Democratic Women's Caucus
Democratic Women's Caucus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chair | Teresa Leger Fernández (NM–3) |
| Vice Chair | Hillary Scholten (MI–3) Emilia Sykes (OH–13) |
| Founded | 2005 (informal) 2010 (formal) |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Seats in the House | 96 / 435 |
| Seats in the House Democratic Caucus | 96 / 212 |
| Website | |
| democraticwomenscaucus | |
The Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) is a congressional caucus of the women members of the House Democratic Caucus. Established informally as the Democratic Women's Working Group (DWWG) in 2005,[1][2] before the DWWG became a more organized group in 2010.[3] It's described as formalizing its mission in 2013 and renaming as the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2019.[4] The lead Democrat on the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues was the chair or a co-chair of the DWC until 2021.
List of chairs
[edit]| Start | End | Chair(s) | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2005 | January 3, 2007 | Hilda Solis[1] | CA |
| January 3, 2007 | January 3, 2009 | Lois Capps[5] | CA |
| January 3, 2009 | October 5, 2010 | Jan Schakowsky | IL |
| October 5, 2010 | January 3, 2011 | Gwen Moore Jan Schakowsky |
WI IL |
| January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | Gwen Moore Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
WI FL |
| January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2015 | Donna Edwards | MD |
| January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2017 | Doris Matsui | CA |
| January 3, 2017 | January 3, 2019 | Lois Frankel | FL |
| January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2023 | Lois Frankel | FL |
| Brenda Lawrence | MI | ||
| Jackie Speier | CA | ||
| January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2025 | Lois Frankel | FL |
| January 3, 2025 | present | Teresa Leger Fernández[6] | NM |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "SOLIS, Hilda L. | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/05/25/gender-card-in-play-on-social-security/
- ↑ https://schakowsky.house.gov/media/press-releases/schakowsky-moore-launch-democratic-womens-working-group
- ↑ https://democraticwomenscaucus.house.gov/about/
- ↑ Hartmann, Heidi. "Equal Pay for Women and a Higher Minimum Wage Will Move the Economy Forward". Economic Policy Institute. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
- ↑ "Democratic Women's Caucus Elects New Chair for 119th Congress: Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández". Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
