Mission

The National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) primary mission is to develop, conduct and promote educational, research and training programs designed to enhance the effectiveness of its members, as they consider legislation and issues of public policy which impact, either directly or indirectly upon "the general welfare" of African American constituents within their respective jurisdictions.

Objective

In support of its mission, NBCSL has adopted the following fundamental objectives:

1. To serve as a national network and clearinghouse for the discussion, dissemination, and exchange of ideas and information among African American state legislators and their staffs;
2. To provide research, training, and educational services to African American state legislators and their staff.
3. To improve the effectiveness and quality of African American state legislators; and
4. To serve as a strong, united, and effective advocate for African American state legislators and their constituencies at the federal level.

Caucus Chairs

Alabama Senator Bobby Singleton Arizona Senator Leah Landron Taylor Arkansas Representative Tracy Steele California Senator Curren Price Colorado Representative Angela Williams Connecticut Representative Gary Holder-Winfield Delaware Councilman Jae Street Florida Representative Mia L. Jones Georgia Senator Emanuel Jones Illinois Representative Will Davis Indiana Representative Vanessa Summers Iowa No Current Chair Kansas Representative Barbara W. Ballard Kentucky Representative Darryl Owens Louisiana Representative Patricia Haynes Smith Maryland Senator Catherine Pugh Massachusetts Representative Benjamin Swan Michigan Representative Fred Durhal Mississippi Representative Omeria McDonald Scott Missouri Representative Steve Webb Nevada Assemblyman Kevin Atkinson New Jersey Senator Ronald L. Rice New York Senator Ruth Hassell–Thompson North Carolina Representative Alma Adams Ohio Representative Sandra Williams Oklahoma Senator Constance Johnson Pennsylvania Representative Ronald Waters Rhode Island Representative Anastasia Williams South Carolina Representative William "Bill" Clyburn Tennessee Senator Thelma Harper Texas Representative Sylvester Turner US Virgin Islands Senator Usie Richards Virginia Delegate Kenneth Alexander Wisconsin Senator Barbara Toles

 

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