young women by the numbers

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

Under 40

18	Men under 40 in Congress	Down from 22 in 2006
4	Women under 40 in Congress	No change from 2006 (3 D 1 R)

Committee Chairs

16	Full Committee Chairs	Senate
2	Women Committee Chairs	Senate
21	Full Committee Chairs	House
4	Women Committee Chairs	House

State Office*

316	Elected Executive Office Positions	Statewide
76	Women in Those Positions	Down from 79 in 2006
55	Governors	Includes U.S. territories
9	Women Governors	Up from 8 in 2006
55	Lieutenant Governors	Includes U.S. territories
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.

All statistics updated January 2007

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