This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of federal, state and territorial legislatures in the United States.
Name | Image | Country | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Nancy Pelosi | ![]() |
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House of Representatives | Democratic | January 4, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 3 years, 364 days |
January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2023 | 4 years, 0 days |
Name | Image | Territory | Legislative Body | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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María Libertad Gómez Garriga | ![]() |
House of Representatives | Liberal | 1945 | 1945 | ? | |
Ruby M. Rouss | ![]() |
Legislature | Democratic | January 12, 1981 | January 11, 1982 | 364 days | |
January 12, 1987 | March 9, 1987 | 56 days | |||||
Lorraine Berry | ![]() |
Legislature | Democratic | January 13, 1997 | January 12, 1998 | 364 days | |
January 10, 2005 | January 8, 2007 | 1 year, 363 days | |||||
Linda W. Cropp | ![]() |
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Council | Democratic | July 22, 1997 | January 3, 2007 | 9 years, 165 days |
Judith Won Pat | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | March 7, 2008 | January 2, 2017 | 8 years, 301 days |
Jenniffer González | ![]() |
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House of Representatives | New Progressive | January 12, 2009 | January 1, 2013 | 3 years, 355 days |
Tina Rose Muña Barnes | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | January 7, 2019 | January 4, 2021 | 1 year, 363 days |
Therese M. Terlaje | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | January 4, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 28 days |
Donna Frett-Gregory | ![]() |
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Legislature | Democratic | January 11, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 21 days |