Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician who has served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2023 and the senior United States Senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,Murray served in the Washington State Senate from 1989 to 1993. She was Washington's first female U.S. senator and is the first woman in American history to hold the position of president pro tempore. Murray is also the youngest senator to occupy the office of president pro tempore in more than five decades. As president pro tempore,Murray is third in the line of succession to the U.S. presidency.
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney,television correspondent,politician,diplomat,and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she was a United States Senator from Texas from 1993 to 2013.
Barbara Ann Mikulski is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. Mikulski is the third-longest-serving female United States Senator,and the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Maryland history.
Olympia Jean Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe,a member of the Republican Party,became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes,including whether to end filibusters. In 2006,she was named one of America's Best Senators by Time magazine. Throughout her Senate career,she was considered one of the most moderate members of the chamber.
Janet Kay Hagan was an American lawyer,banking executive,and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 1999 to 2009. By defeating Republican Elizabeth Dole in the 2008 election,she became the first woman to defeat an incumbent woman in a U.S. Senate election. She ran for reelection in 2014 but lost to Republican Thom Tillis,Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives,in a close race.
Capri Silvestri Cafaro is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley,Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator,including a stint as Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012. Her district included all of Trumbull County,Ashtabula County and portions of Geauga County.
Barbara A. Buono is an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2014,where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate,succeeding Stephen Sweeney,and was succeeded by Loretta Weinberg. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 general election,which she lost to Republican incumbent Chris Christie.
Elizabeth O'Connor Little is a former New York State Senator. A member of the Republican Party,she was first elected in 2002. She served in the 45th Senate District,which includes all or part of Clinton,Essex,Franklin,Hamilton,Warren and Washington Counties.
Karen Lynne Keiser is an American journalist and politician of the Democratic Party. She represents the 33rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate,which contains parts of Burien,Normandy Park,SeaTac,Kent and Des Moines.
Timothy Markham Sheldon is an American farmer,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th District between 1997 and 2023. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties. A member of the Democratic Party,Sheldon caucused with the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus and afterwards the Republican Caucus from 2012. He previously represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
Melony Ghee Griffith is an American politician who was a member of the Maryland Senate representing District 25 in Prince George's County from 2019 until her resignation on October 31,2023. She previously served as president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate from 2020 to 2023,and as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1999 to 2015.
Christine Margaret Rolfes is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the Washington State Senator for the 23rd District between 2011 and 2023. The 23rd District includes Bainbridge Island,Silverdale,Poulsbo,Kingston,and parts of Bremerton. She focuses her work on funding and educational reform,small businesses,ferries,military and veteran families,opposition to housing,and the environment.
Joseph Frederick Fain is an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate for the 47th district from 2011 to 2019. Fain was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Fain served as the Senate minority floor leader during the 2018 legislative session.
Barbara Floyd Bailey is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington Senate,representing the 10th district,from 2013 to 2019. She previously represented the 10th district in the Washington House of Representatives.
Anna M. Rivers is an American politician and educator serving as a Republican member of the Washington State Senate from when she was appointed to represent the 18th district in 2012,upon the resignation of Joe Zarelli. Prior to this she was a member of the Washington House of Representatives. In her first full term,a Majority Coalition Caucus was formed,taking control away from the Democrats in the state senate. Rivers was appointed to be majority whip for the session,a rare appointment for a freshman senator. She won re-election for another four-year term in 2012,with 67% of the vote against 32% for her opponent,Ralph Schmidt.
Jeanne L. Darneille is an American politician and educator who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 27th district from 2013 until her resignation in 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
John Eric Braun is an American politician from Washington. A Republican,Braun serves in the Washington State Senate,representing the 20th district. Braun serves as the President of Braun Northwest and as an officer in the US Navy Reserve.
Kathleen C. Passidomo is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as President of the Florida Senate. A Republican,she has represented the 28th district,which includes Collier,Hendry,and part of Lee County in Southwest Florida,since 2016. She previously served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the Naples area from 2010 to 2016. She served as Senate Majority Leader from 2018 to 2020 and Senate Rules Chair from 2020 to 2022.
Mona Das is an American politician who served a member of the Washington State Senate from the 47th district. Elected in 2018,she assumed office on January 14,2019.
Frances Haugen is an American product manager,data engineer and scientist,and whistleblower. She disclosed tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal in 2021.
