Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Metts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1993 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Brown University (BA) |
Tiara Mack (born December 21, 1993) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 6. Mack assumed office on January 5, 2021, having defeated the sitting Harold Metts in the Democratic primary.[1]
As of 2022 Mack is the first openly queer black person elected to the Rhode Island Senate.[2]
Early life and career
Born in 1993, Tiara Mack was raised in Georgia and South Carolina. Mack's mother worked as a teacher and her family struggled financially.[2]
In 2012 Mack moved to Providence to attend Brown University; she graduated from the school in 2016 with a BA in public health.[3] While attending Brown University, Mack played in the university's women's Rugby Union team.[4]
In the 2020 Rhode Island Senate elections, Mack challenged incumbent state senator Harold Metts in the Democratic primary.[5] Mack's campaign proved effective at winning over younger, more socially liberal voters.[6] Mack defeated Metts, winning with 60% of the vote.[2]
Mack made national headlines in July of 2022 for a campaign ad featuring her twerking. In the video, Mack can be seen in a thong bikini and twerking upside down.[7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Rhode Island State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b c Compton, Julie (November 18, 2020). "'Unapologetically Black and queer' Tiara Mack is headed to the Rhode Island Senate". NBC News. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Gelb-Bicknell, Corey (November 4, 2020). "R.I. Elections Roundup: Mack '16 wins election to State Senate as R.I. Dems reelected to U.S. House, Senate". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Yin, Victoria (February 24, 2021). "Tiara Mack '16, first Black queer RI state senator, shares her path to public office with current University students". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Stevens, Jen (February 4, 2021). "Interview with Senator Tiara Mack". Options RI. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Triedman, Steve (November 2, 2020). "Former Senator Looks Back on Three Decades in District 6". Providence Online. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ Rhode Island state senator responds to criticism of twerking TikTok video
- ^ Dem Rhode Island state senator Tiara Mack ripped for video of herself twerking
- ^ Palmer, Ewan (July 6, 2022). "Video of Tiara Mack, R.I. State Senator, Twerking on TikTok Goes Viral". Newsweek. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Sen. Tiara Mack has no regrets after twerking TikTok video goes viral". WPRI-TV. July 8, 2022.