Running for US Senate and House – NewDEAL https://newdealleaders.org Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:08:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Mallory McMorrow https://newdealleaders.org/leader/mallory-mcmorrow/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:46:40 +0000 https://newdealleaders.org/?post_type=leader&p=11665 .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Mallory McMorrow

Senator | Detroit, MI







State Senator Mallory McMorrow works every day to increase Michigan’s competitiveness by supporting what makes our state unique – our people, unparalleled history of manufacturing and innovation, and our Great Lakes.

Since taking office in 2019, she’s led the push to lean in on mobility, electrification, and the evolution of Michigan’s signature automotive industry. She’s been vocal on the need to evolve economic development to be more holistic and comprehensive – ensuring that incentives used don’t just benefit companies, but Michiganders. And as a new mom herself, she’s lending voice and policy to empower women and families in the workforce.

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Melisa Franzen

Former Senator | Edina, MN







Senator Melisa Franzen was first elected in 2012 to the Minnesota Senate. She represented Senate District 49, including the communities of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and Edina. Senator Franzen served on the Finance, Health and Human Services Finance and Policy, and Transportation and Public Safety Finance Committees. She was also a member of the Task Force on Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research, and the Co-Founder and President of NewPublica, a public relations and strategic communications firm.

She began her career as an attorney at Target Corporation for eight years where she held several roles, titles, and responsibilities in Government Affairs and Community Relations divisions. Senator Franzen holds a Masters of Public Policy with a concentration in Economic and Community Development from the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota and holds a J.D. from Hamline University School of Law.

Senator Franzen grew up in Puerto Rico, where she was active in volunteering, Girl Scouts, and in 4H. Today, she is part of the HOPE Latinas Binational Fellowship Program, an executive leadership program for outstanding Latina professionals, and was recently selected nationwide to join the Class of 2018 Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership amongst 24 national leaders. She is the former President of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association and Regional Vice President of the Hispanic National Bar Association and formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys as well as Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES). She also received a 2020 Hispanic National Bar Association Top Lawyers Under 40 Award this year.

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Amanda Edwards

Former City Councilmember | Houston, TX







Amanda K. Edwards served as the Houston City Council Member in At-Large Position 4 from  2016 to 2020.  She is also an attorney and native Houstonian with a passion for building communities through public service. Currently, Amanda served as Vice-Chair of the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee. She also served on the Economic Development Committee and the Transportation, Technology, and Infrastructure Committee. Amanda worked to address the city’s fiscal challenges and its urban core needs to move all of Houston forward so that it can be the place where the Gulf Coast and the world’s future meet.

Since joining City Council, Amanda initiated and led the Mayor’s Technology & Innovation Task Force to build a more robust innovation economy in Houston, and sat on the Houston Exponential Board of Directors. She also served on the Houston-Galveston Area Council Transportation Policy Council, where she served as Co-Chair of its High Capacity Transit Task Force in an effort to address the region’s mobility needs via multi-modal transit options. Amanda launched and now leads the City of Houston Women and Minority-Owned Business Task Force to assist Houston women and minority business owners with gaining access to capital and scaling up their businesses. Amanda has championed the City’s Complete Communities Initiative; promoted public art through her Super Bowl Community & Youth Public Art Mural Project; and launched the Council Member Edwards’ Community Empowerment Signature Series to empower Houston teens, adults, and seniors to be the solution in their respective communities.

Amanda is a graduate of Eisenhower High School in Aldine ISD. She earned a B.A. in Political Science from Emory University, where she served as president of the undergraduate student body and was later inducted into the Emory University Hall of Fame. Amanda completed her education by earning her J.D. from Harvard Law School. Amanda serves on the Advisory Council of Accelerator for America, the Board of Directors for the National League of Cities and Texas Lyceum. Amanda remains active with service organizations including Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the Houston Chapter of The Links, Inc., and the American Leadership Forum. She resides in Midtown and attends St. Monica Catholic Church in Acres Homes.

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