The following is a list of female secretaries of state of states and territories in the United States .
Besides those states which do not have separate offices for secretary of state, the states of Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Carolina have never had an appointed nor elected female secretary of state.
List of female state secretaries of state [ edit ] Officeholder State Party Assumed office Term expires Soledad C. Chacon New Mexico Democratic 1923 1926 Emma Guy Cromwell Kentucky Democratic 1924 1928 Fannie S. Herrington Delaware Republican 1925 1926 Florence E. S. Knapp New York Republican January 1, 1925 December 31, 1927 Gladys Pyle South Dakota Republican 1927 1931 Jennie Fortune New Mexico Democratic 1927 1928 Ella Lewis Kentucky Democratic 1928 1932 E. A. Perrault New Mexico Republican 1929 1930 Alice Lee Grosjean Louisiana Democratic 1930 1932 Elizabeth Coyne South Dakota Republican 1931 1933 Marguerite P. Baca New Mexico Democratic 1931 1934 Sara W. Mahan Kentucky Democratic 1932 1936 Myrtle Morrison South Dakota Democratic 1933 1937 Ola Babcock Miller Iowa Democratic 1933 1937 Elizabeth F. Gonzales New Mexico Democratic 1935 1938 Goldie Wells South Dakota Democratic 1937 1939 Belle Reeves Washington Democratic 1938 1948 Sara Crawford Connecticut Republican 1939 1941 Jessie M. Gonzales New Mexico Democratic 1939 1942 Olive A. Ringsrud South Dakota Republican 1939 1943 Sophia O'Hara Pennsylvania Republican 1939 1943 Chase G. Woodhouse Connecticut Democratic 1941 1943 Frances B. Redick Connecticut Republican 1943 1945 Cecilia T. Cleveland New Mexico Democratic 1943 1946 Mrs. L. M. Larsen South Dakota Republican 1943 1947 Mary Hart Carr Tennessee Democratic 1944 1945 Sibyl Pool Alabama Democratic 1944 1951 Katherine Manton Oklahoma Democratic 1946 1947 Helen E. Burbank Vermont Republican 1947 1949 Frances B. Redick Connecticut Republican 1947 1949 Alicia Valdez Romero New Mexico Democratic 1947 1950 Annamae Riff South Dakota Republican 1947 1951 Thelma Y. Gordon Virginia Democratic 1948 1952 Winifred McDonald Connecticut Democratic 1949 1951 Vivian V. Simpson Maryland Democratic 1949 1951 Alice K. Leopold Connecticut Republican 1951 1953 Beatrice Roach Gottlieb New Mexico Democratic 1951 1954 Agnes Baggett Alabama Democratic 1951 1955 Geraldine Ostroot South Dakota Republican 1951 1957 Virginia Paul Holm Minnesota Republican 1952 1925 Martha Bell Conway Virginia Democratic 1952 1970 Glenn M. Wise Wisconsin Republican 1955 1957 Natalie Smith Buck New Mexico Democratic 1955 1958 Mary Texas Hurt Garner Alabama Democratic 1955 1959 Mildred P. Allen Connecticut Republican 1955 1959 Thelma Stovall Kentucky Democratic 1956 1960 Helen F. Holt West Virginia Republican 1957 1958 Clara Halls South Dakota Republican 1957 1959 Selma Sandless South Dakota Democratic 1959 1961 Betty Fiorina New Mexico Democratic 1959 1962 Bettye Frink Alabama Democratic 1959 1963 Caroline K. Simon New York Republican January 1, 1959 August 22, 1963 Ella T. Grasso Connecticut Democratic 1959 1971 Nancy Hall Arkansas Democratic 1961 1963 Essie Wiedenman South Dakota Republican 1961 1965 Alberta Miller New Mexico Democratic 1963 1966 Agnes Baggett Alabama Democratic 1963 1967 Thyra Thomson Wyoming Republican January 1963 January 1987 Thelma Stovall Kentucky Democratic 1964 1968 Alma Larson South Dakota Republican 1965 1973 Elwill M. Shanahan Kansas Republican 1966 1978 Ernestine Durán Evans New Mexico Democratic 1967 1970 Mabel Sanders Amos Alabama Democratic 1967 1975 Leila Feltner Begley Kentucky Republican 1970 1971 Cynthia Newman Virginia Republican 1970 1974 Betty Fiorina New Mexico Democratic 1971 1974 C. Delores Tucker Pennsylvania Democratic 1971 1977 Gloria Schaffer Connecticut Democratic 1971 1978 Thelma Stovall Kentucky Democratic 1972 1976 Lorna B. Herseth South Dakota Democratic 1973 1979 Dorothy Glisson Florida Democratic 1974 1975 Patricia R. Perkinson Virginia Republican 1974 1978 Mary Estill Buchanan Colorado Republican 1974 1983 Ernestine Durán Evans New Mexico Democratic 1975 1978 Agnes Baggett Alabama Democratic 1975 1979 March Fong Eu California Democratic January 6, 1975 May 7, 1994 Joan Growe Minnesota Democratic (DFL) 1975 1999 Norma Paulus Oregon Republican January 3, 1977 January 7, 1985 Rose Mofford Arizona Democratic October 20, 1977 April 5, 1988 Ethel D. Allen Pennsylvania Republican 1979 1979 Shirley Hooper New Mexico Democratic 1979 1982 Alice Kundert South Dakota Republican 1979 1986 Jeannette Edmondson Oklahoma Democratic 1979 1987 Vel Phillips Wisconsin Democratic January 3, 1979 May 3, 1983 Barbara Kennelly Connecticut Democratic 1979 1982 Frances Jones Mills Kentucky Democratic 1980 1984 Mary Jane Odell Iowa Republican 1980 1987 Marilyn Lussen (acting) Virginia Republican 1981 1982 Laurie Naismith Virginia Democratic 1982 1985 Maura L. Melley Connecticut Democratic 1982 1983 Patricia G. Holtz Maryland Democratic 1982 1983 Jane Burgio New Jersey Republican 1982 1990 Clara Padilla Jones New Mexico Democratic 1983 1986 Susan Farmer Rhode Island Republican 1983 1987 Lorraine M. Sheehan Maryland Democratic 1983 1987 Julia Tashjian Connecticut Democratic 1983 1991 Gail S. Shaffer New York Democratic January 1, 1983 January 4, 1995 Natalie Meyer Colorado Republican 1983 1995 Barbara Roberts Oregon Democratic January 7, 1985 January 14, 1991 Sandra Bowen Virginia Democratic 1986 1990 Joyze Hazeltine South Dakota Republican 1986 2003 Rebecca Vigil-Giron New Mexico Democratic 1987 1990 Hannah D. Atkins Oklahoma Democratic 1987 1991 Kathleen S. Connell Rhode Island Democratic 1987 1993 Elaine Baxter Iowa Democratic 1987 1995 Kathy Karpan Wyoming Democratic January 1987 January 1995 Frankie Sue Del Papa Nevada Democratic 1987 1991 Joan Haberle New Jersey Democratic 1990 1992 Pamela M. Womack Virginia Democratic 1990 1993 Pauline R. Kezer Connecticut Republican 1991 1995 Cheryl Lau Nevada Republican 1991 1995 Stephanie Gonzales New Mexico Democratic 1991 1998 Brenda K. Mitchell Pennsylvania Democratic 1992 1994 Ruby Grant Martin Virginia Democratic 1993 1994 Judith Moriarty Missouri Democratic 1993 1994 Barbara Leonard Rhode Island Republican 1993 1995 Betsy Davis Beamer Virginia Republican 1994 1998 Glo Henley Oklahoma Democratic 1994 1995 Lonna Hooks New Jersey Republican 1994 1998 Rebecca McDowell Cook Missouri Democratic 1994 2001 Sue Anne Gilroy Indiana Republican 1994 2002 Yvette Kane Pennsylvania Democratic 1995 1998 Victoria Buckley Colorado Republican 1995 1999 Sandra Mortham Florida Republican 1995 1999 Diana J. Ohman Wyoming Republican January 1995 January 1999 Jane Dee Hull Arizona Republican January 3, 1995 September 5, 1997 Sharon M. Priest Arkansas Democratic 1995 2003 Janice H. Faulkner North Carolina Democratic 1996 1997 Elaine Marshall North Carolina Democratic January 3, 1997 Betsey Bayless Arizona Republican September 5, 1997 January 6, 2003 Carol Cronheim (Acting) New Jersey Republican 1998 1999 Anne Petera Virginia Republican 1998 2002 Katherine Harris Florida Republican 1999 2002 Kim Pizzingrilli Pennsylvania Republican 1999 2002 Donetta Davidson Colorado Republican 1999 2005 Rebecca Vigil-Giron New Mexico Democratic 1999 2006 Cathy Cox Georgia Democratic 1999 2007 Mary Kiffmeyer Minnesota Republican 1997 2007 Deborah Markowitz Vermont Democratic 1999 2011 Susan Bysiewicz Connecticut Democratic 1999 2011 Harriet Smith Windsor Delaware Democratic 2001 2009 Kay Dudley Oklahoma Republican 2002 2003 Anita Rimler Virginia Democratic 2002 2006 Regena Thomas New Jersey Democratic 2002 2006 Glenda Hood Florida Republican 2003 2005 Nancy Worley Alabama Democratic 2003 2007 Jan Brewer Arizona Republican January 6, 2003 January 21, 2009 M. Susan Savage Oklahoma Democratic 2003 2011 Cathy Mitchell California (acting) Democratic 2005 2005 Sue M. Cobb Florida Republican 2005 2007 Gigi Dennis Colorado Republican 2005 2007 Mary D. Kane Maryland Republican 2005 2007 Betty Ireland West Virginia Republican 2005 2009 Robin Carnahan Missouri Democratic 2005 2013 Katherine Hanley Virginia Democratic 2006 2010 Nina Mitchell Wells New Jersey Democratic 2006 2010 Karen Handel Georgia Republican 1999 2007 Mary Herrera New Mexico Democratic 2007 2010 Jennifer Brunner Ohio Democratic January 8, 2007 January 10, 2011 Beth Chapman Alabama Republican 2007 2013 Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez New York Democratic January 1, 2007 September 1, 2010 Debra Bowen California Democratic January 8, 2007 January 4, 2015 Kate Brown Oregon Democratic January 5, 2009 February 18, 2015 Linda McCulloch Montana Democratic 2009 2017 Natalie Tennant West Virginia Democratic 2009 2017 Dawn K. Roberts Interim Florida Republican 2010 2011 Ruth Noemí Colón New York Democratic September 1, 2010 May 2, 2011 Janet Vestal Kelly Virginia Republican 2010 2014 Kim Guadagno New Jersey Republican 2010 2018 Jennifer Kennedy Interim Florida Republican 2011 2011 Denise Merrill Connecticut Democratic January 5, 2011 June 30, 2022 Elaine Waler Kentucky Democratic 2011 2012 Carol Aichele Pennsylvania Republican 2011 2015 Dianna Duran New Mexico Republican 2011 2015 Alison Grimes Kentucky Democratic January 2, 2012 2020 Connie Lawson Indiana Republican March 16, 2012 March 16, 2021 Michelle Day (Interim) Oklahoma Republican 2013 2013 Kim Wyman Washington Republican January 16, 2013 November 19, 2021 Mary Quintana New Mexico (Acting) 2015 2015 Barbara Cegavske Nevada Republican January 5, 2015 2023 Shantel Krebs South Dakota Republican 2015 2019 Michele Reagan Arizona Republican January 5, 2015 January 7, 2019 Jeanne Atkins Oregon Democratic March 11, 2015 January 2, 2017 Karen Wheeler Wyoming (Acting) Republican 2018 2018 Kathy Boockvar Acting Pennsylvania Democratic January 5, 2019 2021 Nellie Gorbea Rhode Island Democratic January 6, 2015 2023 Rossana Rosado New York Democratic February 22, 2016 2021 Kelly Thomasson Virginia Democratic April 15, 2016 January 15, 2022 Maggie Toulouse Oliver New Mexico Democratic December 9, 2016 Robyn Crittenden Georgia Republican 2018 2019 Tahesha Way New Jersey Democratic January 16, 2018 Jennifer Kennedy Interim Florida Republican 2019 2019 Jocelyn Benson Michigan Democratic January 1, 2019 Katie Hobbs Arizona Democratic January 7, 2019 January 2, 2023 Jena Griswold Colorado Democratic January 8, 2019 Laurel Lee Florida Republican January 28, 2019 May 16, 2022 Leslie Cummings Acting Oregon Republican February 26, 2019 March 31, 2019 Bev Clarno Oregon Republican March 31, 2019 January 4, 2021 Holli Sullivan Indiana Republican 2021 2022 Christi Jacobsen Montana Republican 2021 Shirley Weber California Democratic 2021 Shenna Bellows Maine Democratic 2021 Veronica Degraffenreid (acting) Pennsylvania Democratic 2021 2022 Shemia Fagan Oregon Democratic 2021 2023 Kay Coles James Virginia Republican 2022 2023 Monae Johnson South Dakota Republican 2022 Leigh M. Chapman (acting) Pennsylvania Democratic 2022 2023 Sarah Copeland-Hanzas Vermont Democratic 2023 Sarah Godlewski Wisconsin Democratic 2023 LaVonne Griffin-Valade Oregon Democratic 2023 Cheryl Myers (Acting) Oregon Democratic 2023 2023 Kelly Gee (Acting) Virginia Republican September 1, 2023 2026 Nancy Landry Louisiana Republican January 8, 2024 2028
List of female lieutenant governors [ edit ] Certain states do not have a secretary of state; instead the lieutenant governor is responsible for those duties.
Officeholder State Party Assumed office Term expires Jean King Hawaii Democratic December 2, 1978 December 2, 1982 Olene Walker Utah Republican January 4, 1993 November 5, 2003 Mazie Hirono Hawaii Democratic December 2, 1994 December 2, 2002 Fran Ulmer Alaska Democratic December 5, 1994 December 2, 2002 Valerie Davidson Alaska Independent October 16, 2018 December 3, 2018 Deidre Henderson Utah Republican 2021 Nancy Dahlstrom Alaska Republican 2022 Sylvia Luke Hawaii Democratic 2023
Female territorial secretaries of state [ edit ]
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