Graciela "Grace" Napolitano is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented California's San Gabriel Valley and other parts of Los Angeles County in the United States House of Representatives since 1999. Her district is currently numbered California's 31st district. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk City Council. At the age of 87,Napolitano is the oldest sitting member in the House of Representatives.
Carole Migden is an American politician from San Francisco who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002. She is the state's second openly lesbian legislator.
Martha M. Escutia is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the California State Senate from 1998 until 2006 and California State Assembly from 1992 until 1998.
Patricia A. Wiggins was an American politician and member of the Democratic party. Wiggins served in the California State Assembly,representing the 7th district from 1998 until 2004,and in the California State Senate from 2006 to 2010,representing the 2nd district. Wiggins previously served as a member of the Santa Rosa city council.
Pauline Lillian Vakoch Davis was an American politician and her career was the longest of any woman in either house of the California Legislature. She was one of the few women to serve in the California State Assembly from 1953 until she retired in 1976,including one stint between 1961 and 1966 when she was the only woman member in the Legislature. Sometimes called the "Lady of the Lakes" for her advocacy of recreational and water development projects in California's rural areas,she was a Democrat who represented the 2nd District,an area encompassing several counties in the state's Shasta Cascade region,from 1953 until 1966. Following redistricting for the 1966 elections,she became the representative for the 1st District,which encompassed generally the same area. Davis represented the 1st District from 1966 until her retirement in 1976. She was originally elected to the Assembly following the May 23,1952 death of her husband Lester Thomas Davis,who had served in the Assembly since 1947. As an Assembly member representing a nine-county mountain district that would eventually serve as the source of water for the State Water Project,Davis battled to protect the interests of her constituents. Davis's interests included,in addition to water development and recreation,fish and wildlife enhancement,emergency flood and relief laws,highway safety laws,problems of the lumber industry,and enhancement of youth programs at local fairs.
Dominic L. Cortese is a former California State Assemblyman who served from 1980 until 1996. For most of his career,Cortese was a moderate Democrat,but in 1995 he gained national attention when he became a member of Ross Perot's Reform Party. He was the highest ranking elected official of the newly formed party at the time. There were international media reports of this event,including the fact that Cortese was being considered by Perot to be his vice presidential running mate in the 1996 election.
Lois Wolk is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of the North Bay.
Jennifer Ann Oropeza was the California State Senator for the 28th district which included the cities of Carson,El Segundo,Hermosa Beach,Lomita,Manhattan Beach,Redondo Beach,and Torrance;the Los Angeles communities of Cheviot Hills,Bel Air,Harbor City,Harbor Gateway,Lennox,Mar Vista,Marina del Rey,Palms,Playa del Rey,Rancho Park,San Pedro,West Los Angeles,Westchester,Wilmington and Venice;and part of the city of Long Beach.
David Ellis Cogdill Sr. was an American politician who served in the California State Legislature. He served in the California State Senate from the 14th district for one term from 2006 to 2010 and in the California State Assembly from 2000 to 2006. He was the Republican Minority Leader in the State Senate from 2008 to 2009.
Jessica Christina Farrar is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. She was first elected to the legislature in 1994 at the age of twenty-seven and was the longest serving Hispanic member of the House from Harris County,Texas. She served as the representative for House District 148. She resigned her House seat effective September 30,2019.
Margaret Louise Carter is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1999 and 2001 to 2009 and was the first black woman elected to the state's legislature. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives until 1999,and then in the Oregon State Senate from 2001 to 2009. She served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate,Vice Chair for Ways and Means,and as a member of both the Health and Human Services and Oregon State Hospital Patient Care committees. She announced her resignation from the Senate effective August 31,2009,and took a post as Deputy Director for Human Services Programs at the Oregon Department of Human Services. In 2015,she was reportedly considering a return to the senate.
Hannah-Beth Jackson is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2020. A Democrat,she represented the 19th Senate District,encompassing Santa Barbara County and most of Ventura County.
Mildred Barry Garvin was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly,from 1978 to 1988,representing the 26th Legislative District until 1982 and the 27th Legislative District thereafter.
Bryant W. Clark is an American politician from Mississippi. A member of the Democratic Party,Clark is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,and represents the 47th district. He has served in the Mississippi House since 2004. He succeeded his father,Robert G. Clark Jr.
Angela Z. Monson is an American politician from Oklahoma who served in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives,representing District 99 from 1990–1993,as well as the Oklahoma Senate,representing District 48 from 1993–2005. In 2003,she became the first African American woman assistant majority floor leader in the Oklahoma legislature. Monson defeated incumbent Kirk Humphreys,a former Oklahoma City mayor,for the school board chairman's position in 2009,serving until 2013.
Sabrina Cervantes is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party,she represents the 58th Assembly district,which encompasses the northwestern Riverside County city of Jurupa Valley and portions of the cities of Corona,Eastvale,and Riverside,as well as the San Bernardino County city of Grand Terrace.
Edith Jerry Patterson is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates who represents district 28,which is based in Charles County. She previously served as a county commissioner from 2002 to 2010 and a member of the Board of Education for Charles County from 1983 to 1995.
Pauline Menes (1924-2009) served in the Maryland House of Delegates for 40 years. In the 1970s she co-founded the Maryland Women's Legislative Caucus,the first caucus of its kind in the United States;founded the Women's Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures;and was the first woman to serve on the state Judiciary Committee. Over the years she helped pass more than 2,000 bills and policy changes. She was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.
Victoria Burgess Sawyer is a Republican member of the North Carolina Senate. She represents the Senate's 37th district which includes Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties. Sawyer was previously appointed to serve in the Senate for District 34. Prior to that,she served in Senate District 44 from August 2,2018 to January 2019.
Susan Manchester is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives since 2019. She represents the 78th District,which encompasses Allen County and the northern portion of Auglaize County.
