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Selecting the current year returns officeholders who are serving now. CAWP historical fact sheets reflect end of year counts.
Name Sort descending Race/Ethnicity Party Roles State
Margie Bright Matthews Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2015-2028)
South Carolina
Karla May Black Democrat
State Senator (2019-2026)
State Representative (2011-2018)
Missouri
Angela V. McKnight Black Democrat
State Senator (2024-2027)
State Representative (2016-2023)
New Jersey
Nikki Merritt Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2021-2026)
Georgia
Patricia Billie Miller Black Democrat
State Senator (2021-2026)
State Representative (2009-2021)
Connecticut
Liz Miranda Black Democrat
State Senator (2023-2026)
State Representative (2019-2022)
Massachusetts
Zaynab Mohamed Black Democrat, Democratic Farmer Labor Party
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
Minnesota
Angela Walton Mosley Black, Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Democrat
  • State Senator (2021-2028)
Missouri
Natalie Murdock Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2020-2026)
North Carolina
Dina A. Neal Black Democrat
State Senator (2021-2028)
State Representative (2011-2020)
Nevada
Nikki Nice Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2024-2026)
Oklahoma
Twina Nobles Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2021-2028)
Washington
Charlane Oliver Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
Tennessee
Rosalind Osgood Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2022-2026)
Florida
Roxanne J. Persaud Black Democrat
State Senator (2015-2026)
State Representative (2015-2015)
New York
Marie Pinkney Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2021-2026)
Delaware
Freddie K. Powell Sims Black Democrat
State Senator (2009-2026)
State Representative (2005-2008)
Georgia
Erin Maye Quade White, Black Democrat, Democratic Farmer Labor Party
State Senator (2023-2026)
State Representative (2017-2018)
Minnesota
Michele Reynolds Black Republican
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
Ohio
Laura Richardson Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2025-2028)
California
Gladys A. Robinson Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2011-2026)
North Carolina
DeAndrea Salvador Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2021-2026)
North Carolina
Sylvia Santana Black Democrat
State Senator (2019-2026)
State Representative (2017-2018)
Michigan
Jamie A. Scott Black Democrat
State Senator (2025-2028)
State Representative (2019-2024)
Arkansas
Kiana Sears Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2025-2026)
Arizona
Barbara Sharief Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2025-2028)
Florida
Sarita M. Simmons Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2020-2027)
Mississippi
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
California
Kandie D. Smith Black Democrat
State Senator (2023-2026)
State Representative (2019-2022)
North Carolina
Ashlei Spivey Black Nonpartisan
  • State Senator (2025-2028)
Nebraska
Andrea Stewart-Cousins Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2007-2026)
New York
Rachel Talbot Ross Black Democrat
State Senator (2025-2026)
State Representative (2017-2024)
Maine
Angie Taylor Black Democrat
State Senator (2025-2028)
State Representative (2023-2024)
Nevada
Britnee Timberlake Black Democrat
State Senator (2024-2027)
State Representative (2018-2023)
New Jersey
Loki Gale Tobin Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
Alaska
Doris Turner Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2021-2026)
Illinois
Angela Turner Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2013-2027)
Mississippi
Shirley K. Turner Black Democrat
State Senator (1998-2027)
State Representative (1994-1997)
New Jersey
Clare Oumou Verbeten White, Black Democrat, Democratic Farmer Labor Party
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
Minnesota
Joyce D. Waddell Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2015-2026)
North Carolina
Mary L. Washington Black Democrat
State Senator (2019-2026)
State Representative (2011-2018)
Maryland
Barbara Anne Washington Black Democrat
State Senator (2021-2028)
State Representative (2018-2020)
Missouri
Lea Webb Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2023-2026)
New York
Akilah Weber Black Democrat
State Senator (2025-2028)
State Representative (2021-2024)
California
Kenya Wicks Black Democrat
  • State Senator (2025-2026)
Georgia

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