Maebe A. Girl | |
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| Member of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council | |
| Assumed office May 2019 | |
| Constituency | At-Large (2021–present) Region 5 (2019–2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Website | maebeagirlforcongress |
| Other names | G. Pudlo |
Maebe A. Girl (also known as G. Pudlo; born July 27, 1986) is an American drag queen and politician. She came to prominence as the first drag queen ever elected to public office in the United States, after being elected to the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles in 2019.[1][2][3] Girl is non-binary and uses she/her and they/them pronouns.[4][5]
On June 28, 2019, Girl announced a Democratic Party bid for California's 28th congressional district, challenging incumbent Adam Schiff.[6][7] If successful, Girl would have been the first transgender person ever elected to Congress.[8] She conceded the election on March 27, 2020, when the final results from Los Angeles County races were released, after placing third.[9]
On February 2, 2021, Girl announced that she would run against Schiff again in the 2022 election. Girl placed second in the June 2022 jungle primary and advanced to the general election, becoming the first Democrat running against Schiff to do so.[10] After Schiff announced he would retire from the House of Representatives to run for the Senate in 2024, Girl announced her candidacy for his seat a third time to succeed him.
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- ^ Maronski, Joe (August 5, 2022). "California candidate seeks to be the first transgender, nonbinary member of Congress". NBC News.