List of senators from Lofa County

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Lofa County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Joseph Kpator Jallah and Momo T. Cyrus.

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List of senators

Senator ElectedYear [lower-alpha 1] Party [lower-alpha 2] Notes
Sumo G. Kupee 2005 COTOL Ran with the PUP for re-election in 2014. Ran again with the PUP in 2022. [1] [2] [3]
Fomba Kanneh 2005 ALCOP [1]
George Tamba Tengbeh 2011 UP Ran with the CDC for re-election in 2020. [4] [5]
Stephen J. H. Zargo 2014 LP Ran with the UP for re-election in 2023. [2] [6]
Brownie Jeffrey Samukai 2020 CPP Became legally unable to serve after a criminal conviction in 2022. [5] [7]
Joseph Kpator Jallah2022 IND [3]
Momo T. Cyrus 2023 IND [6]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Indicates the year or years the senator was elected.
  2. ↑ Indicates party the senator was registered with during their election.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2005 Election Results". National Elections Commission. 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Special Senatorial Election". National Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "2022 SENATORIAL BY-ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2011 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2011. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "2020 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2020. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "2023 SENATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS". National Elections Commission. 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ Porkpa, Darlington (January 30, 2022). "Liberia's former defence chief Samukai to be jailed for embezzlement". Radio France Internationale . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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