About

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was first elected to the New York Senate in 2006. In 2012, she became the first woman, and African-American woman to lead a New York legislative conference. In 2019, her peers elected her as Temporary President and Majority Leader of the Senate. Stewart-Cousins has sponsored and passed transformative legislation such as the landmark Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act, and Child Health Plus and School Meal Enrollment Coordination Law. Due to her legislative and community service work, Andrea has been named “Woman of the Year” by the Business and Professional Women’s Club and “Legislator of the Year” by the Community Health Association of New York State. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Pace University and her teaching credentials in Business Education from Lehman College while raising her children as an adult. Stewart-Cousins resides in Yonkers and has three children and four grandchildren with her late husband Thomas.

Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy was first elected to the New Hampshire Senate in 2012 and served as the Senate President from 2018-2020. Before her tenure in the Senate, she spent three terms in the New Hampshire House and several terms as an alderperson and school board member for the city of Manchester. She was also the first woman to serve as chair of Manchester’s Fire Commission. Leader Soucy’s work in the Senate has focused on supporting public schools, increasing access to health care, and raising the minimum wage for working Granite Staters. She is a Manchester native and earned her Juris Doctor from Franklin Pierce Law School.

House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon was first elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 2010. In 2014, he became chair of the House Environment & Energy Committee, where he helped pass legislation to fight climate change, including the Clean Fuel Standard, the Clean Energy Transformation Act, and the Climate Commitment Act. He also successfully passed legislation to address Washington’s housing shortage, protect bicyclists and pedestrians, expand transit, and protect and recover endangered species including salmon and orcas. He led the Washington House Democratic Campaign Committee through four election cycles starting in 2015, during which time House Democrats expanded their majority from a narrow one-seat majority to a comfortable nine-seat majority. In 2022, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader. Joe lives in West Seattle with his dog Stevie.

Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02) was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia. The son of an immigrant, he was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature in 2008, becoming the first Democrat to ever represent his legislative district. He currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on the Budget. Congressman Boyle is the founder and co-chair of the “Blue Collar Caucus” which advocates for working families by addressing wage stagnation, job insecurity, and the future of work.

Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) is the son of a single mother who is an immigrant in the process of obtaining citizenship. In Congress, he has passed legislation to make housing more affordable and give Nevada families a tax cut while securing funding for Nevada’s schools and investing in job training programs. As a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, he has helped pass an infrastructure plan that will create thousands of good-paying jobs in Nevada. Prior to serving in Congress, Horsford served in the Nevada State Senate and made history as the first African-American Majority Leader.

Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) was born and raised in Queens as the daughter of immigrants and has never forgotten where she came from or who she fights for. Before running for Congress, Grace worked as a public interest lawyer and served in the New York State Assembly. She serves on the powerful House Appropriations Committee and fights for federal programs that benefit women and children. Grace chairs ASPIRE PAC, which supports Asian American candidates and ensures that Asian American voices are heard in the political process. She also chairs At the Table, which supports minority and women candidates with the resources to run for office.

Before being elected, Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) worked for over 17 years as a 911 dispatcher for the Los Angeles Police Department, where she served as a shop steward for AFSCME Local 3090. Norma also served in the State Assembly and State Senate where she implemented the Affordable Care Act and secured $2 billion in federal funds for the “Keep Your Home California” program – helping 64,000 families keep their homes during the foreclosure crisis. Representing California’s 35th District since 2014, Norma has been an advocate for working families of the Inland Empire. An immigrant from Guatemala, Norma is the sole Central-American serving in Congress.