The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single-member districts, the Senate is responsible, along with the Maryland House of Delegates, for passage of laws in Maryland, and for confirming executive appointments made by the Governor of Maryland.
George Hooks is an American politician and Democratic former member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 14th District from 1991 through 2013. Previously he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1980 through 1990.
Mattie Hunter is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 3rd district since 2003. She is the Senate secretary for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and the Senate majority caucus whip. Hunter is also the 20th Ward Democratic Committeewoman.
Tyrone Keith Yates is a Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge. He was elected on November 8, 2011.
David Johnson was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District and served as assistant minority leader. A former Republican and currently independent, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 to 2019 and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. He received his B.A. in History from Beloit College.
Joseph Everett Kennedy was a Georgia State Senator born in Claxton, Georgia, United States.
The Democratic Party of Indiana is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Indiana. The party's chair is Mike Schmuhl.
Tupac Amaru Hunter is an American politician who is a former member of the Michigan Senate, representing the 5th district which encompasses northwest Detroit, Dearborn Heights and Inkster. He served as the Minority Floor Leader.
Richard F. Colburn, a Republican, is a former State Senator for District 37 in Maryland.
Verna L. Jones-Rodwell is an American politician who represented the 44th legislative district in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Jones-Rodwell was also the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2007 to 2008.
The National Black Caucus of State Legislators(NBCSL) is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to state legislatures in the United States and its territories.
Hannah-Beth Jackson is an American politician who served in the California State Senate from 2012 to 2020. A Democrat, she represented the 19th Senate District, encompassing Santa Barbara County and most of Ventura County.
Winfred Jarrett Dukes is an American politician from Georgia. Dukes is a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Bryant W. Clark is an American politician from Mississippi. A member of the Democratic Party, Clark is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and represents the 47th district. He has served in the Mississippi House since 2004. He succeeded his father, Robert G. Clark Jr.
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is the caucus of African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly. It was established in 1975, and is currently the largest caucus of black state legislators in the country in terms of members. Members have included Julian Bond who opposed the Vietnam War.
Edith Jerry Patterson is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing district 28 in Charles County, since 2015. She previously served as a county commissioner from 2002 to 2010 and a member of the Board of Education for Charles County from 1983 to 1995.
Malcolm L. Augustine is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland Senate from the 47th district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Augustine has served as the president pro tempore of the Maryland Senate since 2023.
Benjamin Luther Watson is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 1st District since he was elected in 2014. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2010 to 2014. Watson is an active member of the Republican Party, and he has served on various legislative committees. Since 2019, he has chaired the State Senate's Health and Human Services committee.
Carl W. Jackson is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 8, which is in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Several elections took place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2022. The general election was held on November 8, 2022. A runoff election for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate was held on December 6, 2022. The runoff was scheduled because none of the candidates for Senate received 50% of the statewide vote in the general election. In addition to the Senate seat, all of Georgia's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Also up for election were all of Georgia's executive officers and legislative seats, as well as one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The Republican Party decisively won every single statewide office in Georgia except for the Federal Senate race which narrowly went Democratic in 2022.
