All statistics updated January 2007

U.S. CONGRESS

535 =Members of Congress
87 =Women in Congress (61 D and 26 R)
16 =Women in the Senate (up from 14 in 2006)
71 =Women in the House (up from 66 in 2006)

18= Men under 40 in Congress (down from 22 in 2006)
7  =Women under 40 in Congress (up from 4 in 2006) (6 D 1 R)

16 = Full Committee Chairs in the Senate
2 =Women Committee Chairs in the Senate

21 = Full Committee Chairs in the House
4 =Women Committee Chairs in the House

STATE ELECTIVE OFFICE*

316 =Statewide Elective Executive Office Positions
76 =Women in State Elective Executive Office Positions (down from 79 in 2006)

55 =Governors**
9 =Women Governors (up from 8 in 2006)

55 =Lieutenant Governors**
11 =Women Lieutenant Governors (down from 16 in 2006)

*State statistics provided by the Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

** Includes U.S. territories