Stephanie Wade is a former Marine Infantry officer, environmental activist and educator who left her public school teaching career in January of 2017 to take a leading role in organizing Swing Left in Los Angeles and then, as the Director of Volunteers for the Cisneros for Congress Campaign, was a part of Orange County's ‘blue wave’ election of 2018. She followed Cisneros into office and for two years served as his Veterans Liaison and Field Representative. She was one of the first out-trans women to serve on a congressional staff and held a particularly prominent role in supporting the congress member’s legislative work on the Veterans Affairs and Armed Services Committees. She currently serves as Veterans Policy Advisor to Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley with a portfolio that includes veterans homelessness and LGBT equity. In addition to her work as an aide to elected officials, Stephanie has been quite active in Democratic, LGBTQIA and veterans advocacy, serving as a President of the Orange County Veterans Democratic Club, a Founding Member and Co-Chair for the Lavender Democrats of OC, as a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Equality of California Institute and as a county appointee to and the Vice Chair of the Orange County Veterans Advisory Council. She is particularly proud to have successfully lobbied the County Supervisors to support reforms that will make it possible for LGBTQ veterans to upgrade and correct bad conduct discharges that were given because of past prohibitions on gender identity or sexual orientation. She is the proud mom of a 11 year old girl and a 25 year old son, both of whom are staunch progressives, feminists and LGBT allies. She likes cats, surfing and equity!
Stephanie is on the November 8, 2022 ballot running for Seal Beach City Council District 3. She has been endorsed by the Seal Beach Democratic Club, the Democratic Party of Orange County, Congressmember Katie Porter, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, Huntington Beach Councilmember Kim Carr, and General Ricardo Aponte, USAFRet, among many others. Those who would like to contact her may do so atwade4oc@gmail.com and those who would like to contribute to her campaign may do so at:https://bit.ly/3TjhM15
https://www.wadeforsealbeach.com
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