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Pennsylvania
Women in Elective Office - Historical Summary

U.S. Congress  
  Allyson Schwartz (D)
Melissa Hart (R)
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (D)
Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan (D)
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
2005-present
2001-2007
1993-1995
1955-1963
 
     Granahan concurrently won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband and a regular election.
  Vera Daerr Buchanan (D) U.S. Representative 1951-1957
     Buchanan won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband; she was subsequently re-elected.
  Veronica Grace Boland (D) U.S. Representative 1941-1943
     Boland won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband.
 
Statewide Elective Executives
  Robin Wiessmann (D)
Catherine Baker Knoll (D)
Barbara H. Hafer (D)
State Treasurer
Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer
2007-present
2003-present
1997-2005
     Hafer was elected as a Republican, and changed to a Democrat in 5/2004.
  Barbara H. Hafer (R)
Catherine Baker Knoll (D)
Grace McCalmont (D)
Grace McCalmont (D)
Genevieve Blatt (D)
Auditor General
State Treasurer
State Treasurer
Auditor General
Secretary of Internal Affairs
1989-1997
1989-1997
1961-1964; 1969-1976
1965-1968
1955-1967
 
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
43 5 5 10/ 50 11 16 27/ 203 37/ 253 14.6
2007
44 5 5 10/ 50 11 16 27/ 203 37/ 253 14.6
2006
47 5 4 9/ 50 9 16 25/ 203 34/ 253 13.4
2005
46 5 4 9/ 50 9 16 25/ 203 34/ 253 13.4
2004
45 5 3 8/ 50 10 18 28/ 203 36/ 253 14.2
2003
45 5 3 8/ 50 10 17 27/ 203 35/ 253 13.8
2002
44 5 3 8/ 50 12 15 27/ 203 35/ 253 13.8
2001
44 4 3 7/ 50 12 15 27/ 203 34/ 253 13.4
2000
45 4 3 7/ 50 12 13 25/ 203 32/ 253 12.6
1999
45 4 3 7/ 50 12 13 25/ 203 32/ 253 12.6
1998
46 3 3 6/ 50 12 13 25/ 203 31/ 253 12.3
1997
46 3 3 6/ 50 12 13 25/ 203 31/ 253 12.3
1996
45 3 1 4/ 50 12 14 26/ 203 30/ 253 11.9
1995
44 3 1 4/ 50 12 14 26/ 203 30/ 253 11.9
1994
46 3 1 4/ 50 14 10 24/ 203 28/ 253 11.1
1993
46 3 1 4/ 50 11 10 21/ 203 25/ 253 9.9
1992
44 3 1 4/ 50 9 11 20/ 203 24/ 253 9.5
1991
44 3 1 4/ 50 9 11 20/ 203 24/ 253 9.5
1990
46 2 0 2/ 50 7 8 15/ 203 17/ 253 6.7
1989
46 2 0 2/ 50 7 8 15/ 203 17/ 253 6.7
1988
45 2 0 2/ 50 6 9 15/ 203 17/ 253 6.7
1987
46 2 0 2/ 50 5 9 14/ 203 16/ 253 6.3
1986
48 2 0 2/ 50 3 8 11/ 203 13/ 253 5.1
1985
48 2 0 2/ 50 3 8 11/ 203 13/ 253 5.1
1984
48 1 0 1/ 50 2 7 9/ 203 10/ 253 4.0
1983
48 1 0 1/ 50 2 7 9/ 203 10/ 253 4.0
1981
45 1 0 1/ 50 2 9 11/ 203 12/ 253 4.7
1979
43 - - 1/ 50 - - 10/ 203 11/ 253 4.3
1977
- - - 1/ NA - - 10/ NA 11/ NA -
1975
- - - 1/ NA - - 8/ NA 9/ NA -
  

  

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