Women in Public Office – State

Women in Iowa politics by the numbers…

Congress State Executives State Legislators
1/2 senator (R) 1 governor (R) 15/50 senators (8D, 7R)
2/4 representatives (2R) 1/6 other executives* (R) 29/100 representatives (16D, 13R)

*Lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and secretary of agriculture


Fact Sheets (PDFs)

Current Numbers: Women in Iowa Politics 2023 (1/23/2023)
Legislative Snapshot: 90th General Assembly (2023-2024) (2/14/2024)
Legislative Snapshot: 89th General Assembly (2021-2023) (2/20/2022)
Women in the Iowa Legislature 88th General Assembly (2/5/2019)
Women in the Iowa State Legislature 2017
Legislative Snapshot of General Assembly 86: 2015-2017
Women in the Iowa State Legislature 2015
Legislative Snapshot of General Assembly 85: 2013-2015
Women in the Iowa State Legislature 2013
Women in the Iowa State Legislature 2012


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