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Florida
Women in Elective Office - Historical Summary

U.S. Congress  
  Paula F. Hawkins (R) U.S. Senator 1981-1987
     Hawkins won a general election and was then appointed to fill a brief vacancy caused by the resignation
of her predecessor.
    
Kathy Castor (D)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
Ginny Brown-Waite (R)
Corrine Brown (D)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
Katherine Harris (R)
Karen Thurman (D)
Carrie Meek (D)
  
US. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
  
2007-present
2005-present
2003-present
1993-present
1989-present
2003-2007
1993-2003
1993-2003
     Ros-Lehtinen initially won a special election to fill a vacancy and was subsequently re-elected. She is the
first Cuban-American elected to Congress and the first Hispanic woman to serve there.
  Tillie Fowler (R)
Ruth Bryan Owen (D)
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
1993-2001 
1929-1933
 
Statewide Elective Executives
  Alex Sink (D)
Toni Jennings (R)
Katherine Harris (R)
Sandra B. Mortham (R)
Betty Castor (D)
Paula F. Hawkins (R)
Chief Financial Officer
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Comm. of Education
Public Service Commissioner
2007-present
2003-2007
1999-2003
1995-1999
1987-1993
1973-1979
     Hawkins resigned in March 1979.
  Mamie Eaton Greene (D) Railroad Comm. 1927-1934
     Greene was initially appointed to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband; she was subsequently elected.
 
State Legislature
   
  
  
  
State
  
  
Senate
Total
Wom./
Total
  
  
House
Total
Wom./
Total
Total
Wom./
Total
  
%
Total
Year 
 Rank 
  D  
  R 
  Senate  
   D  
  R  
  House  
  Legis.  
 Wom. 
                          
2008 25 6 4 10/ 40 16 11 27/ 120 37/ 160 23.1
2007 24 6 4 10/ 40 16 11 27/ 120 37/ 160 23.1
2006 22 5 4 9/ 40 12 18 30/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
2005 22 5 4 9/ 40 13 17 30/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
2004 20 5 5 10/ 40 15 15 30/ 120 40/ 160 25.0
2003 22 5 5 10/ 40 15 14 29/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
2002 21 3 4 7/ 40 17 14 31/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
2001 21 3 4 7/ 40 17 14 31/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
2000 23 3 4 7/ 40 21 11 32/ 120 39/ 160 24.4
1999 23 3 4 7/ 40 20 11 31/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
1998 19 2 4 6/ 40 23 9 32/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
1997 19 2 4 6/ 40 23 9 32/ 120 38/ 160 23.8
1996 30 3 3 6/ 40 20 5 25/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1995 30 3 3 6/ 40 20 5 25/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1994 31 4 2 6/ 40 17 6 23/ 120 29/ 160 18.1
1993 31 4 2 6/ 40 16 6 22/ 120 28/ 160 17.5
1992 21 8 2 10/ 40 11 9 20/ 120 30/ 160 18.8
1991 22 8 2 10/ 40 11 9 20/ 120 30/ 160 18.8
1990 25 7 3 10/ 40 8 8 16/ 120 26/ 160 16.3
1989 25 7 3 10/ 40 8 8 16/ 120 26/ 160 16.3
1988 13 6 4 10/ 40 13 10 23/ 120 33/ 160 20.6
1987 13 6 4 10/ 40 13 10 23/ 120 33/ 160 20.6
1986 10 7 2 9/ 40 11 11 22/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1985 10 7 2 9/ 40 11 11 22/ 120 31/ 160 19.4
1984 13 7 2 9/ 40 11 8 19/ 120 28/ 160 17.5
1983 13 7 2 9/ 40 11 8 19/ 120 28/ 160 17.5
1981 25 2 2 4/ 40 9 4 13/ 120 17/ 160 10.6
1979 16 - - 3/ 40 - - 15/ 120 18/ 160 11.3
1977 - - - 2/ NA - - 16/ NA 18/ NA -
1975 - - - 1/ NA - - 12/ NA 13/ NA -
  

  

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