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The White House Project Congratulates All Alumnae Who Ran for Office in 2009!

63 Women Leaders by State

Colorado
Georgia
Iowa
Maryland
Massachuetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Appointments

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2009 Alumnae Running for Office PDF

Updates to this List

* An asterisk denotes that the candidate won her seat.

Attention Alumni who we missed for this list: If you ran for office in 2009, please send your name and office to Lili Goksenin, slgoksenin@thewhitehouseproject.org

COLORADO

Aurita Apodaca, Westminster City Council

Jan Bach, Thornton City Council

*KC Becker, Boulder City Council

Pam Bennett, Aurora City Council

Sue Catterall, Douglas County School Board

JJ Dove, Thornton City Council

*Joyce Downing, Mayor of Northglenn

Judy Enderle, Broomfield City Council

Chyrese Exline, Colorado Springs School District

*Lynne Fox, Thornton City Council

Emily Hansen, Douglas County School Board
Tanya Ishikawa, Federal Heights City Council

*Joyce Jay, Wheat Ridge City Council

*Rebecca McClellan, Centennial City Council

*Andrea Merida, Denver Public School Board

Kristin Richeimer, Lafayette City Council

Lucretia Robinson, Pueblo City Council

*Donna Sapienza, Greeley City Council

*Mary Seawell, Denver Public School Board

*Sharon Whitehair, Adams County District 50 School Board

*Rachel Zenzinger, Arvada City Council


GEORGIA

Kezmiche Atterbury, State Senate, District 35

*Simone Bell, State House, District 58

Lisa Borders, Mayor of Atlanta

Dwanda Farmer, Atlanta City Council

*Patti Garrett, Decatur City Commission
*Laverne Lewis Gaskins, Secretary of the State Democratic Party

Jana Hill, Clayton City Council

Asha Jackson, State House, District 58

Beverly Jones, Stone Mountain City Council

*Elena Weiss, Chair of the Women's Caucus of the Young Democrats of America


IOWA

Cyndi Chen, Des Moines City Council


MARYLAND

Zina Pierre, Mayor of Annapolis


MASSACHUSETTS

*Margaret McLean Laforest, Quincy Community Council


MICHIGAN

Bobby Anderson, Auburn Hills City Council
*Adrienne Davis,
Plymouth-Canton Community School Board
Deborah Davis, Detroit Public School Board
*Anne Doyle, Auburn Hills City Council

*Lynn Ward Gray, Battle Creek City Commission
*Saunteel Jenkins, Detroit City Council
Diana Peagler
, Southfield City Clerk
*Melanie Piana
, Ferndale City Council
Rina Risper
, Lansing City Council


MINNESOTA

*Mary Cameron, Duluth School Board
*Amber Greves
, Minnetonka City Council
*Ann Mavity
, St. Louis Park City Council
Kenya McKnight
, Minneapolis City Council
Beth Olson, Duluth City Council
*Pamela Punt, Shakopee City Council

 


MISSISSIPPI

*Cora Jackson, Shaw School Board


NEW YORK

Nina Petraro Bastardi, Nassau County Legislature
Paloma Capanna, NYS Supreme Court, District 7


NEW JERSEY

*Angela Garetson, Hillside City Council


OHIO

Patricia Andwan, Mayor of the Village of Greenhills
Laketa Cole, Mayor of Cincinnati
Debbie McKinney, President of Council and Vice Mayor of Cheviot
Rachel McKinney
, Clerk of Council

*Jill Zimon Miller, Pepper Pike City Council


APPOINTMENTS

Shirley Francis-Fraser, Judicial Performance Commission, CO 18th Judicial District

Jennifer Herrera, Policy Director, CO State Senate
Alicia Ingram
, Lead Advance for U.S. Ambassador Ron Kirk
Lisa Pino, Deputy Administrator for USDA's Food and Nutrition Service 

 

 

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