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Nichole Harris
Mayor
Tutwiler, MS
Tahsina Ahmed
Councilwoman
Haledon, NJ
Patricia Fairclough
Councilwoman
Homestead, FL
Shana Harrison
County Board Member
Savoy, IL
Nicole Brown
Councilmember
Ypsilanti, MI
Anthony Fasano
Board of Education Member
Hopatcong, NJ
Chuck Herman
Council Member
Bethel, AK
Juana Rosa Cavero
Neighborhood Council
Los Angeles, CA
Steve Ferguson
Board Member
Burbank, CA
Omar Herrera
Ossining Village Trustee
Ossining, NY
Edgar Cisneros
Board President
Montebello, CA
Julia Fisher-Perrier
Councilman
Luling, LA
Jawane Hilton
Counicl Member
Carson, CA
Kimbley Craig
City Councilwoman
Salinas, CA
Patrick Flynn
ANC Commissioner
Washington, DC
Lee Jackson
School Board Director
Old Town, ME
Jeff Currey
State Representative
East Hartford, CT
Daniel Gordon
Councilman
Bowling Green, OH
Christopher Johnson
Council Member
Yonkers, NY
Mark Cusack
State Representative
Braintree, MA
Megan Green
Alderwoman
St. Louis, MO
Chris Kloeppel
Member, Board of Education
Savoy, IL
Maria De Cambra
City Councilor
Westminster, CO
Tiffany Hamilton
Councilmember
Port Authur, TX
Jose Lara
Vice President
Pico Rivera, CA
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The YEO Network would like to thank the many alumni
who joined us at the 2015 National Convening to serve as
moderators and mentors and to share their experiences and
policy expertise with current YEOs. In the days and weeks
to come, YEO Network staff will be building out our alumni
program and working towards increasing our engagement
with former members of the YEO Network. We are so glad
that you joined us in celebrating 10 years of YEO.
We would like to welcome all of the new young elected officials that have joined the YEO Network since the last issue of the YEO
Front Line News. Please join us in welcoming our new members and let us know if you would like to connect with any of the new
YEOs from your state!
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This year’s recipient is Wisconsin state Assemblyman David
Bowen. Bowen is in his first year of serving the people of
Wisconsin State Assembly’s 10th district, but he’s no stranger to
championing the needs of workers and their families. Prior to his
election to the Assembly in 2014, Bowen served on the Milwaukee
County Board of Supervisors. He was the youngest member of
that board and one of the youngest
Black elected officials in the history
of Milwaukee. On the board, he
was the lead author of a living
wage bill and fought the assembly
to maintain local control of this
policy. Prior to his election, Bowen
served as program director of Urban
Underground where he oversaw
the creation and implementation
of youth programs, services, and
professional development training
for adults interested in youth civic engagement and leadership
development. He volunteered with Urban Underground while
attending the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, studying
educational policy and community studies. He also has worked
with the Americorps program Public Allies.
This year’s recipient is Michigan state
Rep. Jon Hoadley. A product of
PFAW Foundation’s Youth Leadership
Program pipeline, Hoadley worked
with fellow YEOs Mayor Nathan
Triplett and Rep. Stephanie Chang
to combat and defeat preemption
legislation that would prevent
municipalities from implementing
LGBTQ
nondiscrimination
ordinances and invalidate those already passed. Hoadley is in his
first term representing Kalamazoo and portions of Portage and
Kalamazoo Township. He serves on the Election Committee and
the House Appropriations Committee, where he also serves on the
Judiciary (minority vice chair), Agriculture (minority vice chair),
and Higher Education Subcommittees. He serves on the NCSL
standing committee for Redistricting and Elections. Hoadley is
president of Badlands Strategies, a progressive public affairs firm
and consults for clients across the country. He serves as the vice
president of CARES, an HIV/AIDS Service Organization in
Southwest Michigan; sits on the Executive Committee of his state
political party; and is a member of the Justice Caucus. Hoadley
received the Norman Lear Alumni Award from People For the
American Way Foundation? and regularly trains with the Front
Line Leaders Academy.
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Public Service Leadership Award
The Public Service Leadership Award seeks to recognize a YEO
with a distinguished record of public service to their community.
Progressive Movement Leadership Award
This award seeks to recognize a YEO who is demonstrating
leadership in the progressive movement at large and has shown
great dedication to moving a progressive agenda, both locally and
nationally.
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Elected in 2013, Paschall was proud to sponsor the Hyattsville
Human Rights Act, making Hyattsville the first city in the county
and only the fifth jurisdiction in Maryland to pass explicitly
transgender-inclusive non-discrimination laws. His legislative
priorities focus on expanding voting access, creating smart local
development, increasing recreation activities, and furthering
environmental sustainability measures. In his professional career,
he currently serves as executive director at FreeState Legal Project
and previously served as senior policy counsel at the National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force, working to advance the group’s policy
priorities in federal administrative agencies and at the White
House. He earned his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law
and his B.A. from Texas A&M University.
Leadership Awards