Gary R. McCarthy has served as Mayor since April 2011, bringing with him more than three decades of experience in government and a reputation as a hands-on, accessible, public servant who believes that government can be a force for positive change in the lives of its residents. He was elected to a full four-year term as Mayor in November 2011 and was re-elected in 2015, and in 2019. Mayor McCarthy co-chairs the Center for Economic Growth’s Capital Region Local Government Council, and previously served as President of the New York State Conference of Mayors. In 1981, he began his career as an Investigator in the Schenectady County District Attorney's Office.
Doreen Ditoro is a Councilmember for Schenectady, NY. Doreen is a successful small business owner and member of St. Anthony Church where she volunteers. She is also the chairperson for her community’s Little Italy.
Chief Majority Whip, US Army Lt. Colonel, Veteran. Sen. Spearman was elected in November 2012 to the Nevada Senate representing District 1, becoming the first openly lesbian member of the Nevada Legislature. She was re-elected in November 2016, and has served as co-majority whip since. Regarded as one of the most liberal members of the Nevada Senate, Spearman has introduced bills that provide equal pay for women, support LGBT rights, and support veterans. Spearman is also a supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. Moreover, she was involved in the process of establishing the Nevada Revenue Plan during the 2015 session. Before being elected senator, Spearman served in the United States Army for 29 years, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel, was a pastor, and held several public service positions, including president of the school district of San Marcos, Texas.
Anne Marie Graham-Hudak was elected as Canton Township Supervisor in 2020. As a supervisor, engineer, and mother Anne creates positive change in her community. She’s helped to protect Canton’s natural beauty, managed infrastructure and growth, and attracted the jobs of tomorrow. She previously was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2016 where she served on the Planning Commission and chaired the Technology Committee, which focuses on ensuring Canton and southeast Michigan is the center of tomorrow’s automotive advancement.
Representative Anne Hughes is serving her third term in the Connecticut General Assembly, representing the 135th House District. Representative Hughes has been a member of the Environmental Standards Commission on Offshore Wind since 2019 and has been designated as an Environmental Champion by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters. She loves to champion systemic, equitable, effective policy change for all of Connecticut communities, including quality public education, economic justice through fair taxation and access to healthcare regardless of documentation status or gender, race, or zip code. Rep. Hughes worked successfully with colleagues to pass the Take Back Our Grid Act to force more accountability from utility companies, stronger Environmental Justice legislation to demand accountability from polluters,
After facing a hardships and becoming homeless during Antony's latter childhood years, he became determined to make something of himself so he moved out when he was sixteen. He graduated at seventeen. and joined the United States Marine Corps which brought him to Memphis where he has been dedicated to creating opportunities for those around him for personal and professional growth. Upon arriving in Memphis, he served on Shelby County Fire Department and retired a fire lieutenant after 25 years of service. As a retired firefighter, business owner, and member of Breath of Life Christian Center, he worked hard before I was elected to the House of Representatives.
Chuck Isenhart represents distrect 72. He owns his own small business, Common Good Services, which offers communications, public relations, training and education, strategic planning and other organizational services. Chuck’s past or current professional activities include the Labor and Employment Relations Association, National Business Coalition on Health (Government Affairs Committee), Iowa 2010 Strategic Planning Council (Development Committee), Iowans for a Better Future Board of Directors, the Governor’s 21st Century Workforce Council and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Customer Council. Chuck is the ranking member on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. He also serves on the Natural Resources, Transportation, Agriculture and Ways and Means Committee.
The first African American ever elected to the New Mexico Senate, Harold was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado, the city known as the “Home of Heroes” because it is the hometown of four “Congressional Medal of Honour” recipients. Growing up in this community was the reason to enlist in the U.S. Air Force after high school graduation. While in the Air Force he worked as a dental technician and took college courses in the evening. After finishing his term of enlistment Harold decided to leave active duty, join the reserves, and attend college full-time where he enrolled at the University of New Mexico and would graduate with a B.S. in Biochemistry. These life experiences growing up, serving in the military, leading non-profit organizations, and working for the city have provided him with the essential leadership, perspective, and critical thinking skills needed to serve in the New Mexico Legislature. Harold is a member of the Elected Officials to Protect America - New Mexico Leadership Council.
Tonya Graham was appointed Mayor on February 7, 2023 and will serve until the November 2024 election. She is the Executive Director of the Geos Institute where much of her work focuses on helping communities build climate resilience. Tonya has spent her professional life working to address ecological and climate challenges, starting from a place of collaboration and aiming for a win-win solution wherever possible. She believes that it is nearly impossible to separate environmental issues from other community issues. Mayor Tonya Graham was brought up in a town on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Reservation in Nevada. For the past 20 years Graham has been a resident of Ashland and says it is now her second hometown.
Neil Rafferty, is a State Representative and a former Marine Corps veteran who after his term of service in the military, Rafferty used his G.I. Bill benefits to earn degrees from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Rafferty’s lifetime of service has been at the core of his career. He has worked to advance the interests of our community’sunderserved as a Program Director at BAO in Birmingham. His role included managing an intensive collaboration with community members, partner nonprofits, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), state and county health departments, and clinics to implement community-coordinated, public health strategies. In the legislature, Rafferty serves on the following commit-tees: Sunset; Health; Economic Development and Tourism; Constitutions, Campaigns, and Elections.
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