234 Emerge California Alums
currently serve in elected office!
They are changing the face of elected power and
they have the life experience, passion, and resolve
to reimagine, rebuild, and fight for a just and equitable world.
United States Congress
Lateefah Simon — United States Congress, District 12
State Executive Branch
Eleni Kounalakis — Lieutenant Governor of California
Malia Cohen — State Controller of California
State Senators
Aisha Wahab — State Senator, California, District 10
Sasha Renée Pérez — State Senator, District 25
Melanie Scheible — State Senator, Nevada, District 9
State Assemblymembers
Catherine Stefani — State Assemblymember, District 19
Dawn Addis — State Assemblymember, California, District 30
Lori Wilson — State Assemblymember, California, District 11
Mia Bonta — State Assemblymember, California, District 18
Pilar Schiavo — State Assemblymember, California, District 40
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan — State Assemblymember, California, District 16
Rhodesia Ransom — State Assemblymember, District 13
City Mayors
Adena Ishii — Mayor, City of Berkeley
Alma Hernandez — Mayor, Suisun City
Erica A. Stewart — Mayor, City of San Luis Obispo
Helen Tran — Mayor, City of San Bernardino
Olivia Calderon — Mayor, City of Arvin
County Supervisors
Cassandra James — Solano County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Elisa Márquez — Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Heidi Hall — Nevada County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Lisa Gauthier — San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 4
Monica Martinez — Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Myrna Melgar — San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors, District 7
Tami Ritter — Butte County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Wanda Williams — Solano County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Wendy Root Askew — Monterey County Board of Supervisors, District 4
City Councilmembers
Alysson Snow — Mayor, Lemon Grove City Council
Andrea Marr — Councilmember, Costa Mesa City Council, District 3
Angela Andrews — Councilmember, Hayward City Council
Anna Chouteau — Councilmember, St. Helena City Council
Annalisa Perea — President, Fresno City Council, District 1
Ariel Kelley — Councilmember, City of Healdsburg
Arlis Reynolds — Councilmember, Costa Mesa City Council, District 5
Beth Painter — Councilmember, Napa City Council, District 2
Carlyn Obringer — Mayor, Concord City Council, District 2
Caroline Bañuelos — Councilmember, Santa Rosa City Council, District 5
Carolyn Wysinger — Mayor Pro Tem, El Cerrito City Council
Cassandra Chase — Vice Mayor Lakewood City Council, District 5
Charlsie Chang — Councilmember, Sunnyvale City Council, District 4
Chelsea Byers — Mayor, West Hollywood City Council
Cheylynda Barnard — Mayor Pro Tem, Moreno Valley City Council, District 4
Chris Bubser — Mayor Pro Tem, Mammoth Lakes Town Council
Cindy Darling — Mayor, Walnut Creek City Council
Conna McCarthy — Vice Mayor, Piedmont City Council
Consuelo Martinez — Deputy Mayor, Escondido City Council, District 1
Courtney Henderson — Councilmember, Truckee City Council
Courtney Welch — Councilmember, Emeryville City Council
Cynthia Gonzalez — Vice Mayor, Cudahy City Council
Deborah Klein Lopez — Councilmember, Agoura Hills City Council
Denise Davis — Councilmember, Redlands City Council
Denise Delgado — Mayor Pro Tem, Coachella City Council
Desrie Campbell — Vice Mayor, Fremont City Council, District 2
Doriss Panduro — Councilmember, Fairfield City Council, District 5
Ellen Kamei — Mayor, Mountain View City Council
Emily Ann Ramos — Vice Mayor, Mountain View City Council
Emily Francis — Councilmember, San Luis Obispo City Council
Gina Latimerlo — Councilmember, Belmont City Council
Helen Wolter — Councilmember, Portola Valley Town Council
Hilary Hodge — Mayor, Grass Valley City Council
Holli Thier — Mayor, Tiburon City Council
Jennifer Smith — Councilmember, Goleta City Council
Jennifer Stark — Vice Mayor, Claremont City Council, District 3
Jess Rivas — Vice Mayor, Pasadena City Council, District 5
Jessie Lopez — Councilmember, Santa Ana City Council, Ward 3
Jocelyn Yow — Mayor Pro Tem, Eastvale City Council, District 4
Juslyn Manalo — Councilmember Daly City, City Council
K. Patrice Williams — Councilmember, Fairfield City Council, District 1
Kathleen Treseder — Councilmember, Irvine City Council
Katy Young Yaroslavsky — Councilmember, Los Angeles City Council, District 5
Lauren Cazares — Councilmember, La Mesa City Council
Linda Sell — Vice Mayor, Sunnyvale City Council, District 1
Lisa Diaz Nash — Councilmember, San Mateo City Council, District 1
Luz Reyes-Martín — Councilmember, Goleta City Council, District 1*
Mai Vang — Councilmember, Sacramento City Council, District 8
Maika Llorens Gulati — Councilmember, San Rafael City Council, District 1
Marisol Rubio — Councilmember, San Ramon City Council, District 4
Marni von Wilpert — Councilmember, San Diego City Council, District 5
Melissa Blaustein — Councilmember, Sausalito City Council
Michelle Shoresman — Vice Mayor, Councilmember, San Luis Obispo City Council
Monica E. Wilson — Mayor Pro Tem, Antioch City Council, District 4
Neysa Fligor — Vice Mayor, Los Altos City Council
Porsche Middleton — Councilmember, Citrus Heights City Council
Priya Bhat-Patel — Mayor Pro Tem, Carlsbad City Council, District 3
Rachel Farac — Mayor Pro Tem, Novato City Council, District 2
Rashi Kesarwani — Councilmember, Berkeley City Council, District 1
Rebecca Saltzman — Councilmember, El Cerrito City Council
Rowena Brown — Councilmember, Oakland City Council
Sukhdeep Kaur — Councilmember, Emeryville City Council
Susan Funk — Mayor Pro Tem, Atascadero City Council
Tamala Takahashi —Vice Mayor, Burbank City Council
Tonia Lediju — Councilmember, Vallejo City Council, District 3
Tunua Thrash-Ntuk — Councilmember, Long Beach City Council
Vicki Veenker — Vice Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Victoria Fleming — Councilmember, Santa Rosa City Council, District 4
Yasmine-Imani McMorrin — Councilmember, Culver City Council
Yvonne Martínez Beltrán — Councilmember, Morgan Hill City Council, District B
City & County Executives
Jenny Wong — City Auditor, City of Berkeley
Shelly Scott — Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Marin County
County Superintendent of Schools
Alysse Castro — Superintendent of Schools, Alameda County
Lisette Estrella-Henderson — Superintendent of Schools, Solano County
Community College & School District Boards
Alida Fisher — Commissioner, San Francisco Unified School District Board
Aliya Chisti — Trustee, City College of San Francisco Board
Alma Hernandez — Trustee, Santa Maria Joint Union HS District Board, Area 3
Ana Vasudeo — Director, Berkeley Unified School District Board
AngelAnn Flores — Board Member, Stockton Unified Board
Anne Kepner — Trustee, West Valley Mission Community College Board
April Northrup — Board Member, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Board
April Oquenda — Board Member, Hayward School Board
Brigette Hunley — Board Member, Fairfield-Suisun School Board, Area 3
Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald — Trustee, Davis Joint Unified School District Board, D 5
Chandra Alexandre — Trustee, Novato Unified School, District Board, Area 2
Chelsea Bonini — Board Member, San Mateo County Board, Area 4
Cherise Khaund — Trustee, Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board, Area 4
Chinyere Nnodim Jack — Board Member, Stanislaus County Board of Education, Area 5
Christine Hernandez — Trustee, Huntington Beach Union HS District Board, Area 2
Cindy Wu — Board Member, Mountain View School District Board of Education
Colette Harris Mathews — Trustee, Los Rios Community College Board, Area 5
Courtney Monk — Board Member, Los Gatos Union School District Board
Crystal Martinez — Trustee, Marin Community College Board, Area 2
Dana Dean — Trustee, Solano County Board of Education
Desiree Portillo Rabinov — Trustee, Glendale Community College Board
Destiny Rodriguez — Trustee, State Center Community College District Board, Area 1
Destiny Whitfield Briscoe — Trustee, Pittsburg Unified School District Board
Diana Conti — Trustee, Marin Community College Board, Area 6
Elease Cheek — Trustee, Solano County Board of Education, D 5
Ennette Morton — Trustee, Long Beach Community College Board, Area 4
Francesca Segrè — Board Member, Menlo Park City School Board
Gina Cuclis — Trustee, Sonoma County Board of Education
Guadalupe Enllana — Trustee, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board, Area 2
Heather Conklin — Trustee, MiraCosta Community College District Board, Area 7
Heather McCarty — Trustee, San Francisco Community College Board
Heidi Gatty — Board Member, Walnut Creek School District Board
Ida Times-Green — Board Member, Tamalpais Union HS District Board
Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs — Board Member, Riverside County Board of Education, Area 3
Jeanette Flores — Board Member, Charter Oak Unified School District Board, Area 3
Jennifer Shanoski — Board Member, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education
Jessica Speiser — Board Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 1
Jocelyn Vargas — Trustee, Coachella Valley Unified School District Board, Area 4
Jodi Muirhead —Trustee, Santa Clara Unified School District Board, Area 6
Kaysa Moreno — Board Member, Alhambra Unified School Board, D 3
Magali Limeta — Trustee, Novato Unified School District Governing Board, Area 6
Marlys Davidson — Trustee, Los Alamitos School Board, Area 1
Maureen ‘Mo’ de Nieva-Marsh — Trustee, San Rafael School Board, Area 4
Nichelle Henderson — Trustee, Los Angeles Community College District Board
Nicola “Nikki” Parr — Board Member, Fairfield-Suisun School Board, Area 7
Patrice Berry — Director, Oakland School Board, D 5
Patrice Marshall Mckenzie — Board Member, Pasadena Unified School District Board, D 5
Rachel Weinstein — Committee Member, Cambridge Public School District Committee
Raeena Lari — Board Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 7
Sara Hernandez — Trustee, Los Angeles Community College District Board
Sara Prada — Board Member, Hayward Unified School Board
Sarah Butler — Board Member, Contra Costa County Board of Education, Area 2 *
Sherlett Hendy Newbill — Board Member, Los Angeles LAUSD School Board, D 1
Sheweet Yohannes — Board Member, Peralta Community College District Board, Area 7
Sofia Colón — Board Member, Stockton Unified School District Board, Area 6
Tara Sreekrishnan — Board Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education
Tauna Rodarte — Trustee, Fallbrook Union HS District Board, Area 1
Thida Cornes — Board Member, Mountain View-Los Altos HS District Board
Tina Arias Miller — Trustee, Rancho Santiago Community College Board, Area 7
Tina Wu Fredericks — Board Member, Pasadena Unified School Board, D 6
Veronica Miramontes — Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board
Veva Islas — Trustee, Fresno Unified School District Board, Area 4
Special Districts
Andrea Beth Damsky — Helix Water District Board of Directors, Division 2
Barnali Ghosh — BART Board of Directors, District 3
Cristine Soto DeBerry — Southern Marin Fire Protection District Board of Directors
Heidi Sanborn — Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors, Ward 7
Jean Walsh — Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors, Ward 2
Kathye Armitage — Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board of Directors, Division 3
Melissa Hernandez — BART Board of Directors, District 5
Rae Vander Werf — American River Flood Control District Board of Trustees, Division 5
Rebecca Eisenberg — Santa Clara Valley Water District Board, District 7
Sabrina Aranda — Eden Township Healthcare District Board, District 4
Sara Lamnin — Hayward Area Recreation District Board of Directors
Tiffany E. Boyd-Hodgson — Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors, Division 5
Vanessa Marrero — Commissioner, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
California Democratic Party Assembly District Delegates
Adrianna Zhang – ADEM Delegate, AD 19
Alicia (Rudy) Huebner – ADEM Delegate, AD 70
Alysson Snow – ADEM Delegate, AD 79*
Ann Ravel – ADEM Delegate, AD 28
Anne Kepner – ADEM Delegate, AD 26 *
Cassandra James – ADEM Delegate, AD 11 *
Charlotte (Char) Bland – ADEM Delegate, AD 41
Dara Smith – ADEM Delegate, AD 50
Desiree Portillo-Rabinov – ADEM Delegate, AD 44 *
Helen Tran – ADEM Delegate, AD 45 *
IdaRose Sylvester – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Jackie Kan – ADEM Delegate, AD 73
Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs – ADEM Delegate, AD 63 *
Jatinder (JP) K. Sahi – ADEM Delegate, AD 20
Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin – ADEM Delegate, AD 55
Jennifer Kumiyama – ADEM Delegate, AD 69
Jeri Bromley – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Juslyn Manalo – ADEM Delegate, AD 19 **
Kim Carr – ADEM Delegate, AD 72
Kristina Dixon – ADEM Delegate, AD 60
Lisa Gauthier – ADEM Delegate, AD 21*
Loraine Lundquist – ADEM Delegate, AD 40
Luz Reyes-Martín – ADEM Delegate, AD 37
Ahmanise Sanati Morgan – ADEM Delegate, AD 61
Melissa Blaustein – ADEM Delegate, AD 12*
Meredith Curry – ADEM Delegate, AD 25
Natalie Moser – ADEM Delegate, AD 72
Nicole Crosby – ADEM Delegate, AD 78
Nkiruka Catherine Ohaegbu – ADEM Delegate, AD 6
Olivia Navarro – ADEM Delegate, AD 28*
Regina Chagolla – ADEM Delegate, AD 18
Ruth Ferguson – ADEM Delegate, AD 17
Shay Franco-Clausen – ADEM Delegate, AD 20
Stacey Ashlund – ADEM Delegate, AD 23
Tauna Rodarte – ADEM Delegate, AD 75 *
Teddy Gray King – ADEM Delegate, AD 14
Tiffany E. Boyd-Hodgson – ADEM Delegate, AD 76 *
Tonia Lediju – ADEM Delegate, AD 11 **
Virginia Cheung – ADEM Delegate, AD 17
Wanda Williams – ADEM Delegate, AD 11 *
Y’Anad Burrell – ADEM Delegate, AD 14
California Democratic Party County Central Committee
Ana Vasudeo — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14 *
Andrea Beth Damsky — San Diego Democratic County Central Committee, AD 79 *
Barri Girvan — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 46
Bonnie Hamilton — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, SD 3
Brigette Hunley — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, AD 5 *
Cari Templeton — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 23
Carolyn Wysinger — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 1 *
Catherine Stefani — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
Chelsea Bonini — San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, D 2 *
Elisa Márquez — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 20 *
Elizabeth Echols — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
Emily Ann Ramos — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 23 *
Emma Heiken Hare — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 17
Hannah Groce — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18
Helen Wolter — San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, D 3 *
Janet Foster — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 69
Julie Caskey — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 14
Juslyn Manalo — San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, D 5
Katie Ricklefs — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 2
Lanier Coles — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
Lauren Cazares — San Diego Democratic County Central Committee, AD 79 *
Marisol Rubio — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D 2 *
Marjan Philhour — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 19
Mia Livas Porter — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 52
Nancy Tung — San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 17
Nichelle Henderson — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 66 *
Nikki Faddick — San Diego Democratic County Central Committee, AD 77
Olivia Navarro — Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 28
Patrice Marshall McKenzie — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 41 *
Patricia Munro — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 16
Rae Vander Werf — Sacramento County, Democratic Central Committee, D 3 *
Raeena Lari — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 25 *
Rebeca Armendariz — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 29
Rowena Brown — Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, AD 18 *
Sarah Butler — Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee, D2*
Stacy Fortner — Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, AD 40
Tamika L’Ecluse — Sacramento County, Democratic Central Committee, D1
Tammy Kim — Orange County Democratic Central Committee, AD 73
Tiffanee Jones — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, SD 1
Tina Arias Miller — Orange County, Democratic Central Committee, AD 68 *
Tonia Lediju — Solano County Democratic Central Committee, SD 2
Tracie Stafford — Sacramento County, Democratic Central Committee, D5
Wendy L. Ho — Santa Clara Democratic County Central Committee, AD 25
* Emerge California alum is serving in two elected offices
** Emerge California alum is serving in three elected offices