On Monday, March 20, in concurrence with Women's History Month, members of the California legislature each honored a woman from their district as a 2023 California Woman Making Herstory. This title reflects the impact each honoree has made and the value we place on her role within our community. We encourage each of our colleagues to select an honoree who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and achievement, whether in public service, STEM, arts, entrepreneurship, academia, industry, or other capacity to improve the lives of Californians.
2023 Honorees
| AD 1 Heather Hadwick | AD 41 Devorah Lieberman |
| AD 2 Jacque Williams | AD 42 Amy Bernstein |
| AD 3 NONE | AD 43 Sonia Smith Kang |
| AD 4 Quirina Orozco | AD 44 Jane Viar |
| AD 5 Laura Didier | AD 45 Aisha Little |
| AD 6 Olivia Kasirye | AD 46 Nina Tassler |
| AD 7 Tanya Kravchuk | AD 47 Andis Almasi |
| AD 8 Naomi Tobias | AD 48 Jenica Morin-Pascual |
| AD 9 Kathryn Siddle | AD 49 Gay Q. Yuen |
| AD 10 Josefina “Josie” Patria | AD 50 Annette Chavez |
| AD 11 Regina Yin | AD 51 Abbe Land |
| AD 12 Joanna Paun | AD 52 María Brenes |
| AD 13 Karen Rickman | AD 53 Diane Smyers |
| AD 14 Michelle Milam | AD 54 Connie Chung Joe |
| AD 15 Lori Sanson | AD 55 Lillian Wilson |
| AD 16 Deanne Pearn | AD 56 Grace Wang Caltabiano |
| AD 17 Jian Qing Zhang | AD 57 Sade Elhawary |
| AD 18 Elaine Brown | AD 58 Priscilla Grijalva |
| AD 19 Alicia Boccellari | AD 59 Lina Tullberg |
| AD 20 Aisha Knowles | AD 60 Lizbeth Magallanes |
| AD 21 Gloria Rhode Brown | AD 61 Ahmanise Sanati |
| AD 22 Rosalinda Vierra | AD 62 Maria Mendoza |
| AD 23 Belinda Hernandez Arriaga | AD 63 Gale Webb |
| AD 24 Connie De Grange | AD 64 Priscila Coronado |
| AD 25 Tamara Mozahuani Alvarado | AD 65 Janice Hahn |
| AD 26 Anne Kepner | AD 66 Mia Walsh |
| AD 27 Stephanie Dietz | AD 67 JoAnna Schilling |
| AD 28 Rosemary Chalmers | AD 68 Martha Rivera |
| AD 29 Jennifer Laine | AD 69 Zoe Nicholson |
| AD 30 Francisca Arroyo Rosales | AD 70 Bhikkhuni Elizabeth Vo |
| AD 31 Genoveva Islas | AD 71 Janette Chun |
| AD 32 Kelly Habroun | AD 72 Noella Passarelli |
| AD 33 Connie Conway | AD 73 Shaista Malik |
| AD 34 Penny Shubnell | AD 74 Robbie Calderon Hass |
| AD 35 Esther Manzano | AD 75 Cynthia Elizondo |
| AD 36 Janette Angulo | AD 76 Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez |
| AD 37 Terri Maus-Nisich | AD 77 Carol Kim |
| AD 38 Lynn Edmonds | AD 78 Wilma J. Wooten |
| AD 39 Aleka Jackson-Jarrell | AD 79 Shirley N. Weber |
| AD 40 Mary MacAdam | AD 80 Josephine S. Talamantez |
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SD 1 Marjeanne Stone |
SD 22 Lizette Salas |
Video
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Recommend a 2024 Woman Making Herstory
Selection of next year's honorees will likely begin in early 2024, with members selecting the final honoree for their district in mid-February. If you would like to recommend a candidate to be honored as a California Woman Making Herstory in 2024, you may contact your Assembly and Senate representatives.