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Celestine Jeffreys

When Celestine Jeffreys, a 41-year-old volunteer, housewife and cofounder of the Fort Howard Neighborhood Association, was elected to the City Council, she became the city's first black and only black woman alderman.

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Laurie Davis

Laurie is a member of the Emerge Maine Class of 2009 and recently completed her elected term on the Portland City Charter Commission in August 2010....

Val Hoyle

Before her appointment to the Oregon House of Representative, Val Served as the Director of Lane County United Way 100% Access Program and also served as a legislative assistant and policy directo...

Elsie Flemings

Elsie was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2008, the youngest women ever to serve in the Maine State House.  As a Bar Harbor resident, Elsie has been actively engaged in commu...

Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley grew up in a tough neighborhood in Chicago. Bad influences and distractions were around every corner.

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Kimberly Ellis

In addition to being the Executive Director of Emerge California, Kimberly also serves on the Richmond Community Development Commission....

Erin Bilbray-Kohn

Erin Bilbray-Kohn has spent the last decade as a political and strategic consultant to federal, state, and local campaigns, as well as community advocacy organizations.

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Margaret Fujioka

Margaret Fujioka is a Hearing Officer with the City of Oakland Community and Economic Development Agency and a former Deputy City Attorney in the Oakland City Attorney's Office. &...

Cecilia Valdez

In 2005, Cecilia co-founded of the ...

Karen Weinstein

Karen Weinstein is an activist and a grassroots organizer....

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