
Vote Run Lead Full List of Alumni Who Ran in 2020
Of our 221 alumni on a Nov. 3rd ballot: 87 were women of color, 8 GLBTQ, 6 immigrant or first generation, and 4 veterans
4 Black women headed to U.S. House of Representatives! (Did you hear? The formidable Lauren Underwood is headed back to Congress to represent IL 14th District!)
64% were running as a challenger or non-incumbent
55% won their races
71% of women of color won their races
73 of the 147 women (50%!) who ran for a state legislative office won
FULL LIST BELOW
The #1 office sought was State Representative
Alicia Hyndman, New York State Assembly District 29
Allison Russo, Ohio House of Representatives District 24
Amada Marquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Ami Wazlawik, Minnesota House of Representatives District 38B
Andrea Schroeder, Michigan House of Representatives District 43
Angela Brown, Cobb County Superior Court Judge, Georgia
Anita Burroughs, New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 1
AnJanette Brush, Taos County Commission District 4, New Mexico
Anna Williams, Oregon House of Representatives District 52
Anne Hughes, Connecticut House of Representatives District 135
April Legere, Rogers City Council, Arkansas
Ashantae Green, Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Group 4, Florida
Athena Hollins, Minnesota House of Representatives District 66B
Audrey Thayer, Bemidji City Council Ward 1, Minnesota
Bee Nguyen, Georgia House of Representatives District 89
Bregetta Fields, Wilmington City Council 5th District, Delaware
Brenda Carter, Michigan House of Representatives District 29
Brianna Titone, Colorado House of Representatives District 27
Carrie Warren Gully, Arapahoe County Commissioner District 1, Colorado
Catalina Cruz, New York State Assembly District 39
Cathy Connolly, Wyoming House of Representatives District 13
Christine Kushner, Wake County School Board District 6, North Carolina
Cori Bush, U.S. House Missouri's 1st Congressional District
Cynthia A. Johnson, Michigan House of Representatives District 5
Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Colorado House of Representatives District 30
Debra Altschiller, New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 19
Delia Garza, Travis County Attorney, Texas
Denise Ennett, Arkansas House of Representatives District 36
Denise Garner, Arkansas House of Representatives District 84
Denise Johnson, New York City Civil Court Queens 4th Municipal Court District
Diana Richardson, New York State Assembly District 43
Diane Warren, Circuit Court Judge, Arizona
Dominique Jackson, Colorado House of Representatives District 42
Doreen Carter, Georgia House of Representatives District 92
Elena Parent, Georgia State Senate District 42
Elizabeth “Libby” Hart-Wells, Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board, Arizona
Elizabeth "Lyz" Jaakola, Cloquet City Council Ward 5, Minnesota
Erica R. Thomas, Georgia House of Representatives District 39
Esther Agbaje, Minnesota House of Representatives District 59B
Gaby Grossman, New Hampshire House of Representatives for Rockingham 1
Gerri Cannon, New Hampshire House of Representatives for Strafford 18
Ginny Klevorn, Minnesota House of Representatives District 44A
Heather Keeler, Minnesota House of Representatives District 4A
Hodan Hassan, Minnesota House of Representatives District 62A
Ilana Spiegel, University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6
Ilhan Omar, U.S. House Minnesota's 5th Congressional District
Janeese Lewis George, DC City Council Ward 4
Jennifer Jermaine, Arizona House of Representatives District 18
Jessica Hanson, Minnesota House of Representatives District 56A
Jessica Mangrum, Texas 200th District Court
Jessica Ramos, New York State Senate District 13
Jessica Thomas, Peoria County Auditor, Illinois
Jessie Lopez, Santa Ana City Council Ward 3, California
JoCasta Zamarripa, Milwaukee Common Council District 8, Wisconsin
Jody Shaduck-McNally, Larimer County Commissioner, Colorado
Joyce Mason, Illinois House of Representatives District 61
Julie von Haefen, North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
Kandie Smith, North Carolina House of Representatives District 8
Kaohly Her, Minnesota House of Representatives District 64A
Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas, Mayor of New Brighton, Minnesota
Kate Farrar, Connecticut House of Representatives District 20
Kayla Young, West Virginia House of Delegates District 35
Kelda Roys, Wisconsin State Senate District 26
Kendra Anderson, Rhode Island State Senate District 31
Keri Ingle, Missouri House of Representatives District 35
Kim Schofield, Georgia House of Representatives District 60
Kimberly-Ann Collins, Missouri House of Representatives District 77
Kristin Bahner, Minnesota House of Representatives District 34B
Lauren Underwood, U.S. House Illinois' 14th Congressional District
Leslie Herod, Colorado House of Representatives District 8
Lindsey Port, Minnesota State Senate District 56
Lisa Cutter, Colorado House of Representatives District 25
Liz Hanbidge, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 61
London Lamar, Tennessee House of Representatives District 91
Lucy Dathan, Connecticut House of Representatives District 142
Maria Horn, Connecticut House of Representatives District 64
Mary Bradfield, Colorado House of Representatives District 21
Mary Marubio, Cook County Circuit Court 10th Sub-circuit, Illinois
Mary Murphy, Minnesota House of Representatives District 3B
Maura Hirschauer, Illinois House of Representatives District 49
Meghan Kallman, Rhode Island State Senate District 15
Melissa Shusterman, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 157
Mesha Mainor, Georgia House of Representatives District 56
Milele Coggs, Milwaukee Common Council District 6, Wisconsin
Monique Baker McCormick, Wayne County Commission District 6, Michigan
Monique Sheffield, Cobb County Commission District 4, Georgia
Natalia D. Macker, Teton County Commission, Wyoming
Nikema Williams, U.S. House Georgia's 5th Congressional District
Nora Vargas, San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 1, California
Park Cannon, Georgia House of Representatives District 58
Patricia Torres Ray, Minnesota State Senate District 63
Patsy Austin-Gatson, Gwinnett County District Attorney, Georgia
Rachel Zenzinger, Colorado Senate District 19
Raquel Regalado, Miami-Dade County Commission, Florida
Rebecca Mitchell, Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Regina Lewis-Ward, Georgia House of Representatives District 109
Regina Weiss, Michigan House of Representatives District 27
Rhonda Burnough, Georgia House of Representatives District 77
Rodneyse Bichotte, New York State Assembly District 42
Samra Brouk, New York State Senate District 55
Sara Innamorato, Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21
Shannon Bird, Colorado House of Representatives District 35
Sharon A. Davis, Hopkinton Town Council, Rhode Island
Shermela Williams, Superior Court Judge for Georgia's 5th District
Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Colorado State Senate District 17
Stephanie Albanese, Red Bank Regional's Board of Education, New Jersey
Stephanie Howse, Ohio House of Representatives District 11
Sue Conley, Wisconsin State Assembly District
Tamara Grady, Osseo School Board #279, Minnesota
Tanya Ortiz Franklin, Los Angeles Unified School Board District 7, California
Tasha Boerner Horvath, California State Assembly District 76
Tiesha Smith, Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois
Tishaura Jones, St Louis City Treasurer, Missouri
Tracee Miller, St Louis Board of Education, Missouri
Tyria Walton, Cook County Circuit Court 1st Subcircuit, Illinois
Valarie Lawson, Rhode Island State Senate District 14
Veronica Cope, Gwinnett County State Court Judge, Georgia
Victoria Neave, Texas House of Representatives District 107
Victoria Reinhardt, Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 7, Minnesota
Yamekia Robinson, Lake City Council District 4, South Carolina
Abbi Sorrells McLean, County Coroner
Abigail Medina, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21
Adrienne Bell, U.S. House to represent Texas' 14th Congressional District
Aleta Borrud, Minnesota State Senate District 26
Alicia McClung, Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees District 8
Amanda Bachmann, South Dakota House of Representatives District 24
Amanda Qualls, Indiana House of Representatives to represent District 49.
Andrea Phillips, Iowa House District 37
Anthia Owens Carter, Georgia House of Representatives District 47
Barb Anness, Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 45
Beth Workman, Ohio House of Representatives District 92
Bonnie Wright, New Hampshire House of Representatives Rockingham 8
Brooke Abdallah, South Dakota House of Representatives District 31
Caroline Holko, Georgia House of Representatives District District 46
Carrie Duran, New Hampshire House of Representatives Carroll 6
Christine Triebsch, Georgia State Senate District 32
Claudia Istel, New Hampshire House of Representatives - Sullivan 7
Crystal Chappell, Kentucky House of Representatives District 15
Daisy Bonilla, Arkansas House of Representatives District 93
Dani Brzozowski, U.S. House Illinois District 16
De'Vonna Pittman, Hennepin County Commission District 1
Deb Porter, Indiana House of Representatives District 4
Diana Lawrence, Wisconsin State Assembly District 56
Diane Michel Canada, Tennessee House of Representatives District 56
Donna Bergstrom, Minnesota State Senate District 7
Elise Diesslin, Minnesota House of Representatives District 21B
Elizabeth Helminski, Grand Rapids Township Board Trustee
Emily Berge, Wisconsin State Assembly District 68.
Erica P. Martinez, Orleans Parish School Board District 6, Louisiana
Erin Preese, Minnesota House of Representatives District 58A
Erina Prom, Minnesota House of Representatives District 20A
Gail Young, North Carolina House of Representatives District 83
Hiral Tipirneni, Md, U.S. House for Arizona's 6th Congressional District
Holly Herson, Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Jacqueline (Jackie) Leung, Oregon House of Representatives District 15
Jenna Wadsworth, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
Jennifer Cantu, Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 1
Jennifer Lee, Wasatch County Clerk/Auditor
Jennifer Mitkowski, Colorado House of Representatives District 43
Joan Greene, U.S House Arizona's 5th Congressional District
Jody LaMacchia, Michigan House of Representatives District 46
Julia Pulver, Michigan House of Representatives District 39
Julie Jordan, Georgia House of Representatives District 179
Karen Novy Kendall, County District Board 2
Karla Bailey-Smith, Illinois House of Representatives District 88
Katy Owens, Utah State Senate District 19
Kayla Koether, Iowa House of Representatives District 55
Ketley Joachim, City Commision, North Miami Beach Group 3, Florida
Kim Butler, Wisconsin State Assembly District 28
Kim Hicks, Minnesota House of Representatives District 25A
Kim Nelson, U.S House South Carolina's 4th Congressional District
Kimberly Culbertson, Hillsboro City Council Ward 3B
Kimberly Hardy, North Carolina House of Representatives District 43
Kriss Marion, Wisconsin State Assembly District 51
Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko, Arizona House of Representatives District 15
Laurie Marshall, Justice of the Peace District 3 Washington County, Arkansas
Leigh Miller, Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Lindsey Simmons, U.S. House Missouri's 4th Congressional District.
Lisa Beck, Indiana House of Representatives District 19
Liz Rosenbaum, Colorado House of Representatives District 21
Mariah Phillips, Tennessee House of Representatives District 37
Marie Gleason, Iowa House of Representatives to District 94
Mary Murphy, Minnesota State Senate District 29
Meg Wheeler, Massachusetts State Senate Plymouth and Norfolk District
Megan Rezabek, U.S. House Missouri's 3rd Congressional District.
Melissa Wilde, Ohio House of Representatives District 77
Michele Anderson, Minnesota State Senate District 8
Michelle Fadeley, Illinois House of Representatives District 37
Michelle Lee, Minnesota State Senate District 11
Nancy Day-Achauer, Ohio House of Representatives District 23
Nicole Breadon, Michigan House of Representatives District 43
Pat Rhudy, Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Randi McCallian, Colorado Senate District 10
Sandy Swan, Denton County Commissioners Court District 1
Sharon Anderson, Minnesota State Senate District 64
Sharon Girard, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21
Sonia Cintron, Jersey City Public Schools Board of Education At-large
Stephanie Keegan, New York State Assembly District 94
Tamara Calhoun, Minnesota House of Representatives District 14A
Tiffanie Roberts, Ohio House of Representatives District 86
Tina Barton, Oakland County Clerk
Tonda Pauley, Indiana House of Representatives District 78
Treva Gear, Georgia State Senate District 8
Victoria McWane-Creek, Fergus Falls City Council - 3rd Ward
Wende Schwingendorf, Bernalillo County Commission District 4
Wendy Thomas, New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 21
Yara Zokaie, Colorado House of Representatives District 49