WiLL State Directors

Updated June 2011

These women legislators play a vital role in making WiLL effective, dynamic, and fun. If you, or someone you know, would like to be a State Director for WiLL, please contact will@wand.org. Ideally, we want a former legislator and a member from each chamber to represent WiLL in all 50 states. 

Alaska Senator Bettye Davis
Representative Beth Kerttula

Alabama Representative Merika Coleman

Arkansas Senator Joyce Elliott
Representative Kathy Webb

Arizona Honorable Kyrsten Sinema
Representative Anna Tovar

California Vacant

Colorado Honorable Dorothy Rupert
Senator Linda Newell
Representative Nancy Todd

Connecticut Senator Toni Harp
Representative Marie Kirkley-Bey

Delaware Senator Dorinda Connor

Florida Senator Nan Rich
Representative Geraldine Thompson

Georgia Honorable Bettieanne Hart
Senator Gloria Butler
Representative Roberta Abdul-Salaam

Hawaii Senator Suzanne Oakland
Representative Marilyn Lee

Iowa Honorable Margaret Tinsman
Representative Deborah Berry

Idaho Representative Elfreda Higgins

Illinois Representative Mary Flowers

Indiana Senator Vi Simpson
Representative Gail Riecken

Kansas Representative Sydney Carlin

Kentucky Representative Joni Jenkins

Louisiana Honorable Diana Bajoie
Representative Regina Barrow

Massachusetts Honorable Anne Paulsen
Senator Pat Jehlen
Representative Kay Khan

Maine Honorable Mary Cathcart
Senator Nancy Sullivan
Representative Sharon Treat

Maryland Vacant

Michigan Honorable Pan Godchaux and Martha Scott
Senator Rebekah Warren
Representative Ellen Cogen Lipton

Minnesota Honorable Becky Lourey
Senator Mary Jo McGuire
Representative Phyllis Kahn

Missouri Senator Jolie Justus
Representative Stacey Newman

Mississippi Representative Mary Coleman

Montana Vacant

North Carolina Representative Beverly Earle

North Dakota Senator Carolyn Nelson
Representative Kathy Hawken

Nebraska Senator Gwen Howard

New Hampshire Honorable Dudley Dudley
Representative Cindy Rosenwald

New Jersey Senator Loretta Weinberg

New Mexico Honorable Liz Stefanics
Senator Dede Feldman
Representative Mimi Stewart

Nevada Assemblymember Maggie Carlton

New York Senator Suzi Oppenheimer

Ohio Senator Charleta Tavares
Senator Shirley Smith
Senator Edna Brown

Oklahoma Honorable Laura Boyd
Senator Connie Johnson
Representative Jeannie McDaniel

Oregon Senator Diane Rosenbaum
Representative Carolyn Tomei

Pennsylvania Honorable Linda Bebko-Jones
Senator LeAnna Washington
Representative Babette Josephs

Rhode Island Honorable Linda Kushner
Senator Rhoda Perry
Representative Edith Ajello

South Carolina Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter

South Dakota Honorable Sandy Jerstad and Elaine Roberts
Senator Joni Cutler

Tennessee Senator Thelma Harper
Representative Sherry Jones

Texas Representative Jessica Farrar

Utah Senator Patricia Jones
Representative Jennifer Seelig

Virginia Delegate Jeion Ward

Vermont Senators Diane Snelling and Sally Fox
Representatives Sarah Edwards and Suzi Wizowaty

Washington Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Senator Maralyn Chase
Representative Cindy Ryu

Wisconsin Representative Tamara Grigsby

West Virginia Delegate Bonnie Brown
Delegate Barbara Fleischauer

Wyoming Honorable Kathryn Sessions