Nelida "Nellie" Avila Pou is an American civil servant and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative from New Jersey’s 9th congressional district. Pou,a Democrat,previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2025 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012,representing the 35th Legislative District. When Pou was sworn into the Assembly on January 29,1997,to succeed Bill Pascrell,she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district.
Mary Lou Rath is an American politician who served as a member of New York State Senate from 1993 to 2008. A Republican,she represented the state's 61st district,which consisted of parts of Erie County and all of Genesee County.
Crystal Davis Peoples-Stokes is an American politician representing Assembly District 141,which includes the city of Buffalo within Erie County,New York. She is currently the Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly.
Shantel Swedlund Krebs is an American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State. She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota Senate.
Timothy Martin Kennedy is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New York's 26th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected in the April 2024 special election to finish the remainder of Brian Higgins's term in the 118th United States Congress. Prior to his congressional tenure,Kennedy served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2024.
Leslie N. Love is an American politician and government official. A member of the Democratic Party,Love served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020. Love represented the 10th District,which encompasses parts of northwest Detroit and Redford Township.
Betty Jean Grant is an American politician from Buffalo,New York. She served as an Erie County Legislator from 2007 until 2017,representing the 2nd district,after previously serving the 7th district.
Michael J. Norris is an American politician. He was the Assembly member for the 144th District of the New York State Assembly from 2017 to 2024 as a Republican. The district includes portions of Erie and Niagara counties in Western New York.
Linda Carter is an American Democratic Party politician. who has represented the 22nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in 2018 to fill the seat that had been vacant following the death of Jerry Green.
New York's 63rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat April Baskin since 2025,succeeding Tim Kennedy. The district underwent redistricting,since Kennedy's 2010 primary defeat of incumbent William Stachowski.
New York's 61st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Ryan since 2023.
West Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Glenn Jeffries and Mark Hunt. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
West Virginia's 15th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Charles S. Trump and Tom Willis. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
West Virginia's 16th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Democrat Hannah Geffert and Republican Patricia Rucker. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
Colorado's 23rd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer since 2021.
Iman Mohamad Jodeh is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate from the 29th district. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2020,she is the first Muslim elected to the legislature and assumed office on January 13,2021. She became a Colorado State Senator on January 9,2025.
Edward August Rath III is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 61st district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 6,2021.
William B. Sampson IV is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11,2022.
Joseph C. Lorigo is an American politician and jurist. A Conservative,he served as a member of the Erie County,New York Legislature,representing Legislative District 10,which comprises rural towns in southeastern Erie County and the first-ring Buffalo suburb of West Seneca. He currently serves as a justice on the New York State Supreme Court.
Paul Bologna is an American politician who is a member-elect of the New York State Assembly for the 144th district,which comprises Erie and Niagara counties.
