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Emerge Nevada: Emerge Vermont: Rep. Irene Bustamante Adams, first Latina Democratic Assembly Leader Astrid Silva, one of Emerge’s undocumented alumnae who has done tremendous work around DREAMers and CIR, attracting the ear and affection of Senator Harry Reid and President Obama. Astrid was mentioned by President Barack Obama in his speech announcing his executive action on immigration reform in 2014 Emerge New Jersey: Britnee Timberlake, Freeholder-at-large, Essex County Freeholder Board President, the youngest Freeholder elected since 1979 and the only African American currently leading a Freeholder board in the state Emerge New Mexico: Debra Haaland, first Native-American Democratic state party chair in the state of New Mexico Emerge Oregon: Sen. Becca Balint, first openly-gay woman elected to the Vermont Senate Rep. Kiah Morris, first African-American woman to serve in the Vermont legislature in 25 years Emerge Virginia: Stacey Kincaid, Fairfax County Sheriff, first woman to serve as Sheriff of Fairfax County in its 200+ year history Grace Han Wolf, Herndon City Councilor, first Asian-American woman elected to office in Virginia Emerge Wisconsin: Barbara McKinney, Madison City Councilor, one of the first two African-American women elected to the Madison City Council in 2015 Rep. Jocasta Zamarippa, first Latina and openly bisexual woman elected to Wisconsin’s state legislature Rep. Teresa Alonso-Leon, who immigrated to the US at the age of 4 from Mexico, is the first immigrant Latina to be elected to the Oregon State House Rep. Jessica Vega Pederson, first Latina to serve in the Oregon state House Rep. Karin Power, Oregon state rep and former Milwaukie City Councilor, first openly-LGBTQ elected official in Milwaukie, OR 2