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Gbarpolu County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Botoe Kanneh and Amara M. Konneh.
Senator Elected | Year [lower-alpha 1] | Party [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Sumo Tormetie | 2005 | NRP | Died in office in 2007. [1] [2] |
Daniel Naatehn | 2005 | UP | Failed re-election in 2011. [1] [3] |
2014 | ANC | Died in office in 2023. [4] [5] | |
J. S. B. Theodore Momo | 2007 | UP | Ran with the APD for re-election in 2014. [6] [4] |
Armah Zolu Jallah | 2011 | NPP | Ran with the PUP for re-election in 2020. [3] [7] |
Botoe Kanneh | 2020 | IND | [7] |
Amara Mohammed Konneh | 2023 | IND | [8] |
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