisconsin

1

Wyoming

1

1

Total Women Who Have Served

19

31

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