Special Election November 4,  2025

Hello, my name is Dianne D. Black.  I'm a life long Mississippi resident. I’m a widow with five incredible adult children, three daughters in-law and three grandchildren!  I have spent the last four decades serving Desoto County, Mississippi as an entrepreneur.  I am also a member of the  Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce, World Vision,  member of the Zetas Amicae,   Desoto and Marshall County Federation of Democratic Women, Charter member of the Memphis Civil Rights Museum, National Police Association, NAACP, and contributing member of the USO ( a military organization). My place of worship is St.Luke COGIC in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

I am running for Mississippi State Senate because Mississippi needs a leader who will fight to fully fund our public schools and increase access to affordable healthcare insurance.  I also believe that our infrastructure needs more funding  to improve our neighborhood sidewalks, bridges and roads. The state of Mississippi needs a living wage increase to ensure our residents can provide for their families. All states including MIssissippi needs common sense  gun laws. 

This is a very special election! It is the result of a three judge ruling that portions of our Senate redistricting maps diluted Black voting strength. A new map was finalized, to update district boundaries, correcting the gerrymanding. This correction requires a special election cycle. 

I am the best candidate for Senator for District 19, because I support fully funding  our public schools and medicaid expansion. Our Republican legislators have  been taking money from our public schools to give vouchers to unqualified private schools illegally.  All five of my adult children attended public schools. My daughter-in- law,  Jameka Black, is an assistant school principal.  My opponent voted no in the legislature for medicaid expansion, refunding $2 billions dollars for medicaid benefits back to Washington DC.  Leaving two hundred thousand Mississippians without insurance. I need your help, donate to my campaign.  Every donation counts, please contribute $25, $50 or more now to help send a real leader to our state legislature and flip this Senate seat BLUE!