By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - A number of Black women have gone on from the California state legislature to continue their political service in other realms and roles. The OBSERVER highlights a few here Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Holly Mitchell and Karen Bass
Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager-Dove Sails to Victory in 30th Senate District Race
By Brian W. Carter, Contributing Writer
Published March 4, 2021
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Courtesy Photo)
In a Special Election to fill the vacated seat of now Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Sydney Kamlager-Dove Becomes California’s only African American Female Senator.
As of press time, State Assembly member Sydney Kamlager-Dove was the projected winner for the 30
th Senate District seat with 68% of the vote. The special election was called by Governor Gavin Newsom to fill the seat vacated by current L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell. Kamlager-Dove stands poised to join State Senator Steve Bradford at the State Capitol. During a period where many in the Black community have been calling for more representation especially, more Black women in government, Kamlager-Dove is filling that void.