Women made history tonight, Nov 7, 2017, flipping many red seats blue and breaking through glass ceilings and social barriers.
Let’s celebrate the night in the light of their inspired and hard-fought victories. Let’s toast all the women in our lives. Tomorrow, we get back to work.
Here is a partial list of noteworthy Democratic women from diverse backgrounds who will be representing their communities after victories in the 2017 elections. I am sure there are more. Feel free to point them out in the comments.
|
Name |
Office |
Noteworthy |
1 |
Danica Roem |
VA House of Delegates |
First Trans woman member |
2 |
Hala Ayala |
VA House of Delegates |
First Latina member |
3 |
Wendy Gooditis |
VA House of Delegates |
|
4 |
Jennifer Foy |
VA House of Delegates |
|
5 |
Elizabeth Guzman |
VA House of Delegates |
First Latina member |
6 |
Joyce Craig |
Manchestor Mayor |
First woman member |
7 |
Erika Connors |
NH House |
|
8 |
Kathy Tran |
VA House of Delegates |
First Asian American member |
9 |
Debra Rodman |
VA House of Delegates |
|
10 |
Kelly Fowler |
VA House of Delegates |
|
11 |
Karrie Delaney |
VA House of Delegates |
|
12 |
Kathleen Murphy |
VA House of Delegates |
|
13 |
Cheryl Turbin |
VA House of Delegates |
|
14 |
Vi Lyles |
Charlotte Mayor |
|
15 |
Andrea Jenkins |
Minneapolis City Council |
First trans woman of color to hold this office |
16 |
Deborah Gonzalez |
Georgia House |
|
17 |
Sara Cambensy |
Michigan House |
|
18 |
Lawana Mayfield |
Charlotte City Council |
First LGBTQ member |
19 |
Manka Dhingra |
Washington Senate |
First Indian-American member |
20 |
Sheila Oliver |
NJ lieutenant governor |
First African American to hold this office |
21 |
Jenny Durka |
Seattle Mayor |
First lesbian mayor |
22 |
Yvonne Spicer |
Mayor Framingham, Massachusetts |
|
23 |
Janet Diaz |
Lancaster, Penn.’s city council |
First Latina member |
24 |
Mary Parham Copelan |
Mayor, Milledgeville, Ga |
First female African-American mayor |
25 |
Cathy Murillo |
Santa Barbara Mayor |
First Latina mayor |
26 |
Laura Curran |
Nausau County Executive |
First female county executive |
27 |
Gerri Cannon |
School Board, NH |
First Transgender elected official |
28 |
Lisa Middleton |
Palm Springs city rep. |
First Transgender elected official |
29 |
Mazahir Salih |
Iowa City Council at-large |
First Sudanese woman elected outside of Sudan to hold public office |
30 |
Lydia Lavelle |
Mayor, Carrboro NC |
First lesbian mayor (re-elected) in NC |
31 |
Michelle de La Isla |
Mayor, Topeka, Kansas |
First Latina mayor |
And here are the faces of the future -
Lydia Lavelle, reelected as mayor of the Town of Carrboro. Only lesbian mayor in North Carolina. .
Congratulations and thanks for making a difference.
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