The California Democratic Party is paying tribute to Wall Street's Fearless Girl with their own commission of a similar statue, the group revealed Friday.

The 5-foot-8, 400-pound bronze figure, which is perched atop the recently reinforced roof of the Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento was created for the organization's party convention this weekend. The statue's $16,000 cost was covered by two anonymous donors.

The original Fearless Girl, created by artist Kristen Visbal after a commission by State Street Global Advisors, appeared on New York City's Wall Street facing down the iconic Charging Bull statue in March of this year. The installation was meant to mark International Women's Day.

CADEM's statue, created by artist Julia Fernandez-Pol, is called "Persist," after the theme of this year's event.

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"Persist," as the Los Angeles Times points out, is derived from a quote uttered by GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. In February, McConnell defended himself after cutting off a statement by Democratic Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, saying, "She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless she persisted."

The last sentence has taken on a significant, co-opted meaning for Democrats with CADEM utilizing the sentence's key word as this year's rallying cry, because, as the California Democratic Party's communications director Robin Swanson says, "We want to inspire people to persist against all odds."

The statue itself was modeled after the 5-year-old daughter of Democratic strategist Dana Williamson, which is fitting, as Swanson says they hope its presence serves as something little girls notice.

"We wanted something that little girls can look up to," she says. "They can literally look up and be inspired."

"Persist" is on view at the California Democratic Party's headquarters at 1830 9th Street in Sacramento.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

