Big Red Politics
Cornellians run for office, and Cornellians win elections.
2025 Election Winners
18 Cornellians won their elections in 2025
- Adam Vinson ’25County Legislature 4, Tompkins County, NY
- Bryan Rivard ’03Town Council, Wallingford, CT
- Dan Murphy, MBA ’15City Council, Snoqualmie, WA
- Eileen Higgins, MBA ’89Mayor, Miami, FL
- Eileen Rosen Miller ’89Town Clerk, Pelham, NY
- Elizabeth Bennett-Parker ’07VA House - 5
- Gregory Mezey ’09County Legislature 11, Tompkins County, NY
- Hannah Shvets ’27City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Iris Packman ’06County Legislature 3, Tompkins County, NY
- Jeffrey Grayzel ’85Deputy Mayor, Morris Township, NJ
- Jorge DeFendini ’22City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Josh Nathan, JD ’91Mayor, Rye, NY
- Kevin Nichols ’04, MEng ’05City Council, Issaquah, WA
- Marc Laredo ’81Mayor, Newton, MA
- Patricia Boye-Williams ’98Town Council, Farmington, CT
- Tammy Brown ’85Village Board, Mt Kisco, NY
- Veronica Pillar, PhD ’19County Legislature 2, Tompkins County, NY
- Victoria Hunt ’07WA Senate - 5
Cornellians Running for Office
Primary date in parentheses
Federal
- Sharice Davids, JD ’10US House - KS 3
- Katherine Clark, JD ’89US House - MA 5
- Melanie Ann Stansbury, MS ’07US House - NM 1
- Dan Meuser ’88US House - PA 9
- Beth Van Duyne ’95US House - TX 24
- Ryan Duckett ’03US House - CA 37
- Brooke Pinto ’14US House - DC
- Elizabeth Pandich ’06US House - FL 21
- Barry Wolfert ’88US House - GA 11
- George Hornedo ’13US House - IN 7
- Shavonne Hedgepeth, MPA ’25US House - MD 4
- Adam Hollier ’07US House - MI 13
- Jeffrey Grayzel ’85US House - NJ 11
- Megan O’Rourke, PhD ’10US House - NJ 7
- Rebecca Bennett ’09US House - NJ 7
- Alex Bores ’13US House - NY 12
- Don Leonard, PhD ’14US House - OH 15
- Kristin Hook, PhD ’16US House - TX 21
- Marvalette Hunter, MRP ’91US House - TX 38
- Wesley Hunt, MBA ’15, MPA ’15, MILR ’16US Senate - TX
State
- Gallop Franklin, MBA ’24FL House - 8
- Gallop Franklin, MBA ’24FL House - 8
- Larry Kraft ’87, MBA ’88MN House - 46A
- Scott Rosenzweig, MBA ’91MT House - 57
- David Hackney ’87WA House - 11
- Chris Stearns, JD ’89WA House - 47
- David Cohen ’90CA Senate - 10
- Dana Barrett ’88GA Secretary of State
- Scott Rosenzweig, MBA ’91MT Senate - 29
- Zach Conine ’03NV Attorney General
- Eli Northrup ’07NY Assembly - 69
- Drew Warshaw ’03NY Comptroller
- John Tansey ’85VT House - Windsor 1
- Irene Wrenner ’86VT Senate - Chittenden North
Local
- Dana Barrett ’88County Commission Chair, Fulton County, GA
- Prabu Selvam ’07County Council, Montgomery County, MD
Cornellians in Office
Year first elected in parentheses
Federal
- Sharice Davids, JD ’10US House - KS 3
- Katherine Clark, JD ’89US House - MA 5
- Melanie Ann Stansbury, MS ’07US House - NM 1
- Dan Meuser ’88US House - PA 9
- Beth Van Duyne ’95US House - TX 24
- Wesley Hunt, MBA ’15, MPA ’15, MILR ’16US House - TX 38
- Elissa Slotkin ’98US Senate - MI
State
- Josh Lowenthal ’92CA Assembly - 69
- Robert Marshall, JD ’00CO House - 43
- Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox ’01CT Senate - 22
- Tony Hwang ’87CT Senate - 28
- Gallop Franklin, MBA ’24FL House - 8
- Kellie Warren ’91KS Senate - 11
- Karen Spilka ’74MA Senate - 7
- Katie Hester ’97MD Senate - 9
- Laurie Osher ’82ME House - 25
- Larry Kraft ’87, MBA ’88MN House - 46A
- Scott Rosenzweig, MBA ’91MT House - 57
- Renee Price, MRP ’78NC House - 50
- Travis Corcoran ’93NH House - 28
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, JD ’10NH Senate - 21
- Steve Yeager, JD ’04NV Assembly - 9
- Steven Raga, MBA ’22, MS ’22NY Assembly - 30
- Alex Bores ’13NY Assembly - 73
- Zellnor Myrie, JD ’16NY Senate - 20
- Michelle Hinchey ’09NY Senate - 41
- Elizabeth Bennett-Parker ’07VA House - 5
- Scott Campbell ’74VT House - Caledonia 3
- Carol Ode, JD ’82VT House - Chittenden 18
- David Hackney ’87WA House - 11
- Chris Stearns, JD ’89WA House - 47
- Victoria Hunt ’07WA Senate - 5
Local
- Jerry Liu ’91, MEng ’92Board of Education, Cupertino, CA
- Stacy Wright ’90Board of Education, Grandview, MO
- Philip Berns ’80City Council 16, Stamford, CT
- Michael Siegel, JD ’09City Council, Austin, TX
- Nate Baker ’11City Council, Durham, NC
- Mark Claus ’89City Council, Huron, OH
- Kevin Nichols ’04, MEng ’05City Council, Issaquah, WA
- Clyde Lederman ’26City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Hannah Shvets ’27City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Jorge DeFendini ’22City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Patrick Kuehl ’24City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Pierre Saint-Perez, JD ’24City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Tiffany Kumar ’25City Council, Ithaca, NY
- Becky Grossman ’02City Council, Newton, MA
- David Cohen ’90City Council, San Jose, CA
- Brooke Pinto ’14City Council, Washington, DC
- Dana Barrett ’88County Commission, Fulton County, GA
- Lisa Rodvien ’96County Council, Anne Arundel County, MD
- Gregory Mezey ’09County Legislature 13, Tompkins County, NY
- Veronica Pillar, PhD ’19County Legislature 2, Tompkins County, NY
- Iris Packman ’06County Legislature 3, Tompkins County, NY
- Adam Vinson ’25County Legislature 4, Tompkins County, NY
- Steve Mulroy ’86District Attorney, Shelby County, TN
- John Nichols ’63, PhD ’69Mayor, College Station, TX
- Robert Cantelmo, MA ’24Mayor, Ithaca, NY
- Quinton Lucas, JD ’09Mayor, Kansas City, MO
- Eileen Higgins, MBA ’89Mayor, Miami, FL
- Marc Laredo ’81Mayor, Newton, MA
- Rick Hauser ’96Mayor, Perry, NY
- Josh Nathan, JD ’91Mayor, Rye, NY
- Dan Saltzman ’74Portland Community College Board, Portland, OR
- Karen Bierman Hirsh ’94School Board, Greenwich, CT
- Anne Pogue Donohue, JD ’05School Board, Loudon County, VA
- Michael Cook ’02, MBA ’07School Board, Plano, TX
- Andy George, MBA ’84School Board, Stamford, CT
- Jill Hai ’85Select Board Chair, Lexington, MA
- Eileen Rosen Miller ’89Town Clerk, Pelham, NY
- Matt Scott, MS ’07Town Commitee, Cranbury, NJ
- Patricia Boye-Williams ’98Town Council, Farmington, CT
- Courtney Henderson ’04Town Council, Truckee, CA
- Bryan Rivard ’03Town Council, Wallingford, CT
- Rod Howe, MRP ’80Town Supervisor, Ithaca, NY