Carmen Milne Bigler (born 19 July 1939)[1] is a Marshallese educator, civil servant and former politician.
[5] Bigler contested the Marshalls 5th District of the Trust Territory House of Representatives in the 1974 elections, running an American-style campaign with bumper stickers, posters and newspaper adverts.
[6] She convincingly defeated incumbent representative John Heine by 729 votes to 372, becoming the first woman elected to Congress.
[2] She subsequently became State Historic Preservation Officer,[10] helping found the Alele Museum.
[11] In 2003 she attempted a return to politics, running in the five-seat Majuro constituency in the general elections that year.