Liz Miranda | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Suffolk district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sonia Chang-Díaz |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Suffolk district | |
| In office January 2, 2019 – January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Evandro Carvalho |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Worrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 29, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cape Verdean, American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College[1] |
Elizabeth Miranda (born June 29, 1981) is a Cape Verdean-American community organizer and politician.[2][3] She is a state senator representing the Massachusetts Senate's 2nd Suffolk district after winning a five-way Democratic Primary Election, and advancing to an uncontested race in the 2022 Massachusetts general election.[4] Prior to that, since January 2019, Miranda had served as the Democratic Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Suffolk district.[5] Her district comprises parts of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston.[5] She is a member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus.
Miranda has passed legislation that aims to close racial disparities in maternal health outcomes of Black women,[6] as well as legislation to advance environmental justice[7] and was a lead author in the police reform omnibus legislation passed in 2021.[8][9] In 2021, Miranda was named Best Politician by Boston Magazine and Progressive Legislator of the Year by Progressive Massachusetts.[10]
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- ^ "Liz Miranda". Boston.gov. February 12, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Liz Miranda". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Representative Liz Miranda". malegislature.gov.
- ^ "House approves commission to reduce racial inequities in maternal childbirth deaths - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Massachusetts's New Climate Law: 5 Reasons to Celebrate!". April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Mass. House Passes Sweeping Police Reform Bill on 93-66 Vote".
- ^ "2019-2020 Massachusetts Black & Latino Legislative Caucus". mablacklatinocaucus.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Liz Miranda". July 6, 2021.