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Emerge Trailblazers Emerge California: Emerge Kentucky: London Breed, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President, first African-American woman to serve as President of SF Board of Supervisors in 25 years Letitia Clark, Tustin City Councilwoman, first African- American woman elected to the Tustin City Council in conservative Orange County Angela Evans, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Councilor, first African-American woman to hold her city council seat on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Kentucky's second largest city Emerge KY Advisory Board Member Rep. Sannie Overly, Kentucky's House Democratic Caucus Chair and the first woman elected to the state’s House leadership Lori Droste, Berkeley City Councilor, first openly-gay woman to serve on the council Rep. Attica Scott, first African-American to be elected to the Kentucky state house in nearly 20 years Mara Elliott, San Diego City Attorney, first woman of color to be elected San Diego City Attorney Emerge Maine: Emily Murase, San Francisco School Board President, first Japanese-American to serve on SF school board, first Japanese-American woman to be elected in San Francisco Emerge Colorado: Rep. Daneya Esgar, first openly-gay legislator to serve from the Pueblo district in the Colorado House Rep. Leslie Herod, Colorado State House, will be Colorado’s first LGBTQ African- American legislator Rochelle Galindo, Greeley City Councilor, first openly gay woman of color to serve on Greeley City Council; serving as the lone Democrat Jordan Sauers, Northglenn City Councilor, youngest woman elected to office in the state and one of the first Latinas to serve on Northglenn City Council Rep. Sara Gideon, Speaker in the Maine House, the first woman to serve in Maine leadership from the Emerge program and newly nominated Speaker Emerge Michigan: Sommer Foster, Canton Township Trustee, will be the first African American to serve as Trustee in Canton, MI Emerge Massachusetts: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Buncombe County Commissioner, will be the first openly gay person to serve as Commissioner in Buncombe County, North Carolina Michelle Wu, Boston City Council President, first Asian-American woman on Boston’s City Council; first Asian-American and woman of color to serve as President; first woman to give birth while serving on the council Rep. Juana Matias, first Latina Massachusetts State Representative elected at just 29 years old