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Legislatures & Elections » Legislators & Legislative Staff Data » African-American Legislators 2007
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Numbers of African-American Legislators
2007
| STATE | Total Legislative Seats | Total African American State Legislators | % of Total Seats | Total Senate Seats | African American Senators | % of Senate Seats | Total House Seats | African American House Members | % of House Seats | | Alabama | 140 | 34 | 24% | 35 | 8 | 23% | 105 | 26 | 25% | | Alaska | 60 | 1 | 2% | 20 | 1 | 5% | 40 | 0 | 0% | | Arizona | 90 | 2 | 2% | 30 | 1 | 3% | 60 | 1 | 2% | | Arkansas | 135 | 15 | 11% | 35 | 4 | 11% | 100 | 11 | 11% | | California | 120 | 9 | 8% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 80 | 7 | 9% | | Colorado | 100 | 3 | 3% | 35 | 1 | 3% | 65 | 2 | 3% | | Connecticut | 187 | 19 | 10% | 36 | 3 | 8% | 151 | 16 | 11% | | Delaware | 62 | 5 | 8% | 21 | 1 | 5% | 41 | 4 | 10% | | Florida | 160 | 25 | 16% | 40 | 7 | 18% | 120 | 18 | 15% | | Georgia | 236 | 56 | 24% | 56 | 12 | 21% | 180 | 44 | 24% | | Hawaii | 76 | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 0 | 0% | | Idaho | 105 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 0 | 0% | | Illinois | 177 | 29 | 16% | 59 | 10 | 17% | 118 | 19 | 16% | | Indiana | 150 | 13 | 9% | 50 | 4 | 8% | 100 | 9 | 9% | | Iowa | 150 | 3 | 2% | 50 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 3 | 3% | | Kansas | 165 | 6 | 4% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 125 | 4 | 3% | | Kentucky | 138 | 7 | 5% | 38 | 1 | 3% | 100 | 6 | 6% | | Louisiana | 144 | 29 | 20% | 39 | 9 | 23% | 105 | 20 | 19% | | Maine | 186 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 151 | 0 | 0% | | Maryland | 188 | 42 | 22% | 47 | 8 | 17% | 141 | 34 | 24% | | Massachusetts | 200 | 9 | 5% | 40 | 1 | 3% | 160 | 8 | 5% | | Michigan | 148 | 19 | 13% | 38 | 4 | 11% | 110 | 15 | 14% | | Minnesota | 201 | 1 | 0% | 67 | 0 | 0% | 134 | 1 | 1% | | Mississippi | 174 | 43 | 25% | 52 | 11 | 21% | 122 | 32 | 26% | | Missouri | 197 | 12 | 6% | 34 | 3 | 9% | 163 | 9 | 6% | | Montana | 150 | 0 | 0% | 50 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 0 | 0% | | Nebraska | 49 | 1 | 2% | 49 | 1 | 2% | Unicameral Legislature | | Nevada | 63 | 7 | 11% | 21 | 3 | 14% | 42 | 4 | 10% | | New Hampshire | 424 | 1 | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0% | 400 | 1 | 0% | | New Jersey | 120 | 11 | 9% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 80 | 9 | 11% | | New Mexico | 112 | 2 | 2% | 42 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 2 | 3% | | New York | 212 | 44 | 21% | 62 | 11 | 18% | 150 | 33 | 22% | | North Carolina | 170 | 26 | 15% | 50 | 7 | 14% | 120 | 19 | 16% | | North Dakota | 141 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0 | 0% | 94 | 0 | 0% | | Ohio | 132 | 16 | 12% | 33 | 5 | 15% | 99 | 11 | 11% | | Oklahoma | 149 | 6 | 4% | 48 | 1 | 2% | 101 | 5 | 5% | | Oregon | 90 | 3 | 3% | 30 | 3 | 10% | 60 | 0 | 0% | | Pennsylvania | 253 | 21 | 8% | 50 | 4 | 8% | 203 | 17 | 8% | | Rhode Island | 113 | 1 | 1% | 38 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 1 | 1% | | South Carolina | 170 | 28 | 16% | 46 | 8 | 17% | 124 | 20 | 16% | | South Dakota | 105 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 0 | 0% | | Tennessee | 132 | 14 | 11% | 33 | 2 | 6% | 99 | 12 | 12% | | Texas | 181 | 16 | 9% | 31 | 1 | 3% | 150 | 15 | 10% | | Utah | 104 | 0 | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 0 | 0% | | Vermont | 180 | 1 | 1% | 30 | 0 | 0% | 150 | 1 | 1% | | Virginia | 140 | 17 | 12% | 40 | 5 | 13% | 100 | 12 | 12% | | Washington | 147 | 3 | 2% | 49 | 1 | 2% | 98 | 2 | 2% | | West Virginia | 134 | 0 | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 0 | 0% | | Wisconsin | 132 | 8 | 6% | 33 | 2 | 6% | 99 | 6 | 6% | | Wyoming | 90 | 0 | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 0 | 0% | | Total | 7382 | 608 | 8% | 1971 | 149 | 7% | 5411 | 459 | 8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: National Conference of State Legislatures and National Black Caucus of State Legislatures |
Last Updated on 1/8/2007
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Numbers of African-American Legislators
2007
| STATE | Total Legislative Seats | Total African American State Legislators | % of Total Seats | Total Senate Seats | African American Senators | % of Senate Seats | Total House Seats | African American House Members | % of House Seats | | Alabama | 140 | 34 | 24% | 35 | 8 | 23% | 105 | 26 | 25% | | Alaska | 60 | 1 | 2% | 20 | 1 | 5% | 40 | 0 | 0% | | Arizona | 90 | 2 | 2% | 30 | 1 | 3% | 60 | 1 | 2% | | Arkansas | 135 | 15 | 11% | 35 | 4 | 11% | 100 | 11 | 11% | | California | 120 | 9 | 8% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 80 | 7 | 9% | | Colorado | 100 | 3 | 3% | 35 | 1 | 3% | 65 | 2 | 3% | | Connecticut | 187 | 19 | 10% | 36 | 3 | 8% | 151 | 16 | 11% | | Delaware | 62 | 5 | 8% | 21 | 1 | 5% | 41 | 4 | 10% | | Florida | 160 | 25 | 16% | 40 | 7 | 18% | 120 | 18 | 15% | | Georgia | 236 | 56 | 24% | 56 | 12 | 21% | 180 | 44 | 24% | | Hawaii | 76 | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 0 | 0% | | Idaho | 105 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 0 | 0% | | Illinois | 177 | 29 | 16% | 59 | 10 | 17% | 118 | 19 | 16% | | Indiana | 150 | 13 | 9% | 50 | 4 | 8% | 100 | 9 | 9% | | Iowa | 150 | 3 | 2% | 50 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 3 | 3% | | Kansas | 165 | 6 | 4% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 125 | 4 | 3% | | Kentucky | 138 | 7 | 5% | 38 | 1 | 3% | 100 | 6 | 6% | | Louisiana | 144 | 29 | 20% | 39 | 9 | 23% | 105 | 20 | 19% | | Maine | 186 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 151 | 0 | 0% | | Maryland | 188 | 42 | 22% | 47 | 8 | 17% | 141 | 34 | 24% | | Massachusetts | 200 | 9 | 5% | 40 | 1 | 3% | 160 | 8 | 5% | | Michigan | 148 | 19 | 13% | 38 | 4 | 11% | 110 | 15 | 14% | | Minnesota | 201 | 1 | 0% | 67 | 0 | 0% | 134 | 1 | 1% | | Mississippi | 174 | 43 | 25% | 52 | 11 | 21% | 122 | 32 | 26% | | Missouri | 197 | 12 | 6% | 34 | 3 | 9% | 163 | 9 | 6% | | Montana | 150 | 0 | 0% | 50 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 0 | 0% | | Nebraska | 49 | 1 | 2% | 49 | 1 | 2% | Unicameral Legislature | | Nevada | 63 | 7 | 11% | 21 | 3 | 14% | 42 | 4 | 10% | | New Hampshire | 424 | 1 | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0% | 400 | 1 | 0% | | New Jersey | 120 | 11 | 9% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 80 | 9 | 11% | | New Mexico | 112 | 2 | 2% | 42 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 2 | 3% | | New York | 212 | 44 | 21% | 62 | 11 | 18% | 150 | 33 | 22% | | North Carolina | 170 | 26 | 15% | 50 | 7 | 14% | 120 | 19 | 16% | | North Dakota | 141 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0 | 0% | 94 | 0 | 0% | | Ohio | 132 | 16 | 12% | 33 | 5 | 15% | 99 | 11 | 11% | | Oklahoma | 149 | 6 | 4% | 48 | 1 | 2% | 101 | 5 | 5% | | Oregon | 90 | 3 | 3% | 30 | 3 | 10% | 60 | 0 | 0% | | Pennsylvania | 253 | 21 | 8% | 50 | 4 | 8% | 203 | 17 | 8% | | Rhode Island | 113 | 1 | 1% | 38 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 1 | 1% | | South Carolina | 170 | 28 | 16% | 46 | 8 | 17% | 124 | 20 | 16% | | South Dakota | 105 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 0 | 0% | | Tennessee | 132 | 14 | 11% | 33 | 2 | 6% | 99 | 12 | 12% | | Texas | 181 | 16 | 9% | 31 | 1 | 3% | 150 | 15 | 10% | | Utah | 104 | 0 | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 0 | 0% | | Vermont | 180 | 1 | 1% | 30 | 0 | 0% | 150 | 1 | 1% | | Virginia | 140 | 17 | 12% | 40 | 5 | 13% | 100 | 12 | 12% | | Washington | 147 | 3 | 2% | 49 | 1 | 2% | 98 | 2 | 2% | | West Virginia | 134 | 0 | 0% | 34 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 0 | 0% | | Wisconsin | 132 | 8 | 6% | 33 | 2 | 6% | 99 | 6 | 6% | | Wyoming | 90 | 0 | 0% | 30 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 0 | 0% | | Total | 7382 | 608 | 8% | 1971 | 149 | 7% | 5411 | 459 | 8% | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: National Conference of State Legislatures and National Black Caucus of State Legislatures |
Last Updated on 1/8/2007
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