Finding support and help: why supporting black women running for office makes a difference
As of October 21, 2019, 317 Black women serve as state legislators nationwide, including 243 Black women members of state houses and 74 Black women members of state senates. Fewer than 1% of Black women state legislators are Republicans. Black women are 4.3% of all state legislators and 14.9% of all women state legislators nationwide. They are 4.5% of members of state houses and 15% of women in state houses; 3.8% of state senators and 14.5% of women state senators; and 9.1% o