Minnesota Index: Women of the House

Number of women in the 2017 Minnesota House of Representatives     48

                All-time rank      1

Number of women serving in the House in 2015-16 biennium     45

                Number serving in 2009-10 biennium      43

                Number serving in 2005-06 biennium      37

                Number serving in 2001-02 Biennium      35

Percentage of 2017 House that is female              35.8

                Percent in 2015-16 biennium      33.5

                Percent in 2009-10 biennium      32

                Percent in 2005-06 biennium      27.6

                Percent in 2001-02 biennium      26.1

Year that Mabeth Hurd Paige, Hannah Jensen Kempfer, Sue Metzger Hough and Myrtle Agnes Cain became the first women to be elected to the House         1922

Year that Laura Naplin was first woman elected to the Minnesota Senate             1926

Total number of female senators prior to 1975   4

Number of women in the 2017 Legislature           64

                Number serving in 2009-10 biennium      70

                Number serving in 2005-06 biennium      63

                Number serving in 2001-02 Biennium      60

Percentage of 2017 Legislature that is female     31.8

                Percent in 2015-16 biennium      33.8

                Percent in 2009-10 biennium      34.8

                Percent in 2005-06 biennium      31.3

                Percent in 2001-02 biennium      29.8

Number of women serving in the 50 state legislatures during the 2017 legislative session              1,830

                Percent of all 2017 state legislators who are women        24.8

                Percent in 2014 24.2

                Percent in 2009 24.2

States where women make-up 35 percent to 46 percent of the current legislature           6

                States where the makeup is 25 percent to 34 percent     18

Year the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote              1920

Sources: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library; National Conference of State Legislatures