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As of October 3, 2023, there are 25 women (15 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 1 Independent) serving as U.S. senators. Additionally, Kamala Harris as vice president serves as President of the Senate . Nancy Kassebaum is currently the oldest living former female member of the Senate at the age 91.
Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) became the first woman elected to the Senate without having first been appointed to serve. Smith had first come to Congress when elected to fill her deceased husband's House seat; she went on to be elected to the Senate in her own right.
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Women Senators. To date, 60 women have served in the United States Senate, with 25 serving at this time (indicated in bold print below). Visit Women of the Senate to learn more about the impact of women on the Senate. Filter by:
Aug 15, 2022 · Sens. Dianne Feinstein, 89, Chuck Grassley, 88, Richard Shelby, 88, Jim Inhofe, 87, Patrick Leahy, 82, and Bernie Sanders, 80, are part of the reason why the Senate's average age this...
Nov 3, 2020 · An unprecedented 318 women are running as Democratic or Republican candidates for the 470 seats available across the House of Representatives and the Senate, up from a previous record of 257...
Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate who had a sprawling legacy, faced scrutiny over health concerns and her ability to serve during her final years in office. By the numbers:...
With Senator Kamala Harris’ (D-CA) ascendence to the vice presidency, the number of women of color went from four to three. With Harris’ departure, no Black women serve in the U.S. Senate in the 117 th Congress. Harris was just the second Black woman to ever serve in the U.S. Senate.
