Tiara Mack

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Tiara Mack
Member of the Rhode Island Senate
from the 6th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2021
Preceded byHarold Metts
Personal details
Born (1993-12-21) December 21, 1993 (age 28)
EducationBrown University

Tiara Mack (born December 21, 1993) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6. Mack assumed office on January 5, 2021, primarying fellow Democrat Harold Metts.[1]

Mack is the first openly LGBTQ Black person elected to the Rhode Island Senate.[2]

Early life and career[]

Born in 1993, Tiara Mack was raised in Georgia and South Carolina. Mack's mother worked as a teacher and her family struggled financially.[2]

In 2012 Mack moved to Providence to attend Brown University; she graduated from the school in 2016 with a BA in public health.[3] While attending Brown University, Mack played in the university's womens Rugby Union team.[4]

In the 2020 Rhode Island Senate elections, Mack challenged incumbent state senator Harold Metts in the Democratic primary.[5] Metts had a pro-life record and was opposed to LGBTQ rights, and Mack's campaign proved effective at winning over younger, more socially liberal voters.[6] Mack defeated Metts, winning with 60% of the vote.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rhode Island State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c Compton, Julie (November 19, 2020). "'Unapologetically Black and queer' Tiara Mack is headed to the Rhode Island Senate". NBC News. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Gelb-Bicknell, Corey (November 4, 2020). "R.I. Elections Roundup: Mack '16 wins election to State Senate as R.I. Dems reelected to U.S. House, Senate". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Yin, Victoria (February 24, 2021). "Tiara Mack '16, first Black queer RI state senator, shares her path to public office with current University students". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Stevens, Jen (February 4, 2021). "Interview with Senator Tiara Mack". Options RI. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Triedman, Steve (November 2, 2020). "Former Senator Looks Back on Three Decades in District 6". Providence Online. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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