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Legislature: Democratic: March 7, 2008: January 2, 2017: 8 years, 301 days Jenniffer González Puerto Rico: House of Representatives New Progressive: January 12, 2009: January 1, 2013: 3 years, 355 days Tina Rose Muña Barnes Guam: Legislature Democratic: January 7, 2019: January 4, 2021: 1 year, 363 days Therese M. Terlaje Guam: Legislature ...
Percentage of state legislature that is female. [1] Women have served in state legislatures in the United States since 1895. Their ranks have increased with the advent of nationwide women's suffrage after 1920. Although the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled since 1971, [1] they remain underrepresented.
Mike Madigan is cumulatively the longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history (serving from 1983-1995 and again from 1997 to 2021). Tom Murphy served the longest consecutive tenure as state legislative speaker from 1973 to 2002. Tina Kotek is the longest-serving female state legislative speaker in U.S history (serving from 2013-2022).
There will be a record number of women serving in state legislatures across the U.S. following the 2024 elections, an analysis from the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics found. The ...
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial unicameral parliaments of their respective nations or territories. [1] Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament.
In the House, the number of women serving is set to decrease (albeit slightly) for the first time since the 102nd Congress, which began in 1991.
Women in national legislatures (as of 1 September 2022) Country Lower House Upper House Last Election Seats Women % W Last Election Seats* Women % W Rwanda: 2018: 80 49 61.3 2019 26 9 34.6 Cuba: 2018: 586 313 53.4
This list presents female speakers of national and territorial upper houses of their respective countries or territories. The upper house, often called the Senate, is the one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The upper house usually has less power than the lower house. In some countries, its members are appointed rather than elected ...