La'Tasha Mayes
La'Tasha Mayes (Democratic Party) is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 24. She assumed office on December 1, 2022. Her current term ends on November 30, 2026.
Mayes (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 24. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Latasha Mayes was born in Fort Riley, Kansas. Mayes earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 and an M.S. in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005. Her career experience includes founding New Voices for Reproductive Justice and working as its CEO; as a consultant; in a family law clinic at the YWCA; for a county government's Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise; and as a trainer and educator at the Center for Victims. Mayes has been affiliated with New Voices Action, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the JUDAH Fellowship, and Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Mayes was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee
- Health Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent La'Tasha Mayes won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | La'Tasha Mayes (D) | 98.0 | 27,962 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 563 | ||
| Total votes: 28,525 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent La'Tasha Mayes advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | La'Tasha Mayes | 98.6 | 10,082 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 144 | ||
| Total votes: 10,226 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Anderson (D)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mayes in this election.
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24
La'Tasha Mayes won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | La'Tasha Mayes (D) | 100.0 | 21,832 |
| Total votes: 21,832 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24
La'Tasha Mayes defeated incumbent Martell Covington and Randall Taylor in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | La'Tasha Mayes | 46.2 | 5,360 |
 | Martell Covington | 38.1 | 4,416 | |
 | Randall Taylor | 15.7 | 1,824 | |
| Total votes: 11,600 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Anderson (D)
- Pearlina Story (D)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Mayes' endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2015
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2015. Five of the nine city council seats were up for election. In the primary election for District 7, incumbent Deborah Gross faced Latasha D. Mayes. Gross was the winner.[3] She won re-election without opposition.[4]
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Deborah Gross Incumbent |
64.7% | 2,597 | ||
| Latasha D. Mayes | 35.3% | 1,417 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,014 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, "Official primary election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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La'Tasha Mayes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
La'Tasha Mayes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mayes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am the daughter of a giant - my Mother Charlotte D. Stroud, a single Mother, an Army veteran, food service worker, and UNITEHERE union member from whom I inherited my deep-rooted thirst for justice. My Mother passed away in January 2018 and this unspeakable loss has changed the trajectory of my life - giving me strength, power, and purpose like I have never known.
I am running to disrupt politics as usual by being who I am, by asserting my candidacy into a political landscape that would rather me be silent, and by bringing a fresh voice and bold vision to Harrisburg.
- I am a long-time community organizer and public servant at heart and I am running to disrupt politics as usual. I am running to unapologetically advocate and advance racial, gender and economic justice.
- I am running to disrupt politics as usual by being who I am, by asserting my candidacy into a political landscape that would rather me be silent and by bringing a fresh voice and bold vision to Harrisburg.
- I am running because the fight to defend Reproductive Justice, Roe v. Wade and abortion access is in Harrisburg, the fight to protect our most unprotected communities including our youth, LGBTQ+ and elderly is in Harrisburg and the fight of our generation to protect our environment for all people is in Harrisburg!
Gender Justice
Reproductive Justice
Economic Justice
Environmental Justice
LGBTQ+ Rights
Healthcare Access
Ending Mass Incarceration
Alma Speed Fox
Film: Shirley Chisholm ‘72: Unbought and Unbossed directed by Shola Lync
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 3 to December 13.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 |
Officeholder Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 9, 2022
- ↑ PA House of Representatives, "La'Tasha D. Mayes," accessed February 3, 2023
- ↑ Allegheny County, "2015 Unofficial Primary Election Results," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ Allegheny County, "Election Calendar," accessed January 5, 2015
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| Preceded by Martell Covington (D) |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 24 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
