Lauren McLean is the mayor of Boise, Idaho. The first woman elected to serve in this role in the city’s 150-year history, she advocates for open space conservation, addressing housing and homelessness, and climate action efforts. She is now in her second elected term serving as Boise’s 56th Mayor. Prior to this, McLean was service to the people of Boise began as a volunteer in 2001. She led the historic Boise Foothills Open Space Levy campaign and, along with hundreds of other dedicated people, secured protection of thousands of acres in the foothills for future generations. Lauren served on Boise City Council from 2011-2019 and served as Council President from 2017-2019. During her time on City Council, she led the effort to pass Boise's 100% Clean Energy Plan. She is a Board of Governors at Andrus Center at Boise State University. She has been recognized as one of the nation's most promising young political leaders by the Aspen Institute and New Deal Leaders and was selected to participate in the 2020 Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative on Economic Recovery.