My service on the Commonwealth Joint Subcommittee on Coastal Flooding has taught me the importance of making sea level rise planning a non-partisan issue. Water doesn’t care about politics, and impacts every aspect of our lives, from national security to economic development to housing. The [coalition] provides this opportunity, as well as access to a broad range of structural and non-structural solutions.
Mamie Locke is currently the State Senator for Virginia’s 2nd District. She is also a Professor of Political Science and Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Hampton University. Previously, she was a both a member City Council and served as Mayor of Hampton, VA.
Locke currently serves on the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences and was formerly a member of the Editorial Board for the National Political Science Review, a council member of the American Political Science Association, President and council member of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, a member of the Committee on the Status of Women for the Southern Political Science Association, and a member of the Hampton Roads Mayors and Chairs Caucus.
Locke received the 1992 Who’s Who Among Black Americans Award; 1994 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Award; 2000 Outstanding Public Service Award, Conference of Minority Public Administrators; 2002 Distinguished Citizen of the Year, CHUMS, Inc.; 2002 Mayor of the Year, Old Northampton Community Organization; 2002 Humanitarian Award, National Conference for Community and Justice; and the 2008 Senator of the Year Award, American Council of Engineering Companies in Virginia, among many other awards.
Locke received her B.A. in History/Political Science from Tougaloo College and obtained both her M.A. and Ph.D in Political Science from Atlanta University.
