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Patsy Mink
Patsy Mink


Patsy Mink served as a United States representative for Hawaii from 1965 to 1977, and then again from 1989 to 2003. Mink was the first woman of color to serve in Congress. In 1972, she ran as an anti-war candidate in the 1972 Oregon Democratic presidential primary. Mink was born on December 6, 1927, in Pai, Hawaii Territory. She received a with a Bachelor of Arts in zoology and chemistry from the University of Hawaii in 1948 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School in 1951. […]
Susan Molinari
Susan Molinari


Susan Molinari was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 to 1997, representing New York's 13th and 14th districts. Molinari was born March 27, 1958, in Staten Island, New York. Her father was Republican politician Guy Molinari and her grandfather was Republican politician S. Robert Molinari. Molinari graduated from SUNY Albany (now called the University at Albany, The State University of New York). She served on the New York City Council from 1986 to 1990. In 1990, Molinari won a special election to represent New York's 14th […]
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore


Gwen Moore assumed office January 2005, representing Wisconsin's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives. Moore was born April 18, 1951, in Racine, Wisconsin. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1978. Prior to entering the United States Congress, Moore served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1989 to 1992) and as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate (1993 to 2004). She was elected as the Democratic co-chair of the Congressional Women's Caucus in January 2011. […]
Constance Morella
Constance A Morella


Constance Morella represented Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. Morella was born February 12, 1931, in Somerville, Massachusetts. She graduated from Boston University in 1951. Following graduation, she taught high school in Maryland. In 1967, she received her Master of Arts from American University. From 1970 to 1986, Morella taught at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. She served as a member of the Montgomery County Commission for Women from 1971 to 1975. While in Congress (1987 to 2003), Morella was considered a moderate Republican. […]
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell


Debbie Mucarsel-Powell served as the U.S. representative for Florida District 26 from 2019-2021. Mucarsel-Powell immigrated from Ecuador to the United States as a teenager with her mother and sisters. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Pitzer College, and a master's degree in international political economy from Claremont University in 1996. She is a a former associate dean at Florida International University. For information on Mucarsel-Powell's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on […]
Stephanie Murphy
Stephanie Murphy


Stephanie Murphy served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Florida's 7th congressional from 2017-2023. Murphy was the first Vietnamese-American woman and second Vietnamese-American person elected to Congress. Murphy holds an M.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University and a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary. She currently works as an executive at Sungate Capital and is also an instructor of business and social entrepreneurship at Rollins College. Previously, she served as a national security specialist in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Prior […]
Sue Myrick
Sue Myrick


Sue Myrick represented North Carolina's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013. Myrick was born August 1, 1941, in Tiffin, Ohio. She attended Heidelberg College from 1959 to 1960. In 1995, she received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Heidelberg College. Prior to serving in Congress, Myrick served as president/CEO of Myrick Advertising and Public Relations and Myrick Enterprises. From 1983 to 1985, she served on the Charlotte (NC) City Council and, from 1987 to 1991, as mayor of Charlotte. For information on […]
Grace Napolitano
Grace Napolitano


Grace Napolitano assumed office as a U.S representative from California in 1999, representing the 34th District from 1999-2003, the 38th District from 2003-2013, the 32nd District from 2013-2023, and now the 31st District. Napolitano was born December 4, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas. She attended Cerritos College in Norwalk, California, and Texas Southmost College in Brownsville, Texas. In 1986, she served on the Norwalk (Calif.) City Council; and from 1989 to 1990, she served as the mayor of Norwalk. Napolitano served as a member of the California Assembly from 1992 to […]
Gloria Negrete McLeod
Gloria Negrete McLeod


Gloria Negrete McLeod is a representative of California's Area 5 on the Chaffey Community College District Governing Board. Formerly she served as the U.S. Representative for California's 35th Congressional District from 2013 to 2015. Negrete McLeod was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 6, 1941. She received her associate's degree from Chaffey Community College. Before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, she served as the president of the Chaffey Community College Board and was a board member for five years before being elected to the State Legislature. […]
Marie Newman
Marie Newman


Marie Newman served as the U.S. representative for Illinois' 3rd Congressional District from 2021-2023. Newman was born on April 13, 1964 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and business from the University of Wisconsin. After college, she worked in advertising, eventually becoming a partner in a large ad agency and later starting her own consulting firm. She co-founded a nonprofit organization, Team Up to Stop Bullying, to address bullying among school children. She has served as a state and national advocate for health care […]