Percentage of Elected State Officials Who Are Women: 41.11 Percent
Total Number of Female Elected Officials in State Legislature: 74 Women
Total Number of Seats in State-Level Politics: 180 Seats
Vermont state Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, who was first elected to the House in 2004, became the majority leader in 2014. She continues to run a coffee shop in her home district of Bradford, called Local Buzz.
