NewDEAL Leaders Leading in in State Legislatures Across the Country
Over one-third of NewDEAL Leaders in state legislatures will hold leadership positions in 2025
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jared DeWese, jared@newdealleaders.org
WASHINGTON - Over one-third of NewDEAL leaders in state legislatures will hold leadership positions in 2025, with 34 members across 19 states elected by their peers to guide their caucuses in key legislative roles. These Leaders represent the future of the party, and will help navigate the challenges and opportunities of the upcoming year to advance innovative, results-driven policies that make a real difference in their communities. Several NewDEALers were recently elected to leadership positions.
Including:
Alabama: Anthony Daniels, House Minority Leader
Alabama: Jeremy Gray, House Party Whip
Connecticut: Bob Duff, Senate Majority Leader
Connecticut: Kate Farrar, House Deputy Majority Leader
Florida: Fentrice Driskell, House Democratic Caucus Leader
Georgia: Jason Esteves, Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair of Finance
Georgia: Elena Parent, Senate Minority Caucus Chair
Georgia: Tanya Miller, House Minority Caucus Chair
Idaho: Ilana Rubel, House Minority Leader
Maine: Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the House
Maryland: Bill Ferguson, President of the Senate
Maryland: Jazz Lewis, House Majority Whip
Michigan: Winnie Brinks, Senate Majority Leader
Michigan: Sam Singh, Majority Floor Leader
Michigan: Darrin Camilleri, Senate Assistant Majority Leader
Michigan: Mallory McMorrow, Senate Majority Whip
Michigan: Ranjeev Puri, House Minority Leader
New Jersey: Troy Singleton, Senate Majority Whip
New Jersey: Vin Gopal, Democratic Conference Chair
New Jersey: Lou Greenwald, Assembly Majority Leader
Nevada: Daniele Monroe-Moreno, Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
Nevada: Sandra Jauregui, Assembly Majority Floor Leader
North Carolina: Sydney Batch, Senate Minority Leader
North Carolina: Jay Chaudhuri, Senate Minority Whip
North Dakota: Jayme Davis, House Minority Caucus Leader
Ohio: Dontavius Jarrells, House Assistant Minority Leader,
Oklahoma: Michael Brooks, Senate Caucus Chair
Oregon: Ben Bowman, House Majority Leader
Pennsylvania: Joanna McClinton, Speaker of the House
Pennsylvania: Jordan Harris, House Appropriations Committee Chairperson
South Dakota: Erin Healy, House Minority Leader
Utah: Stephanie Pitcher, Minority Caucus Manager
Virginia: Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, House of Delegates, Deputy Majority Whip
Virginia: Kathy Tran, House of Delegates Majority Caucus Chair
About NewDEAL
The NewDEAL (Developing Exceptional American Leaders) is a national center-left network of 215 Democratic state and local elected officials who are expanding opportunity and improving government work. More than one in four NewDEAL Leaders have gone on to higher office, and alums include Josh Shapiro, Pete Buttigieg, Stacey Abrams, and many members of Congress.