Republicans do not like to elect women in Congress. Or anywhere else, for that matter.
Stats of note:
- GOP women make up only 4% of the current Congress.
- 12% are female Congressional Democrats — for a total of 16.5% vs. 83.5% male legislators.
- As a percentage of the historical collection of Congress members over all time, women have comprised only 1.7% of the total.
Women need more representation across the board! Let’s do this, America.
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Women in the 114th Congress
(As of 1/6/2015)
| Seniority | Member | Party & State | Start of Service |
| (in desc order) | Marcy Kaptur | (D), OH | 01-03-1983 |
| Louise Slaughter | (D), NY | 01-03-1987 | |
| Nancy Pelosi | (D), CA | 06-02-1987 | |
| Nita Lowey | (D), NY | 01-03-1989 | |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | (R), FL | 08-29-1989 | |
| Rosa DeLauro | (D), CT | 01-03-1991 | |
| Eleanor Holmes-Norton (delegate) | (D), DC | 01-03-1991 | |
| Maxine Waters | (D), CA | 01-03-1991 | |
| Corrine Brown | (D), FL | 01-03-1993 | |
| Anna Eshoo | (D), CA | 01-03-1993 | |
| Eddie Bernice-Johnson | (D), TX | 01-03-1993 | |
| Carolyn Maloney | (D), NY | 01-03-1993 | |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | (D), CA | 01-03-1993 | |
| Nydia Velazquez | (D), NY | 01-03-1993 | |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | (D), TX | 01-03-1995 | |
| Zoe Lofgren | (D), CA | 01-03-1995 | |
| Diana DeGette | (D), CO | 01-03-1997 | |
| Kay Granger | (R), TX | 01-03-1997 | |
| Loretta Sanchez | (D), CA | 01-03-1997 | |
| Lois Capps | (D), CA | 03-10-1998 | |
| Barbara Lee | (D), CA | 04-07-1998 | |
| Grace Napolitano | (D), CA | 01-03-1999 | |
| Jan Schakowsky | (D), IL | 01-03-1999 | |
| Susan Davis | (D), CA | 01-03-2001 | |
| Betty McCollum | (D), MN | 01-03-2001 | |
| Marsha Blackburn | (R), TN | 01-03-2003 | |
| Madeleine Bordallo (delegate) | (D), GU | 01-03-2003 | |
| Candice Miller | (R), MI | 01-03-2003 | |
| Linda Sanchez | (D), CA | 01-03-2003 | |
| Virginia Foxx | (R), NC | 01-03-2005 | |
| Cathy McMorris-Rodgers | (R), WA | 01-03-2005 | |
| Gwen Moore | (D), WI | 01-03-2005 | |
| Debbie Wasserman-Schultz | (D), FL | 01-03-2005 | |
| Doris Matsui | (D), CA | 03-08-2005 | |
| Kathy Castor | (D), FL | 01-04-2007 | |
| Yvette Clarke | (D), NY | 01-04-2007 | |
| Niki Tsongas | (D), MA | 10-18-2007 | |
| Jackie Speier | (D), CA | 04-10-2008 | |
| Donna Edwards | (D), MD | 06-19-2008 | |
| Marcia Fudge | (D), OH | 11-19-2008 | |
| Lynn Jenkins | (R), KS | 01-06-2009 | |
| Cynthia Lummis | (R), WY | 01-06-2009 | |
| Chellie Pingree | (D), ME | 01-06-2009 | |
| Judy Chu | (D), CA | 07-16-2009 | |
| Karen Bass | (D), CA | 01-05-2011 | |
| Diane Black | (R), TN | 01-05-2011 | |
| Renee Ellmers | (R), NC | 01-05-2011 | |
| Vicky Hartzler | (R), MO | 01-05-2011 | |
| Jaime Herrera-Beutler | (R), WA | 01-05-2011 | |
| Kristi Noem | (R), SD | 01-05-2011 | |
| Martha Roby | (R), AL | 01-05-2011 | |
| Terri Sewell | (D), AL | 01-05-2011 | |
| Frederica Wilson | (D), FL | 01-05-2011 | |
| Janice Hahn | (D), CA | 07-19-2011 | |
| Suzanne Bonamici | (D), OR | 02-07-2012 | |
| Suzan DelBene | (D), WA | 11-13-2012 | |
| Joyce Beatty | (D), OH | 01-03-2013 | |
| Susan Brooks | (R), IN | 01-03-2013 | |
| Julia Brownley | (D), CA | 01-03-2013 | |
| Cheri Bustos | (D), IL | 01-03-2013 | |
| Tammy Duckworth | (D), IL | 01-03-2013 | |
| Elizabeth Esty | (D), CT | 01-03-2013 | |
| Lois Frankel | (D), FL | 01-03-2013 | |
| Tulsi Gabbard | (D), HI | 01-03-2013 | |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | (D), NM | 01-03-2013 | |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | (D), AZ | 01-03-2013 | |
| Ann McLane Kuster | (D), NH | 01-03-2013 | |
| Grace Meng | (D), NY | 01-03-2013 | |
| Kyrsten Sinema | (D), AZ | 01-03-2013 | |
| Dina Titus | (D), NV | 01-03-2013 | |
| Ann Wagner | (R), MO | 01-03-2013 | |
| Jackie Walorski | (R), IN | 01-03-2013 | |
| Robin Kelly | (D), IL | 04-11-2013 | |
| Katherine Clark | (D), MA | 12-12-2013 | |
| Alma Adams | (D), NC | 11-12-2014 | |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | (D), NJ | 01-06-2015 | |
| Barbara Comstock | (R), VA | 01-06-2015 | |
| Debbie Dingell | (D), MI | 01-06-2015 | |
| Gwen Graham | (D), FL | 01-06-2015 | |
| Brenda Lawrence | (D), MI | 01-06-2015 | |
| Mia Love | (R), UT | 01-06-2015 | |
| Martha McSally | (R), AZ | 01-06-2015 | |
| Stacey Plaskett (delegate) | (D), VI | 01-06-2015 | |
| Aumua Amata Radewagen (delegate) | (R), AS | 01-06-2015 | |
| Kathleen Rice | (D), NY | 01-06-2015 | |
| Elise Stefanik | (R), NY | 01-06-2015 | |
| Norma Torres | (D), CA | 01-06-2015 | |
| Mimi Walters | (R), CA | 01-06-2015 | |
| Total Women: 88 Democrats: 65 Republicans: 23 |