Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
USA Parties

Also see United States of America Government

Information on Congressional Leadership is partly the curtsey of "Center for the American and Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

1924 Vice-President of National Democratic Committee Emily Newell

1928-33 Deputy Chairperson of National Democratic Committee Nellie Tayloe Ross
She was Governor of Wyoming 1927-27 and Director of US Mint 1933-ca.48. She lived (1877-1977)

1940-54 Deputy Chairperson of National Republican Committee Katharine Kennedy Brown

1944-89 Secretary of the Democratic Party Dorothy Vreedenburgh Bush
She lived (1916-91)

1949-51 Secretary of the Democratic Caucus  in the House of Representative Chase G. Woodhouse

1953-57 and 1963-65 Secretary of the Democratic Caucus  in the House of Representative Edna F. Kelly
 
1954 Assistant  Chairperson of National Republican Committee Ivy Maude Baker Priest

1959-75 Secretary of the Democratic Caucus  in the House of Representatives Leonor K. Sullivan

1961-64 (†) Chairperson of National Committee of American Communist Party Elizabeth Curley Flynn

1967-73 Chairperson of the Senate Republican Conference Margaret Chase Smith
Senator for Maine 1949-73. Presidential Candidate 1964

1971-73 Co-Chairperson of National Republican Committee Anne Legendre Armstrong

1972 Co-Chairperson of National Democratic Committee Jean Miles Westwood

1972-74 Chairperson of the Libertarian Party Susan Nolan

1974-76  Chairperson of National Republican Committee Mary Louise Smith
(d. 1997)

1981-94 Chairperson of American Independence Party Eileen M. Shearer

1981-83 Chairperson of the Libertarian Party Alicia Garcia Gark

Ca. 1981- Executive Director of Social Democrats of USA Rose Freedman

1977-81 Secretary of the Democratic Caucus  in the House of Representatives Shirley Chisholm

1981-84 Secretary of the Democratic Caucus  in the House of Representatives Geraldine Ferraro
Vice-Presidential Candidate in 1984.

Ca. 1984-88 Deputy Whip of House of Representatives Olympia J. Snowe
1997- Secretary of the Senate Republican Conference

1985-89 Vice-Chairperson of the Republican Caucus  in the House of Representative Lynn Martin

1987-89 Secretary of the Democratic Caucus  in the House of Representatives Mary Rose Oakar

Ca. 1987-91/93 Chairperson of the Republican Party Kit Mehertes

1991-92 Deputy Chairperson of the National Democratic Committee Alexis M. Herimann

1991-93 Chairperson of the Libertarian Party Mary T. Gingell

1991-95 Chief Deputy Whip of the Majority in the House of Representatives (D) Barbara B. Kenelly
1995-99 Vice-Chairperson of the Democratic Caucus in the House

1993-97 Assistant Senate Democratic Floor Leader Barbara Mikulski
1995-2004 Secretary of the Democratic Conference of Senators (Senate Caucus)

1993-95 Deputy Majority Whip in the Senate (D) Barbara Boxer
1999-2001 Deputy Majority Whip in the Senate
2001-09 Chief Deputy Whip in Minority
2009- Chief Deputy Whip in Majority

1993-95 Secretary of the Republican Conference Nancy L. Johnson

1993-... Secretary of Democratic Party Katheleen M. Vick

1993-9? Secretary of Republican Party Nelda Barton-Collings

1994-95 Chairperson of National Democratic Committee Debra DeLee

1995-? Chairperson of Libertarian Party Mary T. Gingell

1993- Secretary of Prohibition National Committee Margaret L. Stonus

1995-2001 Deputy Majority Whip in Senate (R) Kay Bailey Hutchinson
2001-07 Vice-Chairperson of the Senate Republican Committee
2007- Chairperson of the Republican Policy Committee
Lost the nomination for Republican candidate for governor of Texas in 2010.

1995–99 Vice-Chairperson of the Republican Conference Susan Molinari

1995–97 Vice-Chairperson and Secretary of the Republican Conference Jennifer Dunn
She was candidate for the post of House Majority Leader in 1998 as the first woman from either of the parties.

1995-99 Secretary of the Majority of the Senate (R) Elizabeth B. Greene
1999-2001 Secretary for the Majority of the Senate
2001- Secretary of for the Minority
Married in 1998 and assumed the name of Elizabeth B. Letchworth.

1995-97 Secretary of the House Republican Conference Barbara Vucanovic

1995-99 Co-Chairperson of the House Democratic Policy Committee Eva Clayton

1995-99  Deputy Majority Whip of the House of Representatives (R) Tillie Kidd Fowler
1999-2001 Vice-Chairperson of the House Republican Conference

1997-99 Deputy Majority Whip in House of Representatives Deborah Pryce
1999-2001 Secretary of the House Republican Conference
2001-03 Vice-Chairperson of the House Republican Conference
2003-07 Chairperson of the House Republican Conference

1995-99 Deputy Chief  Minority Whip in House of Representatives (R) Rosa L. De Lauro
1999-2001 Assistant to the Democratic Leader

1995-2001 Minority Whip-At-Large (D) Nita Lowey

1995-... Co-Chairperson of Socialist Party of USA Kari Fischer

1995- Secretary of Socialist Party of USA Ann Rosenhaft

1997- House Deputy Majority Whip (R) Barbara Cubin
2001-03 Republican Conference Secretary
2005-07 Vice Chair of the House Resources Committee

1997-2001 Assistant Majority Whip (R) Kay Granger

1999-2001 Vice-Chairperson of the House Republican Conference Tillie Kidd Fowler

1999-2001 House Deputy Minority Whip (D) Diana DeGette

1999-2001 Democratic Deputy Whip Eddie Bernice Johnson

1999-2001 Minority Whip-At-Large (D) Louise Slaughter

1999-2001 House Deputy Minority Whip (D) Lynn Woolsey

2001- Co-Chairperson of the National Republican Committee Ann Wagher

2001-02 Democratic Whip in the House of Representatives Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi
2002- Leader of the Democrats in the House (Minority Leader 2002-07 and Speaker from 2007)
Member of the House since 1987. Speaker of the House of Represenatives from January 2007. Mother of 4 daughters and 1 son. (b. 1940-).

2001-03 Secretary of the House Republican Conference Barbara L. Cubin

2004-06 Chairperson of the Democratic Conference of Senators (Caucus) Debbie Stabenow
2006- Director of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee

2005-07 Chairperson of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Elizabeth H. Dole

2005- Vice Chairperson of the Republican National Committee Jo Ann Davidson,
Speaker of the House of Representatives in Ohio 1995-2001. (b. 1928-).

2005-07 Senate Minority Assistant Floor Leader Patty Murray
2007- Secretary of the Democratic Conference of Senators (Caucus)

2007- Vice-Chairperson of the House Republican Conference Kay Granger

Last update 15.10.10