Membership

List OF ALL WOMEN ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE

 

YEARS ELECTED

NAME

PARTY

HOUSE/DISTRICT
1. 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924 Esto B. Broughton Democrat
Republican Prohibition Socialist		 Assembly – 46th
2. 1918, 1922, 1924 Grace S. Dorris Republican Assembly – 56th
3. 1918, 1920 Elizabeth Hughes Republican Assembly – 7th
4. 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924 Anna L. Saylor Republican Assembly – 41st
5. 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1940 Eleanor Miller Republican Assembly – 67th
Assembly – 47th
6. 1922, 1924, 1926 Cora Woodbridge Republican Assembly – 9th
7. 1930 Sarah E. Kellogg Republican Assembly – 51st
8. 1936, 1938, 1940 Jeanette E. Daley Democrat Assembly – 78th
9. 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952 Kathryn Niehouse Republican Assembly – 79th
10. 1952, 1954,
1956, 1958,
1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974		 Pauline Davis Democrat
Dem/ Republican
Democrat		  
11. 1952, 1954,
1956, 1958, 1960		 Dorothy Donohue Democrat
Dem/ Republican
Democrat		 Assembly – 38th
12. 1954 Wanda Sankary Democrat Assemly – 79th
13. 1966, 1968, 1970 Yvonne Brathwaite (Burke) Democrat Assembly – 63rd
14. 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972 March K. Fong (Eu) Democrat Assembly – 15th
15. 1974, 1976, 1978 Leona Egeland Democrat Assembly – 24th
16. 1975 (1), 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990,
1992, 1996		 Teresa Hughes Democrat Assembly – 47th
Senate – 25th
17. 1976, 1978, 1980 Carol Hallett Republican Assembly – 29th
18. 1976, 1978, 1980 Marilyn Ryan Republican Assembly – 51st
19. 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 Rose Ann Vuich Democrat Senate – 15th
20. 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 Maxine Waters Democrat Assembly – 48th
21. 1978, 1980
1982, 1984, 1988,1992 (2)		 Marian Bergeson Republican Assembly – 74th
Assembly – 70th
Senate – 37th
Senate – 35th  
22. 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 Gwen Moore Democrat Assembly – 49th
Assembly – 47th
23. 1978, 1980 (3), 1982, 1984 Jean Moorehead (Duffy) Republican
Democrat		 Assembly – 5th
24. 1978, 1980, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 Sally Tanner Democrat Assembly – 60th
25. 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990,
1994		 Diane Watson Democrat Senate – 30th
Senate – 28th
Senate – 26th
26. 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 Marian Lafollette Republican Assembly – 38th
27. 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996 Cathie Wright Republican Assembly – 37th
Senate – 19th
28. 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 (4) Doris Allen Republican Assembly – 71st
29. 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 (5),1989 (6),
1992		 Lucy Killea Democrat
Independent		 Assembly – 78th
Senate – 39th
30. 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 Sunny Mojonnier Republican Assembly – 75th
31. 1982, 1984, 1986 Gloria Molina Democrat Assembly – 56th
32. 1984, 1988, 1992 (7) Rebecca Morgan Republican Senate – 11th
33. 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 Delaine Eastin Democrat Assembly – 18th
Assembly – 20th
34. 1986, 1988, 1990 Beverly Hansen Republican Assembly – 8th
35. 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 Jackie Speier Democrat Assembly 19th
Senate – 8th
36. 1987 (8), 1988, 1990 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democrat Assembly – 56th
37. 1988, 1990 Carol Bentley Republican Assembly – 77th
38. 1989 (9), 1990 Tricia Hunter Republican Assembly – 76th
39. 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000 Deidre (Dede) Alpert Democrat Assembly – 75th
Assembly – 78th
Senate – 39th
40. 1990, 1992, 1994 Marguerite Archie-Hudson Democrat Assembly – 48th
41. 1990, 1992, 1994 Paula Boland Republican Assembly – 38th
42. 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 (10) Barbara Lee Democrat Assembly – 13th
Assembly – 16th
Senate – 9th
43. 1990
1992		 Andrea Seastrand Republican Assembly – 29th
Assembly – 33rd
44. 1991 (11), 1992, 1994 Barbara Friedman Democrat Assembly – 40th
45. 1992 Julie Borenstein Democrat Assembly – 80th
46. 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002 Debra Bowen Democrat Assembly – 53rd
Senate – 28th
47. 1992 Vivian Bronshvag Democrat Assembly – 6th
48. 1992, 1994, 1996 Valerie Brown Democrat Assembly – 7th
49. 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002 Martha Escutia Democrat Assembly – 50th
Senate – 30th
50. 1992 Kathleen Honeycutt Republican Assembly – 34th
51. 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006 Betty Karnette Democrat Assembly – 54th
Senate – 27th
Assembly – 54th
52. 1992, 1994, 1996 Diane Martinez Democrat Assembly – 49th
53. 1992, 1994 Juanita McDonald Democrat Assembly – 55th
54. 1992, 1994, 1996 Grace Napalitano Democrat Assembly – 58th
55. 1992 Margaret Snyder Democrat Assembly – 25th
56. 1992, 1994, 1998 Hilda Solis Democrat Assembly – 57th
Senate – 24th
57. 1993 (12), 1994, 1996 Barbara Alby Republican Assembly – 5th
58. 1994, 1996, 1998 Marilyn Brewer Republican Assembly – 70th
59. 1994, 1996, 1998 Susan Davis Democrat Assembly – 76th
60. 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006 Denise Moreno Ducheny Democrat Assembly – 79th
Senate – 40th
61. 1994, 1996,
1998, 2002		 Liz Figueroa Democrat Assembly – 20th
Senate – 10th
62. 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004 Sheila Kuehl Democrat Assembly – 41st
Senate – 23rd
63. 1994, 1996, 1998 Kerry Mazzoni Democrat Assembly – 6th
64. 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008 Elaine Alquist Democrat Assembly – 22nd
Senate – 13th
65. 1996, 1998, 2000 Dion Aroner Democrat Assembly – 22nd
66. 1996, 1998, 2000 Sally Havice Democrat Assembly – 56th
67. 1996, 1998, 2000 Lynne Leach Republican Assembly – 15th
68. 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004 Carole Migden Democrat Assembly – 13th
Senate – 3rd
69. 1996, 1998, 2002 Deborah Ortiz Democrat Assembly – 9th
Senate – 6th
70. 1996, 1998, 2000 Virginia Strom-Martin Democrat Assembly – 1st
71. 1996, 1998, 2000 Helen Thomson Democrat Assembly – 8th
72. 1998, 2000, 2002 Patricia Bates Republican Assembly – 73rd
73. 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010 Ellen Corbett Democrat Assembly – 18th
Senate – 10th
74. 1998, 2000, 2002 Hannah-Beth Jackson Democrat Assembly – 35th
75. 1998, 2000, 2002 Sarah Reyes Democrat Assembly – 31st
76. 1998, 2000,
2001 (13), 2002, 2006		 Gloria Romero Democrat Assembly – 49th
Senate – 24th
77. 1998, 2000 (14), 2002 Nell Soto Democrat Assembly – 61st
Senate – 32nd
78. 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 Patricia Wiggins Democrat Assembly – 7th
Senate – 2nd
79. 1998, 2000 Charlene Zettel Republican Assembly – 75th
80. 1999 (15) Audie Bock Green Assembly – 16th
81. 2000, 2002, 2004 Rebecca Cohn Democrat Assembly – 24th
82. 2000, 2002, 2004 Wilma Chan Democrat Assembly – 16th
83. 2000, 2002, 2004 Lynn Daucher Republican Assembly – 72nd
84. 2000, 2002, 2004 Jackie Goldberg Democrat Assembly – 45th
85. 2000, 2002, 2004,  2008 Christine Kehoe Democrat Assembly – 76th
Senate – 39th
86. 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 Carol Liu Democrat Assembly – 44th
Senate – 21st
87. 2000, 2002, 2004 Barbara Matthews Democrat Assembly – 17th
88. 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 Gloria Negrete McLeod Democrat Assembly – 61st
Senate – 32nd
89. 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 Jenny Oropeza Democrat Assembly – 55th
Senate – 28th
90. 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008 Fran Pavley Democrat Assembly – 41st
Senate – 23rd
91. 2001 (16), 2002, 2004 Judy Chu Democrat Assembly – 49th
92. 2002, 2004, 2006 Patty Berg Democrat Assembly – 1st
93. 2002, 2004, 2006 Bonnie Garcia Republican Assembly – 80th
94. 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 Loni Hancock Democrat Assembly – 14th
Senate – 9th
95. 2002, 2004, 2006 Shirley Horton Republican Assembly – 78th
96. 2002, 2004, 2006 Sally Lieber Democrat Assembly – 22nd
97. 2002, 2004 Cindy Montañez Democrat Assembly – 39th
98. 2002, 2004, 2006 Nicole Parra Democrat Assembly – 30th
99. 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011 (17) Sharon Runner Republican Assembly – 36th
100. 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 Lois Wolk Democrat Assembly – 8th
Senate – 5th
101. 2004, 2006, 2008 Karen Bass Democrat Assembly – 47th
102. 2004, 2006, 2008 Noreen Evans Democrat Assembly – 7th
103. 2004, 2006, 2008 Lori Saldaña Democrat Assembly – 76th
104. 2004, 2006, 2008 Audra Strickland Republican Assembly – 37th
105. 2004, 2006
2008		 Mimi Walters Republican Assembly – 73rd
Senate – 33rd
106. 2006, 2008, 2010 Julia Brownley Democrat Assembly – 41st
107. 2006, 2008 Anna Caballero Democrat Assembly – 28th
108. 2006, 2008, 2010 Wilmer Amina Carter Democrat Assembly – 62nd
109. 2006, 2008, 2010 Jean Fuller Republican Assembly – 32nd
110. 2006, 2008, 2010 Cathleen Galgiani Democrat Assembly – 17th
111. 2006, 2008, 2010 Mary Hayashi Democrat Assembly – 18th
112. 2006, 2008, 2010 Fiona Ma Democrat Assembly – 12th
113. 2006 (18) Laura Richardson Democrat Assembly – 55th
114. 2006, 2008 Mary Salas Democrat Assembly – 79th
115. 2008, 2010 Joan Buchanan Democrat Assembly – 15th
116. 2008, 2010 Connie Conway Republican Assembly – 34th
117. 2008, 2010 Diane Harkey Republican Assembly – 73rd
118. 2008, 2010 Alyson Huber Democrat Assembly – 10th
119. 2008, 2010 Bonnie Lowenthal Democrat Assembly – 54th
120. 2008, 2010 Nancy Skinner Democrat Assembly – 14th
121. 2008, 2010 Norma Torres Democrat Assembly – 61st
122. 2008, 2010 Mariko Yamada Democrat Assembly – 8th
123. 2010 Toni Atkins Democrat Assembly - 76th
124. 2010 Susan Bonilla Democrat Assembly - 11th
125. 2010 Betsy Butler Democrat Assembly - 53rd
126. 2010 Nora Campos Democrat Assembly - 23rd
127. 2010 Shannon Grove Republican Assembly - 32nd
128. 2010 Linda Halderman Republican Assembly - 29th
129. 2010 Holly Mitchell Democrat Assembly - 47th
130. 2010 Kristin Olsen Republican Assebmly - 25th
131. 2011 (19) Beth Gaines Republican Assembly - 4th

1. Elected in a special election July 15, 1975
2. Resigned 1995
3. Elected as a Republican, re-registered as a Democrat February 19, 1981
4. Recalled November 28, 1995
5. Designed December 18, 1989
6. Elected as a Democrat, re-registered as an Independent October 1, 1991
7. Resigned August 17, 1993
8. Elected in a special election May 12, 1987
9. Elected in a special election October 3, 1989
10. Resigned April 17, 1998
11. Elected in a special election July 30, 1991
12. Elected in a special election July 27, 1993
13. Elected in a special election March 6, 2001
14. Elected in a special election March 7, 2000
15. Elected in a special election March 30, 1999
16. Elected in a special election on May 15, 2001
17. Elected in a special election on February 15, 2011
18. Retired August 21, 2007
19. Elected in a special election on May 3, 2011