CTG Executive Director Susannah Delano Selected for Capitol Weekly’s Top 100 of 2023
We’re thrilled that our fearless leader, Susannah Delano, was selected as one of Capitol Weekly’s Top 100! The Top 100 list highlights the most influential leaders in politics and policy in Sacramento.
“And in acknowledgment of the reality that women are fast approaching parity with their male colleagues in the Legislature, for the first time ever this list acknowledges the role of candidate recruiters in the election process.
Speaking of parity, we beat the Legislature to the punch: this year’s list is majority female. It is the first time this has happened, but likely not the last.”
— Rich Ehisen, Capitol Weekly Editor-in-Chief
In past years, the Top 100 has typically drawn from government, business, and labor. We could not be prouder that Susannah is one of the few influential nonprofit leaders to be featured on this year’s list. Her inclusion reflects the first time the Top 100 is majority female, as well as how other Top 100 newcomers are being acknowledged for doing important work that impacts our state.
With Susannah’s leadership, Close the Gap has helped change the face of the California State Legislature to its all-time high of 42% women. It’s terrific that Capitol Weekly recognizes the impact Susannah and Close the Gap have made. We’re not stopping until we get all the way to gender parity!
Close the Gap California is committed to building on progressive women’s historic momentum by recruiting them statewide and achieving equality in California by 2028. Join us!
About Close the Gap California
Close the Gap California (CTG) is a statewide campaign to close the gender gap in the California Legislature by 2028. By recruiting accomplished, progressive women in targeted districts and preparing them to launch competitive campaigns, CTG has been changing the face of the Legislature one cycle at a time since launching in 2013.
Twenty CTG Recruits (14 of them women of color) are serving in Sacramento today. CTG Recruits are committed to reproductive freedom, public school funding, and combating poverty.
