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| Name | Office | Background |
| Deborah Dawkins | state senator, Mississippi | Club lobbyist frustrated with her legislator ran against him and won. |
| Spencer Black | state assembly member, Wisconsin | Ten term rep considered leading environmentalist in Wisconsin legislature. |
| Randy Zurcher | former city council member, Fayetteville, Ark. | Now a Green Party organizer in Savannah, Georgia. |
| Brett Hulsey | supervisor, Dane County, Wis. | Club field staffer is the #1 vote-getter on county board. |
| Kay McGinn | mayor, Pompano Beach, Fla. | "There’s a lack of people in office who are dedicated to the common good." |
| Melissa Gardner | board member, Papio-Missouri Natural Resources District, Neb. | "There’s no better way
to learn than by doing, and that’s where the Sierra Club shines–by empowering people!" |
| Phillip Bimstein | former mayor, Springdale, Utah | Helped create shuttle system into Zion National Park. |
| Charlie Ringo | state representative, Oregon | "Politics can appear to be an exclusive club, [but] anyone can run for office." |
| Albert Pollard | state delegate, Virginia | Only member of the state's general assembly to receive a 100 percent rating from the Virginia League of Conservation voters for four years running. |
| Alex Forman | water board member, Marin County, Calif. | "If you come across as honest and concerned, that goes a long way." |
| Barbara Green | Nevada County, Calif. | "Go where the people are. We handed out campaign material outside the post office." |
| Aldo Vagnozzi | state representative, Michigan | Serving first term in legislature at age 78. |
| Jack Minore | state representative, Michigan | "Even running in a ‘can’t win’ situation gives voice to policies that are important and would otherwise be ignored." |
| Richard Worthen | former board member, Madison County, Ill. | "One person does make a difference." |
| Kevin Foy | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Former group excom member. |
| Jim Ramstad | U.S. representative, Minnesota | A Republican and Club member since 1996. |
| Rob Hogg | state representative, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Former group chair. |
| Michael Merrifield | state representative, Colorado | In 2002 became the lone Democrat officeholder from El Paso County. |
| Janet Cowell | city council member, Raleigh, N.C. | Former group and chapter activist. |
| Brian Schatz | state representative, Hawaii | "You have to shake more hands than your opponent. It’s not complicated, but it’s difficult."
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