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Yvonne Burke
Yvonne Burke


Yvonne Brathwaite Burke was the first African American congresswoman and assemblywoman elected from California and the first female and the first African American member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In 1973, Burke became the first Congresswoman to give birth while in office and the first to be granted maternity leave. Burke was born Perle Yvonne Watson on October 5, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1953 and a Juris doctorate from the […]
Cori Bush
Cori Bush


Cori Bush assumed office as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. She is the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. House from Missouri. Bush was born on July 21, 1976, in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned a diploma in nursing from the Lutheran School of Nursing. She is an ordained pastor and a registered nurse, a co-director of The Truth Telling Project, and an organizer of the St. Louis protest group Expect Us. She has spoken internationally on nonviolent conflict as […]
Cheri Bustos
Cheri Bustos


Cheri Bustos served as U.S. representative for Illinois' 17th Congressional District from 2013 until her retirement from the House in 2023. Bustos was born in Springfield, Illinois. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her master's degree in journalism from University of Illinois at Springfield. Before being elected to Congress, Bustos worked as a journalist for Quad City Times. From 2007 to 20011 she served as Alderwoman for the East Moline, Illinois City Council. She served as the vice president of […]
Kat Cammack
Kat Cammack


Kat Cammack assumed office as the U.S. representative for Florida's 3rd Congressional District on Jan. 3, 2021. Cammack was born on February 16, 1988, in Denver, Colorado. She earned an Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the Metropolitan State University at Denver in 2015 and a Master of Science in national defense and strategic studies from the United States Naval War College in 2018. She is the owner of a consulting firm, and served as chief of staff to her predecessor, Rep. Ted Yoho, from 2013-2019. For information on […]
Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell


Maria Cantwell assumed office as a United States senator for the state of Washington in January 2001. Cantwell was born October 13, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She completed her Bachelor of Arts in public administration from Miami University of Ohio in 1980. After working for two political campaigns following graduation, Cantwell, worked in public relations. Cantwell served as a Washington State representative from 1987-1993. In 1993, she was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 1st Congressional District, serving only one term before losing the next election. […]
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito


Shelley Moore Capito assumed office as U.S. senator from West Virginia in 2015. Capito is West Virginia's first female senator. Capito was born November 26, 1953, in Glen Dale, West Virginia. She completed a Bachelor of Science in zoology from Duke University in 1975. In 1976, she completed her Master of Education from the University of Virginia. After graduation, Capito worked as a college counselor and advisor at West Virginia State College (now University). From 1997 to 2001, Capito served in the West Virginia State House of Delegates. Capito then […]
Lois Capps
Lois Capps


Lois Capps represented California's 22nd District in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, the 23rd District from 2003 to 2013 and the 24th District from 2013 to 2017. Capps was born January 10, 1938, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She worked as a nursing instructor in Portland, Oregon, following college graduation. She received her master's degree in religion from Yale University, while also working as head nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital. […]
Kathy Castor
Kathy Castor


Kathy Castor assumed office in the United States House of Representatives in January 2007, representing Florida's 11th District. In redistricting, the 11th District was renumbered as the 14th District. Castor was born August 20, 1966, in Miami, Florida, and grew up in Tampa, Florida. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Emory University in 1988 and her Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law in 1991. Prior to serving in Washington, Castor served as the assistant general counsel for the Florida Department of Community Affairs, which […]
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer


Lori Chavez-DeRemer assumed office in the U.S House of Representatives for Oregon’s 5th congressional district on Jan. 3, 2023. Chavez-DeRemer received a bachelor's in business administration from California State University-Fresno. She served on the Happy Valley Parks Committee and the Happy Valley City Council before serving as mayor of Happy Valley from 2010 to 2018. DeRemer's work experience includes running several medical clinics in the Pacific Northwest. DeRemer was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 51 of the Oregon House of Representatives. In 2018, she ran for that seat as […]
Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney
Elizabeth "Liz" Cheney


Elizabeth Lynne "Liz" Cheney Perry served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017-2023. She is the first woman elected to a House seat previously held by her father. Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, held the seat from 1979 to 1989. One of the ten Republican House members who voted to impeach President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Cheney was defeated in her primary in 2022. Cheney was born July 28, 1966, in […]