Liz Miranda
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 |
Elizabeth Miranda (born June 29, 1981) is a Cape Verdean-American community organizer and politician. 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. Prior to that, since January 2019, Miranda had served as the Democratic Massachusetts State Representative for the Fifth Suffolk district. Her district comprises parts of the Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston. 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, as well as legislation to advance environmental justice and was a lead author in the police reform omnibus legislation passed in 2021. In 2021, Miranda was named Best Politician by Boston Magazine and Progressive Legislator of the Year by Progressive Massachusetts.