Zakiya Summers
Representative · State house · Mississippi · District 68
Democratic
Biography
Representative Summers is a former Election Commissioner and owner of an event planning and public relations company. She is a former Director of Communication and Advocacy for the ACLU of MS. She is affiliated with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Jayne Ave. Neighborhood Assn-President, NAACP, ACLU, Women For Progress, Federation of Dem. Women, S.T.A.N.D., UMMC Community Advisory Board, Board Member for Refill Jackson Initiative and Alcohol Services Inc., a fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network, E. Pluribus UNUM, Fair Fight, Women’s Democracy Lab, Future Caucus, Milbank Memorial Fund, and graduate of Council of State Governments prestigious Center for Advancement of Leadership Skills.
On the record
- Education
- University of Missouri-Columbia, Bachelor's in Journalism
- Profession
- Former Director of Communication and Advocacy for the ACLU of MS; Owner/operator of Lady Godiva Productions, LLC; Former Election Commissioner
- Religion
- Church of Christ (Holiness)
- Family
- Married; three sons.
Contact
- Capitol office
- State Capitol 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201 · 601-359-3770
- Phone
- 601-359-3770
- zsummers@house.ms.gov