Ilhan Omar, MN-5

First elected in 2016 Date of Birth: 10/4/1981 Top issues: Guarantee Access to Public Education; Universal Healthcare; Economic Justice; Immigration Reform; Environmental Justice & Energy Independence; End Homelessness Committees: Committee on the Budget; Committee on Education and Labor— Subcommittee on Higher...

Rashida Tlaib, MI-12

First elected in 2018 Date of Birth: 7/24/1976 Top issues: $15 Minimum Wage, Supporting Unions, Preserving Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security, Promoting Homeownership, Ending Corporate Welfare, Equal Pay for Equal Work Committees: Committee on Financial Services— Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial...

Lori Trahan, MA-3

First elected in 2018 Date of Birth: 10/27/1973 Top issues: Education, Jobs, Healthcare, Women's Rights, Immigration Reform, Election Reform Committees: House Committee on Armed Services— Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Subcommittee on Military Personnel; Committee on Education and Labor—...

Anita Earls, NC-Supreme Court Justice

Top issues: Judicial Independence, Civil Rights, Equal Justice Professional Background: Founder and Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice; Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Clinton administration; Director, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers’ Committee...

Ruth Richardson, MN-State House 52B

Top issues: Safe & healthy communities, Quality education for all, Economic growth, Women's rights and choice, Affordable healthcare, Accountability and transparency Profession: Public administrator Professional Background: Director of Programs, Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Adjunct Professor, Metropolitan State University; Deputy Director, City of St....

Dayna Polehanki, MI-State Senate 7

Top issues: Education, Clean Water, Health Care Profession: Teacher and small business owner Professional Background: English teacher, 16 years, New Haven Community Schools; Owner, Detroit Casting Co. Education: BA, Psychology, Central Michigan University; Teacher certification, Alma College; MA, Marygrove College Did You Know? Dayna was the...

Rosemary Bayer, MI-State Senate 12

Top issues: Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Environment, Voting Rights, Ethics in Government Profession: Computer engineer and analyst Professional Background: Co-founder, Michigan Council of Women in Technology; Co-founder, ardentCause L3C, a database technology company serving nonprofit organizations; Engineer and analyst, Sun Microsystems (15 years) Education: BS, Computer...

Laura Kelly, KS-Gov

Top Issues: Schools, Health Care, Economy, Rural Prosperity, Public Safety, Good Government Profession: Executive Director, Kansas Recreation and Park Association Previous Elected Office: Kansas state senator, district 18; Assistant minority leader Education: BS, Psychology, Bradley University; MS, Park and Recreation Administration,...

Alice Mann, MN-State Senate 50

Top issues: Healthcare, public education, affordable childcare, affordable housing Profession: Physician Professional Background: Physician, Northfield Hospital’s Lakeville Family Health Clinic Education: MD, Meharry Medical School in Nashville, Tenn.; MA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Did you know? Alice has helped provide medical care...