Women Members*

* Totals may not reflect 100% of the legislators. Results may be skewed by the absence of data in some fields. Please note that the below numbers are for illustrative purposes only.

Total number of legislators: 249
Name Date of Birth Number of Sessions Served
Descending
Session Years
Johnson, Ruth A. 01/08/1955 7 1999 - 2000 (House)
2001 - 2002 (House)
2003 - 2004 (House)
2019 - 2020 (Senate)
2021 - 2022 (Senate)
2023 - 2024 (Senate)
2025 - 2026 (Senate)
Cherry, Deborah L. 08/19/1954 7 1995 - 1996 (House)
1997 - 1998 (House)
1999 - 2000 (House)
2003 - 2004 (Senate)
2005 - 2006 (Senate)
2007 - 2008 (Senate)
2009 - 2010 (Senate)
Brater, Elizabeth (Liz) S. 04/12/1951 7 1995 - 1996 (House)
1997 - 1998 (House)
1999 - 2000 (House)
2003 - 2004 (Senate)
2005 - 2006 (Senate)
2007 - 2008 (Senate)
2009 - 2010 (Senate)
Brinks, Winnie 02/17/1968 7 2013 - 2014 (House)
2015 - 2016 (House)
2017 - 2018 (House)
2019 - 2020 (Senate)
2021 - 2022 (Senate)
2023 - 2024 (Senate)
2025 - 2026 (Senate)
Ferguson, Rosetta A. 07/01/1920 7 1965 - 1966 (House)
1967 - 1968 (House)
1969 - 1970 (House)
1971 - 1972 (House)
1973 - 1974 (House)
1975 - 1976 (House)
1977 - 1978 (House)
Emmons, Judy K. 12/20/1951 7 2003 - 2004 (House)
2005 - 2006 (House)
2007 - 2008 (House)
2011 - 2012 (Senate)
2013 - 2014 (Senate)
2015 - 2016 (Senate)
2017 - 2018 (Senate)
Schuitmaker , Tonya 03/10/1968 7 2005 - 2006 (House)
2007 - 2008 (House)
2009 - 2010 (House)
2011 - 2012 (Senate)
2013 - 2014 (Senate)
2015 - 2016 (Senate)
2017 - 2018 (Senate)
Hammerstrom, Beverly Swoish 03/28/1944 7 1993 - 1994 (House)
1995 - 1996 (House)
1997 - 1998 (House)
1999 - 2000 (Senate)
2001 - 2002 (Senate)
2003 - 2004 (Senate)
2005 - 2006 (Senate)
McManus, Michelle Ann 10/05/1966 7 1993 - 1994 (House)
1995 - 1996 (House)
1997 - 1998 (House)
2003 - 2004 (Senate)
2005 - 2006 (Senate)
2007 - 2008 (Senate)
2009 - 2010 (Senate)
Gire, Sharon L. 01/13/1944 6 1987 - 1988 (House)
1989 - 1990 (House)
1991 - 1992 (House)
1993 - 1994 (House)
1995 - 1996 (House)
1997 - 1998 (House)

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