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Women Elected Officials by Position

Displaying 1 - 50 of 141 unique individuals
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Selecting the current year returns officeholders who are serving now. CAWP historical fact sheets reflect end of year counts.
Statewide Executive
Position Count
Secretary of State 141
Position Name Race/Ethnicity Party State
  • Secretary of State (1955-1958)
Mildred P. Allen White Republican Connecticut
  • Secretary of State (1967-1974)
Mabel Amos White Democrat Alabama
  • Secretary of State (2015-2016)
Jeanne P. Atkins White Democrat Oregon
  • Secretary of State (1931-1934)
Marguerite P. Baca Latina Democrat New Mexico
Secretary of State (1975-1978)
Treasurer (1967-1974)
Secretary of State (1963-1966)
Treasurer (1959-1962)
Auditor (1955-1958)
Secretary of State (1951-1954)
Agnes Baggett White Democrat Alabama
Secretary of State (1987-1994)
State Representative (1981-1986)
Elaine Baxter White Democrat Iowa
  • Secretary of State (1997-2002)
Betsey Bayless White Republican Arizona
  • Secretary of State (1970-1971)
Leila Feltner Begley White Democrat Kentucky
  • Secretary of State (2019-2026)
Jocelyn Benson White Democrat Michigan
Secretary of State (2007-2014)
State Senator (1999-2006)
State Representative (1993-1998)
Debra Bowen White Democrat California
Governor (2009-2014)
Secretary of State (2003-2009)
State Senator (1987-1996)
State Representative (1983-1986)
Jan Brewer White Republican Arizona
Governor (2015-2022)
Secretary of State (2009-2015)
State Senator (1997-2008)
State Representative (1991-1996)
Kate Brown White Democrat Oregon
  • Secretary of State (2007-2010)
Jennifer L. Brunner White Democrat Ohio
  • Secretary of State (1974-1982)
Mary Estill Buchanan White Republican Colorado
  • Secretary of State (1955-1958)
Natalie S. Buck White Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (1995-1999)
Vikki Buckley Black Republican Colorado
  • Secretary of State (1947-1948)
Helen E. Burbank White Republican Vermont
Lt. Governor (2019-2026)
Secretary of State (1999-2010)
State Representative (1993-1998)
Susan Bysiewicz White Democrat Connecticut
  • Secretary of State (2005-2012)
Robin Carnahan White Democrat Missouri
Secretary of State (2015-2022)
State Senator (2003-2014)
State Representative (1997-2002)
Barbara K. Cegavske White Republican Nevada
State Representative (1935-1936)
Secretary of State (1923-1926)
Soledad C. Chacon Latina Democrat New Mexico
Secretary of State (2007-2013)
Auditor (2003-2006)
Beth Chapman White Republican Alabama
Secretary of State (2019-2020)
State Senator (2001-2003)
State Representative (1989-1996)
Bev Clarno White Republican Oregon
  • Secretary of State (1943-1946)
Cecelia T. Cleveland White Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (1987-1992)
Kathleen S. Connell White Democrat Rhode Island
  • Secretary of State (1994-2000)
Rebecca M. Cook White Democrat Missouri
Secretary of State (2023-2026)
State Representative (2005-2022)
Sarah L. Copeland-Hanzas White Democrat Vermont
Secretary of State (1999-2006)
State Representative (1993-1996)
Cathy Cox White Democrat Georgia
  • Secretary of State (1931-1932)
Elizabeth Coyne White Republican South Dakota
Secretary of State (1939-1940)
State Representative (1931-1938)
State Representative (1925-1928)
Sara B. Crawford White Republican Connecticut
Treasurer (1928-1931)
Secretary of State (1924-1927)
Emma Guy Cromwell White Democrat Kentucky
  • Secretary of State (1999-2005)
Donetta Davidson White Republican Colorado
Attorney General (1991-2002)
Secretary of State (1987-1990)
Frankie Sue Del Papa White Democrat Nevada
Secretary of State (2005-2006)
State Senator (1995-2001)
Ginette Dennis White Republican Colorado
Secretary of State (2011-2015)
State Senator (1993-2010)
Dianna J. Duran Latina Republican New Mexico
Secretary of State (1975-1994)
State Representative (1967-1974)
March Fong Eu Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat California
Secretary of State (1975-1978)
Secretary of State (1967-1970)
State Representative (1941-1942)
Ernestine Duran Evans Latina Democrat New Mexico
Secretary of State (2021-2023)
State Senator (2019-2020)
State Representative (2013-2016)
Shemia P. Fagan White Democrat Oregon
  • Secretary of State (1983-1986)
Susan L. Farmer White Republican Rhode Island
Secretary of State (1971-1974)
Secretary of State (1959-1962)
Betty Fiorina White Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (1927-1928)
Jennie Fortune White Democrat New Mexico
Auditor (1975-1982)
Auditor (1963-1966)
Secretary of State (1959-1962)
Bettye Frink White Democrat Alabama
  • Secretary of State (1995-2002)
Sue Anne Gilroy White Republican Indiana
Secretary of State (2023-2026)
Treasurer (2019-2022)
Sarah Godlewski White Democrat Wisconsin
  • Secretary of State (1935-1938)
Elizabeth F. Gonzales Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (1939-1942)
Jessie M. Gonzales Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (1991-1998)
Stephanie Gonzales Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (2015-2022)
Nellie M. Gorbea Latina Democrat Rhode Island
Governor (1975-1980)
U.S. Representative (1971-1974)
Secretary of State (1959-1970)
State Representative (1953-1956)
Ella T. Grasso White Democrat Connecticut
  • Secretary of State (2023-2024)
LaVonne Griffin-Valade White Democrat Oregon

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