Barbara Sue Boxer is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate,representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993.
Mark Leno is an American politician who served in the California State Senate until November 2016. A Democrat,he represented the 11th Senate district,which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County. Before the 2010 redistricting,he represented the 3rd Senate district.
Nora Campos is an American politician from California. Campos formerly served as a California State Assemblymember and was the President pro tempore during her tenure. In 2020,she was unsuccessful in her campaign for the California's 15th State Senate district. She served on the San Jose City Council representing District 5 (2001-2010). She was unsuccessful in her campaign for the same seat in 2022. Prior to taking elected office she worked for a San Jose City Councilmember.
Frances J. "Fran" Pavley is an American politician who served two terms in the California State Senate and three terms in the California State Assembly. A Democrat,she last represented the 27th Senate District,which encompasses the Conejo Valley,and portions of the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. Due to term limits in California,Senator Pavley completed her legislative career in 2016. She is currently working as the Environmental Policy Director for the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.
Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk is an American politician who represents District 21 in the Maryland House of Delegates. She unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2016,coming in third behind Anthony Brown and Glenn Ivey.
Melony Ghee Griffith is an American politician who represents district 25 in the Maryland Senate.
Jeffrey D. Waldstreicher is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently a member of the Maryland Senate,representing District 18 in Montgomery County after serving two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Richard Lawrence Saslaw is an American politician serving as Majority Leader of the Senate of Virginia since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1976–80,then was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents the 35th district,made up of the city of Falls Church and portions of Fairfax County and the city of Alexandria.
Nancy Skinner is an American politician and a member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents California's 9th State Senate district,encompassing the East Bay.
Anthony A. "Tony" Strickland is an American politician. He was voted mayor of Huntington Beach by the Huntington Beach City Council in December 2022. He is a former California State Senator who represented the 19th District from 2008-2012. Strickland is a member of the Republican Party and a former Assemblyman,representing the 37th District from 1998 to 2004. He is currently the President and CEO of Strong America,an advocacy group and PAC.
Kim Ward is an American politician serving as President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate. She represents the 39th Senatorial District which covers the central portions of Westmoreland County,Pennsylvania.
Cheryl C. Kagan is an American politician in the U.S. state of Maryland who has represented District 17 in the Maryland Senate in Montgomery County since 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her service in the Maryland Senate,she served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 2003,representing the same district.
Harriette L. Chandler is an American politician who was the 94th President of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts State Senator for the 1st Worcester district,which includes parts of the city of Worcester,where she resides,and the towns of Boylston,Holden,Princeton,and West Boylston,and parts of Clinton and Northborough. She is a Democrat who has served since January 2001. From 1995 to 2001 she was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Prior to serving in the Massachusetts legislature,she was a member of the Worcester school committee from 1991 to 1994. She is the first woman from Worcester ever to be elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Tiffany T. Alston(born April 22,1977) is an American politician who represented Prince George's County District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates from January 2011 to January 2013. She was suspended from office in 2012 after being found guilty of stealing General Assembly funds to pay an employee at her law firm.
The 2018 United States Senate election in California took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent California,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections.
Monique Limón is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate. She is a Democrat representing the 19th Senate District,encompassing all of Santa Barbara County,as well as over half of Ventura County.
Mary Beth Carozza is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Maryland State Senate,representing District 38. She previous represented District 38C in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2015 to 2019.
Susan Rubio is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represents the 22nd Senate District in eastern Los Angeles County. Prior to being elected to the California Legislature in 2018,she was an elected official for the City of Baldwin Park for 13 years and a public school teacher for 17 years.
Sarah K. Elfreth is a Democratic member of the Maryland Senate representing the 30th district.
The 161st Virginia General Assembly,consisting of members who were elected in both the House election and Senate election in 2019,convened on January 8,2020. It was the first time Democrats held both houses of the General Assembly and the governorship since the 147th General Assembly in 1993.
