Lofa County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Joseph Kpator Jallah and Momo T. Cyrus.
Senator Elected | Year [lower-alpha 1] | Party [lower-alpha 2] | Notes |
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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 Jallah | 2022 | IND | [3] |
Momo T. Cyrus | 2023 | IND | [6] |
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