Expand your potential as a legislative leader in your state by serving as a Women In Government State Director.
Electronic State Director Nomination Form(link is external) (fillable Google Form)
2022 State Director Nomination Form including list and vacancies (download paper form)
Apply to fill a Women In Government State Director vacancy today and take advantage of these benefits:
- Visibility across Women In Government’s communications channels
- Leadership and professional development opportunities
- Invitations to exclusive learning and community-building activities
- Recognition during a Women In Government State Capitol visit
- Leveraging policy expertise on individual issues with legislators in all 50 states
- Participation in the Women In Government Board of Directors leadership pipeline
Women In Government’s State Directors play an integral role in cultivating a network of women state legislators that amplify the work of female lawmakers nationwide. State Directors inform Women In Government of current, critical policy issues in their states and assist in communicating Women In Government’s programming and opportunities to their legislator colleagues.
Women In Government endeavors to fill 4 State Director positions in every state, with balance across party and chamber, in keeping with our mission. All State Director applications are approved by Women In Government’s all-legislator Board of Directors. If your party and chamber is already represented by another State Director, we encourage you to nominate a colleague from your state. We also encourage legislators to nominate colleagues in other states and spread the word about this opportunity!
For any questions about the Women In Government State Director program, please contact: Maura LaGue, Managing Director at mlague@womeningovernment.org or call (202) 434-4851
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. Denise Garner (D)
3 open seats
California (W)
4 Open Seats
Colorado (W)
Rep. Kim Ransom (R)
Rep. Naquetta Ricks (D)
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)
4 Open Seats
Idaho (W)
Rep. Tammy Nichols (R)
Rep. Julie Yamamoto (R)
Sen. Christy Zito (R)
1 Open Seat
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)
Rep. Nancy Tate (R)
2 Open Seats
Louisiana (S)
Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman (D)
Rep. Barbara Freiberg (R)
Sen. Regina Barrow (D)
1 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)
Sen. Sylvia Santana (D)
Rep. Brenda Carter (D)
1 open seat
Minnesota (M)
Sen. Sandy Pappas (D)
3 Open Seats
Mississippi (S)
Rep. Omeria Scott (D)
3 Open Seats
Missouri (M)
Rep. Jo Doll (D)
Rep. Barbara Phifer (D)
2 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)
Rep. TIna Orwell (D)
1 Open Seats
West Virginia (E)
4 Open Seats
Wisconsin (M)
Rep. Lisa Subeck (D)
3 Open Seats
Wyoming (W)
4 Open Seats