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I sought out advice from somebody who's in this field. One of the thing they said was 'Don't say anything about LGBTQ rights.' I did exactly the opposite.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On running in a historically conservative city:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Sometimes I feel like I'm put through the wringer, honestly. But I have to stay honest, stay focused, and repeat my message: I am a qualified candidate and I'm running as I am.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11689805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 756px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11689805\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut.jpg 756w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Valencia meeting with congressional candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Valencia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On meeting congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We found this common thread that we both came from these stories where the likelihood of having this success isn't necessarily something people expect. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is 28 years old and I'm 47. But we're both willing to work for what we believe in, which is to be included and heard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On receiving Dolores Huerta's endorsement:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She asked, 'You're going to have house gatherings?' I said, 'Absolutely I'm going to have house gatherings.' And she says, 'Ok, how are we going to do this?' And when she said the words 'how are we going to do this.' 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But I have to stay honest, stay focused, and repeat my message: I am a qualified candidate and I'm running as I am.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11689805\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 756px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11689805\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"1008\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut.jpg 756w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32647_alexandria-qut-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Valencia meeting with congressional candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Valencia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On meeting congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We found this common thread that we both came from these stories where the likelihood of having this success isn't necessarily something people expect. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is 28 years old and I'm 47. But we're both willing to work for what we believe in, which is to be included and heard.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On receiving Dolores Huerta's endorsement:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She asked, 'You're going to have house gatherings?' I said, 'Absolutely I'm going to have house gatherings.' And she says, 'Ok, how are we going to do this?' And when she said the words 'how are we going to do this.' I just about busted up.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11689793\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11689793\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-800x1065.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1065\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-800x1065.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-1020x1358.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-901x1200.jpg 901w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-1180x1571.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-960x1279.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-375x499.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32635_32632_transform-qut-1-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty with a campaign volunteer. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Betty Valencia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>On organizing a diverse coalition:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know what it feels like to be excluded, one way or the other. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>A record number of women are running for federal office in 2018. KQED’s series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/the-long-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">“The Long Run”\u003c/a> focuses on some of them.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political ads are meant to grab voters’ attention and that’s certainly what Democrat Katie Hill was going for with a standout ad from last spring. It features Hill \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N5ObWQQS4c\">scaling the side of a mountain\u003c/a> as the wind whips her hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But here? Where we’re from? We’re not afraid of hard work,” she tells the camera as she searches for a hand hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hill’s campaign released the ad in the primaries, when she was trying to break away from several other Democratic challengers. It worked — Hill is now facing incumbent Republican congressman Steve Knight in the highly competitive general election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N5ObWQQS4c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We needed something that was going to get people’s attention and that was going to get past the noise of normal advertisements and political ads,” Hill said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democratic media consultant Kelly Gibson said the ad is effective because it’s authentic. Hill really is a rock climber. But it also portrayed her as strong and determined, qualities Gibson said women often need to convince voters they have.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11685402/the-long-run-record-numbers-of-women-running-for-office\">The Long Run: Record Numbers of Women Running for Office\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11685402/the-long-run-record-numbers-of-women-running-for-office\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32219_Morse-qut-1180x573.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“There’s stereotypical attributes about men — leadership, aggression, the ability to speak up,” Gibson said. “I think showing a woman in some of those more typically male spaces allows voters to sort of assume those qualities without us having to prove those qualities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political consultant Rose Kapolczynski said women candidates may have an advantage in this year’s campaign because voters want something new and different, and many times women represent that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the same time women need to work harder to be seen as credible and qualified,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11687450\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11687450\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-800x962.jpg\" alt=\"Kayla Jones and her daughter.\" width=\"800\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-800x962.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-160x192.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-1020x1227.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-998x1200.jpg 998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-1180x1419.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-960x1155.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-240x289.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-375x451.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-520x625.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut.jpg 1683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayla Jones and her daughter. \u003ccite>(Kayla Jones)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And women face a delicate balance. While they want to show they’re strong, voters also expect to see their compassionate side. Kayla Jones is 24 and running for mayor of Seaside (Monterey County), where she currently serves on the City Council. She chooses to highlight her family in her campaigns. Jones said it humanizes her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to show off my daughter and show off that I am a young mother, and my husband and I are a working family. And that we share the same experiences as Seaside voters,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11687458\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 602px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11687458 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan.png\" alt=\"Congressional Candidate Morgan Murtaugh.\" width=\"602\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan.png 602w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-240x240.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-375x374.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-520x519.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-32x32.png 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-50x50.png 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-64x64.png 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-96x96.png 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-128x128.png 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congressional candidate Morgan Murtaugh on Instagram. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Morgan Murtaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jones doesn’t have the money for expensive TV ads — but she has a relatively small number of voters to reach, about 8,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lack of television spots might be a bigger issue for Republican Morgan Murtaugh, who is 26. She is running in a long-shot bid for Congress near San Diego, challenging Democratic incumbent Susan Davis. Because the race isn’t considered competitive, Murtaugh has had a tough time raising money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she does have the benefit of being a social media native.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Social media’s been a part of my entire life,” she said. “I’ve been doing a lot of social media since I started getting involved in politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/morganmurtaugh/status/994990167080321024\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Murtaugh is relying on her social networking skills and other grass-roots methods to get her message out to voters. Kapolczynski said television is important in large races, but other methods can work too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Most campaigns that are well-funded are going to invest heavily in TV because experience and research shows that it works,” she said. “The benefit of digital and mail is that you can hypertarget just to the voters you think are open to hearing your message.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However campaigns choose to advertise, Democrat Hill said it’s important to acknowledge what’s at stake for women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This isn’t just about my race or about even flipping Congress,” Hill said. “But this is a chance for us to equalize the number of women who are representing us in Congress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Candidates hope that message will drive voters to the polls, no matter where they hear it.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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But it also portrayed her as strong and determined, qualities Gibson said women often need to convince voters they have.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11685402/the-long-run-record-numbers-of-women-running-for-office\">The Long Run: Record Numbers of Women Running for Office\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11685402/the-long-run-record-numbers-of-women-running-for-office\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32219_Morse-qut-1180x573.jpg\" alt=\"\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“There’s stereotypical attributes about men — leadership, aggression, the ability to speak up,” Gibson said. “I think showing a woman in some of those more typically male spaces allows voters to sort of assume those qualities without us having to prove those qualities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political consultant Rose Kapolczynski said women candidates may have an advantage in this year’s campaign because voters want something new and different, and many times women represent that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At the same time women need to work harder to be seen as credible and qualified,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11687450\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11687450\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-800x962.jpg\" alt=\"Kayla Jones and her daughter.\" width=\"800\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-800x962.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-160x192.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-1020x1227.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-998x1200.jpg 998w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-1180x1419.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-960x1155.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-240x289.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-375x451.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut-520x625.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32461_Kayla-qut.jpg 1683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayla Jones and her daughter. \u003ccite>(Kayla Jones)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And women face a delicate balance. While they want to show they’re strong, voters also expect to see their compassionate side. Kayla Jones is 24 and running for mayor of Seaside (Monterey County), where she currently serves on the City Council. She chooses to highlight her family in her campaigns. Jones said it humanizes her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to show off my daughter and show off that I am a young mother, and my husband and I are a working family. And that we share the same experiences as Seaside voters,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11687458\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 602px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11687458 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan.png\" alt=\"Congressional Candidate Morgan Murtaugh.\" width=\"602\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan.png 602w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-160x160.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-240x240.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-375x374.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-520x519.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-32x32.png 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-50x50.png 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-64x64.png 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-96x96.png 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-128x128.png 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Morgan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Congressional candidate Morgan Murtaugh on Instagram. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Morgan Murtaugh)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jones doesn’t have the money for expensive TV ads — but she has a relatively small number of voters to reach, about 8,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lack of television spots might be a bigger issue for Republican Morgan Murtaugh, who is 26. She is running in a long-shot bid for Congress near San Diego, challenging Democratic incumbent Susan Davis. Because the race isn’t considered competitive, Murtaugh has had a tough time raising money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she does have the benefit of being a social media native.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Social media’s been a part of my entire life,” she said. “I’ve been doing a lot of social media since I started getting involved in politics.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "'Worth the Fight': Meet the California Women Running for the First Time",
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"content": "\u003cp>Record numbers of women have been energized to get involved in politics since the 2016 presidential election. Be it running for office, supporting a candidate or marching for a cause, women are flooding the political scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the 2018 midterms approached, KQED decided to help tell those women’s stories and asked our audience to join us in this endeavor, for a project we're calling, “The Long Run.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We posed the question,\u003ca href=\"https://kqed.forms.fm/tell-us-know-a-woman-running-for-office/forms/5231\">\"Tell Us: Know a Woman Running for Office?,\u003c/a> published a survey -- that we shared out broadly across many groups and political affiliations -- and we got nearly 50 responses.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Read More from KQED's The Long Run\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/the-long-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/07/thelongrun_final01-qut-1180x632.jpg\" width=\"400\" align=\"alignright\"> \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>We heard from women from across California -- from Corona to Orange, Hayward to Folsom, Rocklin to Morro Bay. Their ranks include black, Latina and Afghan-American women, lesbians, single moms, working moms, retirees and professionals. They range in age from 18 to 62.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They're running for city councils, school boards, the state assembly, community services district boards, mayor and more. And while there were some women making their second bid (or more) for office, most of those who responded were making their inaugural run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Candidates cited a variety of challenges along the way -- fundraising, time management, name recognition, juggling family and the campaign, networking, running against an incumbent, finding volunteers, landing endorsements, “dialing in the messaging,” political relationships and dealing with the \"’good ol' boys’ network of politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But one thing they all had in common: Enthusiasm. Here's a sampling of what they had to say:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Emeryville, Alameda County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sarah Nguyen, 44, retired elementary school teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Emery Unified School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686743\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11686743\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Nguyen, candidate for Emery Unified School Board.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Nguyen, candidate for Emery Unified School Board. \u003ccite>(Sarah Nguyen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Seeing increased violence in schools across the country has been one highly motivating, and also deeply painful, factor in my decision to become a school board candidate. As a classroom teacher my observations of school violence include harm which is much more subtle. Last year, for example, there was a student who was injured on the playground before school. I took the student to the office to help them clean up, and they did not want me to cover their wounds with adhesive bandages. I came to find out that they had concerns--based on previous experiences at our school--that other students would tease them about the color of the bandages being very notably different than the color of their skin. By the end of the year, we had four different colors of bandages in our classroom. Seeing the needs that existed around me in school every day, and hearing about them first-hand from my own two children at the dinner table, gave me no choice but to become more involved as an advocate for students and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Hayward, Alameda County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aisha Wahab, 30s, Business IT consultant\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Hayward City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685264\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-800x528.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-1020x673.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-1200x791.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-1180x778.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-960x633.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-240x158.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-375x247.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-520x343.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Aisha Wahab \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Aisha Wahab, photo by Jack Owicki)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I'm a millennial. I'm a woman of color. I'm an organizer. I'm an Afghan-American. I grew up in foster care and know what it means to have community support. Today, I see that being a big reason to run for office. Housing prices have skyrocketed, debts are increasing and working-class families like mine are struggling each month. I have stated \"if you don't see the woman, be the woman,\" so I'm stepping up and seeing what I can do to make change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Oakland, Alameda County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pamela Harris, 47, Mother, wife, nonprofit finance professional\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Oakland City Council, District 4\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685266\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685266\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-800x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-800x574.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-1020x732.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-1200x861.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-1180x846.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-960x689.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-520x373.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Pamela Harris \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pamela Harris)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was walking to work one day in downtown Oakland and came across the body of a dead homeless man. It shook me deeply. I felt responsible for the man's death. I could not shake the feeling. I decided to run for office because I feel that it is a moral imperative for us to improve our communities in any way that we can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have always been of service in my community in the nonprofit sector. I got involved in more overt political activity after the last election because I felt that the National Democratic Party took my vote as an African-American woman for granted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would be the first openly gay African-American councilperson in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nayeli Maxson, Executive Director, The Alliance for Community Development\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Oakland City Council, District 4\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685298\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Nayeli Maxson, Betty Valencia and Stacey Ashlund \u003ccite>(Images courtesy of candidates)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’ve seen that Oakland is full of problem solvers and our community is incredibly innovative. But when people bring solutions to City Hall, they are met with a wall of inaction, divisiveness and a mindset of scarcity. I’m running to transform local government into a responsive resource for our community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to transform community engagement and uplift solutions to the civic problems we face.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Concord, Contra Costa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685269\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 247px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11685269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32173_Rebecca-Barrett.jpeg-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"162\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Rebecca Barrett \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Rebecca Barrett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rebecca Barrett, 29, Development director/education policy advocate\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Contra Costa Community College Board, Ward 3\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was in a campaign office on Election Night 2016 with my interns: immigrants, LBGT, college students, working moms, teenagers... and when the national results came in they just started crying. I still spend a lot of time with those interns. In some ways, I want to show them, by example, that we can and must keep working to make our bit of the world a better place.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lafayette, Contra Costa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685272\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 209px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32151_Claire-Chiara-qut-800x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"196\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claire Chiara \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Claire Chiara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Claire Chiara, 24, Consultant, Workforce of the Future @ Bay Area Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ran and lost in 2016 for: State Assembly, District 15 (her first run for political office)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one, NO ONE, should run for office unopposed! The idea that voters would go to the polling booth and see ONE name on the ballot was so disheartening to me that I realized I needed to step up and offer the voters of my district a choice. They didn't choose me, but they still had a choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Orinda, Contra Costa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rebecca Bauer-Kahan\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: California State Assembly, District 16\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the mother of three young children, it has been especially challenging balancing my family -- which always remain a priority -- and the campaign. I am a hard-working, focused person and it has been difficult learning how to manage the long, irregular hours of a campaign with the needs of my family. However, I am lucky to have a supportive partner in my husband, as well as an incredibly supportive network of friends and family who have allowed me to pursue this effort. There are very few mothers of young children in public office, largely because of this challenge, and I feel that it’s vital that our voice is represented in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Cameron Park, El Dorado County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Samantha Parcher, 28, High school english teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Cameron Park Community Services District Director\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685273\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-800x573.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-520x373.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Samantha Parcher \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Samantha Parcher)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There have been huge attacks on youth recreation in [Cameron Park] with campaigns against our local skate park and pool. I want to be a voice for the young families and children in our town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I felt that after the 2016 election, being educated in politics wasn't enough. I needed to become more involved. In June of 2017, I became pregnant. This doubly motivated me to become involved because I want to do everything I could to make the country a place I would be proud to have my daughter grow up.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Shingle Springs, El Dorado County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Janelle Horne, 38, Mortgage loan officer\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was the unknown candidate running against two well-known, male, political candidates in the primary. A group loosely referred to as \"The Good Ol' Boys Club\" intended to place one of the \"groomed\" candidates in that office. I upended those plans when I finished as the front-runner. I believe this shows that the public is more interested in someone with knowledge, experience and no political agenda. It's about public service, not politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Fresno, Fresno County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aileen M. Rizo, 43, Research associate/professor in math education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: California State Assembly, District 23\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685275\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685275\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Aileen M. Rizo \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Aileen M. Rizo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2012, I began a fight for pay equity and became an advocate for the economic security of women in our state, working with legislators and advocates to pass some of the strongest pay equity bills in the nation. I believe that when we pay women fairly, we make families stronger and communities stronger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issues that affect the growing diverse people in our district such as workers rights, education and safe and healthy environments are currently being ignored. As a mother of three children I want to know that they will grow up in a place where they are treated equally, where they can get a quality education and where they can be healthy. Change can happen if we stand together.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Bakersfield, Kern County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685282\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11685282 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Whitney Weddell \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Whitney Weddell)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Whitney Weddell, 53, High school teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Kern County Supervisor\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is time to “be the change I wish to see in the world.” I tell my students that all the time; it’s time I listen to it myself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When President Trump was elected, I realized that I had been somewhat complacent about the influence of the alt-right in our society. I felt kicked, and my complacency vanished.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sausalito, Marin County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lisa Bennett, 56, Retired certified public accountant\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism: Started an Indivisible group, an ACLU People Power Group, and a Racial Justice organization since November 2016. \u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>(Not running for political office)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resistance is 65 to 85 percent female. None of us knew each other before the 2016 election. We're just taking it upon ourselves to fix this. [We're doing it in] fear that we'd lose everything we value, that all the progress we've made in the last 50 years would be wiped out.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Seaside, Monterey County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kayla Jones, 25, City council member\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Seaside mayor\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>This is not her first run for office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685284\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685284\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-375x249.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-520x346.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Kayla Jones \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kayla Jones)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Bernie [Sanders] lost the nomination, he put out a call for people who share his philosophies to run for office. When he put that call out, I was asked to run for the City Council. I was only 22 at the time and knew it would be an uphill battle, but I felt a sense of obligation after his loss, and when Trump won. I feel that the millennial political revolution is upon us and my age group just needs to get out there and run. I hope my success and visibility encourages others like me: young mothers, queer people, black and Arab people, millennials, etc, to run for office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Napa, Napa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Liz Alessio, 52, Queen of the Valley Hospital outreach\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Napa City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685296\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685296\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-520x346.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Liz Alessio \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Liz Alessio)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I could not turn my back on an opportunity to serve the town and people I love. What if I could help the 40 percent of families in Napa who don't make a sustainable income? What if I could help bring more affordable housing, so residents can live here and work here and not be forced to move from a community they love? Or [create] a pathway for those who wish to join our community, bringing their gifts and talents? There are many challenging issues facing Napa, like in most cities in California. What if I can make a difference and empower others to do the same?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mary Luros, 35, Attorney\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Napa City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Second run for political office (same post)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685286\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-960x641.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Mary Luros \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mary Luros)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’m running because I am honestly concerned about the future of Napa. People can’t afford to live here anymore, stores are closing because they can’t afford the rent and everything seems to be catered for tourists over our own community members. As a mom of a toddler and a baby, I am concerned about my kids’ future and I have a vision for what Napa could be. I am committed to serving our community, especially our working families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nov. 6 will be one of the most important elections our city has ever had. Facing our most critical challenges over the next few years requires leaders who know how to engage the community and to incorporate healthy goals into our planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Saint Helena, Napa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Anna Chouteau, 40, Community volunteer and organizer & stay at home mom\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Saint Helena City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I realized with the phone bank I first ran, that something would feel overwhelming at first but then I could make a difference if I pushed through and made it happen. From then on, when things came up if there was any way I could do it, I would. I want more women to be in politics and feel now is the time that being a woman in a leadership role can look and be different than it has been in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Orange, Orange County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Beatriz \"Betty\" Valencia, 47, Vice president operations, auto finance\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Orange City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the 2016 election, I knew something changed for me. I am Mexican, an immigrant. I am a woman. I am gay. All the identities are under attack. If not me, then who? If not now, then when?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 10th, 2018, our city council brought forth a resolution, 11074, which basically was used as a symbolic stance with the current administration. At that time, the administration was taking California to Court against SB54. The resolution passed and we were shocked and disappointed. At 11:33 p.m. that same night, I decided to run for City Council. I looked at the entire city council and said, \"You are in my seat\". I just felt if I was in one of those seats, I could have made a difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Rocklin, Placer County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685290\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 146px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Jackie-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"177\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jackie Smith \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jackie Smith)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jackie Smith, 62\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: State Assembly 6th District\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We must stand up to those that are tearing down things that matter!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest challenges? Being a woman running against an incumbent with deep corporate funding. I have over 300 small donations and union support. It’s daunting but worth the fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Corona, Riverside County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Julia Peacock, 49, Public school teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: U.S. House of Representatives, District 42\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On November 9th, 2016 I walked into my high school classroom and realized voting had never been enough. As a white woman, I had no idea of the trauma this presidency would cause my students of color; many of them had been up all night wondering what would happen to them and to their families if Trump's promise to increase ICE raids came true (eventually it did, and many of our parents have been deported, leaving their children with no one and nowhere to go). I realized that I had to do more. Yes, I'd always worked in low-income, diverse schools. Yes, I'd raised my children to be open-minded and to see and celebrate color and culture. But it just wasn't enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Riverside, Riverside County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Erin Edwards, 34, Communications for global women’s rights\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Riverside City Council, Ward 1\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are no women on Riverside's City Council. Not a single one. When I moved to Riverside four years ago, I was shocked to discover that our council was entirely comprised of older men -- all white but one. This is not the world I was raised to live in and it's not the world in which I will raise my 1-year old daughter. People have already said to me, \"You have such a little baby! Why would you run for city council?\" I say to them, \"Who do you think I'm doing it for?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Elk Grove, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685297\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 162px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32157_Jaclyn-Moreno-qut-800x1043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"203\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jaclyn Moreno \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jaclyn Moreno)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jaclyn Moreno, 37, School psychologist\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Cosumnes Community Services District Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I couldn't stand by and do nothing while having two girls at home and a president who openly admits to violating women. I want to lead by example.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Fair Oaks, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Myel Jenkins, 47, Manager, California School Boards Association\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Juan Unified School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had thought of running for some time [...] but felt that I wasn't qualified. After the 2016 election, I realized that I could run, that I am qualified and I have something to bring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are several black women in Sacramento County running for office. Not only are we a group of women running for office, but a group of \u003cem>black\u003c/em> women looking for elected office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Folsom, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jaya Badiga, 44, Attorney\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Folsom Cordova Unified School District School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ran for Folsom City Council in 2010 and lost\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first ran in 2010 for Folsom City Council. I lost, placed 7 out of 7 candidates. This is my first run for school board at the Folsom Cordova Unified School District. Once I heard that the only female candidate dropped out in May of this year, I threw my hat into the ring. I want others to know that they can do it and I hope to set an example.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our voices are being drowned out by extremist positions on both sides. Most of us have common opinions and beliefs, a common value system, however, this is getting eroded and civil debate and discussion is on the wane.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sacramento, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Maia Schneider, 56, Executive director, business development\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism, not running for political office \u003c/em>\u003cem>(served on Truckee Town Council from 1997-2002)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ways she has become politically involved: Hosted a Women’s March huddle at home; makes phone calls and sends emails to elected officials; plans to volunteer for local/state campaigns in 2018 and national campaigns in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I really would like to connect with women running for local office to encourage them and share my experience in public office. If there's a line to pursue about passing along village wisdom, I'd love to connect with the next generation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco, San Francisco County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Christine Johnson, 36, former San Francisco Planning Commissioner and former San Francisco Director of SPUR (an urban policy think tank)\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Francisco County Supervisor, District 6\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685300\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 216px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685300\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32150_Christine-Johnson-qut-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"145\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Christine Johnson \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Christine Johnson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I felt my work was an important contribution to the well-being of San Francisco and there was no need to run for office or participate in civil disobedience. But after 2016 (which is incidentally the year my son was born), I realized standing with the masses [...] was not only impactful, but the right thing to do. I've decided to run for office, but I've also attended the Women's March and took my son to a march to end family separation at the border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lex Leifheit, 42\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685303\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685303\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-800x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-800x801.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-520x521.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Lex Leifheit \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lex Leifheit)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two things happened last year that made me step up. First, my close friend Ebony McKinney passed away unexpectedly. She was someone who had a profound impact on me and many others and was always challenging herself to do more for those around her. Second, my son started public school and we experienced a mass exodus of friends we had built relationships with over 10 years. So we had the discordant experience of loving our public school and seeing many people leave without even giving it a chance… because they’ve spent five years hearing negative things about our schools and very little positive. As a mom of two young boys, I worry what San Francisco will be like in 10 or 20 years if we allow our education system to continue as divided as it is today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685304\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 238px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685304\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32204_Schuyler-Hudak-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"262\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Schuyler Hudak \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Schuyler Hudak)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Schuyler Hudak, 35, Startup entrepreneur\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a city where our citizens are inventing the future of the way the world will work, our politicians continue to neglect problems that are solvable. In a city with an $11 billion dollar budget, there isn’t a lack of resources, there’s a lack of ideas, will, and leadership. It’s time for a new generation of leaders in San Francisco to lead the Bay Area into the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sonja Trauss, 36, Executive Director of California Renters Legal Advocacy & Education Fund\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because San Francisco needs a strong pro-housing voice at City Hall. Homelessness and open air drug use are solvable problems but our current supervisor hasn’t made it a priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685308\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11685308 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-800x846.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-800x846.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-160x169.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-1020x1079.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-1134x1200.jpg 1134w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-1180x1248.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-960x1016.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-240x254.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-375x397.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-520x550.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Dawn Addis \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dawn Addis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dawn Addis, 46\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Morro Bay City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to create a prosperous future that protects and promotes all that we love about Morro Bay. Local activism and government affects people’s lives every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Carlos, San Mateo County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nilu Jenks, 39, Program coordinator\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism; not running for political office\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Way she has become politically involved: Helped to organize the San Mateo County gun buyback\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was especially upset by how many people simply didn’t vote in 2016. I really wanted to find a way to show people why participation matters, and how if you think you don’t have power and influence, you cement that belief in truth by not voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In my increased involvement, I’ve learned that most city council and school board positions are essentially volunteer positions. By making these heavy time requirement positions virtually unpaid, we close these opportunities to most people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Marni Rubin, 48, Full-time volunteer\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism; not running for political office\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Way she has become politically involved: Working as a house party coordinator for a local city council candidate\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also want to show [my 11-year-old daughter], and prove to myself, that you can’t sit on the sidelines. If you want to see change, you must be the change you want to see in this world, and help the leaders you want to see become the people who represent you. I never realized it as powerfully before, but in a democracy, your vote is your voice, and you have to use it wisely.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Campbell, Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Anne Souza, 53, Business manager\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Campbell City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685314\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685314\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Anne Souza, Sonja Trauss and Myel Jenkins \u003ccite>(Images courtesy of candidates)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We need more women in office. The time is now. I have been inspired by Barbara Boxer, Anna Eshoo, and Diane Feinstein. I have heard them all speak. I heard the message. We need more women in office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Palo Alto, Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Stacey Ashlund, 55, User experience consultant\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Palo Alto Board of Education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly these days I've felt the need to protest more. I prefer to be able to work for change, rather than just protest against the inappropriate actions of our government -- but if that is what it takes, I'll do that too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am running to advocate that all children need to be supported and empowered equally through education, and to connect our community towards this goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Elizabeth Beheler, 42, Volunteer\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism; not running for political office\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Way she has become politically involved: Volunteering with close the gap (a campaign to increase the number of progressive women serving in the California Legislature).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685336\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685336\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-800x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-800x623.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-160x125.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-1020x794.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-1200x934.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-1180x918.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-960x747.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-240x187.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-375x292.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-520x405.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Elizabeth Beheler \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Elizabeth Beheler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whenever there was a small task to be done that I felt I could do, I volunteered my efforts to whoever was in charge of doing it. It turns out there’s a lot I can do, which is good because there’s a lot to be done. I urge you to consider giving whatever time and skills you have to an organization that needs you. Whatever you have, bring it to the table, and we’ll find a seat for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Jose, Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pam Foley, 59, CEO of Foley Mortgage, San Jose Unified School District Board Member (elected four times)\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for San Jose City Council, District 9\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I challenged my recent college graduated daughter to follow her dream. This is my lifelong dream. How can I encourage her to follow her passion if I do not have the courage to follow mine?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Aptos, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jennifer Holm, 45, Registered nurse\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area VII\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685317\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685317\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-800x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-800x569.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-1200x853.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-1180x839.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-960x683.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-375x267.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-520x370.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jennifer Holm \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jennifer Holm)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’m a nurse, and I see so many ways in which education affects health. I see running for school board as a natural extension of my ethical responsibility for patient advocacy. Supporting students and schools today may help tomorrow’s patients and their families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The more I get involved, the more I realize just how important politics are at all levels. 2016 only heightened a growing awareness that we must be active and engaged for our system of government to truly represent our communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kimberly De Serpa, 51, Medical Social Worker and Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee-Area 1\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>This is her third run for political office. She is the incumbent.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685319\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 204px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685319\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32162_Kimberly-De-Serpa.jpeg-qut-800x945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"238\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Kimberly De Serpa \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kimberly De Serpa)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I would like to run for a different office eventually but every position is being held currently by very competent and smart white men. There’s no other position available unless I ran against them -- which would likely spell political suicide. Additionally, I feel that I still have important issues to support in my school board position.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Capitola, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Yvette Brooks, 34, Executive assistant and MIS technician\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Capitola City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685288\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Yvette Brooks, Jaya Badiga and Anna Chouteau \u003ccite>(Images courtesy of candidates)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is a time for working mothers to participate, get involved and be heard. I believe my voice should have a place at the table when decisions regarding my city are made. Most importantly, as a third generation Latina -- the first person to graduate from college in my family -- I am proud to show my daughter you can do it all and women are important.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685318\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 136px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685318\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32202_CynthiaHawthorne1-qut-800x1038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"166\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Cynthia Hawthorne \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cynthia Hawthorne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cynthia Hawthorne, Psychotherapist\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Santa Cruz City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Political office held: Santa Cruz City School Board Trustee for eight years until 2014.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am back on the campaign trail because this is a time for women trained in governance, and there are not many of us, to step up and lead our cities, counties and states forward at this very fractured time in our history.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Watsonville, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685321\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 170px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685321\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32159_Jenni-Veitch-Olson-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"217\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jenni Veitch-Olson \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jenni Vietch-Olson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jenni Veitch-Olson, 38, Nonprofit fundraising manager\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ran for: Watsonville City Council, District 2 (special election June 5, lost by 27 votes). It was her first run for political office.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest challenge for me was how to deal with the \"good ol' boys\" network of politics in a city that drastically shifted in demographics in the last 20 years. My work in Watsonville is far from finished; this was the beginning of much larger things for me.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Santa Rosa, Sonoma County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685334\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 234px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32166_Lyndsey-Burcina.jpeg-qut-800x1203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"362\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Lyndsey Burcina \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lyndsey Burcina)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lyndsey Burcina, 18, Restorative justice practitioner\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Santa Rosa City Schools Board of Education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have been planning on running for school board since the beginning of my junior year. Once I graduated, I hit the ground running. I was prompted to do so after speaking at a school board meeting on behalf of our restorative justice team and since then I knew I wanted to be part of the team that advocates for and supports our community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a lot of change to be made and I hope to be a part of that change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Thousand Oaks, Ventura County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jenny Fitzgerald, 37, Attorney\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Conejo Valley Unified School District School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685323\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685323\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jenny Fitzgerald \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jenny Fitzgerald)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I have been interested in serving my community in an elected capacity since high school, where I successfully advocated our local school board for the building of a fine arts theater and classrooms, which had been promised to local voters as part of a bond measure but nonetheless had not been included as part of our school renovations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This experience taught me the power of community activism, and inspired me to major in political science and pursue a law degree. I have been inspired by the many other first time candidates who have decided to step off the sidelines and create change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>These answers have been edited for clarity, style and length.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Record numbers of women have been energized to get involved in politics since the 2016 presidential election. Be it running for office, supporting a candidate or marching for a cause, women are flooding the political scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the 2018 midterms approached, KQED decided to help tell those women’s stories and asked our audience to join us in this endeavor, for a project we're calling, “The Long Run.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We posed the question,\u003ca href=\"https://kqed.forms.fm/tell-us-know-a-woman-running-for-office/forms/5231\">\"Tell Us: Know a Woman Running for Office?,\u003c/a> published a survey -- that we shared out broadly across many groups and political affiliations -- and we got nearly 50 responses.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Read More from KQED's The Long Run\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/the-long-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/07/thelongrun_final01-qut-1180x632.jpg\" width=\"400\" align=\"alignright\"> \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>We heard from women from across California -- from Corona to Orange, Hayward to Folsom, Rocklin to Morro Bay. Their ranks include black, Latina and Afghan-American women, lesbians, single moms, working moms, retirees and professionals. They range in age from 18 to 62.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They're running for city councils, school boards, the state assembly, community services district boards, mayor and more. And while there were some women making their second bid (or more) for office, most of those who responded were making their inaugural run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Candidates cited a variety of challenges along the way -- fundraising, time management, name recognition, juggling family and the campaign, networking, running against an incumbent, finding volunteers, landing endorsements, “dialing in the messaging,” political relationships and dealing with the \"’good ol' boys’ network of politics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But one thing they all had in common: Enthusiasm. Here's a sampling of what they had to say:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Emeryville, Alameda County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sarah Nguyen, 44, retired elementary school teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Emery Unified School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11686743\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11686743\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Nguyen, candidate for Emery Unified School Board.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774-520x390.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32295_alt_774.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Nguyen, candidate for Emery Unified School Board. \u003ccite>(Sarah Nguyen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Seeing increased violence in schools across the country has been one highly motivating, and also deeply painful, factor in my decision to become a school board candidate. As a classroom teacher my observations of school violence include harm which is much more subtle. Last year, for example, there was a student who was injured on the playground before school. I took the student to the office to help them clean up, and they did not want me to cover their wounds with adhesive bandages. I came to find out that they had concerns--based on previous experiences at our school--that other students would tease them about the color of the bandages being very notably different than the color of their skin. By the end of the year, we had four different colors of bandages in our classroom. Seeing the needs that existed around me in school every day, and hearing about them first-hand from my own two children at the dinner table, gave me no choice but to become more involved as an advocate for students and families.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Hayward, Alameda County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aisha Wahab, 30s, Business IT consultant\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Hayward City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685264\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-800x528.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-1020x673.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-1200x791.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-1180x778.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-960x633.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-240x158.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-375x247.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32146_Aisha-Wahab-qut-520x343.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Aisha Wahab \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Aisha Wahab, photo by Jack Owicki)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I'm a millennial. I'm a woman of color. I'm an organizer. I'm an Afghan-American. I grew up in foster care and know what it means to have community support. Today, I see that being a big reason to run for office. Housing prices have skyrocketed, debts are increasing and working-class families like mine are struggling each month. I have stated \"if you don't see the woman, be the woman,\" so I'm stepping up and seeing what I can do to make change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Oakland, Alameda County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pamela Harris, 47, Mother, wife, nonprofit finance professional\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Oakland City Council, District 4\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685266\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685266\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-800x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-800x574.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-1020x732.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-1200x861.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-1180x846.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-960x689.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32203_Pamela-Harris-qut-520x373.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Pamela Harris \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pamela Harris)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I was walking to work one day in downtown Oakland and came across the body of a dead homeless man. It shook me deeply. I felt responsible for the man's death. I could not shake the feeling. I decided to run for office because I feel that it is a moral imperative for us to improve our communities in any way that we can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have always been of service in my community in the nonprofit sector. I got involved in more overt political activity after the last election because I felt that the National Democratic Party took my vote as an African-American woman for granted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would be the first openly gay African-American councilperson in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nayeli Maxson, Executive Director, The Alliance for Community Development\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Oakland City Council, District 4\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685298\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32216_Triptych-Maxson-Valencia-Ashland-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Nayeli Maxson, Betty Valencia and Stacey Ashlund \u003ccite>(Images courtesy of candidates)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’ve seen that Oakland is full of problem solvers and our community is incredibly innovative. But when people bring solutions to City Hall, they are met with a wall of inaction, divisiveness and a mindset of scarcity. I’m running to transform local government into a responsive resource for our community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to transform community engagement and uplift solutions to the civic problems we face.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Concord, Contra Costa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685269\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 247px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11685269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32173_Rebecca-Barrett.jpeg-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"162\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Rebecca Barrett \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Rebecca Barrett)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rebecca Barrett, 29, Development director/education policy advocate\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Contra Costa Community College Board, Ward 3\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was in a campaign office on Election Night 2016 with my interns: immigrants, LBGT, college students, working moms, teenagers... and when the national results came in they just started crying. I still spend a lot of time with those interns. In some ways, I want to show them, by example, that we can and must keep working to make our bit of the world a better place.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lafayette, Contra Costa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685272\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 209px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32151_Claire-Chiara-qut-800x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"196\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claire Chiara \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Claire Chiara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Claire Chiara, 24, Consultant, Workforce of the Future @ Bay Area Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ran and lost in 2016 for: State Assembly, District 15 (her first run for political office)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one, NO ONE, should run for office unopposed! The idea that voters would go to the polling booth and see ONE name on the ballot was so disheartening to me that I realized I needed to step up and offer the voters of my district a choice. They didn't choose me, but they still had a choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Orinda, Contra Costa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rebecca Bauer-Kahan\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: California State Assembly, District 16\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the mother of three young children, it has been especially challenging balancing my family -- which always remain a priority -- and the campaign. I am a hard-working, focused person and it has been difficult learning how to manage the long, irregular hours of a campaign with the needs of my family. However, I am lucky to have a supportive partner in my husband, as well as an incredibly supportive network of friends and family who have allowed me to pursue this effort. There are very few mothers of young children in public office, largely because of this challenge, and I feel that it’s vital that our voice is represented in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Cameron Park, El Dorado County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Samantha Parcher, 28, High school english teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Cameron Park Community Services District Director\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685273\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-800x573.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32174_Samantha-Parcher-qut-520x373.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Samantha Parcher \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Samantha Parcher)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There have been huge attacks on youth recreation in [Cameron Park] with campaigns against our local skate park and pool. I want to be a voice for the young families and children in our town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I felt that after the 2016 election, being educated in politics wasn't enough. I needed to become more involved. In June of 2017, I became pregnant. This doubly motivated me to become involved because I want to do everything I could to make the country a place I would be proud to have my daughter grow up.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Shingle Springs, El Dorado County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Janelle Horne, 38, Mortgage loan officer\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was the unknown candidate running against two well-known, male, political candidates in the primary. A group loosely referred to as \"The Good Ol' Boys Club\" intended to place one of the \"groomed\" candidates in that office. I upended those plans when I finished as the front-runner. I believe this shows that the public is more interested in someone with knowledge, experience and no political agenda. It's about public service, not politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Fresno, Fresno County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aileen M. Rizo, 43, Research associate/professor in math education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: California State Assembly, District 23\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685275\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685275\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32145_Aileen-Rizo-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Aileen M. Rizo \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Aileen M. Rizo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2012, I began a fight for pay equity and became an advocate for the economic security of women in our state, working with legislators and advocates to pass some of the strongest pay equity bills in the nation. I believe that when we pay women fairly, we make families stronger and communities stronger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issues that affect the growing diverse people in our district such as workers rights, education and safe and healthy environments are currently being ignored. As a mother of three children I want to know that they will grow up in a place where they are treated equally, where they can get a quality education and where they can be healthy. Change can happen if we stand together.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Bakersfield, Kern County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685282\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11685282 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32176_Whitney-Weddell.jpeg-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Whitney Weddell \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Whitney Weddell)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Whitney Weddell, 53, High school teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Kern County Supervisor\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is time to “be the change I wish to see in the world.” I tell my students that all the time; it’s time I listen to it myself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When President Trump was elected, I realized that I had been somewhat complacent about the influence of the alt-right in our society. I felt kicked, and my complacency vanished.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sausalito, Marin County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lisa Bennett, 56, Retired certified public accountant\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism: Started an Indivisible group, an ACLU People Power Group, and a Racial Justice organization since November 2016. \u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>(Not running for political office)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The resistance is 65 to 85 percent female. None of us knew each other before the 2016 election. We're just taking it upon ourselves to fix this. [We're doing it in] fear that we'd lose everything we value, that all the progress we've made in the last 50 years would be wiped out.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Seaside, Monterey County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kayla Jones, 25, City council member\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Seaside mayor\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>This is not her first run for office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685284\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685284\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-960x639.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-375x249.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut-520x346.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32161_Kayla-Jones-qut.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Kayla Jones \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kayla Jones)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Bernie [Sanders] lost the nomination, he put out a call for people who share his philosophies to run for office. When he put that call out, I was asked to run for the City Council. I was only 22 at the time and knew it would be an uphill battle, but I felt a sense of obligation after his loss, and when Trump won. I feel that the millennial political revolution is upon us and my age group just needs to get out there and run. I hope my success and visibility encourages others like me: young mothers, queer people, black and Arab people, millennials, etc, to run for office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Napa, Napa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Liz Alessio, 52, Queen of the Valley Hospital outreach\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Napa City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685296\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685296\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut-520x346.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32165_Liz-Alessio.jpeg-qut.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Liz Alessio \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Liz Alessio)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I could not turn my back on an opportunity to serve the town and people I love. What if I could help the 40 percent of families in Napa who don't make a sustainable income? What if I could help bring more affordable housing, so residents can live here and work here and not be forced to move from a community they love? Or [create] a pathway for those who wish to join our community, bringing their gifts and talents? There are many challenging issues facing Napa, like in most cities in California. What if I can make a difference and empower others to do the same?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mary Luros, 35, Attorney\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Napa City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Second run for political office (same post)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685286\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-960x641.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32169_Mary-Luros-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Mary Luros \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Mary Luros)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’m running because I am honestly concerned about the future of Napa. People can’t afford to live here anymore, stores are closing because they can’t afford the rent and everything seems to be catered for tourists over our own community members. As a mom of a toddler and a baby, I am concerned about my kids’ future and I have a vision for what Napa could be. I am committed to serving our community, especially our working families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nov. 6 will be one of the most important elections our city has ever had. Facing our most critical challenges over the next few years requires leaders who know how to engage the community and to incorporate healthy goals into our planning.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Saint Helena, Napa County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Anna Chouteau, 40, Community volunteer and organizer & stay at home mom\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Saint Helena City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I realized with the phone bank I first ran, that something would feel overwhelming at first but then I could make a difference if I pushed through and made it happen. From then on, when things came up if there was any way I could do it, I would. I want more women to be in politics and feel now is the time that being a woman in a leadership role can look and be different than it has been in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Orange, Orange County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Beatriz \"Betty\" Valencia, 47, Vice president operations, auto finance\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Orange City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the 2016 election, I knew something changed for me. I am Mexican, an immigrant. I am a woman. I am gay. All the identities are under attack. If not me, then who? If not now, then when?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On April 10th, 2018, our city council brought forth a resolution, 11074, which basically was used as a symbolic stance with the current administration. At that time, the administration was taking California to Court against SB54. The resolution passed and we were shocked and disappointed. At 11:33 p.m. that same night, I decided to run for City Council. I looked at the entire city council and said, \"You are in my seat\". I just felt if I was in one of those seats, I could have made a difference.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Rocklin, Placer County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685290\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 146px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/Jackie-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"177\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jackie Smith \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jackie Smith)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jackie Smith, 62\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: State Assembly 6th District\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We must stand up to those that are tearing down things that matter!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the biggest challenges? Being a woman running against an incumbent with deep corporate funding. I have over 300 small donations and union support. It’s daunting but worth the fight.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Corona, Riverside County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Julia Peacock, 49, Public school teacher\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: U.S. House of Representatives, District 42\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On November 9th, 2016 I walked into my high school classroom and realized voting had never been enough. As a white woman, I had no idea of the trauma this presidency would cause my students of color; many of them had been up all night wondering what would happen to them and to their families if Trump's promise to increase ICE raids came true (eventually it did, and many of our parents have been deported, leaving their children with no one and nowhere to go). I realized that I had to do more. Yes, I'd always worked in low-income, diverse schools. Yes, I'd raised my children to be open-minded and to see and celebrate color and culture. But it just wasn't enough.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Riverside, Riverside County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Erin Edwards, 34, Communications for global women’s rights\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Riverside City Council, Ward 1\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are no women on Riverside's City Council. Not a single one. When I moved to Riverside four years ago, I was shocked to discover that our council was entirely comprised of older men -- all white but one. This is not the world I was raised to live in and it's not the world in which I will raise my 1-year old daughter. People have already said to me, \"You have such a little baby! Why would you run for city council?\" I say to them, \"Who do you think I'm doing it for?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Elk Grove, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685297\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 162px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32157_Jaclyn-Moreno-qut-800x1043.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"203\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jaclyn Moreno \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jaclyn Moreno)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jaclyn Moreno, 37, School psychologist\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Cosumnes Community Services District Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I couldn't stand by and do nothing while having two girls at home and a president who openly admits to violating women. I want to lead by example.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Fair Oaks, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Myel Jenkins, 47, Manager, California School Boards Association\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Juan Unified School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I had thought of running for some time [...] but felt that I wasn't qualified. After the 2016 election, I realized that I could run, that I am qualified and I have something to bring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are several black women in Sacramento County running for office. Not only are we a group of women running for office, but a group of \u003cem>black\u003c/em> women looking for elected office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Folsom, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jaya Badiga, 44, Attorney\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Folsom Cordova Unified School District School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ran for Folsom City Council in 2010 and lost\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first ran in 2010 for Folsom City Council. I lost, placed 7 out of 7 candidates. This is my first run for school board at the Folsom Cordova Unified School District. Once I heard that the only female candidate dropped out in May of this year, I threw my hat into the ring. I want others to know that they can do it and I hope to set an example.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our voices are being drowned out by extremist positions on both sides. Most of us have common opinions and beliefs, a common value system, however, this is getting eroded and civil debate and discussion is on the wane.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sacramento, Sacramento County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Maia Schneider, 56, Executive director, business development\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism, not running for political office \u003c/em>\u003cem>(served on Truckee Town Council from 1997-2002)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ways she has become politically involved: Hosted a Women’s March huddle at home; makes phone calls and sends emails to elected officials; plans to volunteer for local/state campaigns in 2018 and national campaigns in 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I really would like to connect with women running for local office to encourage them and share my experience in public office. If there's a line to pursue about passing along village wisdom, I'd love to connect with the next generation.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Francisco, San Francisco County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Christine Johnson, 36, former San Francisco Planning Commissioner and former San Francisco Director of SPUR (an urban policy think tank)\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Francisco County Supervisor, District 6\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685300\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 216px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685300\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32150_Christine-Johnson-qut-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"145\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Christine Johnson \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Christine Johnson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I felt my work was an important contribution to the well-being of San Francisco and there was no need to run for office or participate in civil disobedience. But after 2016 (which is incidentally the year my son was born), I realized standing with the masses [...] was not only impactful, but the right thing to do. I've decided to run for office, but I've also attended the Women's March and took my son to a march to end family separation at the border.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lex Leifheit, 42\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685303\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685303\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-800x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-800x801.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-520x521.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32164_LexLeifheitkidssigns-qut.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Lex Leifheit \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lex Leifheit)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Two things happened last year that made me step up. First, my close friend Ebony McKinney passed away unexpectedly. She was someone who had a profound impact on me and many others and was always challenging herself to do more for those around her. Second, my son started public school and we experienced a mass exodus of friends we had built relationships with over 10 years. So we had the discordant experience of loving our public school and seeing many people leave without even giving it a chance… because they’ve spent five years hearing negative things about our schools and very little positive. As a mom of two young boys, I worry what San Francisco will be like in 10 or 20 years if we allow our education system to continue as divided as it is today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685304\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 238px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685304\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32204_Schuyler-Hudak-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"262\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Schuyler Hudak \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Schuyler Hudak)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Schuyler Hudak, 35, Startup entrepreneur\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 2\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a city where our citizens are inventing the future of the way the world will work, our politicians continue to neglect problems that are solvable. In a city with an $11 billion dollar budget, there isn’t a lack of resources, there’s a lack of ideas, will, and leadership. It’s time for a new generation of leaders in San Francisco to lead the Bay Area into the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Sonja Trauss, 36, Executive Director of California Renters Legal Advocacy & Education Fund\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because San Francisco needs a strong pro-housing voice at City Hall. Homelessness and open air drug use are solvable problems but our current supervisor hasn’t made it a priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685308\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11685308 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-800x846.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-800x846.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-160x169.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-1020x1079.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-1134x1200.jpg 1134w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-1180x1248.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-960x1016.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-240x254.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-375x397.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32154_Dawn-Addis.jpeg-qut-520x550.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Dawn Addis \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dawn Addis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Dawn Addis, 46\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Morro Bay City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to create a prosperous future that protects and promotes all that we love about Morro Bay. Local activism and government affects people’s lives every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Carlos, San Mateo County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nilu Jenks, 39, Program coordinator\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism; not running for political office\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Way she has become politically involved: Helped to organize the San Mateo County gun buyback\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was especially upset by how many people simply didn’t vote in 2016. I really wanted to find a way to show people why participation matters, and how if you think you don’t have power and influence, you cement that belief in truth by not voting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In my increased involvement, I’ve learned that most city council and school board positions are essentially volunteer positions. By making these heavy time requirement positions virtually unpaid, we close these opportunities to most people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Marni Rubin, 48, Full-time volunteer\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism; not running for political office\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Way she has become politically involved: Working as a house party coordinator for a local city council candidate\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also want to show [my 11-year-old daughter], and prove to myself, that you can’t sit on the sidelines. If you want to see change, you must be the change you want to see in this world, and help the leaders you want to see become the people who represent you. I never realized it as powerfully before, but in a democracy, your vote is your voice, and you have to use it wisely.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Campbell, Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Anne Souza, 53, Business manager\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Campbell City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685314\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685314\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32217_Triptych-Souza-Trauss-Jenkins-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Anne Souza, Sonja Trauss and Myel Jenkins \u003ccite>(Images courtesy of candidates)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>We need more women in office. The time is now. I have been inspired by Barbara Boxer, Anna Eshoo, and Diane Feinstein. I have heard them all speak. I heard the message. We need more women in office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Palo Alto, Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Stacey Ashlund, 55, User experience consultant\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Palo Alto Board of Education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly these days I've felt the need to protest more. I prefer to be able to work for change, rather than just protest against the inappropriate actions of our government -- but if that is what it takes, I'll do that too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am running to advocate that all children need to be supported and empowered equally through education, and to connect our community towards this goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Elizabeth Beheler, 42, Volunteer\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Stepped up activism; not running for political office\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Way she has become politically involved: Volunteering with close the gap (a campaign to increase the number of progressive women serving in the California Legislature).\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685336\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685336\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-800x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-800x623.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-160x125.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-1020x794.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-1200x934.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-1180x918.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-960x747.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-240x187.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-375x292.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32155_Elizabeth-Beheler-qut-520x405.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Elizabeth Beheler \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Elizabeth Beheler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whenever there was a small task to be done that I felt I could do, I volunteered my efforts to whoever was in charge of doing it. It turns out there’s a lot I can do, which is good because there’s a lot to be done. I urge you to consider giving whatever time and skills you have to an organization that needs you. Whatever you have, bring it to the table, and we’ll find a seat for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>San Jose, Santa Clara County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Pam Foley, 59, CEO of Foley Mortgage, San Jose Unified School District Board Member (elected four times)\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for San Jose City Council, District 9\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I challenged my recent college graduated daughter to follow her dream. This is my lifelong dream. How can I encourage her to follow her passion if I do not have the courage to follow mine?\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Aptos, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jennifer Holm, 45, Registered nurse\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, Area VII\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685317\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685317\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-800x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-800x569.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-160x114.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-1020x725.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-1200x853.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-1180x839.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-960x683.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-240x171.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-375x267.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32160_Jennifer-Holm-qut-520x370.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jennifer Holm \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jennifer Holm)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I’m a nurse, and I see so many ways in which education affects health. I see running for school board as a natural extension of my ethical responsibility for patient advocacy. Supporting students and schools today may help tomorrow’s patients and their families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The more I get involved, the more I realize just how important politics are at all levels. 2016 only heightened a growing awareness that we must be active and engaged for our system of government to truly represent our communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kimberly De Serpa, 51, Medical Social Worker and Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee-Area 1\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>This is her third run for political office. She is the incumbent.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685319\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 204px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685319\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32162_Kimberly-De-Serpa.jpeg-qut-800x945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"238\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Kimberly De Serpa \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Kimberly De Serpa)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I would like to run for a different office eventually but every position is being held currently by very competent and smart white men. There’s no other position available unless I ran against them -- which would likely spell political suicide. Additionally, I feel that I still have important issues to support in my school board position.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Capitola, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Yvette Brooks, 34, Executive assistant and MIS technician\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Capitola City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685288\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32215_Triptych-Brooks-Moreno-Chouteau-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Yvette Brooks, Jaya Badiga and Anna Chouteau \u003ccite>(Images courtesy of candidates)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is a time for working mothers to participate, get involved and be heard. I believe my voice should have a place at the table when decisions regarding my city are made. Most importantly, as a third generation Latina -- the first person to graduate from college in my family -- I am proud to show my daughter you can do it all and women are important.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685318\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 136px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685318\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32202_CynthiaHawthorne1-qut-800x1038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"166\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Cynthia Hawthorne \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cynthia Hawthorne)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cynthia Hawthorne, Psychotherapist\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Santa Cruz City Council\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Political office held: Santa Cruz City School Board Trustee for eight years until 2014.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I am back on the campaign trail because this is a time for women trained in governance, and there are not many of us, to step up and lead our cities, counties and states forward at this very fractured time in our history.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Watsonville, Santa Cruz County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685321\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 170px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685321\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32159_Jenni-Veitch-Olson-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"217\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jenni Veitch-Olson \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jenni Vietch-Olson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jenni Veitch-Olson, 38, Nonprofit fundraising manager\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ran for: Watsonville City Council, District 2 (special election June 5, lost by 27 votes). It was her first run for political office.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The biggest challenge for me was how to deal with the \"good ol' boys\" network of politics in a city that drastically shifted in demographics in the last 20 years. My work in Watsonville is far from finished; this was the beginning of much larger things for me.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Santa Rosa, Sonoma County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685334\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 234px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11685334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32166_Lyndsey-Burcina.jpeg-qut-800x1203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"362\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Lyndsey Burcina \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lyndsey Burcina)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Lyndsey Burcina, 18, Restorative justice practitioner\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Santa Rosa City Schools Board of Education\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have been planning on running for school board since the beginning of my junior year. Once I graduated, I hit the ground running. I was prompted to do so after speaking at a school board meeting on behalf of our restorative justice team and since then I knew I wanted to be part of the team that advocates for and supports our community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is a lot of change to be made and I hope to be a part of that change.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Thousand Oaks, Ventura County\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Jenny Fitzgerald, 37, Attorney\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Running for: Conejo Valley Unified School District School Board\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>First run for political office\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685323\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685323\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32205_Jenny-Fitzgerald-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jenny Fitzgerald \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jenny Fitzgerald)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I have been interested in serving my community in an elected capacity since high school, where I successfully advocated our local school board for the building of a fine arts theater and classrooms, which had been promised to local voters as part of a bond measure but nonetheless had not been included as part of our school renovations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This experience taught me the power of community activism, and inspired me to major in political science and pursue a law degree. I have been inspired by the many other first time candidates who have decided to step off the sidelines and create change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On a recent steamy night in Roseville, California, just north of Sacramento, a crowd of people filled a small office suite in a strip mall. They were there to hear from the woman they hope will unseat five-term Republican Congressman Tom McClintock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After an impassioned introduction from her staff and rousing welcome from the audience, Democrat Jessica Morse took the mic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Wow! Thank you all for being here!\" she cried.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Morse is 36 and a first-time candidate. She's optimistic about her odds in a district Republicans generally consider a safe seat. In past elections McClintock has typically pulled in \u003ca href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_4th_Congressional_District_election,_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about 60 percent of the vote\u003c/a>. But Morse believes her strong ties to the area -- her family has lived in the district for five generations -- will help put her over the top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The issues we face here, they’re not partisan,\" she said. \"It doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican or Democrat if a forest fire is coming to burn down your home. So we deserve someone who’s going to fight for our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Morse is one of \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/06/05/us/elections/results-california-primary-elections.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 female newcomers\u003c/a> challenging incumbent California congressional representatives this year. And she is among a \u003ca href=\"http://cawp.rutgers.edu/potential-candidate-summary-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record number of women\u003c/a> running for federal office in 2018. The Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University reports 54 women filed to run for U.S. Senate while 476 filed to run for the U.S. House, \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/interactives/2018/women-rule-candidate-tracker/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">both record highs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Center’s Kelly Dittmar said the election of President Donald Trump did spur many to run.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We do see consistency, particularly among Democratic progressive women running,\" Dittmar said. \"[And] the 2016 election in some way or in some various ways acted as a catalyst for them to run.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she said, regardless of political ideology, policy is what most women tend to focus on on the campaign trail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What women are talking about in terms of why they're running is still focused on policy,\" Dittmar said. \"Whether it be healthcare, immigration, tax reform... and that inspires them to be at that policy-making table to be sure that their perspective and their voices are heard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685425\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685425\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Candidate Jaclyn Moreno stands in Elk Grove Regional Park in Elk Grove, CA.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32220_Jaclyn-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate Jaclyn Moreno stands in Elk Grove Regional Park in Elk Grove, CA. \u003ccite>(Katie Orr/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>School psychologist Jaclyn Moreno decided she wanted her voice to be heard after the 2016 election, so she started a political activist group. Like a lot of women, Moreno was asked to run for office several times. But she says she seriously started thinking about it after she realized -- along with her 10-year-old daughter -- that out of all the people representing them, at the federal, state and local levels, only four were women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So we had a really long talk about that and about having a seat at the table and then she looked at me and said, 'Mom, you should run for office',\" Moreno said. \"And people have said that to me in the past, but it really hit home coming from my daughter. And it was like, 'yeah, why can’t I run for office? I can do this.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Moreno took the plunge and is running for a board position on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.yourcsd.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cosumnes Community Services District\u003c/a>. The five member board -- currently all-male -- oversees parks, recreation centers and fire departments in an area south of Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact that Moreno was initially hesitant to run for office isn't unusual. Research shows in addition to having to be asked, women are often concerned about how they'll juggle a campaign and their family. Many worry the race will get mean and that fundraising will be difficult. It's also typical for women to doubt whether they are qualified. But Moreno said her experience has shown her too many women underestimate the value they could bring to an office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times women think, 'Oh, I’ve just raised kids, I don’t know enough. Oh, I’ve just worked and managed a household, I don’t know enough.' But you do,\" she said. \"And it’s been so amazing to see women step forward and say no, it’s our time, we can do this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11685426\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11685426\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Janelle Horne, candidate for El Dorado County Clerk Recorder.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/08/RS32221_Horne-qut-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janelle Horne, candidate for El Dorado County Clerk Recorder. \u003ccite>(Katie Orr/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But just because they’re optimistic doesn’t mean there aren’t a ton of challenges along the way: fundraising, reaching potential voters, dealing with opponents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janelle Horne, a registered Republican, is running for El Dorado County Clerk Recorder. 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The five member board -- currently all-male -- oversees parks, recreation centers and fire departments in an area south of Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fact that Moreno was initially hesitant to run for office isn't unusual. Research shows in addition to having to be asked, women are often concerned about how they'll juggle a campaign and their family. Many worry the race will get mean and that fundraising will be difficult. It's also typical for women to doubt whether they are qualified. But Moreno said her experience has shown her too many women underestimate the value they could bring to an office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of times women think, 'Oh, I’ve just raised kids, I don’t know enough. Oh, I’ve just worked and managed a household, I don’t know enough.' 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