Government Resources for Women's Studies: Current Women in Government

Karoline Claire Leavitt (born August 24, 1997) is an American political aide and government official who has been serving as the White House press secretary in the second Trump administration since January 2025. She is the 36th and youngest White House press secretary in history.

Brooke Leslie Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture, is from Glen Rose, Texas, a small agricultural community in the American heartland. She grew up working summers on her family’s farm in Minnesota, barrel racing, and raising livestock for 4-H and Future Farmers of America. She proudly served as a Texas State FFA Officer and worked for the National FFA Organization.

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who was among the first handful of Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Duckworth served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2014. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms.

Rep. Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was sworn into office in January 2019, making her the first African refugee to become a Member of Congress, the first woman of color to represent Minnesota, and one of the first two Muslim-American women elected to Congress.

Amy Coney Barrett was a law professor at Notre Dame when President Donald J. Trump nominated her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017. She served as a federal appeals judge for three years before being confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice in October 2020.

Pamela Jo Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as the 87th United States Attorney General since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to the office.

In 2020, Bondi was one of President Donald Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial. By 2024, she led the legal arm of the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute.

Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party.

Sonia Sotomayor entered the record book as the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She was sworn in on August 8, 2009.

Mazie Hirono made history in 2012 by becoming the first Asian American woman elected to Senate. Hirono has been involved in state or federal politics for nearly four decades, first joining Hawaii’s House of Representatives in 1981, and she served three terms in Congress before becoming a senator.

Senator Carol Alvarado is proud to serve Texas Senate District 6 in Harris County and was first elected in a 2018 Special Election. In 2008, she was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and served five terms representing District 145. 

Judge Lina Hidalgo is the head of Harris County’s governing body. She is the first woman to be elected County Judge and only the second to be elected to the Commissioners Court.

Women in the U.S. Congress 2025

State by State information, historic, and current numbers for women elected to positions in Congress, Statewide Elective Executive, and State Legislature. Click here to go to the Center for American Women and Politics in Texas.

Peggy Whitson, PH.D. is a former NASA astronaut.  She completed two six month missions and one almost one year mission aboard the International Space Station for a total of 665 days in space (more than any other woman.)  She served as station commander during two of her flights.