List of female state attorneys-general in the United States

The following is a list of female attorneys-general of states in the United States. Since 1959, there have been 31 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Pennsylvania has had a record 3 women hold office as attorney-general, with the first, Anne X. Alpern, having been the first woman to hold office as attorney-general of any state. 9 states (including Pennsylvania) have had at least two women serve as attorneys-general.

List of female attorneys-general of states

Officeholder State Party Assumed office Term expires Law School
Anne X. Alpern Pennsylvania Democratic January 20, 1959 August 28, 1961 University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Gay Woodhouse Wyoming Republican 1999 2001 University of Wyoming
Arlene Violet Rhode Island Republican 1985 1987 Boston College Law School
Corinne Watanabe Hawaii Democratic 1985 1986 Baylor University School of Law
Grace Berg Schaible Alaska Democratic 1987 1989 Yale Law School
Mary Sue Terry Virginia Democratic January 11, 1986 January 28, 1993 University of Virginia
Clarine Nardi Riddle Connecticut Democratic January 3, 1989 January 9, 1991 Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Gale Norton Colorado Republican January 8, 1991 January 12, 1999 University of Denver
Susan B. Loving Oklahoma Democratic June 22, 1991 January 9, 1995 University of Oklahoma College of Law
Frankie Sue Del Papa Nevada Democratic January 7, 1991 January 6, 2003 George Washington University Law School
Bonnie Campbell Iowa Democratic January 11, 1991 January 6, 1995 George Washington University Law School
Heidi Heitkamp North Dakota Democratic December 15, 1992 December 15, 2000 Lewis and Clark College
Jan Graham Utah Democratic January 1993 January 2001 Yale Law School
Pamela Carter Indiana Democratic January 13, 1993 January 16, 1997 Indiana University School of Law
Christine Gregoire Washington Democratic January 13, 1993 January 12, 2005 Gonzaga University
Margery Bronster Hawaii Democratic 1995 1999 Columbia University Law School
M. Jane Brady Delaware Republican January 3, 1995 December 7, 2005 Villanova University
Deborah Poritz New Jersey Democratic January 18, 1994 July 10, 1996 Harvard University
Betty Montgomery Ohio Republican January 6, 1995 January 5, 2003 University of Toledo College of Law
Patricia A. Madrid New Mexico Democratic January 1, 1999 January 1, 2007 ?
Janet Napolitano Arizona Democratic January 4, 1999 January 6, 2003 University of Virginia
Jennifer Granholm Michigan Democratic January 1, 1999 January 1, 2003 Harvard University
Peg Lautenschlager Wisconsin Democratic January 3, 2003 January 3, 2007 University of Wisconsin Law School
Kelly Ayotte New Hampshire Republican June 15, 2004 July 17, 2009 Villanova University
Judith Jagdmann Virginia Republican January 1, 2005 January 14, 2006 University of Richmond School of Law
Martha Coakley Massachusetts Democratic January 17, 2007 January 21, 2015 Boston University
Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada Democratic January 1, 2007 January 5, 2015 Gonzaga University
Nancy H. Rogers Ohio Democratic May 28, 2008 January 8, 2009 Yale Law School
Paula Dow New Jersey Democratic January 18, 2010 January 10, 2012 University of Pennsylvania Law School
Linda L. Kelly Pennsylvania Republican May 27, 2011 January 15, 2013 University of Pennsylvania Law School
Kamala Harris California Democratic January 3, 2011 January 3, 2017 University of California, Hastings
Kathleen Kane Pennsylvania Democratic January 15, 2013 August 17, 2016 Temple University
Jahna Lindemuth Alaska Independent August 8, 2016 Appointed University of California, Berkeley
Leslie Rutledge Arkansas Republican January 13, 2015 2019 University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Cynthia Coffman Colorado Republican January 11, 2015 2019 Georgia State University
Pam Bondi Florida Republican January 4, 2011 2019 Stetson University
Lisa Madigan Illinois Democratic January 13, 2003 2019 Loyola University Chicago
Janet Mills Maine Democratic January 7, 2011 Legislature-elected University of Maine, Portland
Maura Healey Massachusetts Democratic January 21, 2015 2019 Northeastern University
Lori Swanson Minnesota Democratic January 2, 2007 2019 William Mitchell College
Ellen Rosenblum Oregon Democratic June 29, 2012 2021 University of Oregon
Barbara Underwood New York Democratic May 22, 2018 2019 Georgetown University Law Center

Female territorial attorneys-general

Officeholder State Party Assumed office Term expires Law School
Inez Smith Reid District of Columbia Democratic 1983 1986 Yale Law School/University of Virginia School of Law
Vanessa Ruiz District of Columbia Democratic 1994 October 1994 Georgetown University Law Center
Linda Singer District of Columbia Democratic January 2, 2007 January 5, 2008 Harvard Law School
Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson Guam Republican January 5, 2015 2019 Santa Clara University
Wanda Vázquez Garced Puerto Rico[1] New Progressive/
Independent		 January 2, 2017 2021 (Appointed) Interamerican University of Puerto Rico

References

  1. ↑ The title of the head of Puerto Rico's Justice Department is the Secretary of Justice, not Attorney General.
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