Madeleine Kunin is a Swiss-born American diplomat,author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991,as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and,to date,only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont.
Carrie Mae Pittman Meek was the United States Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district,from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent,she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress,where she advocated for the poor and for members of minority groups. An educator,legislator,stateswoman and a member of the Democratic Party,she served from 1979 to 1982 in the Florida House of Representatives,from 1982 to 1992 in the Florida Senate,and from 1993 to 2003,as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives. She was the founder of the Carrie Meek Foundation.
Marcella R. Frevert was the Iowa State Representative from the 7th District. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1996 through 2011. She received her AA from Emmetsburg Junior College,her BS from Minnesota State University,Mankato,and her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
Pam Jochum is an American politician serving as the Iowa State Senator from the 50th District and former President of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat,she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2009,when she became a member of the Iowa Senate.
Julia Andrews Brownley is an American businesswoman and politician who has been the United States representative for California's 26th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat,she served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. Before her political career,she worked in marketing and sales.
Swati A. Dandekar is a former Iowa state legislator and former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank. She is a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board,awaiting Senate confirmation in 2012. Previously,she was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 36th District from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Iowa Senate for the 18th District from 2009 to 2011. She received her B.S. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Nagpur University and a graduate diploma in dietetics from University of Mumbai. As of 2011 Dandekar serves as the Chair of the National Foundation for Women Legislators and as a board member of the Iowa Math and Science Coalition,the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation,and the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted &Talented. Dandekar previously served on the Iowa Association of School Boards,and as a board member of the Women in Public Policy,and the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy. On July 23,2013 Dandekar announced that she would be running for the U.S. Congress from the 1st congressional district;she lost in the primary to former state house speaker Pat Murphy,who himself lost to Rod Blum.
Mary J. Mascher is an American politician who has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1995. She received her BA and MA from the University of Iowa.
Cindy Winckler is the Iowa State Representative from the 86th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2001. She received her MA from the University of Northern Iowa.
Sharon S. Steckman is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 53rd District since 2008. She has a B.S. degree in education from Iowa State University and a M.S. degree,also in education,from Morningside College.
Phyllis Thede is an American politician,representing the 93rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives as a member of the Iowa Democratic Party. With a background in community education and unions,she was first elected in 2009. She is married and the mother of Robin Thede,a nationally known comedic actress and writer,and two other daughters.
Elaine Eisfelder Szymoniak was a State Senator from the U.S. state of Iowa,a former City Council Member representing the city of Des Moines,Iowa and a retired hearing and speech specialist,counselor,and administrator for the Iowa Department of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Renee Schulte is an American politician who is the Iowa State Representative for the 37th District. She has worked as an adjunct professor of psychology at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids and as a family therapist at Four Oaks,a child welfare agency.
Mary Ann Hanusa is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021.
Megan Jones is an American politician from Iowa. Jones is a Republican member of Iowa House of Representatives from District 2 since 2013.
Marti Anderson is an American politician. A Democrat,she has served in as the representative from the 36th District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.
Sandy Salmon is an American politician,military veteran,and farm manager. Salmon is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives from District 63 since 2013.
Kendra Suzanne Horn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district included almost all of Oklahoma City.
Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,Miller-Meeks served as Iowa state senator for the 41st district from 2019 to 2021. Her district includes most of Iowa's southeastern quadrant,including Davenport,Bettendorf,Burlington,Iowa City,and Miller-Meeks's hometown of Ottumwa.
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district comprises much of the northeast quadrant of the state,including Cedar Rapids,Waterloo,Cedar Falls,and Dubuque.
Sue Cahill is an American politician and educator. A Democrat,she has been a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for the 71st district since 2021.
