List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States explained

This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of federal, state and territorial legislatures in the United States.

State

NameImageState Legislative BodyPartyMandate startMandate endTerm length
Minnie D. CraigHouse of RepresentativesRepublican/NPL
Consuelo N. BaileyHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Marion West HigginsHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Edness Kimball WilkinsHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticMay 30, 1966January 9, 1967224 days
Verda JamesHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Vera KatzHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Debra R. AndersonHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Jane Dee HullHouse of Representatives
Dee LongHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic–Farmer–Labor
Ramona BarnesHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Gail PhillipsHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Jo Ann DavidsonHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Bev ClarnoHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Doris AllenState AssemblyRepublican
Libby MitchellHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Donna SytekHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Moira K. LyonsHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Lynn SnodgrassHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Janet WentzHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Catherine HanawayHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Lola SpradleyHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Karen MinnisHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Gaye SymingtonHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Terie NorelliHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Margaret Anderson KelliherHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic–Farmer–Labor
Barbara BuckleyAssemblyDemocratic
Karen BassState AssemblyDemocratic
Hannah PingreeHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Sheila OliverGeneral AssemblyDemocratic
Beth HarwellHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Rebecca D. LockhartHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Tina KotekHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Marilyn KirkpatrickAssemblyDemocratic
Toni AtkinsState AssemblyDemocratic
Dickey Lee HullinghorstHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Linda UpmeyerHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Sara GideonHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Mitzi JohnsonHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Crisanta DuranHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
KC BeckerHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic
Melissa HortmanHouse of RepresentativesDemocratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent
Adrienne A. JonesHouse of DelegatesDemocraticIncumbent
Eileen Filler-CornHouse of DelegatesDemocratic
Laurie JinkinsHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent
Jill KrowinskiHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent
Louise StutesHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Jan Jones GeorgiaHouse of RepresentativesRepublican
Rachel Talbot RossHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent
Julie McCluskieHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent
Cathy TiltonHouse of RepresentativesRepublicanIncumbent
Joanna McClintonHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent
Valerie LonghurstHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent
Julie FaheyHouse of RepresentativesDemocraticIncumbent

Territorial and the District of Columbia

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NameImageTerritoryLegislative BodyPartyMandate startMandate endTerm length
María Libertad Gómez Garriga Puerto RicoHouse of RepresentativesLiberal?
Ruby M. RoussLegislatureDemocratic
Lorraine BerryLegislatureDemocratic
Linda W. CroppCouncilDemocratic
Judith Won Pat GuamLegislatureDemocratic
Jenniffer González Puerto RicoHouse of RepresentativesNew Progressive
Tina Rose Muña Barnes GuamLegislatureDemocratic
Therese M. Terlaje GuamLegislatureDemocraticIncumbent
Donna Frett-GregoryLegislatureDemocraticIncumbent