Courtney Peters-Manning decided it was time to run for office immediately after the 2016 election election results came in. Upset by the “incredibly divisive rhetoric” coming from all sides of the political spectrum during the campaign year, Peters-Manning, 39, felt inspired to do more. “The election was a kick in the pants that I had to step up and be more involved,” she said. She signed up for an incubator program with She Should Run, an organization that trains women for public leadership roles, becoming one of more than 4,500 women who have decided to run for office through the program since the election.