Take the Lead is the Lillian’s List Blog where you can find updates on what we’re doing, letters from our Executive Director, and spotlights on our members and legislators.
This is definitely not Jenna Wadsworth’s first campaign. She was first elected to public office at age 21 to the Wake County Soil and Water Board of Supervisors. She was the youngest woman ever elected to public office in North Carolina. Jenna is now ru...
There are some parts of Emily Bunch Nicholson’s district that you have to take a boat to get to. She is running to represent House District 1 which covers Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrell, and Washington counties. It’s no small feat, but Emi...
Jen Mangrum is running for statewide office as the NC State Superintendent of Public Instruction. As a veteran educator who now teaches teachers, she is deeply committed to North Carolina’s public education system. In running for this office, Jen in...
Asheville City Councilwoman Julie Mayfield is ready to move forward. She handily won her primary and is now the Democratic nominee for Senate District 49. This district is considered safe so we have every reason to expect Julie will be elected come Novemb...
Representative Rachel Hunt has deep ties to the Lillian’s List Sisterhood, she used to be our Board Chair. We’re so proud to see her serving in the NCGA working hard to make North Carolina a better place to be a woman. Along with her colleagues she ha...
Vernetta Alston is a new House Representative serving District 29 in Durham, having been appointed just last month. She was, until that time, serving her first term as a Durham City Council member. As a Council member, Vernetta focused on a number of ...
In 2018, Rep. Julie von Haefen defeated a powerful Republican incumbent and made Wake County a better place to live. Julie has used her first term in the NCGA to almost exclusively fight for policy changes that will help women and families in North Caroli...
Helen is running to flip Senate District 25, representing Anson, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland Counties. Helen’s top priorities when elected would be to invest in quality public education for all students, increase quality jobs with living wages through...
Gail Young is not ready to take a break. She has been campaigning for non-partisan redistricting long before she first ran for the NC House in 2018. The pandemic has only served to remind her why she is fighting the good fight. Gail connects our Republica...
DeAndrea Salvador, Democratic Candidate for a newly redrawn NC’s 39th Senate District, a native of Charlotte is running to deliver for the community that instilled the values which direct DeAndrea’s life today. DeAndrea is running to improve the quali...
