Since 2017, Fund Her has helped elect 37 women in 5 states.
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CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHTS
Explore the impact these winning candidates have made in office.
FUND HER SPOTLIGHT. #1:
KATIE
HOBBS
ARIZONA'S FIFTH FEMALE
GOVERNOR AND FUND HER'S
FIRST GUBERNATORIAL WIN
Sworn in January 2, 2023
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Governor Hobbs is the FIRST SOCIAL WORKER to be elected governor of a U.S. state.
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Katie is a defender of democracy with a commitment to problem-solving. She gets the job done for Arizona families and delivers solutions to tackle rising costs on housing and groceries, homelessness, the state's water crisis, the border crisis, and to restore women’s reproductive freedoms.
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Katie has been honored with DOZENS OF AWARDS for her service. Recently, she was named the League of Cities and Towns Legislative Champion for two consecutive years.
FUND HER SPOTLIGHT. #2:
MALIA COHEN
FIRST BLACK WOMAN ELECTED TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
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Controller Cohen has championed policies and programs that protect public health, foster economic development, promote new affordable housing, and create good jobs through protecting and expanding San Francisco’s manufacturing base.
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On the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, she led efforts to divest the city’s pension fund from fossil fuels, oversaw the adoption of an $11 billion budget as Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, and fought to increase the minimum wage.
Sworn in January 2, 2023
LATINA TRAILBLAZER & EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATE
FUND HER SPOTLIGHT. #3:
SASHA RENÉE
PÉREZ
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Councilmember Perez, made history in 2020 as the YOUNGEST WOMAN Mayor in San Gabriel Valley history, the YOUNGEST LATINA Mayor in California history to lead a mid-sized city, and the FIRST OPENLY BISEXUAL Mayor in the country
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Sasha was honored as Congressional Woman of the Year by Congresswoman Judy Chu in 2022 for spearheading the creation of Alhambra’s sustainability plan and securing $670,000 in congressional funds.
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FUND HER SPOTLIGHT. #4:
KAREN
BASS
FIRST WOMAN & SECOND
AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE
AS MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES
Sworn in December 12, 2022
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Mayor Karen Bass has led the nation’s SECOND LARGEST CITY with unprecedented urgency that has delivered results for all Angelenos.
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Karen's leadership has led to a drop in homelessness, decrease in violet crime, expansion of city services, small-business support, and climate leadership in Los Angeles.
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Beyond her mayoral role, Karen was elected to serve as the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN in United States history TO SERVE AS A SPEAKER of a state legislative body.