Politics & Government
Lavora Barnes Reelected As Michigan Democratic Party Chair
Barnes, who is the first Black woman to head the party, announced in January that she would seek reelection. She ran unopposed.
February 12, 2023
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes was reelected for a third two-year term Saturday after she helped lead the party to historic wins in the battleground state in the 2022 midterms.
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Barnes, who took over party leadership in 2019 after working as its chief operating officer for more than three years, defeated one other challenger to win the position during the Michigan Democratic Party's spring convention in Detroit.
The party has enjoyed historic success in Michigan since Barnes took over four years ago. Democrats flipped both the state House and Senate last year, in addition to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer being reelected for another four years, to win a trifecta in the state government for the first time in 40 years.
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