Maebe A. Girl

Maebe A. Girl (also known as G. Pudlo; born July 27, 1986) is an American drag queen and politician. She came to prominence as the first drag queen ever elected to public office in the United States, after being elected to the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council in Los Angeles in 2019. Girl is non-binary and uses she/her and they/them pronouns.

On June 28, 2019, Girl announced a Democratic Party bid for California's 28th congressional district, challenging incumbent Adam Schiff. If successful, Girl would have been the first transgender person ever elected to Congress. She came in third in the primary, and thus did not make it into the general election.

On February 2, 2021, Girl announced that she would run against Schiff again in the 2022 election. Girl placed second in the June 2022 jungle primary and advanced to the general election, becoming the first Democrat running against Schiff to do so. After Schiff announced he would retire from the House of Representatives to run for the Senate in 2024, Girl announced her candidacy for his seat a third time to succeed him.

Under the name Maebe Pudlo, Girl announced a 2026 campaign for the California State Senate in June 2025, to succeed retiring Senator María Elena Durazo.