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Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney


Claudia Tenney is the U.S. representative for New York's 22nd congressional district. She served from 2017-2019, lost her seat in the 2018 election, and regained the seat in the 2020 election. Tenney was born February 4, 1961. She is the daughter of former New York State Supreme Court Justice John R. Tenney. She graduated from Colgate University in 1983 and from the Taft College of Law at the University of Cincinnati. Tenney is co-owner and legal counsel to Mid-York Press, Inc., a commercial printing and manufacturing firm started by her […]
Mary Throne
Mary Throne


Mary Throne served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016. She ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wyoming in 2018. Throne was born and raised in Campbell County, Wyoming. She received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. After law school, Throne returned to Wyoming. She served as an assistant Wyoming attorney general from 1992 to 1999, and was elected to the Wyoming state legislature in 2007, representing state house district 11. She served as the minority […]
Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib


Rashida Tlaib has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Michigan since 2019, representing the 13th District until 2023 and the 12th District since then. Tlaib, a Palestinian American, and Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative from Minnesota and a Somali American, were the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Tlaib previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014, only the second Muslim woman to be elected to a state legislature in the United States. Tlaib was born July 24, 1976, in Detroit, Michigan, to Palestinian immigrants. […]
Andria Tupola
Andria Tupola


Andria Tupola has been a member of the Honolulu City Council since January 2021. Tupola served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018. She was the 2018 Republican nominee for governor of Hawaii. Tupola was born December 6, 1980, in Kahuku, Hawaii. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in music education from Brigham Young University in 2005, a Master of Arts in music education from the University of Hawaii, Manoa in 2011, and a Ph.D in music education at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Tupola served as […]
Caryn Tyson
Caryn Tyson


Caryn Tyson is a member of the Kansas State Senate. In 2018, she was a candidate to represent Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, losing in the primary. Tyson was born in Parker, Kansas, on February 15, 1963. She earned two Bachelor of Science degrees (mathematics and computer science) from Kansas State University before completing a Master of Science in engineering management from the University of Kansas. Before her time in the public sphere, she worked in the IT field for over 24 years, including space […]
Linda Upmeyer
Linda Upmeyer


Linda Upmeyer served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003-2021. She was the first woman to serve as speaker of the Iowa House. Upmeyer received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Iowa and her Master of Science in nursing from Drake University. Upon obtaining these degrees, Upmeyer went on to pursue a career as a registered nurse practitioner. From 2008-2010, Upmeyer served as House minority whip. In 2010, she served as House majority leader. Through her committee memberships, Upmeyer served as chair of the Human […]
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir


Leah Vukmir served in the Wisconsin Senate from 2011 to 2019 and in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2002 to 2011. Vukmir was the Republican nominee in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin, running unsuccessfully against incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin. Vukmir was born on April 26, 1958, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Marquette University and a Master of Science in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before entering politics, she was a pediatric nurse practitioner.
Olene Walker
Olene Walker


Olene Walker served as Utah’s governor from November 2003 to January 2005, the state's first female governor. Walker was born in Ogden, Utah, on November 15, 1930. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Brigham Young University in 1953, her master’s degree in political science from Stanford University in 1954, and her doctorate in education administration from the University of Utah in 1981. From 1970-1973, Walker was an education consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and from 1974-1979, she was director of the Salt Lake City School […]
Jackie Walorski
Jackie Walorski


Jackie Walorski served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District from January 2013 until her death in an automobile accident on August 3, 2022. Walorski was born on August 17, 1963 and raised in South Bend, Indiana. She attended Riley High School in South Bend and graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and public administration from Taylor University. She started her career as a crime reporter at WSBT-TV and later worked as a development director to raise funds for local colleges and universities. Walorski served in the Indiana […]
Mimi Walters
Mimi Walters


Marian "Mimi" Walters served in the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 45th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019. Walters was born on May 14, 1962 in Pasadena, California. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984. She began her career as a stockbroker. From 1996 to 2000, Walters was councilwoman and from 2000 to 2004 she was mayor of Laguna Niguel. She then served in the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2008. From 2008 to 2015, Walters served […]