State/local
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| Name | State | Party | Position | Area or district | Type of social work degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andi Story | AK | Democratic | State legislator | District 34 | MSW |
| Katie Hobbs | AZ | Democratic | Governor | Arizona (statewide) | BSW, MSW |
| Nikki Perez | CA | Mayor | Burbank | MSW | |
| Sofya Bagdasaryan | CA | School board member | Simi Valley | MSW, PhD | |
| Karen Bass | CA | Democratic | Mayor | Los Angeles | MSW |
| Maria E. Cruz | CA | School board member | Covina Valley | LCSW | |
| Susan Eggman | CA | Democratic | State legislator | District 13 | MSW, PhD |
| Martha Guerrero | CA | Democratic | Mayor | MSW | |
| Corey Jackson | CA | Democratic | State legislator | District 60 | MSW, DSW |
| Barbara Lee | CA | Democratic | Mayor | Oakland | MSW |
| Vanessa Marrero | CA | City council member | District 13 | MSW | |
| Caroline Menjivar | CA | Democratic | State legislator | District 20 | MSW |
| Walter Muneton | CA | School board member | District 47 | LCSW | |
| Rose Munoz | CA | School board member | Santa Barbara | MSW | |
| Graciela Ortiz | CA | City council member | MSW | ||
| Tony Thurmond | CA | Democratic | Superintendent of Public Instruction | California (statewide) | MSW, MLSP |
| Veronica Vasquez | CA | Democratic | Mayor | Delano | MSW |
| Kimberly Warmsley | CA | City council member | Stockton, District 6 | MSW | |
| Jackie Wong | CA | School board member | West Sacramento | MSW | |
| Tracy Kraft-Tharp | CO | Democratic | State legislator | District 29 | MSW |
| Lisa Smith | CO | Democratic | City council member | Arvada | MSW |
| Emily Sirota | CO | Democratic | State legislator | District 9 | MSW |
| Ceci Maher | CT | Democratic | State senator | Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport & Wilton | MSW |
| Kai Belton | CT | Democratic | State representative | Middletown | MSW |
| Toni Walker | CT | Democratic | State legislator | District 93 | BSW, MSW |
| Jillian Gilchrest | CT | Democratic | State legislator | District 18 | MSW |
| Anne Meiman Hughes | CT | Democratic | State legislator | District 135 | MSW |
| Rick Lopes | CT | Democratic | State legislator | District 6 | MSW |
| Cristin McCarthy-Vahey | CT | Democratic | State legislator | District 133 | MSW |
| Nnamdi Chukwuocha | DE | Democratic | State legislator | District 1 | MSW |
| Marie Pinkney | DE | Democratic | State legislator | MSW | |
| Marlene Saunders | DE | Mayor | Bridgeville | DSW, LMSW, MSW | |
| Steve Kornell | FL | Democratic | City council member | District 5 | MSW |
| John Legg | FL | Reform | State legislator | District 46 | BSW |
| Mitch Rosenwald | FL | Democratic | Mayor | Oakland Park | PhD, LCSW |
| Diane Scott | FL | School board member | District 1 | MSW, DSW | |
| Shelly Hutchinson | GA | Democratic | State legislator | District 107 | MSW |
| Evelyn Winn Dixon | GA | Democratic | Mayor | Riverdale | MSW |
| Haunani Apoliona | HI | Independent | County council member | MSW | |
| Ryan Yamane | HI | Democratic | State legislator | District 37 | MSW |
| James Anderson | IA | Democratic | Human Rights Commission chair | MSW | |
| Bradley Cavanagh | IA | Mayor | Dubuque | BSW, MSW | |
| Joni Dittmer | IA | Republican | School board member | North Scott | MSW |
| Nancy Z. Fett | IA | School board member | District 4 | MSW | |
| Joel Fry | IA | Republican | State legislator | District 95 | MSW |
| Kelli Soyer | IA | School board member | MSW | ||
| Susan Kosche Vallem | IA | City council member | Waverly | MSW | |
| Ross Wilburn | IA | Democratic | State legislator | District 46 | BASW, MSW |
| Angenie McCleary | ID | Democratic | County commissioner | Blaine County | MSW |
| Pamella Bess-Tabb | IL | School board member | Galesburg District 205 | MSW, LSW | |
| Martha (Marti) Deuter | IL | Democratic | State legislator | District 45 | MSW |
| Lorraine Guerrero | IL | Democratic | School board member | Joliet District 204 | LCSW |
| Jackie Haas | IL | Republican | State legislator | District 79 | MSW |
| Lindsey LaPointe | IL | Democratic | State legislator | District 19 | MSW |
| Karina Villa | IL | Democratic | State legislator | District 25 | MSW |
| Oliver Davis | IN | Democratic | City council member | At-large | BSW, MSW, DSW, LCSW, LICSW |
| Carole Cadue Blackwood | KS | School board member | Lawrence | LMSW | |
| Kelly Jones | KS | School board member | Lawrence | LMSW | |
| Heather Meyer | KS | Democratic | State legislator | District 29 | |
| Susan Ruiz | KS | Democratic | State legislator | District 23 | LICSW |
| Lindsey Burke | KY | Democratic | State legislator | District 75 | MSW |
| Lamin Swann | KY | Democratic | State legislator | District 93 | BSW |
| Joseph Bouie Jr. | LA | Democratic | State legislator | District 97 | MSW |
| Ranord J. Darensburg | LA | Democratic | Judge | Statewide | MSW |
| Carolyn Hill | LA | Democratic | School board member | MSW | |
| LaVonya Malveaux | LA | Democratic | Mayor | Village of Palmetto | BSW |
| Jo Comerford | MA | Democratic | State legislator | Northampton, Greenfield | MSW |
| Brandy Fluker Oakley | MA | Democratic | State legislator | 12th Suffolk | BSW |
| Katrina Huff-Lamond | MA | Democratic | City council member | Randolph | MSW |
| Denise Hurst | MA | Democratic | School board member | Springfield | MSW |
| Khrystian King | MA | Democratic | City council member | Worcester | MSW |
| Sheila Lyons | MA | Democratic | County commissioner | Barnstable County | MSW |
| Marc McGovern | MA | Democratic | Mayor | Cambridge | MSW |
| Irwin Nesoff | MA | School board member | Hull | DSW | |
| Brenda Noel | MA | Democratic | City council member | District 6 | MSW |
| Sarah Phillips | MA | School board member | District 3 | MSW | |
| Sarai Rivera | MA | Democratic | City council member | District 4 | MSW |
| Sara Rodrigues | MA | School board member | Fall River | LICSW | |
| Barry Sanders | MA | Democratic | City council member | Taunton | LICSW |
| Karen Spilka | MA | Democratic | State legislator | District 2 | BSW |
| Ayesha Wilson | MA | Democratic | School board member | Cambridge | BSW, MSW |
| Melony G. Griffith | MD | Democratic | State legislator | District 25 | MSW |
| Shireka McCarthy | MD | City council member | Seat Pleasant | BSW, MSW, LGSW | |
| Joanne Waszczak | MD | City council member | Hyattsville | MSW | |
| Jamila Woods | MD | Democratic | State legislator | District 26 | MSW |
| Michael Brennan | ME | Democratic | City council member | District 36 | BSW, MSW |
| Lydia Crafts | ME | Democratic | State legislator | District 130 | MSW |
| Lori Gramlich | ME | Democratic | State legislator | District 131 | MSW |
| Charlie Cavell | MI | Democratic | County commissioner | Pontiac | MSW |
| Stephanie Chang | MI | Democratic | State legislator | District 1 | MSW |
| Betsey Coffia | MI | Democratic | State legislator | District 14 | BSW |
| Ayesha Ghazi Edwin | MI | Democratic | City council member | Ann Arbor | MSW |
| Justin Hodge | MI | Democratic | County commissioner | District 5 | LMSW, MSW |
| Ruth Johnson | MI | Republican | State legislator | District 14 | MSW |
| Faith Redwine-Otieno | MI | Democratic | County commissioner | Washtenaw County | LBSW |
| Carrie Rheingans | MI | Democratic | State legislator | District 47 | MSW |
| Hillary Scholten | MI | Democratic | U.S. representative | Michigan’s 3rd congressional district | BSW |
| Rochelle Vrsek | MI | Democratic | City council member | Webster Township | LMSW |
| Jennifer Arneson | MN | School board member | District 1 | MSW | |
| Angela Conley | MN | County commissioner | District 4 | BSW | |
| Heather Edelson | MN | Democratic | State legislator | District 49A | MSW |
| Mary Granlund | MN | School board member | Columbia Heights | MSW | |
| Jessica Hanson | MN | Democratic | State legislator | District 56A | BSW |
| Hodan Hassan | MN | Democratic | State legislator | District 62A | BSW, MSW |
| Emily Larson | MN | Democratic | Mayor | Duluth | MSW |
| Rafael Ortega | MN | Democratic | County commissioner | District 5 | BSW, MSW |
| Rhonda Pownell | MN | City council member | Northfield | BSW | |
| Emelie Rivera | MN | City council member | Bemidji | MSW | |
| Paul Schnell | MN | Commissioner of corrections | BSW | ||
| Aaron Crossley | MO | Democratic | State legislator | District 29 | LMSW |
| Keri Ingle | MO | Democratic | State legislator | District 35 | LMSW |
| Crystal Quade | MO | Democratic | State legislator | District 132 | BSW |
| Sydney Batch | NC | Democratic | State legislator | District 17 | MSW |
| Alan Beck | NC | School board member | Davidson County | BSW | |
| Monique Holsey-Hyman | NC | City council member | Durham (at-large) | ||
| Graig R. Meyer | NC | Democratic | State legislator | District 23 | MSW |
| Paige Sayles | NC | School board member | Franklin County | MSW | |
| Summer Woodside | NC | School board member | Scotland County | MSW | |
| Gretchen Dobervich | ND | Democratic | State legislator | District 11 | LBSW |
| Tim Mathern | ND | Democratic | State legislator | District 11 | MSW |
| Jim McKay | NH | Democratic | State legislator | Merrimack 18 | MSW |
| Charles McMahon | NH | Republican | State legislator | Rockingham 17 | BSW |
| Eileen Cusack | NJ | Democratic | City council member | Atlantic Highlands | MSW |
| Emily Jabbour | NJ | Democratic | City council member | Hoboken | MSW |
| Teresa Kelly | NJ | Democratic | Mayor | Buena Vista Township | MSW |
| Maria Rondinaro | NJ | Democratic | City council member | Belmar | MSW |
| Doreen Gallegos | NM | Democratic | State legislator | District 52 | MSW |
| Jerry Ortiz y Pino | NM | Democratic | State legislator | District 12 | MSW |
| Teresa Benitez-Thompson | NV | Democratic | State legislator | District 27 | MSW |
| Carolyn Edwards | NV | Independent | School board member | Clark County | MSW |
| David Humke | NV | Republican | County commissioner | Washoe County | MSW |
| Annie Wilson | NV | Independent | School board member | District 2 | MSW |
| Barrington R. Atkins | NY | Democratic | County legislator | District 10 | LMSW |
| Bonnie Berman | NY | Library board member | At-large | MSW | |
| Julia Burgos | NY | School board member | District 5 | MSW | |
| Steven Cymbrowitz | NY | Democratic | State legislator | District 45 | MSW |
| Carol Eason | NY | School board member | At-large | LMSW | |
| James J. Foley | NY | Republican | County legislator | District 17 | LCSW-R |
| Mathylde Frontus | NY | Democratic | State legislator | District 46 | BSW, LMSW, PhD |
| Jody Geist | NY | Library board member | At-large | MSW | |
| Sharon M. J. Gianelli | NY | Democratic | Judge | District 10 | MSW |
| Hilary Gingold | NY | Democratic | Judge | At-large | BSW |
| Helene Gugerty | NY | Democratic | County legislator | At-large | BSW |
| Kara Hahn | NY | Democratic | County legislator | District 5 | MSW |
| Nicole Henderson | NY | School board member | At-large | MSW | |
| Simone Holder-Daniel | NY | Democratic | School board member | District 2 | MSW |
| Chantel Jackson | NY | Democratic | State legislator | District 79 | MSW |
| Hope Jay | NY | School board member | North seat | MSW | |
| Mary Kuhn | NY | Democratic | County legislator | District 7 | MSW |
| Debra Mule | NY | Democratic | State legislator | District 5 | MSW |
| Lori-Ann Novello | NY | Library board member | At-large | MSW | |
| Susan Parker | NY | Democratic | County legislator | District 4 | MSW |
| Yversha M. Roman | NY | Democratic | County legislator | District 26 | BSW |
| Arlene Soete | NY | School board member | At-large | BSW, MSW | |
| Lourdes M. Ventura | NY | Democratic | Judge | At-large | MSW |
| Betty J. Williams | NY | Democratic | Judge | District 2 | MSW |
| Jaime R. Williams | NY | Democratic | State legislator | District 59 | BSW, MSW |
| Diane Y. Wray | NY | Democratic | Judge | At-large | MSW |
| Patricia Britt | OH | Democratic | City council member | District 6 | BSW |
| Karina Guzman Ortiz | OR | School board member | Salem–Keizer | MSW | |
| Tawna Sanchez | OR | Democratic | State legislator | District 43 | MSW |
| Eileen Hartnett Albillar | PA | Clerk of courts | Bucks County | MSW | |
| William Amesbury | PA | Democratic | Judge | MSW | |
| John Blake | PA | Democratic | State legislator | District 22 | MSW |
| Kevin Caridad | PA | Republican | County council member | DSW | |
| Charles Marcinko | PA | School board member | Region 1 | MSW | |
| Diane Ellis-Marsegila | PA | Democratic | County commissioner | MSW | |
| Sarah Graden | PA | County council member | MSW | ||
| Justin Rolas | RI | Democratic | City council member | Providence | MSW |
| Gilda Cobb-Hunter | SC | Democratic | State legislator | District 66 | MSW |
| Aftyn Behn | TN | Democratic | State legislator | District 51 | LMSW |
| Carol B. Berz | TN | City council member | District 6 | MSW | |
| Stefanie Dalton | TN | City council member | Red Bank | LMSW | |
| Joe Pitts | TN | Democratic | Mayor | BSW | |
| Sylvia Garcia | TX | Democratic | U.S. representative | Texas’s 29th congressional district | BSW |
| Elliott Naishtat | TX | Democratic | State legislator | District 49 | MSW |
| Jessica Ortega-Ochoa | TX | City council member | District 1 | MSSW | |
| Francis D. Gibson | UT | Republican | State legislator | District 65 | MSW |
| Sandra Hollins | UT | Democratic | State legislator | District 23 | MSW |
| Elizabeth Guzmán | VA | Democratic | State legislator | District 31 | MSW |
| Kathy Tran | VA | Democratic | State legislator | District 42 | MSW |
| Brian Cina | VT | Democratic | State legislator | Chittenden 6-4 | MSW |
| Barbara Rachelson | VT | Democratic | State legislator | Chittenden 6-6 | MSW |
| Tanya Vyhovsky | VT | Democratic | State legislator | Chittenden Central | MSW, LICSW |
| Tam Dinh | WA | School board member | Mercer Island | BSW, MSW | |
| Katie Favela | WA | City council member | Ridgefield | LICSW | |
| Tina Orwall | WA | Democratic | State legislator | District 33 | MSW |
| Alicia Rule | WA | Democratic | State legislator | District 42 | MSW |
| Kate Beaton | WI | City council member | At-large | BSW | |
| Don Mowry | WI | County commissioner | Eau Claire County | DSW | |
| Jeanne Nutter | WI | County commissioner | Trempealeau County | MSW | |
| Nick Smiar | WI | Democratic | County commissioner | Eau Claire County | PhD |
| John Tate II | WI | City council member | Racine District 3 | MSW | |
| Floyd Esquibel | WY | Democratic | State legislator | District 44 | BSW, MSW |
| Jerry Iekel | WY | Republican | State legislator | District 29 | BSW, MSW |