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...

Dayna Polehanki, MI-State Senate 5

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 13

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...

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...

Winnie Brinks, MI-State Senate 29

Top issues: Educational and economic opportunity for all, Clean water, Better-paying jobs, Fixing our roads Current elected office: Representative from the 76th legislative district Profession: Nonprofit professional Professional Background: Executive Director of a community based corrections agency; Paraprofessional working with English language learners and...

Sylvia Garcia, TX-29

First elected in 2018 Date of Birth: 9/6/1950 Top issues: Women's Rights, Government Accountability, Economy, Civil Rights, Immigration Committees: Committee on the Judiciary; Committee on Financial Services Profession: Judge Professional Background: Judge, Houston Municipal System; Harris County Commissioner's Court Education: BA, Texas Woman's University; JD, Thurgood Marshall School...