Women in Public Office – Historical Summaries

Fact Sheets (PDFs)

Women Leaders in the Iowa General Assembly (6/13/2023)
Women Statewide Elective Executives of Iowa: 1923-2023 (7/28/2023)
Women in the Iowa State Legislature: 1981-2023 (9/20/2023)
Women in Legislative Leadership Positions: 2003-2023 (2/2/2024)

Graphs (PDFs)

Percentage of Iowa State Legislative Seats Held by Women: 2003-2019 (2/5/2019)
Percentage of Women in the Iowa Legislature by Party – General Assembly 2003-2019 (2/5/2019)
Percentage of Women in Legislative Leadership – Iowa General Assembly 2003-2019 (2/5/2019)
Leadership Positions in the Iowa State Legislature: 2003-2019 (2/5/2019)

Biographies (PDFs)

Pam Jochum (7/10/2014)
Linda Upmeyer (7/10/2014)
Pathways to Politics: U.S. Senate (2/17/2016)
Pathways to Politics: State Executive (2/17/2016)


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