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
183