Former Members

LIST OF ALL WOMEN ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE



Esto B. Broughton


Democrat, Republican, Prohibitionist, Socialist
Assembly-46th

Years Elected: 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924



Grace S. Dorris


Republican
Assembly-56th

Years Elected: 1918, 1922, 1924



Elizabeth Hughes


Republican
Assembly-7th

Years Elected: 1918, 1920



Anna L. Saylor


Republican
Assembly-41st

Years Elected: 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924



Eleanor Miller


Republican
Assembly-67th, 47th

Years Elected: 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1940



Cora Woodbridge


Republican
Assembly-9th

Years Elected: 1922, 1924, 1926



Sarah E. Kellogg


Republican
Assembly-51st

Years Elected: 1930



Jeanette E. Daley


Democrat
Assembly-78th

Years Elected: 1936, 1938, 1940



Kathryn Niehouse


Republican
Assembly-79th

Years Elected: 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952



Pauline Davis


Democrat, Dem/Republican, Democrat


Years Elected: 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974



Dorothy Donohue


Democrat, Dem/Republican, Democrat
Assembly-38th

Years Elected: 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960



Wanda Sankary


Democrat
Assembly-79th

Years Elected: 1954



Yvonne Brathwaite (Burke)


Democrat
Assembly-63rd

Years Elected: 1966, 1968, 1970



March K. Fong (Eu)


Democrat
Assembly-15th

Years Elected: 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972



Leona Egeland


Democrat
Assembly-24th

Years Elected: 1974, 1976, 1978



Teresa Hughes


Democrat
Assembly-47th; Senate-25th

Years Elected: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996



Carol Hallett


Republican
Assembly-29th

Years Elected: 1976, 1978, 1980



Marilyn Ryan


Republican
Assembly-51st

Years Elected: 1976, 1978, 1980



Rose Ann Vuich


Democrat
Senate-15th

Years Elected: 1976, 1978, 1980



Maxine Waters


Democrat
Assembly-48th

Years Elected: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988



Marian Bergeson


Republican
Assembly-74th, 70th; Senate-37th, 35th

Years Elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992



Gwen Moore


Democrat
Assembly-49th, 47th

Years Elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992



Jean Moorhead (Duffy)


Republican, Democrat
Assembly-5th

Years Elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984



Sally Tanner


Democrat
Assembly-60th

Years Elected: 1978, 1980, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1998, 1990



Diane Watson


Democrat
Senate-30th, 28th, 26th

Years Elected: 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994



Marian Lafollette


Republican
Assembly-38th

Years Elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988



Cathie Wright


Republican
Assembly-37th; Senate-19th

Years Elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996



Doris Allen


Republican
Assembly-71st

Years Elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994



Lucy Killea


Democrat, Independent
Assembly-78th; Senate-39th

Years Elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992



Sunny Mojonnier


Republican
Assembly-75th

Years Elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988



Gloria Molina


Democrat
Assembly-56th

Years Elected: 1982, 1984, 1986



Rebecca Morgan


Republican
Senate-11th

Years Elected: 1984, 1988, 1992



Delaine Eastin


Democrat
Assembly-18th, 20th

Years Elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992



Beverly Hansen


Republican
Assembly-8th

Years Elected: 1986, 1988, 1990



Jackie Speier


Democrat
Assembly-19th; Senate-8th

Years Elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002



Lucille Roybal-Allard


Democrat
Assembly-56th

Years Elected: 1987, 1988, 1990



Carol Bentley


Republican
Assembly-77th

Years Elected: 1988, 1990



Tricia Hunter


Republican
Assembly-76th

Years Elected: 1989, 1990



Deirdre (Dede) Alpert


Democrat
Assembly-75th, 78th; Senate-39th

Years Elected: 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000



Marguerite Archie-Hudson


Democrat
Assembly-48th

Years Elected: 1990, 1992, 1994



Paula Boland


Republican
Assembly-38th

Years Elected: 1990, 1992, 1994



Barbara Lee


Democrat
Assembly-13th, 16th; Senate-9th

Years Elected: 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996



Andrea Seastrand


Republican
Assembly-29th, 33rd

Years Elected: 1990, 1992



Barbara Friedman


Democrat
Assembly-40th

Years Elected: 1991, 1992, 1994



Julie Borenstein


Democrat
Assembly-80th

Years Elected: 1992



Debra Bowen


Democrat
Assembly-53rd; Senate-28th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002



Vivian Bronshvag


Democrat
Assembly-6th

Years Elected: 1992



Valerie Brown


Democrat
Assembly-7th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994, 1996



Martha Escutia


Democrat
Assembly-50th; Senate-30th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002



Kathleen Honeycutt


Republican
Assembly-34th

Years Elected: 1992



Betty Karnette


Democrat
Assembly–54th; Senate-7th

Years Elected: 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006



Diane Martinez


Democrat
Assembly-49th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994, 1996



Juanita Millender-McDonald


Democrat
Assembly-55th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994



Grace Napalitano


Democrat
Assembly-58th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994, 1996



Margaret Snyder


Democrat
Assembly-25th

Years Elected: 1992



Hilda Solis


Democrat
Assembly-57th; Senate-24th

Years Elected: 1992, 1994, 1998



Barbara Alby


Republican
Assembly-5th

Years Elected: 1993, 1994, 1996



Marilyn Brewer


Republican
Assembly-70th

Years Elected: 1994, 1996, 1998



Susan Davis


Democrat
Assembly-78th

Years Elected: 1994, 1996, 1998



Denise Moreno Ducheny


Democrat, Dem/Republican, Democrat
Assembly-79th; Senate-40th

Years Elected: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006



Liz Figueroa


Democrat
Assembly-20th; Senate-10th

Years Elected: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002



Sheila Kuehl


Democrat
Assembly-41st; Senate-23rd

Years Elected: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004



Kerry Mazzoni


Democrat
Assembly-6th

Years Elected: 1994, 1996, 1998



Elaine Alquist


Democrat
Assembly-22nd; Senate-13th

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008



Dion Aroner


Democrat
Assembly-22nd

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000



Sally Havice


Democrat
Assembly-56th

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000



Lynne Leach


Republican
Assembly-15th

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000



Carole Migden


Democrat
Assembly-15th

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004



Deborah Ortiz


Democrat
Assembly-9th; Senate-6th

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2002



Virginia Strom-Martin


Democrat
Assembly-1st

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000



Helen Thomson


Democrat
Assembly-8th

Years Elected: 1996, 1998, 2000



Ellen Corbett


Democrat
Assembly-18th; Senate-10th

Years Elected: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010

Hannah-Beth Jackson

Hannah-Beth Jackson


Democrat
19th Senate District 35th Assembly District

Years Elected: 1998,2000,2002,2004,2012,2016



Sarah Reyes


Democrat
Assembly-31st

Years Elected: 1998, 2000, 2002



Gloria Romero


Democrat
Assembly-49th; Senate-24th

Years Elected: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006



Nell Soto


Democrat
Assembly-61st; Senate-32nd

Years Elected: 1998, 2000, 2002



Patricia Wiggins


Democrat
Assembly-7th; Senate-2nd

Years Elected: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006



Charlene Zettel


Republican
Assembly-75th

Years Elected: 1998, 2000



Audie Bock


Green
Assembly-16th

Years Elected: 1999

Patricia Bates

Patricia C. Bates


Republican
73rd AD, 36th SD

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2014, 2018



Wilma Chan


Democrat
Assembly-16th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004



Rebecca Cohn


Democrat
Assembly-24th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004



Lynn Daucher


Republican
Assembly-72nd

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004



Jackie Goldberg


Democrat
Assembly-45th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004



Christine Kehoe


Democrat
Assembly – 76th; Senate – 39th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008

Carol Liu

Carol Liu


Democrat
Assembly - 44th, Senate - 21st, 25th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012



Barbara Matthews


Democrat
Assembly-17th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004



Gloria Negrete McLeod


Democrat
Assembly-61st; Senate-32nd

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010



Jenny Oropeza


Democrat
Assembly-55th; Senate-28th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

Fran Pavley

Fran Pavley


Democrat
Assembly - 41st, Senate - 23rd, 27th

Years Elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012



Judy Chu


Democrat
Assembly-49th

Years Elected: 2001, 2002, 2004



Patty Berg


Democrat, Dem/Republican, Democrat
Assembly-1st

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006



Bonnie Garcia


Republican
Assembly-80th

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006

Loni Hancock

Loni Hancock


Democrat
Assembly - 14th, Senate - 9th

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012



Shirley Horton


Republican
Assembly-78th

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006



Sally Lieber


Democrat
Assembly-22nd

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006



Cindy Montañez


Democrat
Assembly-39th

Years Elected: 2002, 2004



Nicole Parra


Democrat
Assembly-30th

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006



Sharon Runner


Republican
Assembly-36th

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2011

Lois Wolk

Lois Wolk


Democrat
Assembly - 8th, Senate - 5th, 3rd

Years Elected: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012



Karen Bass


Democrat
Assembly-47th

Years Elected: 2004, 2006, 2008



Noreen Evans


Democrat
Assembly-7th; Senate-2nd

Years Elected: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010



Lori Saldaña


Democrat
Assembly-76th

Years Elected: 2004, 2006, 2008



Audra Strickland


Republican
Assembly-37th

Years Elected: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010



Mimi Walters


Republican
Assembly-73rd; Senate-33rd, 37th

Years Elected: 2004, 2006 2008, 2012



Julia Brownley


Democrat
Assembly-41st

Years Elected: 2006, 2008, 2010



Wilmer Amina Carter


Democrat
Assembly-62nd

Years Elected: 2006, 2008, 2010



Jean Fuller


Republican
Assembly - 32nd Senate - 18th, 16th

Years Elected: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014

Cathleen Galgiani

Cathleen Galgiani


Democrat
5th Senate District 17th Assembly District

Years Elected: 2016,2012,2010,2008,2006



Mary Hayashi


Democrat
Assembly-18th

Years Elected: 2006, 2008, 2010



Fiona Ma


Democrat
Assembly-12th

Years Elected: 2006, 2008, 2010



Laura Richardson


Democrat
Assembly-55th

Years Elected: 2006



Mary Salas


Democrat
Assembly-79th

Years Elected: 2006, 2008



Joan Buchanan


Democrat
Assembly-15th, 16th

Years Elected: 2008, 2010, 2012



Connie Conway


Republican
Assembly-34th, 26th

Years Elected: 2008, 2010, 2012



Diane Harkey


Republican
Assembly-73rd

Years Elected: 2008, 2010, 2012



Alyson Huber


Democrat
Assembly-10th

Years Elected: 2008, 2010



Bonnie Lowenthal


Democrat
Assembly-54th, 70th

Years Elected: 2008, 2010, 2012



Norma Torres


Democrat
Assembly-61st, 52nd; Senate-32nd

Years Elected: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013



Mariko Yamada


Democrat
Assembly-8th, 14th

Years Elected: 2008, 2010, 2012

Susan Bonilla

Susan Bonilla


Democrat
Assembly - 11th, 14th

Years Elected: 2010, 2012, 2014



Betsy Butler


Democrat
Assembly-53rd

Years Elected: 2010

Nora Campos

Nora Campos


Democrat
Assembly - 23rd, 27th

Years Elected: 2010, 2012, 2014



Linda Halderman


Republican
Assembly-29th

Years Elected: 2010

Holly J. Mitchell

Holly J. Mitchell


Democrat
Senate-30th, Senate-26th, Assembly-54th, Assembly-47th

Years Elected: 2010,2012,2013,2017

Kristin Olsen

Kristin Olsen


Republican
Assembly - 25th, 12th

Years Elected: 2010, 2012, 2014

Beth Gaines

Beth Gaines


Republican
Assembly - 4th, 6th

Years Elected: 2011, 2012, 2014

Cheryl R. Brown

Cheryl R. Brown


Democrat
Assembly - 47th

Years Elected: 2012, 2014



Cristina Garcia


Democrat
Assembly-58th

Years Elected: 2018,2016,2014,2012



Melissa A. Melendez


Republican
Senate-28th, Assembly-67th

Years Elected: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Catharine Baker

Catharine Baker


Republican
Assembly-16th

Years Elected: 2014, 2016, 2018



Autumn Burke


Democrat
Assembly-62nd

Years Elected: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Ling-Ling Chang

Ling Ling Chang


Republican
Assembly-55th, Senate-29th

Years Elected: 2014, 2018

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Lorena Gonzalez


Democrat


Years Elected: 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Young Kim

Young Kim


Republican
Assembly-65th

Years Elected: 2014



Connie M. Leyva


Democrat
Senate-20th

Years Elected: 2014, 2018

Patty López

Patty López


Democrat
Assembly-39th

Years Elected: 2014



Vanessa Delgado


Democrat
Senate-32nd

Years Elected: 2018



Sydney Kamlager


Democrat
Senate-30th, Assembly-54th

Years Elected: 2018, 2020, 2021



Christy Smith


Democrat
Assembly-38th

Years Elected: 2018



Suzette Martinez Valladares


Republican
38th

Years Elected: 2020