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The Honorable Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
May 22nd, 2014
Dear President Obama,
As public officials concerned about our constituents’ well-being, we thank you for your
leadership to date on addressing climate change. We enthusiastically support the Climate Action
Plan you have put forward. Climate change threatens the health of our families, our
communities and the ecosystems on which we depend, and we are ready to work with and
support you and your Administration. Together, we can implement a comprehensive approach to
reduce carbon pollution while building resilient communities with strong local economies,
reliable and affordable energy choices, and that are well-prepared for the impacts of climate
change now and into the future.
As you know, the many communities that we represent are already feeling the effects of climate
change now. We recognize, and are already seeing the economic and environmental benefits of
a shift to clean energy that avoids the harmful emissions that cause global warming. We are also
working to protect our communities with resilience strategies, but we also look forward to a
strong partnership with the federal government to help us make our communities even stronger.
Under your leadership, we can help you achieve the key pillars of your plan to reduce carbon
pollution, especially the first-ever national limits on carbon pollution from power plants,
increases in the energy efficiency of our built environment, and smarter investments in our
country’s renewable energy infrastructure. By committing to clean up power plants with a
stakeholder process similar to that which was used for other Clean Air Act standards, you are
once again demonstrating your commitment to commonsense solutions that takes the challenge
of climate change seriously. This move, combined with the strong efficiency and clean energy
goals also outlined in your Climate Action Plan, is key to putting America on a path to a future
powered by homegrown clean energy.
However, as you have rightly acknowledged, it is not enough just to reduce carbon pollution, we
must also prepare and adapt to the impacts that are here today and those that are expected,
including stronger and more damaging storms, flooding, heat waves, prolonged drought, more
frequent wildfires, and other extremes. Therefore, we applaud your plan’s commitment to
identify and remove barriers to climate-resilient investment, to remove policies that increase
vulnerabilities. We are particularly supportive of your pledge to provide targeted support and
assistance to local governments as we work together to reduce our risk from climate change in a
post-Superstorm Sandy world.
We are ready to stand up in support of this bold action to ensure our communities and our health
are protected and that we are doing our part to take action to fight climate change. Thank you
again, Mr. President, for your leadership in addressing the largest environmental crisis of our
time.
Sincerely,
Arizona
Albert Hale
Representative, 2nd District
Arizona
Bruce Wheeler
Representative, 10th District, Assistant
Minority Leader
Arizona
Chad Campbell
Representative, 24th District, Minority
Leader
Arizona
David Bradley
Senator, 10th District
Arizona
Juan Carlos Escamilla
Representative, 4th District
Arizona
Katie Hobbs
Senator, 24th District
Arizona
Kolby Granville
City Council Member
Tempe, Arizona
Lela Alston
Representative, 24th District
Arizona
Lydia Hernandez
Representative, 29th District
Arizona
Lynne Pancrazi
Representative, 4th District, Assistant
Minority Leader
Arizona
Paul Cunningham
City Council Member
Tucson, Arizona
Rob Adams
Mayor
Sedona, Arizona
Rosanna Gabaldon
Representative, 2nd District
Arizona
Victoria Steele
Representative, 9th District
Arizona
Colorado
Beth McCann
Representative, Majority Whip, 8th District
Colorado
Bob Overbeck
City Council Member
Fort Collins, Colorado
Christina Rinderle
City Council Member
Durango, Colorado
Coreen Toll
City Councilor
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Daniel Kagan
Representative, 3rd District
Colorado
Dean Brookie
City Council Member
Durango, Colorado
Deb Gardner
County Commissioner
Boulder County, Colorado
Elise Jones
County Commissioner
Boulder County, Colorado
Irene Aguilar
Senator, 32nd District, Assistant Majority
Leader
Colorado
Jeanne Labuda
Representative, 1st District
Colorado
John Ericson
Trustee, City Council
Estes Park, Colorado
John Kefalas
Senator, 14th District
Colorado
Jonathan Singer
Representative, 11th District
Colorado
Lisa Morzel
City Council Member
Boulder, Colorado
Macon Cowles
City Council Member
Boulder, Colorado
Margaret Garvey Rogers
Town Council Member
Vail, Colorado
Mary Dolores Young
City Council Member
Boulder County, Colorado
Matt Appelbaum
Mayor
Boulder, Colorado
Max Tyler
Representative, Chairman Transportation
and Energy Committee, 23rd District
Colorado
Merrily Mazza
City Council Member
Lafayette, Colorado
Michael Hancock
Mayor
Denver, Colorado
Mike Foote
Representative, 12th District
Colorado
Paul Rosenthal
Representative, 9th District
Colorado
Pauline Christensen
City Council Member
Longmont, Colorado
Peggy Lehmann
City Council Member
Denver, Colorado
Ralph Trenary
City Council Member
Loveland, Colorado
Richard Hagan
City Council Member
Gunnison, Colorado
Ross Cunniff
City Council Member
Fort Collins, Colorado
Shakti
City Council Member
Lakewood, Colorado
Sharon Tessier
City Council Member
Broomfield, Colorado
Sweetie Marbury
Mayor Pro Team, City Council
Durango, Colorado
Tom Quinn
City Council Member
Lakewood, Colorado
Walter Magill
City Council Member
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Florida
Dr. Clifford R. Merz
City Commissioner
Safety Harbor, Florida
Darden Rice
City Council Member Elect
St. Petersburg, Florida
Donald Shroyer
Deputy Mayor
St. Cloud, Florida
Dr. Christopher McVoy
City Commissioner
Lake Worth, Florida
Janet Long
County Commissioner
Pinellas County, Florida
Jim Quinn
City Councilor
Seminole, Florida
Karl Nurse
City Council Member
St. Petersburg, Florida
Kenneth T. Welch
County Commissioner, Chairman
Pinellas County Commission
Kofi Hunt
Project Coordinator for Awake Pinellas
Pinellas County, Florida
Martha Simons
City Council Member
Bonita Springs, Florida
Michele Paccione
City Councilor, Seat 3
Palm Bay City, Florida
Patricia Plantamura
City Councilor
Seminole, Florida
Rick Kriseman
Mayor
St. Petersburg, Florida
Saeed Kamezi, P.E.
Public Works Director
Fort Myers, Florida
Sam Henderson
Mayor
Gulfport, Florida
Steve Kornell
City Council Member
St. Petersburg, Florida
Susan Latvala
County Commissioner
Pinellas County, Florida
Iowa
Dan Kelley
Representative, 29th District
Iowa
Frank Cownie
Mayor
Des Moines, Iowa
Maine
Adam Goode
Representative, 15th District
Maine
Alan Casavant
Representative, 137th District
Maine
Andrea Boland
Representative, 142nd District
Maine
Andrew McLean
Representative, 129th District
Maine
Andrew T. Mason
Representative, 60th District
Maine
Ann E. Peoples
Representatives, 125th District
Maine
Ann E. Dorney
Representative, 86th District
Maine
Anne Haskell
Senator, 9th District
Maine
Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Representative, 143rd District
Maine
Barry J. Hobbins
Representative, 133rd District
Maine
Ben Chipman
Representative, 119th District
Maine
Brian Jones
Representative, 45th District
Maine
Bruce MacDonald
Representative, 61st District
Maine
Chris Johnson
Senator, 20th District
Maine
Chuck Kruger
Representative, 48th District
Maine
Claudia King
Town Councilor
Falmouth, Maine
Deane Rykerson
Representative, 151st District
Maine
Denise Harlow
Representative, 116th District
Maine
Diane Russell
Representative, 120th District
Maine
Elizabeth E. Dickerson
City Councilor
Rockland, Maine
Erik Jorgensen
Representative, 115th District
Maine
Gay M. Grant
Representative, 59th District
Maine
Geoff Gratwick
Senator, 32nd District
Maine
James F. Dill
Representative, 14th District
Maine
Janice E. Cooper
Representative, 107th District
Maine
Jim Boyle
Senator, 6th District
Maine
Joan W. Welsh
Representative, 46th District, Chair of
Environment and Natural Resources
Committee
Maine
Jon Hinck
City Councilor
Portland, Maine
Joshua R. Plante
Representative, 145th District
Maine
Karen Kusiak
Representative, 84th District
Maine
Katherine W. Cassidy
Representative, 32nd District
Maine
Kimberly J. Monaghan-Derrig
Representative, 121st District
Maine
Lori Fowle
Representative, 58th District
Maine
Margaret Craven
Senator, 16th District
Maine
Mary Pennell Nelson
Representative, 112th District
Maine
Matthew W. Moonen
Representative, 118th District
Maine
Matthea Elisabeth Larsen Daughtry
Representative, 66th District
Maine
Megan M. Rochelo
Representative, 136th District
Maine
Michael Brennan
Mayor
Portland, Maine
Michael Carey
Representative, 72nd District
Maine
Michael Gilbert Devin
Representative, 51st District
Maine
Nathan L. Libby
Representative, 73rd District
Maine
Paul E. Gilbert
Representative, 87th District
Maine
Paul D. McGowan
Representative, 149th District
Maine
Peter C. Stuckey
Representative, 114th District
Maine
R. Wayne Werts
Representative, 70th District
Maine
Rebecca Millett
Senator, 7th District
Maine
Robert J. Saucier
Representative, 5th District
Maine
Roberta B. Beavers
Representative, 148th District
Maine
Ryan D. Tipping-Spitz
Representative, 19th District
Maine
Sara Gideon
Representative, 106th District
Maine
Seth Berry
Representative, 67th District
Maine
Sharon Anglin Treat
Representative, 79th District
Maine
Sheryl J. Briggs
Representative, 93rd District
Maine
Stacey Fitts
Former Representative, Former Chair of the
Energy Committee
Maine
Stan Gerzofsky
Senator, 10th District
Maine
Terry K. Morrison
Representative, 122nd District
Maine
Thomas R. W. Longstaff
Representative, 77th District
Maine
Tom Blake
City Councilor
South Portland, Maine
Victoria P. Kornfield
Representative, 17th District
Maine
Walter A. Kumiega III
Representative, 36th District
Maine
William F. Noon
Representative, 144th District
Maine
Massachusetts
Aaron Vega
Representative, 5th Hampden District
Massachusetts
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Representative, 14th Norfolk District
Massachusetts
Antonio Cabral
Representative, 13th Bristol District
Massachusetts
Ayanna Pressley
City Councilor
Boston, Massachusetts
Benjamin B. Downing
Senator, Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and
Hampden District
Massachusetts
Brian M. Ashe
Representative, 2nd Hampden District
Massachusetts
Chris Walsh
Representative, 6th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Christopher Boutwell
Selectman
Montague, Massachusetts
Cory Atkins
Representative, 14th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Courtney O’Keefe
Alder
Somerville, Massachusetts
Craig Kelley
City Councilor
Cambridge, Massachusetts
David M. Rogers
Representative, 24th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Dennis M. Sullivan
Alder
Somerville, Massachusetts
Frank I. Smizik
Representative, 15th Norfolk District, House
Committee on Global Warming & Climate
Change Chair
Massachusetts
Gailanne M. Cariddi
Representative, 1st Berkshire District
Massachusetts
Henrietta Davis
Mayor
Cambridge, Massachusetts
James B. Eldridge
Senator, Middlesex and Worcester District
Massachusetts
Jason Lewis
Representative, 5th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Jay R. Kaufman
Representative, 15th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Jay Livingstone
Representative, 8th Suffolk District
Massachusetts
Jeffrey N. Roy
Representative, 10th Norfolk District
Massachusetts
Jennifer E. Benson
Representative, 37th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
John W. Scibak
Representative, 2nd Hampshire District
Massachusetts
Joseph Curtatone
Mayor
Somerville, Massachusetts
Joseph McCoy
City Council Vice- President
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Katherine M. Clark
Senator, Melrose District
Massachusetts
Leland Cheung
City Councilor
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Liz Malia
Representative, 11th Suffolk District
Massachusetts
Lori A. Ehrlich
Representative, 8th Essex District
Massachusetts
Marcos A. Devers
Representative, 16th Essex District
Massachusetts
Marjorie C. Decker
Representative, 25th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Mark Fairbrother
Board of Selectmen Chair
Montague, Massachusetts
Marc R. Pacheco
Senator, Senate Committee on Global
Warming and Climate Change Chair, 1st
Plymouth and Bristol District
Massachusetts
Matt O’Malley
City Councilor
Boston, Massachusetts
Melvin Edwards
City Councilor
Springfield, Massachusetts
Michael Nelson
Selectman
Montague, Massachusetts
Michael Tautznik
Mayor
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Mike Fenton
City Councilor
Springfield, Massachusetts
Minka VanBeuzekom
City Councilor
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Patricia Jehlen
Senator, 2nd Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Patrick Devlin
Town Councilor
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Paul Donato
Representative, 35th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Paul R. Heroux
Representative, 2nd Bristol District
Massachusetts
Paul Mark
Representative, 2nd Berkshire District
Massachusetts
Paul McMurtry
Representative, 11th Norfolk District
Massachusetts
Rebekah Gerwitz
Alder
Somerville, Massachusetts
Peter V. Kocot
Representative, 1st Hampshire District
Massachusetts
Richard Murray
Selectman
Scituate, Massachusetts
Robert Logan
City Councilor
Waltham, Massachusetts
Ruth Balser
Representative, 12th Middlesex District
Massachusetts
Scott Jenssen
Board of Selectmen Chair
Monterey, Massachusetts
Stephen Kulik
Representative, 1st Franklin District
Massachusetts
William White
President, Board of Aldermen
Somerville, Massachusetts
Michigan
Adam F. Zemke
Representative, 55th District
Michigan
Carol Hennessy
County Commissioner
Kent County, Michigan
Christopher Taylor
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Chuck Warpehoski
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conan Smith
Executive Director, Michigan Suburbs
Alliance
Michigan
David Bulkowski
County Commissioner
Kent County, Michigan
George Darany
Representative, 15th District
Michigan
George Heartwell
Mayor
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gretchen Diskell
Representative, 52nd District
Michigan
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
Senator, 8th District
Michigan
Jack Eaton
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
James Talen
County Commissioner
Kent County, Michigan
Jane Lumm
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jeanine Easterday
City Commissioner
Traverse, Michigan
Jeff Irwin
Representative, 53rd District
Michigan
Jessica Yorko
Environmental Justice Coordinator, County
Health Department
Ingham County, Michigan
John Hieftje
Mayor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jon Switalski
Representative, 28th District
Michigan
Kara Hope
County Commissioner
Ingham County, Michigan
Marcia Hovery-Wright
Representative, 92nd District
Michigan
Margie Teall
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mike Anglin
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paul Schreiber
Mayor
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Penelope Tsernoglou
County Commissioner
Ingham County, Michigan
Rebecca Bahar-Cook
County Commissioner
Ingham County, Michigan
Renee Canady Ph. D.
Health Officer, County Health Department
Ingham County, Michigan
Rosalynn Bliss
City Commissioner
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sabra Briere
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sally Hart Peterson
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah Roberts
Representative, 18th District
Michigan
Sean Mulally
Trustee, Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, Michigan
Steve Kunselman
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sumi Kailasapathy
City Council Member
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Toni Moceri
County Commissioner
Macomb County, Michigan
Virg Bernero
Mayor
Lansing, Michigan
Minnesota
Alice Hausman
Representative, 66A District
Minnesota
Amy Brendmoen
City Council Member
St. Paul, Minnesota
Andrea Lauer
Mayor
Royalton, Minnesota
Cam Gordon
City Council Member
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Carolyn Laine
Representative, 41B District
Minnesota
Chris A. Eaton
Senator, 40th District
Minnesota
Chris Tolbert
City Council Member
St. Paul, Minnesota
D. Scott Dibble
Senator, 61st District
Minnesota
David Bly
Representative, 20B District
Minnesota
Erik Simonson
Representative, 7B District and Assistant
Fire Chief
Minnesota
Frank Jewell
County Commissioner
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Jake Spano
City Councilor
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Jim Carlson
Senator, 51st District
Minnesota
Jim Davnie
Representative, 63A District
Minnesota
Joe Mullery
Representative, 59A District
Minnesota
John Ward
Representative, 10A District
Minnesota
Jon Commers
Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities
Member
Minnesota
Frank Hornstein
Representative, 61A District
Minnesota
Kathy Lantry
City Council President
St. Paul, Minnesota
Linda Krug
City Councilor
Duluth, Minnesota
Linda Slocum
Representative, 50A District
Minnesota
Lisa Goodman
City Council Member
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Melissa Hortman
Representative, 36B District
Minnesota
Mike Wojcik
City Council Member
Rochester, Minnesota
Nancy Tyra-Lukens
Mayor
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Peter Fischer
Representative, 43A District
Minnesota
Peter McLaughlin
County Commissioner
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Phyllis Kahn
Representative, 60B District
Minnesota
Rick Hansen
Representative, 52A District
Minnesota
Russ Stark
City Council Member
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sarina Otaibi
City Council Member
Granite Falls, Minnesota
Sheldon Johnson
Representative, 67B District
Minnesota
Tina Liebling
Representative, 30A District
Minnesota
Montana
Adam Stern
City Commissioner
Livingston, Montana
Alex Taft
City Council Member
Missoula, Montana
Andres Haladay
City Commissioner Elect
Helena, Montana
Bob Jaffe
City Council Representative
Missoula, Montana
Bryce Bennett
Representative, 97th District
Montana
Caitlin Copple
City Councilor
Missoula, Montana
Carolyn Squires
Representative, 96th District
Montana
Carson Taylor
City Commissioner
Bozeman, Montana
Chris Mehl
City Council Member
Bozeman, Montana
Christine Kaufmann
Senator, 41st District
Montana
Cliff Larsen
Senator, 50th District
Montana
Cynthia Wolken
City Councilor
Missoula, Montana
Dave Strohmaier
City Council Member
Missoula, Montana
Dick Barrett
Senator, 47th District
Montana
Dick Thweatt
City Commissioner
Helena, Montana
Doug Coffin
Representative, 49th District
Montana
Ed Childers
City Councilor
Missoula, Montana
Ed Lieser
Representative, 4th District
Montana
Ellie Boldman Hill
Representative, 94th District
Montana
Emily Bentley
City Councilor Elect
Missoula, Montana
Franke Wilmer
Former Congressional Candidate
Montana
Jason Wiener
City Council Member
Missoula, Montana
Jean Price
Representative, 21st District
Montana
John Engen
Mayor
Missoula, Montana
Jonathan Windy Boy
Senator, 16th District
Montana
JP Pomnichowski
Representative, 66th District
Montana
Katherine Haque-Hausrath
City Commissioner
Helena, Montana
Kelly McCarthy
Representative, 51st District
Montana
Kim Dudik
Representative, 99th District
Montana
Margie MacDonald
Representative, 54th District
Montana
Marilyn Marler
City Councilor
Missoula, Montana
Mary Caferro
Senator, 40th District
Montana
Mary McNally
Representative, 49th District
Montana
Michele Landquist
County Commissioner
Missoula County, Montana
Mike Phillips
Senator, 33rd District
Montana
Nancy Wilson
Representative, 97th District
Montana
Pam Barberis
City Councilor Elect
Whitefish, Montana
Randy Kenyon
City Councilor
Kalispell, Montana
Sue Malek
Senator, 46th District
Montana
Tom Facey
Senator, 48th District
Montana
Tom Steenberg
Representative, 95th District
Montana
Virginia Court
Representative, 52nd District
Montana
Nebraska
Bill Avery
Senator, 28th District
Nebraska
Don Preister
City Council Member
Bellevue, Nebraska
New Hampshire
John Maclean
City Manager
Keene, New Hampshire
Kendall Lane
Mayor
Keene, New Hampshire
New Jersey
Amanda Nesheiwat
Secaucus Environmental Committee
Chair
Secaucus, New Jersey
Angel Fuentes
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Antonia Ricigliano
Mayor
Edison Township, New Jersey
Charles Carley
City Council Member
South Brunswick, New Jersey
Christopher Killmurray
Deputy Mayor
South Brunswick, New Jersey
Craig Coughlin
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Dan Benson
Assembly Member
New Jersey Assembly
Dennis Shim
City Council Member
Ridgefield, New Jersey
Dina Long
Mayor
Sea Girt, New Jersey
Donald Norcross
Senator, 5th District
New Jersey
Edward Durkin
City Council Member
Caldwell, New Jersey
Gayle Brill Mittler
City Council Member
Highland Park, New Jersey
Gil Hawkins
City Council Member
Leonia, New Jersey
Gilbert Wilson
Assembly Member
New Jersey Assembly
Jason O’Donnell
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Jim Whelan
Senator, 2nd District
New Jersey
John Birkner
Mayor
Westwood, New Jersey
John McKeon
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Jon Erickson
City Council Member
Highland Park, New Jersey
Joseph F. Vitale
Senator, 19th District
New Jersey
Kathleen Levanthal
Deputy Mayor
Township of Maplewood, New Jersey
Kevin Ryan
City Council Member
Verona, New Jersey
Linda R. Greenstein
Senator, 14th District
New Jersey
Linda Stender
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Lisa Swain
City Council Member
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Loretta Weinberg
Senator, 37th District, Majority Leader
New Jersey
Mark Rosner
Trustee
South Orange, New Jersey
Mike Gonnelli
Mayor
Secaucus, New Jersey
Mila Jasey
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Nellie Pou
Senator, 35th District
New Jersey
Pasquale Menna
Mayor
Red Bank, New Jersey
Patrick Diegnan
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Peter J. Barnes III
Senator, 18th District
New Jersey
Reed Gusciora
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Ruben Ramos
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Scott Olson
City Council Member
Byram, New Jersey
Sean Jackson
Council Member
Borough of Hopewell, New Jersey
Sean Spiller
City Council Member
Montclair, New Jersey
Steve Schnall
Trustee
South Orange, New Jersey
Susan Welkovits
City Council Member
Highland Park, New Jersey
Timothy Eustace
Assembly Member
New Jersey
Upendra K. Chivakula
Assembly Member, Utilities Chairman
New Jersey
Walter Clarke
Trustee
South Orange, New Jersey
New Mexico
Javier Gonzales
Mayor
Santa Fe, New Mexico
New York
Adriano Espaillat
Senator, 31st District
New York
Alan Maisel
Assembly Member
New York
Annabel Palma
Council Member
New York
Bob Dougherty
City Councilor
Syracuse, New York
Brad Lander
City Council Member
New York City, New York
Brad M. Hoylman
Senator, 27th District
New York
Charles D. Lavine
Assembly Member
New York
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Assembly Member
New York
David Weprin
Assembly Member
New York
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Assembly Member
New York
Donna A. Lupardo
Assembly Member
New York
Edward C. Braunstein
Assembly Member
New York
Ellen Jaffee
Assembly Member
New York
Frank K. Skartados
Assembly Member
New York
George Latimer
Senator, 37th District
New York
Gwen Johnson
City Councilor
Poughkeepsie, New York
Harvey Weisenberg
Assembly Member
New York
Jake Barrett
Common Council Member, Public Safety
Committee Chair
Syracuse, New York
James F. Brennan
Assembly Member
New York
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Assembly Member
New York
Jessica S. Lappin
City Councilor
New York City, New York
John T. McDonald III
Assembly Member
New York
José M. Serrano
Senator, 29th District
New York
José Peralta
Senator, 13th District, Minority Whip
New York
Letitia James
City Council Member
New York City, New York
Linda B. Rosenthal
Assembly Member
New York
Marcos Crespo
Assembly Member
New York
Margaret Markey
Assembly Member
New York
Martin Malavé Dilan
Senator, 18th District
New York
Mary Solomon
City Councilor
Poughkeepsie, New York
Michael G. Miller
Assembly Member
New York
Michael Kearns
Assembly Member
New York
Michelle Schimel
Assembly Member
New York
Peter Koo
City Council Member
New York City, New York
Richard Conti
Common Council Member
Albany, New York
Richard Gottfried
Assembly Member
New York
Robert J. Doherty
City Councilor
Troy, New York
Robert Sweeney
Assembly Member
New York
Rodney Wiltshire, Jr.
City Council Member
Troy, New York
Sandra Galef
Assembly Member
New York
Seph Murtagh
City Councilor
Ithaca, New York
Thomas Abinanti
Assembly Member
New York
William Colton
Assembly Member
New York
William Scarborough
Assembly Member
New York
North Carolina
Alma Adams
Representative, 58th District
North Carolina
Barry Jacobs
County Commissioner, Chair
Orange County Commissioners
Bill Jensen
Town Council Member
Apex, North Carolina
Bobbie Richardson
Representative, 7th District
North Carolina
Carla Cunnigham
Representative, 106th District
North Carolina
Cecil Bothwell
City Council Member
Asheville, North Carolina
Dan Besse
City Council Member
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Deb McManus
Representative, 54th District
North Carolina
Diane Catotti
City Council Member
Durham, North Carolina
Don Moffitt
City Council Member
Durham, North Carolina
Drew Reisinger
Register of Deeds
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Duane Hall
Representative, 11th District
North Carolina
Eddie Davis
City Council Member
Durham, North Carolina
Ellen Reckhow
County Commissioner
Durham County, North Carolina
Gladys Robinson
Senator, 2nd District
North Carolina
Gwen Wisler
Council Member
Asheville, North Carolina
Harvey Walker
City Council Member
Morehead City, North Carolina
Holly Jones
County Commissioner
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Jim Ward
City Council Member
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Kelly Alexander
Representative, 107th District
North Carolina
Marc Hunt
City Council Member
Asheville, North Carolina
Michael Page
County Commissioner, Chairman
Durham County, North Carolina
Mike Woodard
Senator, 22nd District
North Carolina
Paul Luebke
Representative, 30th District
North Carolina
Pricey Harrison
Representative, 57th District
North Carolina
Rick Glazier
Representative, 44th District
North Carolina
Steve Schewel
City Council Member
Durham, North Carolina
Susan Fisher
Representative, 114th District
North Carolina
Tobin Freid
Durham City-County Sustainability
Manager
Durham County & City, North Carolina
Verla Insko
Representative, 56th District
North Carolina
Wendy Jacobs
County Commissioner
Durham County, North Carolina
William Bell
Mayor
Durham, North Carolina
Yvonne Holley
Representative, 38th District
North Carolina
Ohio
Brandon Duber
City Council Member
Orange Village, Ohio
Dale Miller
City Council Member
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Dana Bagwell
City Commissioner
Clintonville, Ohio
Denise Driehaus
Representative, 31st District
Ohio
Ed Kelley
Mayor
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Eddie Edwards
City Council Member
Loraine, Ohio
Fred Strahorn
Representative, 39th District
Ohio
George Stelmaschuk
City Council Member
Broadview Heights, Ohio
Georgina Welo
Mayor
South Euclid, Ohio
Jane Goodman
City Council Member
South Euclid, Ohio
Jean Abernathy-Smith
City Council Member
Highland Hills, Ohio
Jennifer Cochran
City Council Member
Athens, Ohio
Joe Suster
City Council President
Garfield Heights, Ohio
John Patterson
Representative, 99th District
Ohio
John Wagner
City Council Member
Barberton, Ohio
Julian Rogers
Ward Representative
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Karen Wintrow
City Council President
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Kristopher Kellher
City Commissioner
Clintonville, Ohio
Lee Foote
City Council Member
Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
Libby Wetherholt
City Commissioner
Clintonville, Ohio
Lillian Moore
City Council Member
Highland Hills, Ohio
Lori Askeland
City Council Member
Yellow Springs, Ohio
Mamie Mitchel
City Council Member
Cleveland City, Ohio
Mark Wiseman
City Council Member
University Heights, Ohio
Marty Gelfand
City Council Member
South Euclid, Ohio
Mary Balbier
City Council Member
Brooklyn, Ohio
Michele Ernst
City Council Member
Seven Hills, Ohio
Michele Papai
3rd Ward Representative
Athens, Ohio
Mike Foley
Representative, 14th District
Ohio
Moe Romeo
City Council Member
South Euclid, Ohio
Nickie Antonio
Representative, 13th District
Ohio
Patricia DeBerry
City Council Member
Highland Hills, Ohio
P’Elizabeth Koelker
City Council Member
Grandview Heights, Ohio
Rob Wood
City Commissioner
Clintonville, Ohio
Robert Hagan
Representative, 58th District
Ohio
Steven Herron
City Council President
Vermilion, Ohio
Sunny Simon
County Council Member
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Susan Jagers
City Council Member
Grandview Heights, Ohio
Thomas Kozesky
City Council Member
Conneaut, Ohio
Tom Bullock
City Council Member
Lakewood, Ohio
Vernon Sykes
Representative, 34th District
Ohio
Oregon
John Kitzhaber
Governor
Oregon
Alissa Keny-Guyer
Representative, 46th District
Oregon
Ben Unger
Representative, 29th District
Oregon
Brian L. Clem
Representative, 21st District
Oregon
David Gomberg
Representative, 10th District
Oregon
Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Senator, 17th District
Oregon
Ginny Burdick
Senator, 18th District
Oregon
Jessica Vega Pederson
Representative, 47th District
Oregon
Jules Bailey
Representative, 42nd District
Oregon
Lee Beyer
Senator, 6th District
Oregon
Mark Hass
Senator, 14th District
Oregon
Peter Buckley
Representative, 5th District
Oregon
Phil Barnhart
Representative, 11th District
Oregon
Rod Monroe
Senator, 24th District
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Andy Dinniman
Senator, 19th District
Pennsylvania
Andy Merritt
Township Supervisor
Half Moon, Pennsylvania
Angel Cruz
Representative, 180th District
Pennsylvania
Anthony Williams
Senator, 8th District
Pennsylvania
Barb Spencer
Township Supervisor
Half Moon, Pennsylvania
Ben Poisoning
Township Supervisor
Half Moon, Pennsylvania
Brendan Boyle
Representative, 170th District
Pennsylvania
Brian Sims
Representative, 182nd District
Pennsylvania
Bryan F. Allen
City Council Member, Chief of Staff
Office of Representative Tina Davis
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Carolyn Comitta
Mayor
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Catherine Dauler
Borough Council Member
State College Borough, Pennsylvania
Chris Lee
Township Supervisor
Harris, Pennsylvania
Christine M. Tartaglione
Senator, 2nd District
Pennsylvania
Curtis Thomas
Representative, 181st District
Pennsylvania
Dan Frankel
Representative, 23rd District
Pennsylvania
Dan Gilman
City Council Member
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Daylin Leach
Senator, 17th District
Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Knapp
Borough Council Member
Swarthmore Borough, Pennsylvania
Greg Vitali
Representative, 166th District
Pennsylvania
James Roebuck
Representative, 188th District
Pennsylvania
Jim Ferlo
Senator, 38th District
Pennsylvania
John B. Rankin
Town Council Member, 2nd District
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
John P. Blake
Senator, 22nd District
Pennsylvania
Kathy Dahlkemper
County Executive
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Lawrence M. Farnese
Senator, 1st District
Pennsylvania
LeAnne Washington
Senator, 4th District
Pennsylvania
Louise Williams Bishop
Representative, 192nd District
Pennsylvania
Mark Cohen
Representative, 202nd District
Pennsylvania
Mark Rozzi
Representative, 126th District
Pennsylvania
Mark Stevenson
Township Supervisor
Half Moon, Pennsylvania
Mary Jo Daley
Representative, 148th District
Pennsylvania
Matthew D. Bradford
Representative 70th District
Pennsylvania
Melissa Lewicki
Borough Council Member
Swarthmore Borough, Pennsylvania
Mchael McGeehan
Representative, 173rd District
Pennsylvania
Michael H. O’Brien
Representative, 175th District
Pennsylvania
Michael Schlossberg
Representative, 132nd District
Pennsylvania
Michael Stack
Senator, 5th District
Pennsylvania
Michael P. Sturla
Representative, 96th District
Pennsylvania
Michelle F. Brownlee
Representative, 195th District
Pennsylvania
Patrick Harkins
Representative, 1st District
Pennsylvania
Peter Morris
Borough Council Member
State College Borough, Pennsylvania
Rob Teplitz
Senator, 15th District
Pennsylvania
Ronald G. Waters
Representative, 191st District
Pennsylvania
Rosita Youngblood
Representative, 198th District
Pennsylvania
Shirley Kitchen
Senator, 3rd District
Pennsylvania
Stephen Kinsey
Representative, 201st District
Pennsylvania
Stephen McCarter
Representative, 154th District
Pennsylvania
Steven Santasiero
Representative, 31st District
Pennsylvania
Susan Madian
Borough Council Member
Doylestown Borough, Pennsylvania
Susan Smythe
Borough Council President
Swarthmore Borough, Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kirkland
Representative, 159th District
Pennsylvania
Tim Briggs
Representative, 149th District
Pennsylvania
Todd Kirsten
Township Supervisor
Half Moon, Pennsylvania
Tina Davis
Representative, 141st District
Pennsylvania
Todd E. Smith
City Council Member
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Vincent Hughes
Senator, 7th District
Pennsylvania
Texas
Chris Riley
City Council Member
Austin, Texas
Chris Turner
Representative, 101st District
Texas
Chris Medina
City Council Member
San Antonio, Texas
Dawnna Dukes
Representative, 46th District
Texas
Diego Bernal
City Council Member
San Antonio, Texas
Donna Howard
Representative, 48th District
Texas
Dwaine R. Caraway
City Council Member
Dallas, Texas
Eddie Rodriguez
Representative, 51st District
Texas
Elliott Naishtat
Representative, 49th District
Texas
Garnet F. Coleman
Representative, 147th District
Texas
Jessica Farrar
Representative, 148th District
Texas
Jose Rodriguez
Senator, 29th District
Texas
Laura Morrison
City Council Member
Austin, Texas
Lon Burnam
Representative, 90th District
Texas
Mary Gonzalez
Representative, 75th District
Texas
Mike Laster
City Council Member
Houston, Texas
Mike Villareal
Representative, 123rd District
Texas
Naomi Gonzalez
Representative, 76th District
Texas
Nicole Collier
Representative, 95th District
Texas
Philip Cortez
Representative, 117th
Texas
Philip T. Kingston
City Council Member
Dallas, Texas
Rafael Anchia
Representative, 103rd District
Texas
Rey Saldana
City Council Member
San Antonio, Texas
Roberto R. Alonzo
Representative, 104th District
Texas
Rodney Ellis
Senator, 13th District
Texas
Ron Reynolds
Representative, 27th District
Texas
Roy Charles Brooks
County Commissioner
Tarrant County, Texas
Ruth Jones McClendon
Representative, 120th District
Texas
Sylvia R. Garcia
Senator, 6th District
Texas
Veronica Escobar
County Judge
El Paso County, Texas
Utah
Ralph Becker
Mayor
Salt Lake City, Utah
Virginia
Adam P. Ebbin
Senator, 30th District
Virginia
Alfonso Lopez
Delegate
Virginia
Alison Silberberg
Vice Mayor
Alexandria, Virginia
Anita Price
City Council Member
Roanoke, Virginia
Ann Mallek
County Board of Supervisors Chair
Albemarle County, Virginia
Barbara Favola
Senator, 31st District
Virginia
Bill Bestpitch
City Council Member
Roanoke, Virginia
Cathy Hudgins
Fairfax County Board Supervisor
Fairfax County, Virginia
Chap Petersen
Senator, 34th District
Virginia
Charlotte Moore
Cave Spring Supervisor and Vice Chair
Roanoke County, Virginia
Chris Hilbert
City Council Member
Richmond, Virginia
Chris Zimmerman
County Board Supervisor
Arlington County, Virginia
Dave Norris
City Councilor
Charlottesville, Virginia
George Wallace
Mayor
Hampton, Virginia
David Bowers
Mayor
Roanoke, Virginia
Dede Smith
City Councilor
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dennis Rooker
County Board Supervisor
Albemarle County, Virginia
Donald McEachin
Senator, 9th District
Virginia
Donald E. Wiggins
County Board of Supervisors Chair
York County, Virginia
Donnie Tuck
City Council Member
Hampton, Virginia
Ellen Robertson
City Council Member
Richmond, Virginia
Fernando “Marty” Martinez
City Council Member
Leesburg, Virginia
George Solley
City Council Member
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Janet Howell
Senator, 32nd District
Virginia
Jason Peters
County Board of Supervisors Vice
Chairman
Roanoke County, Virginia
Joe McNamara
County Board Supervisors Chairman
Roanoke County, Virginia
Joe Morrissey
Delegate
Virginia
Johanna Barry
City Council Member
Falls Church, Virginia
Justin Wilson
City Council Member
Alexandria, Virginia
John Chapman
City Council Member
Alexandria, Virginia
Jay Fisette
County Board Supervisor
Arlington County, Virginia
John Foust
City Council Member
Fairfax, Virginia
Kathy Galvin
City Council Member
Charlottesville, Virginia
Kai Degner
City Council Member
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Kaye Kory
Delegate
Virginia
Kevan Danker
Williamsburg Area Transit Executive
Director
Williamsburg, Virginia
Kristin Szakos
Vice Mayor
Charlottesville, Virginia
Libby Garbey
County Board Supervisor
Arlington County, Virginia
Mark Keam
Delegate
Virginia
Mary Hynes
County Board Supervisor
Arlington County, Virginia
McKinley Price
Mayor
Newport News, Virginia
Patrick Hope
Delegate
Virginia
Paul Ferguson
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Arlington County, Virginia
Paul Smedberg
City Council Member
Alexandria, Virginia
Philip Duncan
City Council Member
Falls Church, Virginia
Redela S. “Del” Pepper
City Council Member
Alexandria, Virginia
Richard Baugh
Mayor
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Rob Krupicka
Delegate
Alexandria, Virginia
Robert Coleman
City Council Member
Newport News, Virginia
Sam Rasoul
Delegate
Virginia
Nicole Anderson-Ellis
Henricopolis Soil & Water
Conservation District Board Director
Virginia
Satyendra Huja
Mayor
Charlottesville, Virginia
Scott Surovell
Delegate
Virginia
Sherman Lea
City Council Member
Roanoke, Virginia
Thomas Smigiel
City Council Member
Norfolk, Virginia
Theresa Whibley
City Council Member
Norfolk, Virginia
Timothy B. Lovain
City Council Member
Alexandria, Virginia
Tina Vick
City Council Member
Newport News, Virginia
Walter Tejada
County Board of Supervisors Chair
Arlington County, Virginia
Will Moffett
City Council Member
Hampton, Virginia
William Euille
Mayor
Alexandria, Virginia
Wisconsin
Chris Taylor
Representative, 76th Assembly District
Wisconsin
Denise DeMarb
Common Council Alder
Madison, Wisconsin
Joanne Suomi
Common Council Alder
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Lauren Cnare
Common Council Alder
Madison, Wisconsin
Lisa Subeck
Common Council Alder
Madison, Wisconsin
Mary Stroik
Common Council Alder
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Peg Jerome
City Council Member
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mark Clear
Common Council Alder
Madison, Wisconsin
Richard Swantz
City Council Member
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Roger G. Trzebiatowski
Common Council Alder
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Ryan Cornett
City Council Member
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Scott Resnick
Common Council Alder
Madison, Wisconsin
Tim De Wane
Common Council Member
Green Bay, Wisconsin