State Directors are Women In Government’s go-to ambassadors in the states. As our legislative leaders, along with our Board of Directors, they keep us informed about pressing policy issues in their state and ensure that we are meeting the needs of our legislator members.
As a non-partisan organization, Women In Government aims to have party parity in all leadership positions, with up to 4 State Directors in each state from both chambers (if applicable) with all parties represented. Women In Government is committed to party parity and diversity, equity, and inclusion in all forms.
Women In Government is asking for female state legislators to self-nominate or nominate a new female state legislator to serve in a leadership position as a Women In Government State Director. Click here or see below to see list of current 2021 State Directors and vacancies.
All final nomination confirmations will be approved by the Women In Government Board of Directors.
Electronic State Director Nomination Form (fillable Google Form)
2022 State Director Nomination Form including list and vacancies (download paper form)
Please submit paper nomination forms to Laura Blake, Outreach & Development Manager, via email (lblake@womeningovernment.org) or complete the electronic State Director nomination form linked above.
State Director Responsibilities:
- When possible, attend Women In Government national conferences
- Provide input for the topical agendas for Women In Government for the calendar year
- Assist in the dissemination of Women In Government information to fellow legislators, especially to newly elected or appointed legislators
- Actively participate in fundraising efforts in her State
- Actively assist in identifying policy areas of interest in her State
State Director Benefits:
- Be in leadership pipeline for WIG Board of Directors
- Opportunity to moderate or facilitate WIG programming
- Opportunity to be featured in WIG social media
2022 WIG State Directors:
Alabama (S):
Representative Laura Hall (D)
3 open seats
Alaska (W)
Rep. Sara Hannan (D)
Arizona (W)
Rep. Jennifer Pawlik (D)
Sen. Victoria Steele (D)
2 open seats
Arkansas (S)
Rep. Deborah Ferguson (D)
3 open seats
California (W)
4 Open Seats
Colorado (W)
Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
Rep. Kim Ransom (R)
2 Open Seats
Connecticut (E)
Rep. Michelle Cook (D)
Rep. Robyn Porter (D)
2 Open Seats
Delaware (E)
4 Open Seats
Florida (S)
Rep. Jackie Toledo (R)
Rep. Marie Woodson (D)
Sen. Lori Berman (D)
Georgia (S)
Rep. Karen Bennett (D)
Rep. Sheila Jones (D)
Sen. Tonya Anderson (D)
1 Open Seat
Hawaii (W)
Sen. Donna Mercado Kim (D)
3 Open Seats
Idaho (W)
Rep. Tammy Nichols (R)
Rep. Julie Yamamoto (R)
Sen. Christine Zito (R)
1 Open Seats
Illinois (M)
Rep. Sonya Harper (D)
Sen. Cristina Castro (D)
2 Open Seats
Indiana (M)
4 Open Seats
Iowa (M)
Rep. Mary Mascher (D)
3 Open Seats
Kansas (M)
Rep. Stephanie Clayton (D)
Sen. Elaine Bowers (R)
Sen. Pat Pettey (D)
1 Open Seat
Kentucky (S)
Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr (R)
3 Open Seats
Louisiana (S)
Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman (D)
Sen. Regina Barrow (D)
2 Open Seats
Maine (E)
Rep. Michelle Dunphy (D)
Sen. Susan Deschambault (D)
Sen. Lisa Keim (R)
Sen. Kim Rosen (R)
Maryland (E)
Del. Chanel Branch (D)
Del. Nicole Williams (D)
2 Open Seats
Massachusetts (E)
Rep. Kimberly Ferguson (R)
Rep. Danielle Gregoire (D)
Rep. Hannah Kane (R)
Sen. Harriette Chandler (D)
Michigan (M)
Rep. Sarah Anthony (D)
3 Open Seats
Minnesota (M)
Sen. Sandy Pappas (D)
3 Open Seats
Mississippi (S)
Rep. Omeria Scott (D)
3 Open Seats
Missouri (M)
Rep. Jo Doll (D)
3 Open Seats
Montana (W)
Rep. Andrea Olsen (D)
Sen. JP Pomnichowski (D)
2 Open Seats
Nebraska (M)
Sen. Anna Wishart (NP)
3 Open Seats
Nevada (W)
Sen. Dallas Harris (D)
3 Open Seats
New Hampshire (E)
Rep. Fran Nutter-Upham (D)
3 Open Seats
New Jersey (E)
Asm. Pamela Lampitt (D)
Asm. Shavonda Sumter (D)
2 Open Seats
New Mexico (W)
Rep. Deborah Armstrong (D)
Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D)
2 Open Seats
New York (E)
4 Open Seats
North Carolina (S)
4 Open Seats
North Dakota (M)
Rep. Pamela Anderson (D)
Sen. Joan Heckaman (D)
2 Open Seats
Ohio (M)
Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D)
Sen. Nickie Antonio (D)
2 Open Seats
Oklahoma (M)
Rep. Jadine Nollan (R)
Rep. Melissa Provenzano (D)
Sen. Jessica Garvin (R)
Sen. Carri Hicks (D)
Oregon (W)
4 Open Seats
Pennsylvania (E)
Rep. Donna Oberlander (R)
3 Open Seats
Rhode Island (E)
Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R)
Rep. Deborah Ruggiero (D)
2 Open Seats
South Carolina (S)
Rep. Beth Bernstein (D)
Rep. Annie McDaniel (D)
2 Open Seats
South Dakota (M)
4 Open Seats
Tennessee (S)
Rep. Mary Littleton (R)
Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D)
Sen. Brenda Gilmore (D)
Sen. Becky Massey (R)
Texas (W)
Rep. Alma Allen (D)
Rep. Toni Rose (D)
2 Open Seats
Utah (W)
Rep. Clare Collard (D)
Sen. Karen Mayne (D)
2 Open Seats
Vermont (E)
Rep. Felisha Leffler (R)
Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan (D)
2 Open Seats
Virginia (S)
4 Open Seats
Washington (W)
Rep. Gina Mosbrucker (R)
Sen. Patty Kuderer (D)
2 Open Seats
West Virginia (E)
4 Open Seats
Wisconsin (M)
Rep. Lisa Subeck (D)
3 Open Seats
Wyoming (W)
4 Open Seats