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Position Count
Attorney General 7
Auditor 3
Comptroller 4
Corporation Commissioner 4
Governor 3
Labor Commissioner 1
Land Commissioner 1
Lt. Governor 20
Public Service Commissioner 1
Rail Commissioner 1
Secretary of State 18
Superintendent of Public Instruction 4
Treasurer 7
Position Name Race/Ethnicity Party State
  • Treasurer (2023-2026)
Laura Montoya Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Treasurer (1999-2018)
Denise L. Nappier Black Democrat Connecticut
  • State Representative (2011-2018)
  • Lt. Governor (2019-2025)
Jeanette M. Nunez Latina Republican Florida
  • State Representative (2004-2017)
  • Lt. Governor (2018-2023)
Sheila Y. Oliver Black Democrat New Jersey
  • Lt. Governor (2009-2010)
Mona Pasquil Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat California
  • Secretary of State (1979-1982)
Vel R. Phillips Black Democrat Wisconsin
  • Treasurer (2009-2010)
Velda Jones Potter Black Democrat Delaware
  • Labor Commissioner (2025-2026)
Barbara Rivera Holmes Latina Republican Georgia
  • Secretary of State (1947-1950)
Alicia Romero Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Lt. Governor (2015-2018)
Evelyn Sanguinetti Latina Republican Illinois
  • State Representative (2002-2003)
  • Lt. Governor (2022-2025)
Winsome Earle Sears Black Republican Virginia
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction (2019-2021)
Carolyn Stanford Taylor Black Democrat Wisconsin
  • State Representative (2017-2018)
  • Lt. Governor (2019-2026)
Juliana Stratton Black Democrat Illinois
  • Secretary of State (2023-2026)
  • State Representative (2021-2022)
Stephanie Thomas Black Democrat Connecticut
  • State Senator (2013-2014)
  • State Representative (2009-2012)
  • Corporation Commissioner (2021-2024)
Anna M. Tovar Latina Democrat Arizona
  • Corporation Commissioner (1995-1997)
Gloria Tristani Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Secretary of State (1999-2006)
  • Secretary of State (1987-1990)
Rebecca D. Vigil-Giron Latina Democrat New Mexico
  • Lt. Governor (2023-2025)
Tahesha Way Black Democrat New Jersey
  • Secretary of State (2021-2026)
  • State Representative (2013-2021)
Shirley N. Weber Black Democrat California
  • Comptroller (2015-2022)
Betty T. Yee Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat California
  • Treasurer (2019-2026)
  • State Senator (2013-2018)
  • State Representative (2010-2012)
Kimberly Yee Asian American/Pacific Islander Republican Arizona
  • Auditor (2023-2026)
Lydia York Black Democrat Delaware

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