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Bethany Hall-Long
Bethany Hall-Long


Bethany Hall-Long assumed office as the lieutenant governor of Delaware on January 17, 2017. She is running for governor in the 2024 election. Hall-Long was born on November 12, 1963, in Sussex County, Delaware. She earned her Bachelor's of Science in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University, her Master of Science in nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina, and her doctorate in nursing and public policy from George Mason University. Prior to being elected lieutenant governor, Hall-Long served in the Delaware Senate from 2009 to 2017 representing District 10. […]
Diane Harkey
Diane Harkey


Diane Harkey was the 2018 Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives for California's 49th District, but lost in the general election. Harkey was born June 20, 1951, in Joliet, Illinois. She has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of California, Irvine. She has had a 30-year career in corporate banking and finance. Harkey was elected to the Dana Point (California) City Council in 2004, and served as its mayor in 2007. In 2008, she was elected to the California State Assembly. Term-limited in the State […]
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler


Vicky Hartzler served as United States representative for Missouri's 4th Congressional District from 2011-2023. Hartzler was a candidate in the 2022 U.S. Senate election, but lost in the primary. Hartzler was born October 13, 1960, in Cass County, Missouri, and was raised on a farm near Archie, Missouri. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in education in 1983 and received her M.S. in education from Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri) in 1992. Prior to serving in the U.S. House of […]
Yvette Herrell
Yvette Herrell


Yvette Herrell served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District from 2021-2023, losing her re-election bid in 2022. Herrell was the first Republican Native woman elected to Congress and the first Cherokee woman. Herrell was born in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and is a member of the Cherokee Nation. She earned a legal secretary diploma from ITT Technical Institute School of Business in Boise, Idaho. She has worked in the real estate industry since graduating. Herrell served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2011-2019. For information […]
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson


Ashley Hinson assumed office as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. After redistricting, she won re-election in 2022 to represent the 2nd District, which comprises much of the old 1st District. Hinson was born on June 27, 1983. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism. Prior to serving in elected office, Hinson was a reporter for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hinson served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2017-2021, representing the 67th […]
Mazie Hirono
Mazie K Hirono


Mazie K. Hirono assumed office in January 2013, representing Hawaii in the United States Senate. Hirono was born November 3, 1947, in Fukushima, Japan, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1970 and completed her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center 1978. After graduation, Hirono worked in the antitrust division of the Hawaii attorney general's office. In 1980, Hirono was elected to the Hawaii state House of Representatives, serving from 1980 to 1994. In 1994, she served two four-year terms as […]
Nancy Hollister
Nancy Hollister


Nancy Hollister served as governor of Ohio from December 1998 to January 1999, the first and only female governor of Ohio. Hollister was born on May 22, 1949, in Marietta, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree from Kent State University. Hollister first entered served in public office as a member of the Marietta City Council in 1980, and was elected mayor in 1984, serving until 1991, when she was appointed as the director of the Governor’s Office of Appalachia. She served as lieutenant governor from 1995-1998, then served briefly as […]
Darlene Hooley
Darlene K Hooley


Darlene K. Hooley represented Oregon in the United State House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009. Hooley was born April 4, 1939, in Williston, North Dakota. When she was 8 years old, Hooley's family moved to Salem, Oregon. In 1961, Hooley completed a Bachelor of Arts in education at Oregon State University. Following college, she pursued post-graduate work at Oregon State University and Portland State University from 1963 to 1965. She also taught reading, music and physical education in Oregon. In 1976, Hooley became the first woman elected to West […]
Jenny Horne
Jenny Horne


Jenny Anderson Horne has served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2008 - 2016, representing District 94. Horne was born on October 12, 1972 in Summerville, South Carolina. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she earned a bachelor's in English and a law degree. On June 17, 2015, nine Black members of a Bible study at a Charleston church, including the senior pastor, state Senator Clementa Pinckney, were shoot to death. After the discovery of a website belonging to the […]
Jane Dee Hull
Jane Dee Hull


Jane Dee Hull served as governor of Arizona from 1997-2003, the first woman to be elected governor of that state and the second to hold the office. Born on August 8, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri, Hull earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from Arizona State University. She worked as an elementary school teacher before entering politics. Hull served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1979-1993, serving as the speaker of the House from 1989-1992. She served as secretary of […]