studies. those states include alaska, hawaii, vermont and utah. in arizona this weeks, senator leah landrum taylor began her last year in office. her eighth year in the senate, landrum taylor is barred from running again because of term limits. when she leaves there's a possibility there will not be a single african-american in the state legislature for the first time since 1950. joins me leah landrum taylor. first thank you for joining us. congratulations on your service and your career. >> thank you. glad to be here. when were you first aware of the dynamic in your state, when you left there would be none? >> well, it's become pretty evident as time has went on, of course, since the 1950s, moving forward into the '60s, into the '70s where there were quite a few african-americans in the legislature, and then the '80s, then all of a sudden the numbers