DATA: Transgender Elected Officials - TBC
June 2 2015
National MPs
Georgina Beyer (New Zealand) 1999-2007
Anna Grodzka (Poland) 2011-
ValdimirLuxuria (Italy) 2006-2007
Senators
Petra De Sutter (Belgium) 2014-
Michelle SuárezBértora (Uruguay-Substitute) 2014-
European Parliament MEPs
Nikki Sinclair (UK) 2009-2014
Mayors
Georgina Beyer (Carterton, New Zealand) 1995-1999
Michaela Lindner (Quellendorf, Germany) 1996
Asha Devi (Gorakhpur, India) 2000-2003
Jenny Bailey (Cambridge, UK) 2007-2008
Stu Rasmussen (Silverton, OR, USA) 2008-
ChoochatDulayapraphatsorn (Tai Ban Mai, Thailand) 2008-
Tony Briffa (Hobsons Bay, Australia) 2011-2014
MadhuKinnar (Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh MC) 2014-
Deputy Mayor
KátiaTapety, (Lucia de MouraSá, Brazil) 2004
State Legislators
Althea Garrison (Massachusetts, USA) 1993-1995
ShabnamMausiBano (Madya Pradesh, India) 1998-2003
Martina Castellana (Salerno, Italy) 2009-
Stacie Laughton (New Hampshire House of Representatives, USA) 2012* (won but resigned before taking office)
Yollada "Nok"Suanyot (Nan, Thailand) 2012-
Judges
Victoria Kolakowski (Alameda County, CA, USA) 2010-
Phyllis Frye (Houston, TX, USA) 2010-
Councilors
Rachael Webb (Lambeth, UK) 1986-1994
Marcella Di Folco (Bologna, Italy) 1990 and 1995-1999
Joanne Marie Conte (Arvada, CO, USA) 1991-1995
Mark Rees (Tunbridge Wells, UK) 1994-1998
Rosalind Mitchell (Bristol, UK) 1997
Jacquie Grant (Greymouth, New Zealand) 1998-2006
Jennifer Liddle (Cambridge, UK) 2000-
AyaKamikawa (Tokyo, Japan) 2003-
Michelle Bruce (Riverdale, GA, USA) 2003-2007
Jenny Bailey (Cambridge, UK) 2002-2007
AlecsRecher (Zurich Canton, Switzerland) 2004- (Alternate List)
Felipe "Alejandra" GonzálezPino (Lampa, Chile) 2004-
Manuela TrasobaresHaro (Geldo, Spain) 2007-
Sarah Brown (Cambridge, UK) 2010-2014
Carla Antonelli (Madrid, Spain) 2011-
Camille Cabral (Paris, France) 2012-
Zulia Gutiérrez Araya (Valparaiso, Chile) 2012-
Adela Hernandez (Caibarién, Cuba) 2012-
Gypsy Vered Meltzer (Appleton, WI, USA) 2014-
Luisa Revilla Urcia (La Esperanza, Trujillo, Peru) 2014-
Osh Gantly (Islington, UK) 2014-
Zoe O’Connell (Cambridge, UK) 2015-
Zoe Kirk-Robinson (Bolton, UK) 2015-
Alderperson
Jessica Orsini (Centralia, MO, USA) 2006-2012
KátiaTapety, (Colônia do Piauí, Brazil) 1992
Commissioner: Civil Rights Commission
Kim Coco Iwamoto (Hawaii, USA) 2012-2016
Board of Education
Kim Coco Iwamoto (Hawaii, USA) 2006-2012
State Wide Party Committee
Melissa Sklarz, New York City Democratic Committee (NY, USA) 1999
Marisa Richmond, Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee (TN, USA) 2008-
Candidates (Unelected)
USA
José Julio Sarria, San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1961)
Susan Kimberly, St. Paul MN City Council (1980s)
Susan Kimberly, Ramsey, MN County Board (1980s)
Kathryn Leigh McGuire, Houston City Council, TX (1989)
Joan Jett-Blakk, Mayor of Chicago (1990)
Jennifer Gale, Mayor of Austin TX (1997-2006)
Joan Roughgarden, San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2000)
Melissa Sue Robinson, Mayor of Lansing, MI (2003)
Jennifer Gale, Austin TX School District (2004)
Melissa Sue Robinson, Michigan House of Representatives (2004, 2006 and 2010)
Jennifer Gale, Austin TX City Council (2005 and 2008)
Melissa Sue Robinson, Michigan Senate (2006)
Jennifer Gale, Mayor of Dallas TX (2007)
Pam Bennett, Aurora CO (2007)
Amanda Simpson, Arizona House of Representatives (2004)
Melissa Sue Robinson, Mayor of Nampa, ID (2009)
Amanda Ashley, Mayor of Carrboro NC (2009)
Theresa Sparks, San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2010)
Brittany Novotny, Oklahoma State legislature (2010)
Donna Milo, US Congress Republican primary, Florida (2010)
Jamie Rafaela Wolfe, San Francisco School Board (2010)
Christina Hayworth, US Senate from New York (2011)
Jenifer Rene Pool, Houston City Council (2011)
Mel Wymore, New York City Council (2012)
Dana Beyer, Maryland State Senate (2012)
Stephen “Stephanie” Meade, San Diego, CA, US House (2014)
Gina Duncan, Orange County Commission, Florida (2014)
Paula Sophia, Oklahoma State Legislature (2014)
Paula Overby, US House MN 2nd (2014) Withdrew
Lauren Scott, Nevada Assembly (2014)
Jamie Rafaela Wolfe, San Francisco School Board (2014)
Hina Wong Kalu, OHA Trustee At-Large, HI (2014)
Jenifer Rene Pool, City Council, Houston TX (2014)
Larissa Sneider, Wyoming State legislature (2014)
Sophia Hawes, Salt Lake, Utah State Legislature (2014)
Nicole Joliet, Surrey School Board, Canada (2014)
REST OF WORLD
Carmen Rupe, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand (1977)
Alexandra (Sandra) MacRae, Glasgow Provan, House of Commons UK (1992)
Micheline Montreuil, Saint Sacrement, Quebec, Canada (1993)
Jamie Lee Hamilton, Vancouver City Council, Canada (1996)
Fulvia Celica Siguas Sandoval, Mayor of Lima, Peru (1998)
KatiellyLanzini, Chapecó City Council, Brazil (2000)
Enza Anderson, Mayor of Toronto, Canada (2000)
LohanaBerkins, National Assembly, Argentina (2001)
Marcella Di Folco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (2001)
AmarantaGómezRegalado, National Assembly, Mexico (2003)
Enza Anderson, Toronto City Council, Canada (2003 and 2010)
Marcella Di Folco, European Parliament, Italy (2004)
Marcella Di Folco, Bologna Province, Italy (2004)
Stephanie Dearden, Tooting, House of Commons, UK (2005)
Mama Tere Strickland, National Assembly, NZ (2005)
Marcella Di Folco, Senate, Italy (2006)
KatiellyLanzini, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (2004 and 2006)
Jamie Lee Hamilton, Vancouver Parks and Recreation, Canada (2008)
PascaleOurbih, French National Assembly, Paris (2008)
Manuela TrasobaresHaro, Spain (2008)
AnetteEgelund, Regional Legislature, Denmark (2008)
Carmen de Mairena, Catalan, Spain (2010)
BeneditoBemzAleeh, Philippines National Congress (2010 and 2013)
Tamara Adrián, Supreme Court of Venezuela (2010)
Monika Strub, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2011)
BindiyaRana, Karachi province, Pakistan (2013)
LubnaLal, Punjab province, Pakistan (2013)
Resham, Gujrat province, Pakistan (2013)
SanamFaqeer, Sukkur province, Pakistan (2013)
Diane Marie Rodriguez Zambrano, National Assembly, Ecuador (2013)
Valentina Verbal, Chile National Assembly (2013)
Chandni, Narasimharaja, Karnataka State Assembly, India (2013)
Soumya, Gandhinagar, Karnataka State Assembly, India (2013)
Jacquie Grant, Mayor of Westland, New Zealand (2013)
T Bhavana, Bangalore State Assembly, India (2014)
BharathiKannamma, Tamil Nadu, National Assembly, India (2014)
Kamala Kinnar, Uttar Pradesh, National Assembly, India (2014)
B Garneau, Regina Wascana Plains, Saskatchewan, Canada (2014)
Kelly Ellis, Whangarei, New Zealand National Assembly (2014)
Georgina Beyer, Te Tai Tonga, New Zealand National Assembly (2014)
Anna May Booth City Council, Trafford, UK (2014)
Sarah Brown, Cambridge Council, UK (2014)
Zoe O’Connell, Cambridge Council, UK (2014)
Zoe Kirk-Robinson, Bolton Council, UK (2014)
Charlie Kiss, Islington Council, UK (2014)
Anwen Muston, Wolverhampton Council, UK (2014)
ÖyküÖzen, Osmangazi City Council, Turkey (2014)
Pamela Ordoñez, Santiago del Estero, Argentina (2014)
María José Ybáñes, Santiago del Estero, Argentina (2014)
Nikki Sinclair, European Parliament, UK (2015)
Charlie Kiss, Islington South, UK House of Commons, Islington (2015)
Emily Brothers, Sutton and Cheam, UK House of Commons (2015)
Stella Gardiner, Bexelyhealth, UK House of Commons (2015)
Zoe O’Connell, Maldon, UK House of Commons (2015)
Anwen Muston, Wolverhampton Council, UK (2015)
Candidates (Upcoming elections)
DevaOzenen, National Assembly, Izmir, Turkey (2015)
Jowelle de Souza,National Assembly, San Fernando West, Trinidad and Tobago(2015)
122 individuals, running in 141 races and being elected 49 times.
Post Public Office
Christian Schenk, German Bundestag 1990-2002 (transitioned in 2006)
Historical
Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury, Colonial governor of New York and New Jersey (1701-1708)
TBD
Herbert Elkuch, Liechtenstein parliament (2013-)
Questions?
MtoF or FtoM?GV?
Where run?
Office running for?
Party background?
Age?
Graph of elected and candidates year by year
SOURCES: Elected Official/Candidate