Lily Mei: If you don’t have a seat at the table, reset the table!

April. 2nd 2022  nearly 100 people gathered at Fremont Washington Road to attend Lily Mei for Senate Volunteers Kick-Off

The following information is from: www.lilymei.org

Democrat Lily Mei is the first elected woman and Asian American mayor in Fremont’s 65 year history. Besides being the first woman to serve as Fremont’s Mayor, Lily is also a working mom—bringing a unique perspective on the needs of women, children and families to her leadership role. She previously served two terms as a School Board Trustee before being elected to the City Council.

Lily’s style of leadership is to bring people of diverse philosophies together to solve our toughest issues – leading efforts to break affordable housing records in Fremont, facing down thousands of opponents to establish an innovative City homeless shelter with mobile hygiene, counseling, and job training services, and creating clean energy jobs. She embraces safe, welcoming communities in our diverse region as vitally important, due to her own experiences as the daughter of immigrants and someone who has experienced gender and ethnic discrimination herself.

Dedicated to the Community

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  Mayor of Fremont

  •  and past Fremont City Council Member,

  City of Fremont

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  Two-Term Board Trustee

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  Fremont Unified School District

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  Member

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  League of California Cities

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  Vice Chair

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  Alameda County Mayors’ Conference

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  Co-Chair

  • , Mayors’ Economic Recovery Committee,

  Silicon Valley Mayors’ Circle for Silicon Valley Leadership Group

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  Advisory Board Member

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  United States Conference of Mayors

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  President

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   California Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association (APISBMA)

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  Member

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   Mayors Against LGBTQ Discrimination

Fremont Awards Under Mayor Mei

When Lily was elected to the Fremont Unified School District Board, they were recognized for having one award winning high school. Six years later, when she was elected to the Fremont City Council, all 5 Fremont High Schools were listed on the prestigious U.S. News and World Report Most Distinguished School list gaining national recognition.

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  Winner, National Safe Routes to School Award

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  Recognized Global Leader on Environmental Action

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  Recognized Bicycle Friendly Community

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  7th Greenest Community in America

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  3rd Best City to Raise a Family

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  #1 in the Nation for “Happiest City”

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  Ranked top “Most Inclusive City”

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  Ranked Top 10 Best City to Raise a Family