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Nita M Lowey
Nita M Lowey


Nita M. Lowey served in the United States House of Representatives from 1989-2021. Lowey was born July 5, 1937, in the Bronx, in New York, New York. She completed her bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Prior to serving in Congress, Lowey served as the assistant secretary of state of the state of New York. She is the first woman and first New Yorker to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (2001 to 2003). For more information on Lowey's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored […]
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce


Clare Boothe Luce served as U.S. ambassador to Italy from 1953 to 1956, the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. She also served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 to 1947. Luce was born March 10, 1903, in New York City. Her original ambition was to become an actress and she briefly attended a school of the theater in New York City. She was also active in the suffrage movement as a young woman. She married George Tuttle Brokaw, a New […]
Cynthia M Lummis
Cynthia M Lummis


Cynthia Lummis was elected U.S. senator for Wyoming on November 3, 2020. Previously, she represented Wyoming in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017. Lummis was born September 10, 1954, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received bachelor degrees in animal science and biology from the University of Wyoming. In 1979, Lummis became the youngest woman ever elected to Wyoming legislature, serving in the Wyoming House of Representatives until 1983. Lummis then returned to the University of Wyoming and completed her law degree in 1985. Following, she clerked at […]
Anna Paulina Luna
Anna Paulina Luna


Anna Luna assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2023, representing Florida's 13th congressional district. Luna was born on May 6, 1989, in Santa Ana, California. She served in the United States Air Force from 2009-2014. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of West Florida in 2017. Luna was the Republican nominee for Florida's 13th congressional district in the 2020 election.
Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria


Elaine Luria served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd Congressional District from 2019-2023. She lost her re-election bid in 2022. Luria was born on August 15, 1975, in Birmingham, Alabama. She earned a Bachelor of Science in physics and history at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1997 and a Master of Engineering Management at Old Dominion University in 2004. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1997 to 2017, reaching the rank of commander. She is owner of a small business called Mermaid Factory. In July of 2021, Luria […]
Nancy Mace
Nancy Mace


Nancy Mace assumed office as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district in 2021, the first Republican woman elected to Congress from South Carolina Macy was born December 4, 1977, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, the daughter of a United States Army officer. In 1999, Mace became the first woman to graduate from The Citadel's Corps of Cadets program with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She also earned a master’s degree is journalism and mass communication from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication […]
Carolyn B Maloney
Carolyn B Maloney


Carolyn B. Maloney represented New York's 14th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1993-2013 and New York's 12th District from 2013-2023. Maloney was the first woman to represent New York's 14th Congressional District, the first woman to chair the Joint Economic Committee and the first woman to chair the Oversight and Reform Committee. She ran for reelection in 2022 but lost the primary to 10th District incumbent Jerry Nadler after redistricting put them in the same district. Maloney was born February 19, 1946, in Greensboro, North Carolina […]
Kathy Manning
Kathy Manning


Kathy Manning assumed office as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. Manning was born on December 3, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Harvard University in 1978 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan in 1981. After serving as a partner at a law firm from 1987-2003, Manning started her own business in 2004. She has also held numerous leadership positions in her community. For information on Manning's policy subject areas, committee appointments and […]
Betsy Markey
Betsy Markey


Betsy Markey represented Colorado's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Markey was born April 27, 1956, in Cresskill, New Jersey. She attended the University of Florida from 1974 to 1978 and graduated with a degree in political science. Following graduation, Markey worked for a short period of time on the staff of United States Senator John A. Durkin (D-NH). She also worked for United States Congressman Herbert Harris (D-VA) as a caseworker/legislative assistant on one of the Congressman's subcommittees. Markey was also […]
Doris Matsui
Doris Matsui


Doris Matsui assumed office in March 2005, representing California's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives. After redistricting, she was elected to represent the 6th District in 2012, and has won reelection since -- including the 2024 election. Matsui was born September 25, 1944, in an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, and grew up in Dinuba in California's Central Valley. She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at the University of California, Berkley. Prior to serving in Congress, Matsui volunteered on Clinton's presidential campaign. Later, she served […]