# List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States

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

## Congress

| Name | Image | Country | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Nancy Pelosi | | United States | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 4, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 3 years, 364 days |
| Nancy Pelosi | | United States | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2023 | 4 years, 0 days |

## State

| Name | State | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Minnie D. Craig | North Dakota | House of Representatives | Republican/NPL | January 3, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | 2 years, 5 days |
| Consuelo N. Bailey | Vermont | House of Representatives | Republican | January 8, 1953 | January 6, 1955 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Marion West Higgins | New Jersey | House of Representatives | Republican | January 12, 1965 | January 11, 1966 | 364 days |
| Edness Kimball Wilkins | Wyoming | House of Representatives | Democratic | May 30, 1966 | January 9, 1967 | 224 days |
| Verda James | Wyoming | House of Representatives | Republican | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Vera Katz | Oregon | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 14, 1985 | November 10, 1990 | 5 years, 300 days |
| Debra R. Anderson | South Dakota | House of Representatives | Republican | January 13, 1987 | January 12, 1988 | 364 days |
| Jane Dee Hull | Arizona | House of Representatives | Republican | January 2, 1989 | July, 1992 | 3 years, 181 days |
| Dee Long | Minnesota | House of Representatives | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | January 6, 1992 | September 15, 1993 | 1 year, 252 days |
| Ramona Barnes | Alaska | House of Representatives | Republican | January 11, 1993 | January 16, 1995 | 2 years, 5 days |
| Gail Phillips | Alaska | House of Representatives | Republican | January 16, 1995 | January 19, 1999 | 4 years, 3 days |
| Jo Ann Davidson | Ohio | House of Representatives | Republican | January 3, 1995 | December 31, 2000 | 5 years, 363 days |
| Bev Clarno | Oregon | House of Representatives | Republican | January 9, 1995 | January 13, 1997 | 2 years, 4 days |
| Doris Allen | California | State Assembly | Republican | June 5, 1995 | September 14, 1995 | 70 days |
| Libby Mitchell | Maine | House of Representatives | Democratic | December 4, 1996 | December 2, 1998 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Donna Sytek | New Hampshire | House of Representatives | Republican | December 4, 1996 | December 6, 2000 | 4 years, 2 days |
| Moira K. Lyons | Connecticut | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 6, 1999 | January 5, 2005 | 5 years, 365 days |
| Lynn Snodgrass | Oregon | House of Representatives | Republican | January 11, 1999 | January 8, 2001 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Janet Wentz | North Dakota | House of Representatives | Republican | January 7, 2003 | September 15, 2003 | 251 days |
| Catherine Hanaway | Missouri | House of Representatives | Republican | January 8, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Lola Spradley | Colorado | House of Representatives | Republican | January 8, 2003 | January 12, 2005 | 2 years, 4 days |
| Karen Minnis | Oregon | House of Representatives | Republican | January 13, 2003 | January 3, 2007 | 3 years, 355 days |
| Gaye Symington | Vermont | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 5, 2005 | January 8, 2009 | 4 years, 3 days |
| Terie Norelli | New Hampshire | House of Representatives | Democratic | December 6, 2006 | December 1, 2010 | 3 years, 360 days |
| Terie Norelli | New Hampshire | House of Representatives | Democratic | December 5, 2012 | December 3, 2014 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Margaret Anderson Kelliher | Minnesota | House of Representatives | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | January 3, 2007 | January 4, 2011 | 4 years, 1 day |
| Barbara Buckley | Nevada | Assembly | Democratic | February 5, 2007 | February 7, 2011 | 4 years, 2 days |
| Karen Bass | California | State Assembly | Democratic | May 13, 2008 | March 1, 2010 | 1 year, 292 days |
| Hannah Pingree | Maine | House of Representatives | Democratic | December 3, 2008 | December 6, 2010 | 2 years, 3 days |
| Sheila Oliver | New Jersey | General Assembly | Democratic | January 12, 2010 | January 14, 2014 | 4 years, 2 days |
| Beth Harwell | Tennessee | House of Representatives | Republican | January 13, 2011 | January 8, 2019 | 7 years, 360 days |
| Rebecca D. Lockhart | Utah | House of Representatives | Republican | January 24, 2011 | January 17, 2015 | 3 years, 358 days |
| Tina Kotek | Oregon | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 14, 2013 | January 16, 2022 | 9 years, 2 days |
| Marilyn Kirkpatrick | Nevada | Assembly | Democratic | February 4, 2013 | February 2, 2015 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Toni Atkins | California | State Assembly | Democratic | May 12, 2014 | March 7, 2016 | 1 year, 300 days |
| Dickey Lee Hullinghorst | Colorado | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 7, 2015 | January 11, 2017 | 2 years, 4 days |
| Linda Upmeyer | Iowa | House of Representatives | Republican | January 14, 2016 | January 13, 2020 | 3 years, 364 days |
| Sara Gideon | Maine | House of Representatives | Democratic | December 7, 2016 | December 2, 2020 | 3 years, 361 days |
| Mitzi Johnson | Vermont | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 4, 2017 | January 6, 2021 | 4 years, 2 days |
| Crisanta Duran | Colorado | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 11, 2017 | January 4, 2019 | 1 year, 358 days |
| KC Becker | Colorado | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 4, 2019 | January 13, 2021 | 2 years, 9 days |
| Melissa Hortman | Minnesota | House of Representatives | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | January 8, 2019 | January 14, 2025 | 6 years, 6 days |
| Adrienne A. Jones | Maryland | House of Delegates | Democratic | April 7, 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 340 days |
| Eileen Filler-Corn | Virginia | House of Delegates | Democratic | January 8, 2020 | January 11, 2022 | 2 years, 3 days |
| Laurie Jinkins | Washington | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 13, 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 59 days |
| Jill Krowinski | Vermont | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 6, 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 66 days |
| Louise Stutes | Alaska | House of Representatives | Republican (Bipartisan Coalition) | February 11, 2021 | January 17, 2023 | 1 year, 340 days |
| Jan Jones | Georgia | House of Representatives | Republican | November 16, 2022 | January 9, 2023 | 54 days |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Maine | House of Representatives | Democratic | December 7, 2022 | December 4, 2024 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Julie McCluskie | Colorado | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 9, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 63 days |
| Cathy Tilton | Alaska | House of Representatives | Republican | January 18, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 54 days |
| Joanna McClinton | Pennsylvania | House of Representatives | Democratic | February 28, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 13 days |
| Valerie Longhurst | Delaware | House of Representatives | Democratic | June 30, 2023 | November 5, 2024 | 1 year, 128 days |
| Julie Fahey | Oregon | House of Representatives | Democratic | March 7, 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 6 days |
| Nadine Nakamura | Hawaii | House of Representatives | Democratic | November 6, 2024 | Incumbent | 127 days |
| Melissa Minor-Brown | Delaware | House of Representatives | Democratic | January 14, 2025 | Incumbent | 58 days |
| Lisa Demuth | Minnesota | House of Representatives | Republican | February 6, 2025 | Incumbent | 35 days |

## Territorial and the District of Columbia

| Name | Territory | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| María Libertad Gómez Garriga | Puerto Rico | House of Representatives | Liberal | 1945 | 1945 | ? |
| Ruby M. Rouss | United States Virgin Islands | Legislature | Democratic | January 12, 1981 | January 11, 1982 | 364 days |
| Ruby M. Rouss | United States Virgin Islands | Legislature | Democratic | January 12, 1987 | March 9, 1987 | 56 days |
| Lorraine Berry | United States Virgin Islands | Legislature | Democratic | January 13, 1997 | January 12, 1998 | 364 days |
| Lorraine Berry | United States Virgin Islands | Legislature | Democratic | January 10, 2005 | January 8, 2007 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Linda W. Cropp | District of Columbia | Council | Democratic | July 22, 1997 | January 3, 2007 | 9 years, 165 days |
| Judith Won Pat | Guam | Legislature | Democratic | March 7, 2008 | January 2, 2017 | 8 years, 301 days |
| Jenniffer González | Puerto Rico | House of Representatives | New Progressive/ Republican | 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 | Democratic | January 4, 2021 | January 6, 2025 | 4 years, 2 days |
| Donna Frett-Gregory | United States Virgin Islands | Legislature | Democratic | January 11, 2021 | January 13, 2023 | 2 years, 2 days |