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Trailblazers
Trailblazers
Emerge California:
Emily Murase
Emily Murase is the first Japanese-American to serve on the San Francisco School Board and the first Japanese-American woman to be elected in San Francisco.
Letitia Clark
Letitia Clark, an Orange County native and graduate of Tustin High School, is an award winning public affairs professional with over a decade of experience in the public and non-profit sectors.
London Breed
London Breed is the first African-American woman to serve as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 25 years.
Mara Elliott
Mara, the former Chief Deputy City Attorney for the city of San Diego, ran and won her race for City Attorney in 2016. She is the first woman to serve as City Attorney in San Diego.
Emerge Colorado:
Daneya Esgar
Daneya Esgar is the first openly gay legislator to serve from the Pueblo district in the Colorado State House.
Leslie Herod
Colorado State House, District 8 Leslie Herod is the first Black LGBTQ woman elected in Colorado.
Rochelle Galindo
In November 2015, Rochelle broke her first glass ceiling by becoming the first openly gay elected official to serve the City of Greeley.
Emerge Kentucky:
Angela Evans
Angela Evans is the first African-American woman to hold her city council seat on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government.
Emerge Massachusetts:
Juana Matias
Juana Matias became one of the first Latinas elected to the Massachusetts Statehouse when she upset a career politician in 2016.
Mehreen Butt
Mehreen Butt is the first Muslim-America woman to be elected to a Massachusetts board of selectmen.
Michelle Wu
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is the first woman and woman of color to be elected Boston Mayor.
Emerge Nevada:
Irene Bustamante Adams
Irene Bustamante Adams is the first Latina in Nevada’s history to be elected to be the Democratic Assembly Leader.
Emerge New Mexico:
Deb Haaland
Secretary Deb Haaland made history when she became the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary.
Emerge Oregon:
Jessica Vega Pederson
Jessica Vega Pederson is the first Latina elected to the Oregon house of Representatives
Karin Power
Representative Karin Power was the first openly LGBT elected official in Milwaukie, and she is now the first LGBT woman elected to serve Oregon House District 41.
Teresa Alonso-Leon
Teresa Alonso Leon is the first immigrant Latina to serve in Oregon’s House of Representatives.
Emerge Pennsylvania:
Carolyn Comitta
Carolyn Comitta was the first female mayor of West Chester. She served two terms as mayor before serving in the Pennsylvania State House.
Janet Diaz
Janet Diaz is the first Latina serving on the Lancaster City Council. She excited to be a role model for young Latina women across her city and country.
Emerge Vermont:
Becca Balint
Becca Balint serves Vermont's at-large congressional district. She is the first woman and out LGBTQ+ person elected to Congress from VT.
Kiah Morris
Representative Morris is the first African-American woman to serve in the Vermont legislature in 25 years.
Liz Gamache
Liz Gamache is the first woman to serve a full term as Mayor of the City of St. Ablans
Emerge Virginia:
Danica Roem
Danica Roem is the Delegate for District 13 in the Virginia House of Delegates. She is the first out transgender state legislator in the country.
Elizabeth Guzman
Elizabeth Guzman immigrated to the United States from Peru as a single mother.
Kathy Tran
For Kathy and her family, this country is symbolic of hope, opportunity, and freedom.
Emerge Wisconsin:
Arvina Martin
Arvina soundly beat her male opponent in April 2017 and is the first Native American to serve on the Madison City Council.
Catherine Emmanuelle
Catherine Emmanuelle is the first Latina elected in her community.
JoCasta Zamarripa
In November of 2010, JoCasta made history by becoming the first Latina woman elected to the Wisconsin Legislature.