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Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir


Leah Vukmir served in the Wisconsin Senate from 2011 to 2017 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 […]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz


Debbie Wasserman Schultz has served as a U.S. representative from Florida since 2005, serving the 20th District (2005-2013), 23rd District (2013-2023) and 25th District (since 2023). Wasserman Schultz was the first Jewish congresswoman elected to represent Florida. Wasserman Schultz was born September 27, 1966, in Long Island, New York. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Florida in 1988. In 1990, she received her Master of Arts from the University of Florida. Prior to entering Congress, Wasserman Schultz served as an aide to […]
Maxine Waters
Maxine Waters


Maxine Waters assumed office in the United States House of Representatives in January 1991. Waters represented the 29th District from 1991-1993 and the 35th District from 1993-2013. She has represented the 43rd District since 2013. Waters was born August 15, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, in Los Angeles, California, in 1970. Prior to serving in Congress, Waters worked as a teacher, served as the head start volunteer coordinator, and from 1972 to 1988, worked as a delegate for the […]
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman


Bonnie Watson Coleman assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District in January 2015, becoming the first woman of color elected to represent a New Jersey district in the U.S. House and the only female member of New Jersey's congressional delegation. Watson Coleman was born on February 6, 1945, in Camden, New Jersey. She received a B.A. from Thomas Edison State College in 1985. She has received honorary doctorate degrees from the College of New Jersey, Rider University, and Stockton University. In 1974, Watson […]
Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer


Gretchen Whitmer assumed office as governor of Michigan on Jan. 1, 2019. Whitmer was born on August 23, 1971, in Lansing, Michigan. Her father served as head of the Michigan Department of Commerce under Governor William Milliken and her mother was an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Frank Kelley. Whitmer earned her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Michigan State University in 1993 and her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 1998. Whitmer began her political career in 2000 when she was elected to the […]
Kathleen Williams
Kathleen Williams


Kathleen Williams was the 2018 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for Montana, losing to incumbent Greg Gianforte. She is a water conservation expert and former member of the Montana House of Representatives. Williams was born on February 16, 1961. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1983 and a Master of Science in recreation resources from Colorado State University. She worked for the United States Forest Service as well as several private conservation and recreation organizations in […]
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Wilson


Frederica Wilson assumed office in 2011 to represent Florida's 17th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. In redistricting, most of the old 17th District was renumbered as the 24th District. Wilson was born November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida. She graduated from Fisk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and from the University of Miami with a Master of Science degree in 1972. Following graduation, Wilson served as a school principal of Skyway Elementary School in Miami. She also served on the Miami-Dade County […]