Women in the United States Senate

There have been 60 **women in the United States Senate** since it started in 1789.

Rebecca Felton was the first. She was in the Senate for one day in 1922. Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate in 1932.

As of October 3, 2023, there are 25 women Senators out of 100. The largest number of women Senators at one time was 26, in 2020 and 2021.

## Women in the Senate now (as of 2023)

|Class|State|Name|Party|Prior experience|First took office|Born||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="background:#fcfccf;"|3|Alabama|nowrap|Katie Britt||Republican|CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, chief of staff to predecessor Richard Shelby|2023|1982|
|style="background:#fcfccf;"|3|Alaska|nowrap|Lisa Murkowski||Republican|Alaska House of Representatives|2002|1957|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Arizona|nowrap|Kyrsten Sinema||Independent|Arizona House of Representatives, Arizona Senate, U.S. House of Representatives|2019|1976|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|California|nowrap|Laphonza Butler||Democratic|Member of the Board of Regents of the University of California, President of EMILY's List|2023|1979|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Hawaii|nowrap|Mazie Hirono||Democratic|Hawaii House of Representatives, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, gubernatorial nominee, U.S. House of Representatives|2013|1947|
|style="background:#fcfccf;"|3|Illinois|nowrap|Tammy Duckworth||Democratic|U.S. House of Representatives|2017|1968|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|Iowa|nowrap|Joni Ernst||Republican|Montgomery County Auditor, Iowa Senate|2015|1970|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|Maine|nowrap|Susan Collins||Republican|Massachusetts Deputy Treasurer, gubernatorial nominee|1997|1952|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Massachusetts|nowrap|Elizabeth Warren||Democratic|Special Advisor to the President for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau|2013|1949|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Michigan|nowrap|Debbie Stabenow||Democratic|Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, U.S. House of Representatives|2001|1950|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Minnesota|nowrap|Amy Klobuchar||Democratic-Farmer-Labor|Hennepin County Attorney|2007|1960|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|Minnesota|nowrap|Tina Smith||Democratic-Farmer-Labor|Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota|2018|1958|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|Mississippi|nowrap|Cindy Hyde-Smith||Republican|Mississippi Senate, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce|2018|1959|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Nebraska|nowrap|Deb Fischer||Republican|Nebraska Legislature|2013|1951|
|style="background:#fcfccf;"|3|Nevada|nowrap|Catherine Cortez Masto||Democratic|Nevada Attorney General|2017|1964|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Nevada|nowrap|Jacky Rosen||Democratic|U.S. House of Representatives|2019|1957|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|New Hampshire|nowrap|Jeanne Shaheen||Democratic|New Hampshire Senate, Governor of New Hampshire|2009|1947|
|style="background:#fcfccf;"|3|New Hampshire|nowrap|Maggie Hassan||Democratic|New Hampshire Senate, Governor of New Hampshire|2017|1958|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|New York|nowrap|Kirsten Gillibrand||Democratic|U.S. House of Representatives|2009|1966|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Tennessee|nowrap|Marsha Blackburn||Republican|Tennessee Senate, U.S. House of Representatives|2019|1952|
|style="background:#fcfccf;"|3|Washington|nowrap|Patty Murray||Democratic|Washington Senate|1993|1950|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Washington|nowrap|Maria Cantwell||Democratic|Washington House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives|2001|1958|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|West Virginia|nowrap|Shelley Moore Capito||Republican|West Virginia House of Delegates, U.S. House of Representatives|2015|1953|
|style="background:#cfc;"|1|Wisconsin|nowrap|Tammy Baldwin||Democratic|Wisconsin State Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives|2013|1962|
|style="background:#fcc;"|2|Wyoming|nowrap|Cynthia Lummis||Republican|Wyoming House of Representatives, Wyoming Senate, Wyoming Treasurer, U.S. House of Representatives|2021|1954|

## All women senators

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|Image|Name <small>(lifespan)</small>|State|Term start|Term end|Length of service (days)|Entered by|Left for|Party||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|||Georgia||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Democratic|||||||||
|||Arkansas||||Appointment|Lost renomination||Democratic|||||||||
|||Louisiana||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Democratic|||||||||
|||Alabama||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Democratic|||||||||
|||South Dakota||||Special election|Retired||Republican|||||||||
|||South Dakota||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Republican|||||||||
|||Maine||||Election|Lost reelection||Republican|||||||||
|||Nebraska||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Republican|||||||||
|||Nebraska||||Special election|Retired and resigned early||Republican|||||||||
|||Oregon||||Special election|Retired||Democratic|||||||||
|||Louisiana||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Democratic|||||||||
|||Minnesota||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Democratic-Farmer-Labor|||||||||
|||Alabama||||Appointment|Lost nomination to finish term||Democratic|||||||||
|||Kansas||||Election|Retired||Republican|||||||||
|||Florida||||Election|Lost reelection||Republican|||||||||
|||Maryland||||Election|Retired||Democratic|||||||||
|||North Dakota||||Appointment|Appointment ended||Democratic|||||||||
|||California||||Special election|Died in office||Democratic|||||||||
|||California||||Election|Retired||Democratic|||||||||
|||Illinois||||Election|Lost reelection||Democratic|||||||||
|||Washington||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Texas||||Special election|Retired||Republican|||||||||
|||Maine||||Election|Retired||Republican|||||||||
|||Kansas||||Appointment|Lost nomination to finish term||Republican|||||||||
|||Maine||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||Louisiana||January 3, 2015||Election|Lost reelection||Democratic|||||||||
|||Arkansas||||Election|Lost reelection||Democratic|||||||||
|||Washington||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Missouri||||Appointment|Lost election to finish term||Democratic|||||||||
|||New York||||Election|Resigned to become United States Secretary of State||Democratic|||||||||
|||Michigan||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Alaska||present||Appointment|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||North Carolina||||Election|Lost reelection||Republican|||||||||
|||Minnesota||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic-Farmer-Labor|||||||||
|||Missouri||||Election|Lost reelection||Democratic|||||||||
|||||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||North Carolina||||Election|Lost reelection||Democratic|||||||||
|||New York||present||Appointment|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||New Hampshire||||Election|Lost reelection||Republican|||||||||
|||Wisconsin||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Nebraska||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||North Dakota||||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Hawaii||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Massachusetts||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Iowa||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||West Virginia||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||Nevada||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Illinois||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||California||||Election|Resigned to become Vice President of the United States||Democratic|||||||||
|||New Hampshire||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Minnesota||present||Appointment|Incumbent||Democratic-Farmer-Labor|||||||||
|||Mississippi||present||Appointment|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||Tennessee||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|rowspan=2||rowspan=2||rowspan=2|Arizona|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|present|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|Election|rowspan=2|Incumbent||Democratic|
||Independent|||||||||||||||||
|||Arizona||||Appointment|Lost election to finish term||Republican|||||||||
|||Nevada||present||Election|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
|||Georgia||||Appointment|Lost election to finish term||Republican|||||||||
|||Wyoming||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||Alabama||present||Election|Incumbent||Republican|||||||||
|||California||present||Appointment|Incumbent||Democratic|||||||||
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## Other websites

- U.S. Senate History: Women in the Senate
- "Women in the U.S. Senate 1922–2010" Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics,  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey