Ohio Rep. Nickie Antonio is fighting to ban employment and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill is backed by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Virginia Delegate Danica Roem wasted no time getting down to business in the commonwealth's lower chamber, sponsoring bills that would end "lunch shaming" in public schools, protect fair and affordable access to transition-related healthcare under the Virginia State Code, increase government transparency by lifting barriers to FOIA requests, provide suicide prevention training for public school staff, and of course, fix Route 28. Corey Jonson became the first HIV-positive and first openly gay man elected Speaker of the New York City Council, with immediate ramifications for HIV/AIDS policy. California State Sen. Toni G. Atkins was unanimously elected Tuesday by her Democratic colleagues to take over as the next president pro tempore of the Senate on March 21. She is the first woman to lead the California Senate in the state's history. Florida State Rep. David Richardson continues to advocate for criminal justice reform, having interviewed over 300 inmates to assess their treatment, and called attention to the relationship between inadequate mental healthcare and the spike in inmate deaths in 2017. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown appointed Judge Adrienne C. Nelson as the first African American on the Oregon Appellate Court. He is one of the most vocal opponents to the Trump Administration's move to allow offshore drilling on both coasts of the continental U.S. Santa Fe City Councilor Pat Davis, alongside Klarissa Peña, introduced a resolution that would ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from entering properties without a warrant. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is fighting sexual harassment and discrimination by ordering an "extensive review" of related policies, and requiring all city employees to undergo an annual anti-harassment training. Texas State Representative Mary González announced the “Positivity in Politics” initiative, which seeks to highlight examples of positivity in grassroots leadership over the next two years leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election.