Women in Politics

Keisha Lance Bottoms (January 18, 1970) is an American politician and lawyer currently serving as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Bottoms is a member of the Democratic Party, Jack and Jill of America, and the State Bar of Georgia.

Born on October 15, 1944, Kay Ellen Ivey is an American politician currently serving as the 54th governor of Alabama since 2017. She is a member of the Republican Party and served as the 38th Alabama state treasurer from 2003 to 2011.

Jean Stothert (February 7, 1954) is an American politician, a former nurse, and a member of the Republican party who is currently serving as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. Jean is in her third term as Mayor of Omaha.

Jenny Anne Durkan (May 19, 1958) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington. She is the first woman to be leading the city in nearly a century. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan, a member of the Democratic Party, who was one of the most powerful politicians in Washington state.

Katherine Sarah Gallego (October 21, 1981) is the 62nd mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. She is America’s youngest big-city Mayor and the second elected female Mayor in Phoenix history.

Jane Castor (December 7, 1960) is an American politician serving as the 59th mayor of Tampa, Florida. A former member of the Republican Party, she was the first and openly gay woman to become the Chief of Police of the Tampa Police Department from 2009 to 2015.

Erna Solberg (24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician serving as Prime Minister of Norway since 2013. She is a leader of the Conservative Party since 2004 and has represented the County of Hordaland at the Storting since 1989.

Carolyn Goodman (March 25, 1939) is an American politician who is the second female mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, since 2011. She is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman and the founder, president, and trustee emeritus of The Meadows School.

Barbara Elizabeth Cornelius Price (October 21, 1949) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, from 2011 to 2021.

Angela Dorothea Merkel (17 July 1954) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005. A member of the Christian Democratic Union and Leader of the Opposition (2002-2005), Merkel is the first female Chancellor of Germany.

Ana Brnabić (28 September 1975) is a Serbian politician serving as the prime minister of Serbia since 2017. She was re-elected for the second time in October 2020 and is the first woman and first openly gay person to hold office.