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Name Sort descending Race/Ethnicity Party Roles State
Helen Delich Bentley White Republican
  • U.S. Representative (1985-1994)
Maryland
Barbara Boxer White Democrat
U.S. Senator (1993-2016)
U.S. Representative (1983-1992)
California
Beverly B. Byron White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1979-1992)
Maryland
Cardiss Collins Black Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1973-1996)
Illinois
Barbara-Rose Collins Black Democrat
U.S. Representative (1991-1996)
State Representative (1975-1982)
Michigan
Rosa L. DeLauro White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1991-2026)
Connecticut
Joan Kelly Horn White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1991-1992)
Missouri
Nancy L. Johnson White Republican
U.S. Representative (1983-2006)
State Senator (1977-1982)
Connecticut
Marcy C. Kaptur White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1983-2026)
Ohio
Nancy Landon Kassebaum White Republican
  • U.S. Senator (1978-1996)
Kansas
Barbara Bailey Kennelly White Democrat
U.S. Representative (1982-1998)
Secretary of State (1979-1982)
Connecticut
Marilyn Lloyd White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1975-1994)
Tennessee
Jill Long Thompson White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1989-1994)
Indiana
Nita M. Lowey White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1989-2020)
New York
Jan Meyers White Republican
U.S. Representative (1985-1996)
State Senator (1973-1984)
Kansas
Barbara A. Mikulski White Democrat
U.S. Senator (1987-2016)
U.S. Representative (1977-1986)
Maryland
Patsy Takemoto Mink Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat
U.S. Representative (1990-2002)
U.S. Representative (1965-1976)
State Senator (1963-1964)
Territorial/D.C. Senator (1959-1960)
Territorial/D.C. Representative (1957-1958)
Hawaii
Susan Molinari White Republican
  • U.S. Representative (1990-1997)
New York
Constance A Morella White Republican
U.S. Representative (1987-2002)
State Representative (1979-1986)
Maryland
Mary Rose Oakar Middle Eastern/North African Democrat
State Representative (2001-2002)
U.S. Representative (1977-1992)
Ohio
Elizabeth J. Patterson White Democrat
U.S. Representative (1987-1992)
State Senator (1979-1986)
South Carolina
Nancy Pelosi White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1987-2026)
California
Ileana C. Ros-Lehtinen Latina Republican
U.S. Representative (1989-2018)
State Senator (1987-1989)
State Representative (1983-1986)
Florida
Marge Roukema White Republican
  • U.S. Representative (1981-2002)
New Jersey
Patricia Schroeder White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1973-1996)
Colorado
Louise M. Slaughter White Democrat
U.S. Representative (1987-2018)
State Representative (1983-1986)
New York
Olympia Snowe White Republican
U.S. Senator (1995-2012)
U.S. Representative (1979-1994)
State Senator (1977-1978)
State Representative (1973-1976)
Maine
Jolene Unsoeld White Democrat
U.S. Representative (1989-1994)
State Representative (1985-1988)
Washington
Barbara F. Vucanovich White Republican
  • U.S. Representative (1983-1996)
Nevada
Maxine Waters Black Democrat
U.S. Representative (1991-2026)
State Representative (1977-1990)
California

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