Below are 117 elected officials from 33 states who identify with the humanist and atheist community. The list is sorted by federal, state, local, and former elected officials

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Federal Elected Officials

California

Jared Huffman, U.S. House of Representatives (CD-2), office website. Rep. Huffman is a humanist and agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his seventh term. Huffman is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus.

Maryland

Jamie Raskin, U.S. House of Representatives (CD-8), office website. Although he is “emphatically Jewish,” Congressman Raskin has repeatedly identified himself as a “humanist” and told the Washington Post that humanism is his philosophy.“I’ve always described myself as a humanist, because I think it’s the greatest philosophical movement in human history. Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, they’re my heroes. … I believe that there are humanists of every religious stripe.” Raskin won election to Congress in 2016 after serving a decade in the Maryland State Senate where he was Majority Whip. He won re-election in 2024 and is serving in his fifth term. Raskin is a co-chair of the Congressional Freethought Caucus.

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State Elected Officials

Arizona

Melody Hernandez, Arizona House of Representatives (District 8) office website. Rep. Hernandez is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2022 to a two-year term. This is her second term. She failed to qualify for the ballot in 2024. Her term ends on 1/13/2025.

Juan Mendez, Arizona State Senate (District 8), office website. Sen. Mendez is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2022 to a two-year term. This is his fourth term. Mendez served two terms in the Arizona State House (2013-2016). He lost the Democratic primary in 2024. His term ends on 1/13/2025.

Analise Ortiz, Arizona State House of Representatives (District 24), office website. Rep. Ortiz is an agnostic. She was elected in 2022 to a two-year term. She was elected to the State Senate in 2024. Her Senate term will begin on 1/13/2025.

California

Alex Lee, California State Assembly (District 24) office website. Assemblyman Lee identifies as an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his third term.

Colorado

Judy Amabile, Colorado General Assembly (District 49) office website. Rep. Amabile is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2022 to a two-year term. This is her second term. In 2024, she won election to the State Senate. Her Senate term will begin 1/9/2025.

Lorena Garcia, Colorado General Assembly (District 35) office website. Rep. Garcia is nonreligious. She was appointed to office in 2023 and was elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

Chris Kennedy, Colorado General Assembly (District 30), office website. Rep. Kennedy is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2022 to a two-year term. This is his fourth term. He is term limited and his term will end 1/8/2025.

Cathy Kipp, Colorado General Assembly (District 52) office website. Rep. Kipp does not belong to any organized religion. She was re-election in 2022 to a two year term. This is her second term. In 2024, she won election to the State Senate. Her Senate term will begin 1/9/2025.

Karen McCormick, Colorado General Assembly (District 11) office website. Rep. McCormick is spiritual but not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term.

Jennifer Parenti, Colorado General Assembly (District 19), office website. Rep. Parenti is a humanist. She was elected in 2022 to a two-year term. In 2024, she withdrew from her re-election bid and her term will end 1/8/2025.

Rhonda Solis, Colorado State Board of Education (District 8), office website. Ms. Solis is spiritual but not religious. She was elected in 2022 to a two-year term. She previously served on the Greeley-Evans School Board from 2013 to 2021. In 2024, she lost her re-election bid. Her term will end 1/14/2025.

Brianna Titone, Colorado General Assembly (District 27), office website. Rep. Titone is spiritual but not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fourth term.

Stephanie Vigil, Colorado General Assembly (District 16), office website. Rep. Vigil is a secular humanist, an exvangelical, and an atheist. She was elected in 2022 to a two-year term. She lost her re-election bid by 3 vote. Her term will end 1/8/2025.

Connecticut

Josh Elliott, Connecticut General Assembly (District 88), office website. Rep. Elliott is an agnostic atheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his fifth term.

Roland Lemar, Connecticut General Assembly (District 96), office website. Rep. Lemar is an agnostic and humanist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his eighth term.

Delaware

Frank Burns, Delaware State House (District 21), office website. Rep. Burns is a humanist and a Unitarian Universalist. He was elected in 2024 to a two-year term.

Eric Morrison, Delaware State House (District 27), office website. Rep. Morrison is an atheist and humanist. He was reelected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his third term.

Florida

Anna Eskamani, Florida House of Representatives (District 42), office website. Rep. Eskamani is secular. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fourth term.

Carlos Guillermo Smith, Florida State Senate (District 17), office website. Sen. Smith is an agnostic. He was elected in 2024 to a four-year term. He served in the State House from 2016 to 2022.

Hawaii

Stanley Chang, Hawaii State Senate (District 9), office website. Sen. Chang is not religious. He was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his third term. He served on the Honolulu City Council (District 4) from 2011 to 2015.

Iowa

Elinor Levin, Iowa State House of Representatives (District 89), office website. Rep. Levin is culturally Jewish. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

Kansas

Heather Meyer, Kansas State House of Representatives (District 29), office website. Rep. Meyer is an agnostic and secular humanist. She was appointed in 2021 and re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term.

Maine

Pinny Beebe-Center, Maine State Senate (District 12), office website. Sen. Beebe-Center is a Unitarian Universalist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term. She was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.

Maryland

Brooke Grossman, Maryland House of Delegates (District 2B), office website. Del. Grossman is spiritual but not religious. She was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term.

David Moon, Maryland House of Delegates (District 20), office website. Del. Moon is nonreligious. He was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his third term.

Julie Palakovich Carr, Maryland House of Delegates (District 17), office website. Del. Palakovich Carr is not religious. She was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

Massachusetts

William Brownsberger, Massachusetts State Senate (Second Suffolk and Middlesex), office website. Sen. Brownsberger is a nontheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his seventh term. Brownsberger served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012.

Jim Hawkins, Massachusetts House of Representatives (Bristol District 2), office website. Rep. Hawkins is religiously unaffiliated. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his fifth term.

Tram Nguyen, Massachusetts House of Representatives (Essex District 18), office website. Rep. Nguyen identifies as Buddhist and is spiritual but not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fourth term.

Michigan

Joey Andrews, Michigan State House (District 38), office website. Rep. Andrews is religiously unaffiliated. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

Jeff Irwin, Michigan State Senate (District 18), office website. Sen. Irwin is a non-believer. He was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his second term. Irwin served in the Michigan State House from 2010 to 2017.

Minnesota

Mike Freiberg, Minnesota State House (District 45B), office website. Rep. Freiberg is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his seventh term.

Athena Hollins, Minnesota State House (District 66B), office website. Rep. Hollins is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term. 

Jen McEwen, Minnesota State Senate (District 7), office website. Sen. McEwen is a secular humanist. She was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is her second term. 

Montana

Bob Carter, Montana State House (District 98), office website. Rep. Carter is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

Brian Close, Montana State House (District 65). Representative-elect Close is an atheist and materialist. He was elected in 2024 to a two-year term. He will take office on 1/7/2025.

Nebraska

Megan Hunt, Nebraska State Senate (District 8), office website. Sen. Hunt is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

Nevada

Heather Goulding, Nevada State Assembly (District 27), office website. Assemblywoman Goulding is a humanist. She was elected in 2024 to a two-year term.

Rochelle Nguyen, Nevada State Senate (District 3), office website. Sen. Nguyen is not religious. She was appointed in 2022 and elected in 2024. This is her second term. She served in the Nevada State Assembly from 2018 to 2022.

Howard Watts, Nevada State Assembly (District 15), office website. Assemblyman Watts is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his fourth term.

New Hampshire

Will Darby, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 11), office website. Rep. Darby is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

Lily Foss, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 41). Rep. Foss is an agnostic Unitarian Universalist. She was elected in 2024 to a two-year term.

Heath Howard, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Strafford 4), office website. Rep. Howard is an atheist. He was elected in 2022 to a two-year term.

Erin Kerwin, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 40). Rep. Kerwin is an atheist. She was elected in 2024 to a two-year term.

Kat McGhee, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 35), office website. Rep. McGhee doesn’t practice any religion. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fourth term (from 2018-2020 she representated Hillsborough 40).

Ellen Read, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Rockingham 10), office website. Rep. Read is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fifth term.

Carry Spier, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 6), office website. Rep. Spier is culturally Jewish. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

Wendy Thomas, New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 12), office website. Rep. Thomas is spiritual but not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. She served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 21) from 2018 to 2020.

New Jersey

Andrew Zwicker, New Jersey State Senate (District 16), office website. Sen. Zwicker is an atheist. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2016 to 2022 and was elected to the New Jersey State Senate in 2021 to a two-year term. This is his first term in the state senate.

New Mexico

Joanne Ferrary, New Mexico State House of Representatives (District 37), office website. Rep. Ferrary was raised Catholic and is now not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fifth term.

Carrie Hamblen, New Mexico State Senate (District 38), office website. Sen. Hamblen was raised Lutheran and is now not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

William P. Soules, New Mexico State Senate (District 37), office website. Sen. Soules is spiritual but not religious. He was re-elected in 2024 to a four-year term. This is his fourth term.

New York

Jabari Brisport, New York State Senate (District 25), office website. Sen. Brisport is a secular Buddhist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his third term.

Harvey Epstein, New York State Assembly (District 74), office website. Assemblymember Epstein is Jewish and agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his fourth term.

North Carolina

Julie Mayfield, North Carolina State Senate (District 49), office website. Sen. Mayfield is an agnostic spiritual. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term. She served on the Asheville (North Carolina) City Council from 2015 to 2020.

Lindsey Prather, North Carolina State House (District 115), office website. Rep. Prather is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

North Dakota

Ryan Braunberger, North Dakota State Senate (District 10), office website. Rep. Braunberger is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

Oregon

Farrah Chaichi, Oregon House of Representatives (District 35), office website. Rep. Chaichi is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

Julie Fahey, Oregon House of Representatives (District 14), office website. Rep. Fahey doesn’t identify with any religion. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fifth term.

Zach Hudson, Oregon House of Representatives (District 49), office website. Rep. Hudson is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his third term.

Pam Marsh, Oregon House of Representatives (District 5), office website. Rep. Marsh is not affiliated with a religious organization. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fifth term.

Courtney Neron, Oregon House of Representatives (District 26), office website. Rep. Neron is a Unitarian Universalist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fourth term.

Pennsylvania

Emily Kinkead, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 20), office website. Rep. Kinkead is culturally Christian. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term.

Chris Rabb, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 200), office website. RepRabb is not religious. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his fifth term.

Texas

Jon Rosenthal, Texas House of Representatives (District 135), office website. Rep. Rosenthal is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his fourth term.

Erin Zwiener, Texas House of Representatives (District 45), office website. Rep. Zwiener is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term.

Utah

Nate Blouin, Utah State Senate (District 13), office website. Sen. Blouin has no religious affiliation. He was elected in 2022 to a four-year term.

Ashlee Matthews, Utah House of Representatives (District 38), office website. Rep. Matthews is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term.

Vermont

Daisy Berbeco, Vermont State House of Representatives (Chittenden-21), office website. Rep. Berbeco is an agnostic and humanist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

Caleb Elder, Vermont State House of Representatives (Addison-4 District), office website. Rep. Elder is non-religious and a humanist. He was re-elected in 2022 to a two-year term.  This is his third term. In 2024, he lost his bid for a State Senate seat. His term ends 1/8/2025.

Kathleen James, Vermont State House of Representatives (Bennington-4 District), office website. Rep. James is spiritual but not religious. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term.  This is her fourth term.

Josie Leavitt, Vermont State House of Representatives (Grand Isle-Chittenden District), office website. Rep. Leavitt does not identify with any religion. She was elected in 2022 to a two-year term. In 2024, she lost her re-election bid and her term ends 1/8/2025. 

Monique Priestly, Vermont House of Representatives (Orange-2 District), office website. Rep. Priestly is an atheist and humanist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term.

Barbara Rachelson, Vermont House of Representatives (Chittenden-6-6 District), office website. Rep. Rachelson is an nonreligious Jew. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her seventh term.

Mike Rice, Vermont House of Representatives (Bennington-Rutland District), office website. Rep. Rice does not identify with any religion. He was elected in 2022 to a two-year term. In 2024, he lost his re-election bid and his term ends 1/8/2025.

Larry Satcowitz, Vermont House of Representatives (Orange-Washington-Addison District), office website. Rep. Satcowitz is secular. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his third term.

Robin Scheu, Vermont House of Representatives (Addison-1 District), office website. Rep. Scheu is a Unitarian Universalist and a humanist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fifth term.

Becca White, Vermont State Senate (Windsor District), office website. Sen. White is an atheist and is a member of a Unitarian Universalist society. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her second term in the Senate. She served in the Vermont State House from 2019 to 2023 and on the Hartford Selectboard from 2015 to 2019.

Washington

Beth Doglio, Washington House of Representatives (District 22-1), office website. Rep. Doglio is an agnostic. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her fourth term. She served in the Washington State House from 2017 to 2021.

Strom Peterson, Washington House of Representatives (District 21-1), office website. Rep. Peterson is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his sixth term.

Wisconsin

Mike Bare, Wisconsin State Assembly (District 80), office website. Rep. Bare is not religious. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term. He previously served as a Dane County Supervisor.

Ryan Clancy, Wisconsin State Assembly (District 19), office website. Rep. Clancy is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term. He previously served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.

Francesca Hong, Wisconsin State Assembly (District 76), office website. Rep. Hong is a humanist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is her third term.

Sarah Keyeski, Wisconsin State Senate (District 14). Senator-elect Keyeski is an agnoistic. She was elected in 2024 to a four-year term.

Kelda Roys, Wisconsin State Senate (District 26), office website. Sen. Roys is an atheist and secular humanist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a four-year term. This is her second term. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly (District 81) from 2009 to 2012

Angela Stroud, Wisconsin State Assembly (District 73). Assemblymember-elect Stroud is a Unitarian Universalist. She was elected in 2024 to a two-year term.

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Local Elected Officials

There are about 500,000 local elected officials -- we have not done a complete survey of all these public servants. Below are a few who identify with the atheist and humanist community.

Arizona

Jennifer Jermaine, San Marcos (AZ) Justice of the Peace, office website. Judge Jermaine is religiously unaffiliated. She was elected in 2022 to a four-year term. She was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022.

Karen McClelland, Governing Board, Sedona-Oak Creek (AZ) Unified School District, office website. Ms. McClelland is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is her sixth term.

Victoria Steele, Pima County (AZ) Justice of the Peace, office website. Judge Steele is spiritual but not religious. She was elected in 2022 to a four-year term. She was a member of the Arizona State Senate from 2019 to 2022. She also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.

Carolyn Umphrey, Sierra Vista (AZ) City Council, office website. Ms. Umphrey is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

California

James Aguilar, San Leandro (CA) United School District, Board of Trustees (Area 6), office website. Mr. Aguilar is an atheist. He was elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his second term.

Konstantine Anthony, City of Burbank (CA) Council Member, office website. Mr. Anthony is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2024 to a four-year term. This is his second term.

Chelsea Byers, West Hollywood (CA) City Council and Vice Mayor, office website. Ms. Byers is a humanist. She was elected in 2022 to a four-year term.

Karalee Hargrove, Trustee Area 1, Morongo Unified School District Board of Education. Ms. Hargrove is an atheist. She was elected in 2024 to a four-year term. She also served on this board from 2012 to 2020.

Clayton Moore, Trustee, Victor Elementary School District (CA), office website. Mr. Moore is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his third term.

Neil Polzin, City Treasurer, Covina (CA), office website. Mr. Polzin is an atheist. He was elected in 2022 to a four-year term.

Karina Quintanilla, Palm Desert City (CA) Council in District 1, office website. Ms. Quintanilla is secular American. She was re-elected in 2024 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

Rob Rennie, Town Councilmember Los Gatos (CA), office website. Mr. Rennie is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his third term.

Illinois

Dylan Parker, City of Rock Island (IL) Alderman (Fifth Ward), office website. Mr. Parker is a humanist. He was re-elected in 2021 to a four-year term. This is his second term.

Kansas

Melanie Arroyo, City of Lenexa (KS) Council (Ward 3), office website. Ms. Arroyo is an atheist. She was elected in 2021 to a four-year term.

Maryland

Jeffrey Slavin, Mayor of Somerset (MD), office website. Mr. Slavin is Jewish and a humanist (see Jamie Raskin's description above). He was re-elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his eighth term. He also served on the Town Council from 2002 to 2008.

Massachusetts

Abby Hafer, Board of Trustees for the Bedford (MA) Free Public Library, office website. Dr. Hafer is a humanist. She was re-elected in 2022 to a three-year term. This is her fifth term. She has twice served as Chair of the Board of Trustees

Michigan

Randal Bruce, Farmington Hills (MI) City Council, office website. Mr. Bruce is an atheist. He was elected in 2021 to a four-year term. He also served on the council from 2003 to 2019 and has served as Mayor Pro Tem.

Emily Olson, Oswosso (MI) City Council, office website. Ms. Olson is an atheist. She was elected in 2022 to a four-year term.

Marissa Postler, Wyoming (MI) City Council (2nd Ward), office website. Ms. Postler is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2024 to a four-year term. This is her third term.

Nebraska

Tom Green, Director Subdistrict 8, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, office website. Mr. Green is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2022 to a four-year term. This is his second term.

James Kulacz, Broadwater (NE) Village Trustee. Mr. Kulacz is an atheist. He was elected in 2022 to a four-year term. He previously served in this position from 2012 to 2018.

New York

John Deer, Manlius (NY) Town Board and Supervisor, office website. Mr. Deer is an atheist. He was re-elected in 2023 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

Christopher Schaeffer, Pomfret (NY) Town Board, office website. Mr. Schaeffer is an agnostic and Pastafarian. He was re-elected in 2021 to a four-year term. This is his third term.

North Carolina

Audra Killingsworth, Apex (NC) City Council, office website. Ms. Killingsworth is a secular humanist. She was re-elected in 2021 to a four-year term. This is her second term. She has also served as Mayor Pro Tem.

Ohio

Carl Fischer IV, Beavercreek (OH) Board of Education, office website. Dr. Fischer is secular humanist. He was elected in 2021 to a four year term.

Monica Wilson, Parma (OH) City Council, office website. Ms. Wilson is a humanist. She was appointed and later elected in 2023 to a two-year term. This is her first term.

Oregon

Peter Hall, Haines (OR) Fire Protection District, office website. Mr. Hall is a pantheist. He was elected in 2023 to a two-year term. He was also a member of the City of Haines Council.

Pennsylvania

Shamaine Daniels, Harrisburg (PA) City Council, office website. Ms. Daniels is an agnostic. She was elected in 2021 to a four-year term. This is her third term in office.

Mark Donovan, Schuylkill Township (PA) Board of Supervisors, Chair, office website. Mr. Donovan is an atheist and humanist. He was re-elected in 2023 to a six-year term. This is his second term.

Jacqueline Guy, Board of School Directors (Morton Borough Region 9), Springfield (PA) School District, office website. Ms. Guy is an atheist. She was re-elected in 2023 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

Mark Pinsley, Controller for Lehigh County (PA), office website. Mr. Pinsley is Jewish and a humanist. He was re-elected in 2023 to a four-year term. This is his second term. He also served on the South Whitehall Township Commission.

Jacob Zentichko, Newport Municipal Authority Board, office website. He was appointed in 2017. Mr. Zentichko is an atheist. He was an elected member of the Newport Borough (PA) Council from 2019 to 2023.

Texas

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, San Antonio (TX) City Council - District 2, office website. Mr. McKee-Rodriguez is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2023 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

Virginia

Karl Frisch, Fairfax County (VA) School Board - Providence District, office website. Mr. Frisch is an agnostic. He was re-elected in 2023 to a four-year term. This is his second term.

Washington

Kristiana de Leon, Black Diamond (WA) City Council, office website. Ms. de Leon is a humanist and atheist. She was re-elected in 2023 to a four-year term. This is her second term.

Steven Puvogel, Hoquiam (WA) City Council (Ward 2) and Council President, office website. Mr. Puvogel is a humanist. He was appointed in 2018 and re-elected in 2023 to a four-year term. This is his second full term.

Norm Walker, Yakima (WA) School District Board of Directors (Postion 3) and Board President, office website. Mr. Walker is an agnostic and humanist. He was re-elected in 2023 to a four-year term. This is his second term.

Wisconsin

Melissa Agard, Dane County Executive, office website. Ms. Agard is an agnostic. She won a special election for this seat in 2024. She was a Wisconin State Senator from 2020 to 2024 and was in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 to 2021.

Steve Thiede, Outagamie County (WI) Supervisor, office website. Mr. Thiede is a humanist. He was elected in 2024 to a two-year term. This is his second term.

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Former Elected Officials

Pete Stark, a member of Congress from 1973 to 2013, was the first U.S. Representative to publicly identify with the nontheist community. In a 2007 press release Stark said, "When the Secular Coalition [of America] asked me to complete a survey on my religious beliefs, I indicated I am a Unitarian who does not believe in a supreme being. Like our nation's founders, I strongly support the separation of church and state. I look forward to working with the Secular Coalition to stop the promotion of narrow religious beliefs in science, marriage contracts, the military and the provision of social services." He was awarded the 2008 Humanist of the Year by the American Humanist Association.

Ernie Chambers was a member of the Nebraska State Senate (District 11) from 1971 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2020. He is the longest serving member of the Nebraska State Senate, and was the plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Marsh v. Chambers (1983) that unsuccessfully sought to make government paid legislative chaplains unconstitutional. Ernie Chambers received the American Humanist Association's Lifetime Achievement Award at their 75th Anniversary Conference in Chicago in 2016.

Chris Balch was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough District 38) from 2018 to 2020.

Jeff Barker was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (District 28) from 2003 to 2021.

Christy Bartlett was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Merrimack District 19) from 2012 to 2022.

Paul Baumbach was a member of the Delaware State House (District 23) from 2012 to 2024.

John Bordenet was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Cheshire District 5) from 2014 to 2022.

Cecil Bothwell was a member of the Asheville (North Carolina) City Council from 2009 to 2017.

Amanda Bouldin was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from to 2014 to 2024.

Andrew Bouldin was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022.

Ryan Burg was a member of the Sheboygan (WI) Area School Board from 2009 to 2024.

Jeanne Casteen was a Governing Board Member and President of the Creighton (AZ) School District from 2012 to 2020.

Maralyn Chase was a member of the Washington State Senate (District 32) from 2010 to 2018 and State House from 2002 to 2009.

Jacqueline Chretien was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 to 2024.

Danny Choriki was a Billings (Montana) City Council (Ward 3) from 2019 to 2023.

Eileen Daniel was a member of the Rhinelander (Wisconsin) City Council from 2020 to 2023.

Mona Das was a member of the Washington State Senate (District 47) from 2019 to 2023.

Sherry Dutzy was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 to 2024

Patrick Edwards was a White Township Auditor (Indiana, Pennsylvania) from 2015 to 2020.

Jake Ellis was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives (District 15B) from 2018 to 2020.

Sherry Frost was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Strafford District 16) from 2016 to 2022.

Amanda Gourgue was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Strafford District 25) from 2016 to 2022.

Mitch Greenlick was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (District 33) from 2003 to 2020.

Michael Grieco was a member of the Florida House of Representatives (District 113) from 2018 to 2022.

Catherine Gural, was Deputy Mayor of Montgomery Township (New Jersey) from 2018 to 2021.

Frank Guzman was a member of the Pomona (CA) Unified Board of Education (Trustee Area 3) from 2015 to 2020.

Joan Hamblet was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2020 to 2024.

Joe Helle was Mayor of Oak Harbor (Ohio) from 2016 to 2018.

Martha Hennessey was a member of the New Hampshire State Senate (District 5) from 2016 to 2020 and served one term in the New Hampshire State House from 2015 to 2016.

Diego Hernandez was a member of the Oregon State House (District 47) from 2016 to 2021 and he served as a school board member of the Reynolds School District.

Karl Jaeger was a Marinette County (WI) Board Supervisor (District 21) from 2020 to 2021.

Jason Kasunick was a member of the City of Eastlake (Ohio) Council (Ward 3) from 2015 to 2023.

Howard Katz was the Batavia Township (Illinois) Clerk from 2017 to 2020.

Derek Kitchen was a member of the Utah State Senate (District 2) from 2019 to 2023.

Warren Kitzmiller was a member of the Vermont State House (Washington-4 District) from 2001 to 2022.

Tony Labranche was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 22) from 2020 to 2022.

Kristopher Larsen was Mayor of Nederland (Colorado) from 2016 to 2022.

Tabia Lee was a member of the Center Joint Unified School District (California) Governing Board from 2020 to 2023.

Bill Leiner was a member of the Whitehall-Coplay School Board (Pennsylvania) from 2015 to 2020. He previously served as Lehigh County Commissioner At-large and Mayor and Council member of Coplay Borough.

Jennifer Longdon was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives in District 5 from 2019 to 2024.

Shelly Masur was the Vice Mayor of Redwood City (CA) from 2015 to 2020.

David Maynard was a Supervisor on the Florida Hillsborough (County) Soil & Water Conservation District 1 from 2010 to 2018.

Dick McCormack was a member of the Vermont State Senate (Windsor District) from 2007 to 2025.

Nancy Meyer was a member of the Board of Directors Nebraska Lower Platte North Natural Resource District from 2018 to 2022.

Katie Paetz was a member and president of the Osborn School District Governing Board (Phoenix, Arizonia) from 2016-2020

Charles Pelkey was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (District 45) from 2015 to 2021.

Brandon Phinney was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018 and 2022 to 2024.

Leonard Presberg was on the Fayette County (GA) Board of Education (District 4) from 2010 to 2022.

Bill Quirk was a member of the California State Assembly (District 20) from 2012 to 2022.

Lois Galgay Reckitt was a member of the Maine House of Representatives (District 122) from 2016 to 2023.

Mark Rozzi was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 126) from 2012 to 2024. He briefly served as Speaker of the House.

Athena Salman was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives (District 8) from 2017 to 2023

Jan Schmidt was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsborough 28) from 2012 to 2014 and from 2016 to 2022.

Craig Schneider was a member of the Village of Rapids City (Illinois) Board for Trustees from 2017 to 2023.

Geoff Schroeder was a member of the Idaho State Senate (District 8) from 2022 to 2024. He served on the Mountain Home (ID) City Council from 2008 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2017.

Bob Scott was Mayor of the Town of Franklin (North Carolina) from 2013 to 2021 prior to this service he was an Alderman for 10 years.

Brian Sims was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (District 182) from 2012 to 2022.

Susan Smith was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Grafton 8) from 2008 to 2022.

Tim Smith was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Hillsboro 17) from 2012 to 2022.

Joe Sonnefeldt was a member of Mount Prospect (Illinois) School Board and served as its President from 2011 to 2019.

Bill Stephens was a member of the St. Louis (Missouri) Board of Aldermen (Ward 12) from 2021 to 2023.

Charlene Komar Storey, was an At-Large Council member of the Borough of Roselle Park (New Jersey) from 2014 to 2017 and a Ward 2 Council member from 2012 to 2014.

Amanda Stuck was an member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (District 57) from 2015 to 2021.

Heidi Swank was an member of the Nevada State Assembly (District 16) from 2016 to 2020.

Carolyn Tomei was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (District 41) from 2003 to 2015 and Mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon from 1998 to 2001.

Charles Townsend was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Grafton 11) from 2008 to 2016.

Heather Waters was a member of the Manlius (New York) Town Board from 2019 to 2024.

Jennifer Webb was a member of the Florida House of Representatives (District 69) from 2018 to 2020.

Beth Weisser was a member of the Kingman Unified School District (Arizona) School Board from 2016 to 2023.

Joyce Weston was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (Grafton 8) from 2018 to 2022.

Marty Wilde was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives (District 11) from 2019 to 2023.

Lynne Williams was a member of the Maine House of Representatives (District 14) from 2021 to 2024.

Ryan Winkle was a member of the Mesa (Arizona) City Council District 3 from 2016 to 2017.

Jon Wizard was a Seaside City (CA) Councilmember from 2018 to 2022.

Aaron Wojciechowski was a member of the City of Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Council from 2021 to 2023.

Sam Young was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives (Windsor 4-2 District) from 2011 to 2021.

Former elected officials Barney Frank, a member of Congress from 1981 to 2013; Paul Hodes, a member of Congress from 2007 to 2011; Culbert Olson, Governor of California from 1939 to 1943; Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003; Lori Lipman Brown, Nevada State Senator from 1992 to 1994; and Brett Parker, Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 publicly identified with the nontheist community after leaving political office.