Educator, Advocate, Leader

Meet LaKeshia!

Representative LaKeshia N. Myers was first elected to the state legislature in 2018. She currently serves on four Assembly Committees: Agriculture, Education, Tourism, and Government Oversight. Rep. Myers is currently running for the District 4 Senate seat that was left vacant in January. 

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Rep. Myers is thrilled to be representing the community she grew up in. She is proud alum of Rufus King High School, Alcorn State University (receiving her Bachelor's in Political Science) , Strayer University (receiving her Masters in Education), and Argosy University (receiving her Doctorate in Education).

Outside of work, Rep. Myers considers herself a history buff and actively participants in regular alumni and community meetings.

Pictured above being sworn into legislature, alongside former Senator Lena Taylor and Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine Aldridge White; January, 2019. 

Previous to being elected to legislature, Rep. Myers has served as an educator and small business owner, getting her foot in the legislative door during her tenures as a U.S. Senate subcommittee clerk and legislative aide for former Senator Lena Taylor.

 

As a former educator with Milwaukee Public Schools, she served as a School Support Coach and modeling instructional leadership for the district. Once directly serving the district’s premiere alternative education center, Dr. Myers believes in serving the students that have the greatest challenges.

            
                           
Previously, she served as an Education Director for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. In this post, she served as the administrator of the Oakview School and as the chief education consultant to the warden at Oakhill Correctional Institution. In this position, she was responsible for educating adjudicated individuals as they prepared to reenter society.
                           
                             
Prior to this, she served for eight years as Instructional Lead Teacher/Curriculum Specialist for the Prince George’s County Public Schools of Maryland, where she created a series of citizenship based service projects to assist and enhance civic education for students in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Pictured above with friends and family at last year's Fourth of July Parade. 

Representative Myers prioritizes responsive representation, which is why she's involved with many local, state, and national organizations. She is the Vice President of Alcorn University's Milwaukee Alumni chapter and President of Historically Black College/University Alumni United.

Additionally, she is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Democratic Party of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Metropolitan Alliance of Black Educators; American Federation of Teachers; NCAAP; African American Chamber of Commerce; The Links, Incorporated; and The Junior League of Milwaukee. 

Pictured above with Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, December, 2023.