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Native American Women in Elective Office

Summary
  • Of the 90 women serving in the 111th Congress, none is Native American.
  • Of the  72 women serving in statewide elective executive offices, one is Native American. See statewide office.
  • Of the  1,791 women state legislators serving nationwide, 14 are Native American. See state legislatures.

For more information on total numbers and percentages of women serving in various levels of office, click here.

 
Native American Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office
Denise Juneau    
Denise Juneau (D)
Superintent of Public
Instruction
Montana		    

 
Native American Women in State Legislatures
St./District Name/Party Office
CO 028 Suzanne S. Williams (D) St. Sen.
ID 017/B Susan B. Chew (D) St. Rep.
MT 008 Carol C. Juneau (D) St. Sen.
MT 021 Sharon Stewart-Peregoy (D) St. Sen.
MT 015 Frosty Calf Boss Ribs (D) St. Rep.
MT 031 Margarett H. Campbell (D) St. Rep.
MT 042 Carolyn Pease-Lopez (D) St. Rep.
NM 022 Lynda M. Lovejoy (D) St. Sen.
NM 005 Sandra D. Jeff (D) St. Rep.
OK 042 Lisa J. Billy (R) St. Rep.
PA 156 Barbara McIlvaine Smith (D) St. Rep.
SD 005 Nancy Turbak Berry (D) St. Sen.
SD 016 Margaret V. Gillespie (D) St. Sen.
WA 047 Claudia Kauffman (D) St. Sen.