After launching the inaugural National Fellowship Program in 2021 and graduating over 45 State Legislators across the country, Fair Fight kicks off 2023 program with nine additional states, including Virginia, Nevada, and Arkansas
ATLANTA— Now in its third year, Fair Fight has launched its premier Fair Fight National Fellowship Program for 2023. The highly-selective program for state legislatures has been expanded to include nine additional states.
Fair Fight’s National Fellowship Program was first launched in 2021 to foster and cultivate the next generation of pro-democracy elected officials. The inaugural program included legislators from Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The program added five additional states: Florida, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin in 2022. This year, the fellowship program has once again expanded to include leaders from nine additional states: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, and Ohio.
Fair Fight has focused on developing a cohort of elected officials representing a variety of diverse communities across the country. The program has graduated over 45 majority minority elected officials across 10 states since it began in 2021. This year, the program will train a diverse set of 43 state legislators and local elected officials representing 19 states, with most participants having less than five years of experience in elected office and representing states in the South.
This fellowship program is devoted to expanding knowledge of the issues and values important to Fair Fight—particularly the freedom to vote and grassroots advocacy. Through this program, Fair Fight National Fellows have a unique opportunity to hone their expertise on various topics ranging from fundraising, grassroots organizing, combatting disinformation, voter protection, and more—all in an effort to expand the quality of pro-voter leadership within the progressive ecosystem. The program will last for ten months.
“In 2021, Fair Fight was proud to launch our National Fellowship Program with a focus on supporting elected leaders in the South. Today, the National Fellowship program has grown to nineteen states where pro-democracy leaders have made and are making great strides in the fight for free and fair elections.” said Fair Fight Political Director Nicole Robinson. “This year, we look forward to working with our largest and most diverse cohort of elected officials to spread awareness about the work of Fair Fight and to protect the freedom to vote.Through the Fair Fight National Fellowship Program, we will continue to support and develop the next generation of pro-democracy and pro-voter leaders across the country.”
Alabama
Marche Johnson – Montgomery City Council, District 3 Christopher John England – State House, District 70
Arizona
Laura Terech – State House, District 4
Arkansas
Ashley Hudson – State House, District 75
Florida
Lori Berman – State Senate, District 26
Anna V. Eskamani – State House, District 42
Kansas
Mari-Lynn Poskin – State House, District 20
Brandon Woodard – State House, District 108
Carole Cadue-Blackwood – Lawrence School Board, District USD 497
Amber Sellers – Lawrence City Commission, At-Large
Valdenia Winn – State House, District 34
Kentucky
Josie Raymond – State House, District 41
Keturah Herron – State House, District 42
Louisiana
Lesli Harris – New Orleans City Council, District B
Mandie Landry – State House, District 91
Michigan
Jonathan Kinloch – Wayne County Commission District 2
Monique Baker McCormick – Wayne County Commission, District 6
Minnesota
Mary Kunesh – State Senate, District 39
Mississippi
Rod Hickman – State Senate, District 32
Angelique Lee – Jackson City Council, Ward 2
Angela Turner Ford – State Senate, District 16
Daryl L. Porter Jr. – State House, District 98
Hillman Terome Frazier – State Senate, District 27
Nevada Cecelia González – State Assembly, District 16 Duy Nguyen – State Assembly, District 8 Brittney Miller – State Assembly, District 5 Dallas Harris – State Senate, District 11
New Hampshire Becky Whitley – State Senate, District 15 Angela Brennan – State House, District 9
New York Steven Raga – State Assembly, District 30
North Carolina Dr. Amber Baker – State House, District 72
Ohio
Meredith M. Turner – Cuyahoga County Council, District 9
Stephanie Howse – Cleveland City Council, Ward 7
Jessica E. Miranda – State House, District 28
Shenise Turner-Sloss – Dayton City Commission, At-Large
South Carolina
Heather Bauer – State House, District 75
Tennessee
Demetrus Coonrod – Chattanooga City Council, District 9
Martavius D Jones – Memphis City Council, Super District 8-3
Charlane Oliver – State Senate, District 19
Virginia
Jackie Hope Glass – State Delegate, District 89
Wisconsin
Samba Baldeh – State Assembly, District 48
Melissa Ratcliff – State Assembly, District 46
Darrin B. Madison Jr. – State Assembly, District 10