Zakiya Summers
Zakiya Summers | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 68th district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Andra Harlee |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Missouri (BA) |
Zakiya Summers is an American politician and former journalist serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 68th district. She assumed office on January 7, 2020.
Early life and education[]
Summers was born in Houston, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2005.[1]
Career[]
Summers moved to Mississippi to work as a producer for WLBT TV. She later worked as a public relations manager for the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation. Since 2015, she has worked as the director of communications and advocacy at the ACLU of Mississippi.[2]
Summers was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives and assumed office on January 7, 2020.[3][better source needed]
References[]
- ^ "Zakiya Summers". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "Zakiya Summers". ACLU of Mississippi. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "Zakiya Summers". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
Categories:
- Living people
- People from Houston
- Mississippi Democrats
- Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Missouri School of Journalism alumni
- University of Missouri alumni
- African-American state legislators in Mississippi
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American politicians