California Legislative Black Caucus Celebrates Historic Milestone With Record Number of Women Members

Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌|‌ ‌California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) made history on Dec. 2. For the first time, most of its members are women. Nine out of its 12 current members are Black women, the highest number in the organization’s 57-year-history.During the last legislative session, five out of 12 CLBC members were women.For the 2025-26 Legislative session, three CLBC women members are serving in the State Senate and six in the State Assembly.Sen. Laura Richardson (D-Inglewood) and Sen. Akilah Weber (D-LaMesa) were sworn in on the first official day of the 2025-26 Regular Session in the chambers of the State Senate by the Hon. Patricia Guerrero, Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. Incoming members of the CLBC are: (From left to right) Sen. Laura Richardson (D-Inglewood; Asm. Rhodesia Ransom (D-Stockton); Asm. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-San Diego); and Asm. Sade Elhawary (D-South Los Angeles).“Yesterday, I was sworn in as Senator of the 39th Senate District! I am so honored to do this work and excited to get started, Weber posted on her Facebook page Dec. 3. “I introduced my first bill on my first day, SB 32 to address maternity ward closures in the state. Let’s go Senate...