Michigan

Running for: Michigan State Senate, District 21

Currently serving as a representative in Michigan’s state house, Representative Anthony is now running for state senate. Rep. Anthony was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from Central Michigan University, she went on to earn her Master’s of Public Administration degree from Western Michigan University. She then immediately returned to Lansing to begin serving as a legislative assistant for former State Rep. Joan Bauer.

In 2012, Anthony was elected to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, becoming the youngest African American woman to serve in this capacity in the US. In 2018, she became the first African-American woman to serve as a representative for Lansing. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being named “Legislator of the Year” by Michigan Works!, “Legislator of the Year” by the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association, recipient of the Lansing NAACP Image Award, and the Michigan College Access Network “ Board of Directors’ Award. She has been profiled in the New Yorker magazine and featured in the New York Times, the Guardian, Essence, and Black Enterprise, and the Washington Post.

Now, Representative Anthony is running for State Senate. She has been serving the Lansing region her whole life, and looks forward to serving in a new capacity.

Priorities:

-An economy that works for everyone

-Addressing healthcare disparities

-Justice for all

-expanding education and training