Rivercess County elects two senators to the Senate of Liberia. It is currently represented by Wellington Geevon Smith and Bill Teah Twehway.
Senator Elected | Year [lower-alpha 1] | Party [lower-alpha 2] | Notes | |
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Jay Jonathan Banney | 2005 | UP | Ran with the PUP for re-election in 2014. Ran with the LPP in 2023. [1] [2] [3] | |
George Dee Moore | 2005 | LP | Ran with the UP for re-election in 2011. [1] [4] | |
Dallas Advertus V. Gueh | 2011 | LDP | Ran with the CDC for re-election in 2020. [4] [5] | |
Francis Saturday Saye | 2014 | NDC | [2] | |
Wellington Geevon Smith | 2020 | IND | [5] | |
Bill Teah Twehway | 2023 | CDC | [3] |
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