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State and Local Candidates

EMILY’s List recruits, trains and supports Democratic pro-choice women candidates at every level of the ballot. By helping to elect these women to office in 2021 and 2022, we’re not only building a farm team, but we’re also putting strong women in charge of decisions that affect women and families every day — from the legislators who write laws to the attorneys general who defend and enforce them to the secretaries of state who ensure access to the ballot.

Here are the candidates who are running strong campaigns at the state and local level in 2021 and 2022 and have earned the EMILY's List endorsement:

California

Eleni Kounalakis   Lieutenant Governor
Shirley Weber   Secretary of State
Malia Cohen    Controller
Karen Bass   Los Angeles, CA Mayor 
Sydney Kamlager   CA-SD30
Georgette Gómez   CA-AD80
Katrina Foley   Orange County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Clarissa Cervantes   Riverside City Council, Ward 2

Colorado

Jena Griswold   Secretary of State
Jenny Willford   CO-HD34
Ruby Dickson   CO-HD37
Elizabeth Velasco   CO-HD57
Guyleen Castriotta   Broomfield, CO Mayor

Florida

Brandi Gabbard   St. Petersburg City Council, District 2
Lisset Hanewicz   St. Petersburg City Council, District 4
Gina Driscoll   St. Petersburg City Council, District 6

Georgia

Bee Nguyen   Secretary of State
Jen Jordan   Attorney General
Luisa Wakeman    GA-SD06
Lisa Campbell   GA-HD35
Park Cannon   GA-HD58
Ruwa Romman   GA-HD97

Illinois

Juliana Stratton   Lieutenant Governor
Susana Mendoza   Comptroller
Anna Valencia   Secretary of State
Rita Ali   Peoria, IL Mayor  

Louisiana

LaToya Cantrell   New Orleans, LA Mayor
Helena Moreno   New Orleans City Council, At-Large

Maine

Nicole Grohoski    ME-SD07
Anne “Pinny” Beebe-Center   ME-SD12
Cameron Reny   ME-SD13
Margaret "Peggy" Rotundo   ME-SD21
Matthea “Mattie” Daughtry   ME-SD23
Eloise Vitelli    ME-SD24
Teresa Pierce   ME-SD25
Jill Duson    ME-SD27
Anne Carney   ME-SD29
Stacy Brenner    ME-SD30
Donna Bailey   ME-SD31

Maryland

Katie Curran O’Malley   Attorney General
Brooke Lierman   Comptroller

Massachusetts

Ruthanne Fuller   Newton, MA Mayor
Lydia Edwards   Boston City Council, District 1
Tania Fernandes Anderson   Boston City Council, District 7
Kenzie Bok   Boston City Council, District 8
Liz Breadon   Boston City Council, District 9
Julia Mejia   Boston City Council, At-Large
Ruthzee Louijeune   Boston City Council, At-Large
Lydia Edwards   MA-SD 1st Suffolk and Middlesex

Michigan

Dana Nessel   Attorney General
Jocelyn Benson   Secretary of State
Carol Glanville   MI-HD74

Minnesota

Julie Blaha   State Auditor
Peggy Flanagan   Lieutenant Governor

Missouri

Tishaura Jones   St. Louis, MO Mayor

Nevada

Marilyn Dondero Loop   NV-SD08
Melanie Scheible   NV-SD09
Nnedi Stephens   NV-SD13
Daniele Monroe-Moreno   NV-AD01
Brittney Miller   NV-AD05
Elaine Marzola   NV-AD21
Selena La Rue Hatch   NV-AD25
Lesley Cohen   NV-AD29
Michelle Gorelow   NV-AD35
Shea Backus    NV-AD37
Sandra Jauregui   NV-AD41

New Hampshire

Muriel Hall   NH-HD Merrimack 23
Joyce Craig   Manchester, NH Mayor
Shoshanna Kelly   Nashua Board of Alderman At-Large

New Jersey

Sadaf Jaffer   NJ-LD16
Annette Quijano   NJ-LD20
Lisa Swain   NJ-LD38

New Mexico

Maggie Toulouse Oliver   Secretary of State
Stephanie Garcia Richard   Public Lands Commissioner
Janelle Anyanonu   NM-HD19
Tara Jaramillo   NM-HD38
Karen Whitlock   NM-HD39
Susan Herrera   NM-HD41
Kristina Ortez   NM-HD42
Andrea Romero   NM-HD46
Barbara Jordan    Rio Rancho, NM Mayor

New York

Letitia James   Attorney General
Carlina Rivera   New York City Council, District 02
Julie Menin   New York City Council, District 05
Kristin Richardson Jordan   New York City Council, District 09
Marjorie Velázquez   New York City Council, District 13
Pierina Sanchez   New York City Council, District 14
Althea Stevens   New York City Council, District 16
Amanda Farías   New York City Council, District 18
Sandra Ung   New York City Council, District 20
Linda Lee   New York City Council, District 23
Adrienne Adams   New York City Council, District 28
Lynn Schulman   New York City Council, District 29
Selvena Brooks-Powers   New York City Council, District 31
Jennifer Gutiérrez   New York City Council, District 34
Crystal Hudson   New York City Council, District 35
Sandy Nurse   New York City Council, District 37
Alexa Avilés   New York City Council, District 38
Shahana Hanif   New York City Council, District 39
Rita Joseph   New York City Council, District 40
Farah Louis   New York City Council, District 45
Kathy Sheehan   Albany, NY Mayor

North Carolina

Kandie Smith   NC-SD05
Lisa Grafstein   NC-SD13
Sydney Batch   NC-SD17
Mary Wills Bode   NC-SD18
Rachel Hunt   NC-SD42
Julie Mayfield   NC-SD49
Deb Butler   NC-HD18
Amy Block DeLoach   NC-HD20
Linda Cooper-Suggs   NC-HD24
Rosa Gill   NC-HD33
Julie Von Haefen   NC-HD36
Renée Price   NC-HD50
Ashton Wheeler Clemmons   NC-HD57
Sarah Crawford   NC-HD66
Carla Catalán Day   NC-HD74
Christy Clark   NC-HD98
Lindsey Prather   NC-HD115

Ohio

Sharetta Smith   Lima, OH Mayor
Kim Thomas    Richmond Heights, OH Mayor

Pennsylvania

Paige Cognetti   Scranton, PA Mayor
Faith Craig   Lancaster City Council
Janet Diaz   Lancaster City Council
Maria Collett    PA-SD12  
Jill Dennin   PA-SD24
Lindsey Williams   PA-SD38
Katie Muth   PA-SD44
Emily Kinkead   PA-HD20
Mandy Steele   PA-HD33
Jessica Benham   PA-HD36
Patty Kim   PA-HD103
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz   PA-HD129
Christina Sappey   PA-HD158
Leanne Krueger    PA-HD161
Gina H. Curry   PA-HD164
Jennifer O'Mara   PA-HD165
Elizabeth Fiedler   PA-HD184

Texas

Rochelle Garza  Attorney General 
Erin Zwiener TX-HD45
Maria “Lulu” Flores TX-HD51
Mary González TX-HD75
Rhetta Bowers TX-HD113
Alma Allen TX-HD131
Lina Hidalgo  Harris County Judge

Virginia

Candi King   VA-HD02
Wendy Gooditis   VA-HD10
Danica Roem   VA-HD13
Kelly Convirs-Fowler   VA-HD21
Elizabeth Guzmán   VA-HD31
Kathleen Murphy   VA-HD34
Kaye Kory   VA-HD38
Vivian Watts   VA-HD39
Eileen Filler-Corn   VA-HD41
Kathy Tran   VA-HD42
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker   VA-HD45
Charniele Herring   VA-HD46
Michelle Maldonado   VA-HD50
Briana Sewell   VA-HD51
Sally Hudson   VA-HD57
Karrie Delaney   VA-HD67
Dawn Adams   VA-HD68
Betsy Carr   VA-HD69
Delores McQuinn   VA-HD70
Irene Shin   VA-HD86
Jackie Glass   VA-HD89 
Angelia Williams Graves   VA-HD90
Jeion Ward   VA-HD92
Shelly Simonds   VA-HD94
Cia Price   VA-HD95

Washington

Teresa Mosqueda   Seattle City Council, Pos. 8
Sarah Perry   King County Council, District 3

Washington D.C.

 
Muriel Bowser   Washington, D.C. Mayor

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