List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States
This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of federal, state and territorial legislatures in the United States.
Congress
Name | Image | Country | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Nancy Pelosi | ![]() |
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House of Representatives | Democratic | January 4, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 3 years, 364 days |
January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2023 | 4 years, 0 days |
State
Territorial and the District of Columbia
Name | Image | Territory | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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María Libertad Gómez Garriga | ![]() |
House of Representatives | Liberal | 1945 | 1945 | ? | |
Ruby M. Rouss | ![]() |
Legislature | Democratic | January 12, 1981 | January 11, 1982 | 364 days | |
January 12, 1987 | March 9, 1987 | 56 days | |||||
Lorraine Berry | ![]() |
Legislature | Democratic | January 13, 1997 | January 12, 1998 | 364 days | |
January 10, 2005 | January 8, 2007 | 1 year, 363 days | |||||
Linda W. Cropp | ![]() |
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Council | Democratic | July 22, 1997 | January 3, 2007 | 9 years, 165 days |
Judith Won Pat | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | March 7, 2008 | January 2, 2017 | 8 years, 301 days |
Jenniffer González | ![]() |
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House of Representatives | New Progressive | January 12, 2009 | January 1, 2013 | 3 years, 355 days |
Tina Rose Muña Barnes | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | January 7, 2019 | January 4, 2021 | 1 year, 363 days |
Therese M. Terlaje | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | January 4, 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 294 days |
Donna Frett-Gregory | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | January 11, 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 287 days |
Notes
- First woman elected Speaker across party lines; she took a position with the support of Democrats, acting as a proxy to tip control away from the Republicans who held a one seat majority
- First African-American woman elected Speaker of a state legislative body
First woman of color elected Speaker of a state legislative body - First openly LGBT (lesbian) woman elected Speaker of a state legislative body
- First Hispanic and Latina American woman elected Speaker of a state legislative body
References
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