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Updated: February 2003


2003 WOMEN IN LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP

(New Leaders in Bold Letters)

STATES

NAME

LEADERSHIP POSITION

ALABAMA

Senator Lucy Baxley (D)

Lieutenant Governor

ALASKA

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ARIZONA

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ARKANSAS

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CALIFORNIA

Assemblymember Christine Kehoe (D)

Assembly Speaker Pro Tem

COLORADO

Representative Jennifer Viega (D)

House Minority Leader

COLORADO

Representative Lola Spradley (R)

Speaker of the House

COLORADO

Senator Joan Fitz-Gerald (D)

Minority Leader

COLORADO

Senator Norma Anderson (R)

Majority Leader

CONNECTICUT

Representative Moira K. Lyons (D)

Speaker of the House

DELAWARE

Senator Liane Sorenson (R)

Senate Minority Whip

FLORIDA

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--

GEORGIA

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HAWAII

Representative Sylvia Luke (D)

Vice Speaker of the House

HAWAII

Senator Colleen Hanabusa (D)

Senate Majority Leader

HAWAII

Senator Donna Mercado Kim (D)

Vice President of the Senate

IDAHO

Representative Wendy Jaquet (D)

House Minority Leader

ILLINOIS

Representative Barbara Flynn Currie (D)

House Majority Leader

INDIANA

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IOWA

Senator Mary Kramer (R)

President of the Senate

KANSAS

Senator Lana Oleen (R)

Senate Majority Leader

KENTUCKY

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LOUISIANA

--

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MAINE

Senator Beverly Daggett (D)

President of the Senate

MAINE

Senator Sharon Treat (D)

Pres. Pro Tem of the Senate

MARYLAND

Senator Ida G. Ruben (D)

Pres. Pro Tem of the Senate

MASSACHUSETTS

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MICHIGAN

Representative Dianne Byrum (D)

House Minority Floor Leader

MICHIGAN

Senator Patricia Birkholz (R)

President Pro Tem of the Senate

MINNESOTA

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MISSISSIPPI

Senator Amy Tuck (D)

Lt. Governor/President of the Senate

MISSOURI

Representative Catherine Hanaway (R)

Speaker of the House

MONTANA

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--

NEBRASKA

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NEVADA

Representative Barbara Buckley (D)

House Majority Leader

NEVADA

Senator Dina Titus (D)

Senate Minority Leader

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Senator Sylvia Larsen (D)

Senate Democratic Leader

NEW JERSEY

Senator Shirley Turner (D)

Pres. Pro Tem of the Senate

NEW MEXICO

Representative Danice Picraux (D)

House Majority Leader

NEW YORK

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--

NORTH CAROLINA

--

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NORTH DAKOTA

Representative Janet Wentz (R)

Speaker of the House

OHIO

Representative Patricia Clancy (R)

House Majority Leader

OKLAHOMA

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OREGON

Representative Deborah Kafoury (D)

House Minority Leader

OREGON

Representative Karen Minnis (R)

Speaker of the House

OREGON

Senator Bev Clarno (R)

Senate Republican Leader

OREGON

Senator Kate Brown (D)

Senate Democratic Leader

PENNSYLVANIA

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RHODE ISLAND

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SOUTH CAROLINA

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SOUTH DAKOTA

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TENNESSE

Representative Kim McMillian (D)

House Majority Leader

TEXAS

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UTAH

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VERMONT

Representative Constance Houston (R)

House Majority Leader

VERMONT

Representative Gaye Symington (D)

House Minority Leader

VIRGINIA

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WASHINGTON

Representative Cathy McMorris (R)

House Minority Leader

WASHINGTON

Representative Lynn Kessler (D)

House Majority Leader

WASHINGTON

Senator Lisa Brown (D)

Senate Minority Leader

WEST VIRGINIA

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WISCONSIN

Senator Mary Panzer (R)

Senate Majority Leader

WYOMING

Senator April Brimmer-Kunz (R)

President of the Senate

WYOMING

Senator E. Jayne Mockler (D)

Senate Minority Floor Leader

Total number of women legislative leaders in house chambers: 21

Total number of women legislative leaders in senate chambers: 21

Total Democrats: 27

Total Republicans: 15

Total Number of Women in Legislative Leadership: 42

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