LGBTQ+ Elected Officials

TONI ATKINS

Senate President Pro Tempore Emeritus
State Senate, District 39

• Senate President pro Tempore (2018 - 2024)
• State Senate, District 39 (2016 - present)
• Assembly Speaker (2014 - 2016)
• State Assembly, District 78 (2012 - 2016)
• State Assembly, District 76 (2010 - 2012)
• San Diego Acting Mayor (2005)
• San Diego City Council, District 3 (2000 - 2008)

STEVE PADILLA

State Senate, District 18

• State Senate, District 18 (2022 - present)
• Chair, California Coastal Commission (2019 - 2022)
• California Coastal Commissioner (2017 - 2022)
• Chula Vista City Council, District 3 (2016 - 2022)
• Unified Port of San Diego, Board of Port Commissioners (2009 - 2011)
• Chula Vista Mayor (2002 - 2006)
• Chula Vista City Council, At-Large (1994 - 2002)

CHRIS WARD

Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
State Assembly, District 78

• Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore (2022 - present)
• State Assembly, District 78 (2020 - present)
• San Diego City Council, District 3 (2016 - 2020)

TERRA LAWSON-REMER

County Supervisor, District 3

• San Diego County Supervisor, District 3 (2021 - present)

CRAIG MILGRIM

San Diego Community College Trustee, District C

• San Diego Community College Trustee, District C (2018 - present)

TODD GLORIA

San Diego Mayor

• San Diego Mayor (2020 - present)
• State Assembly, District 78 (2016 - 2020)
• San Diego Interim Mayor (2013 - 2014)
• San Diego City Council President (2012 - 2014)
• San Diego City Council, District 3 (2008 - 2016)

DR. JEN CAMPBELL

San Diego City Council, District 2

• San Diego City Council President (2020 - 2021)
• San Diego City Council, District 2 (2018 - present)

STEPHEN WHITBURN

San Diego City Council, District 3

• San Diego City Council President Pro Tem (2020 - 2021)
• San Diego City Council, District 3 (2020 - present)

KATE BISHOP

Chula Vista Elementary School Board

• Chula Vista Elementary School Board (2020 - present)

PALOMA AGUIRRE

Mayor
Imperial Beach

• Imperial Beach Mayor (2022 - present)
• Imperial Beach City Council (2018 - 2022)

MARCUS BUSH

National City Council

• National City Council (2020 - present)

CARLOS ULLOA

San Marcos Unified School Board

• San Marcos Unified School Board (2020 - present)

CORINNA CONTRERAS

Vista City Council, District 1

• Vista City Council, District 1 (2018 - present)

KATIE MELENDEZ

Vista City Council, District 3

• Vista City Council, District 3 (2020 - present)

ANDREA BETH DAMSKY

Helix Water District

• Helix Water District Director, Division 2 (2022 - present)

ROSS PIKE

North County Fire Protection District Director & Fallbrook Community Planning Board

• North County Fire Protection District Director (2022 - present)
• Fallbrook Community Planning Board (2020 - present)

CHRISTINE KEHOE

State Senate (ret.)

• State Senate, District 39 (2004 - 2012)
• State Assembly, District 76 (2000 - 2004)
• San Diego City Council, District 3 (1993 - 2000)

GEORGETTE GÓMEZ

San Diego City Council President (ret.)

• San Diego City Council President (2018 - 2020)
• San Diego City Council, District 9 (2016 - 2020)