Helen Margaret Palmer Chenoweth-Hage was an American far-right politician from the U.S. state of Idaho,serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001. She remains the only Republican woman to ever represent Idaho in the United States Congress.
Eva McPherson Clayton is an American politician from North Carolina. On taking her seat in the United States House of Representatives following a special election in 1992,Clayton became the first African American to represent North Carolina in the House since George Henry White was elected to his second and last term in 1898. She was re-elected and served for five terms. In 2003,Clayton was appointed Assistant Director-General of the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),based in Rome.
Aldona Zofia Wos is a Polish-American former physician and Republican politician who served in various positions at several government agencies under Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump and nonprofit organizations. She was the United States Ambassador to Estonia from 2004 until early December 2006,the fifth since the country regained its independence in 1991. From 2013 until 2015,she was Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. From 2017 to 2021,Wos served as vice-chairwoman of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships,which is tasked with reviewing candidates for White House fellowships.
Catherine Bertini is an American public servant. She is the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate. She was the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program from 1992 to 2002. She served as the UN Under-Secretary for Management from 2003 to 2005. Currently she is a distinguished fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,the Chair of the Board of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the Chair of the Executive Board of the Crop Trust.
Wendy S. Jaquet is an American politician from Idaho. A former member of the Idaho House of Representatives,she represented District 25,which comprises all of Blaine,Camas,Lincoln,and Gooding counties.
Lori A. Ehrlich is the State Representative for the Massachusetts 8th Essex District. Ehrlich won her seat on a March 4,2008 special election after her predecessor,Doug Petersen,resigned. Peterson was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture by Governor Deval Patrick. After completing Petersen's term,Ehrlich went on to win re-election in November 2008. She is Chairwoman of the Joint Committee on Export Development.
Mary Elizabeth Thomas Peavey Brooks was an American politician. She directed the United States Mint from September 1969 to February 1977.
Susan Combs is an American politician,having served elected office in Texas and served as the Assistant Secretary of Policy,Management and Budget at the U.S. Department of the Interior as an appointed official under President Donald J. Trump.
Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idaho state senator from 2001 to 2009.
Melinda S. Smyser is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 2009 to 2012,representing District 11. Smyser previously served as Director of the Idaho Department of Labor and currently serves as the director of the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.
Ellie Boldman is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Montana Senate,representing District 45. Previously,she served in the Montana House of Representatives,representing District 90,which includes central Missoula,Montana,from 2011 through 2019. Due to state constitutional term limits,Boldman was unable to file for re-election to the Montana House of Representatives and subsequently filed for election to the Montana Senate Seat 45 in 2020.
Shannon McMillan is a former Republican Idaho State Representative representing District 7 from 2012 to 2016. She also served District 2 in the A seat from 2010-2012.
Caroline Nilsson Troy is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 5th district. Elected in November 2014,she assumed office on December 1,2014.
Lori Den Hartog is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate from the 22nd district. She assumed office on December 1,2014.
Priscilla Giddings is an American politician who was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 7A district from 2016 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party,she unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination for lieutenant governor of Idaho in the 2022 election. She is part of the far-right faction of the Idaho Republican Party. In 2021,Giddings was censured by the Idaho Legislature for publishing the identity of the teenage victim raped by her Republican colleague Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger,attacking her online and in newsletters;and then lying under oath.
Kevin Andrus is an American politician from Idaho. Andrus has served as a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives since 2018. He represents District 35 seat A.
Lauren Necochea is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she has served in the Idaho House of Representatives since 2019. She represents the 19th district,which includes a portion of Boise,the state capital. Since 2022,she has served as chair of the Idaho Democratic Party.
Jennifer Lester Moffitt is a former American organic farmer and government official from California and the current Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the United States Department of Agriculture in the Biden administration;she is the first woman to serve in this position. Moffitt previously served as the Undersecretary at the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
NicoleJai Budzinski is an American politician. She has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023,as a member of the Democratic Party.
Marjorie Lynch was a British-born American politician. She served as a Republican in the Washington House of Representatives for the 14th legislative district for ten years,between 1961 and 1971. She was deputy administrator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration between January 1975 and November 1975,when she was appointed as undersecretary of the Department of Health,Education,and Welfare.
