2026 General Election: November 3, 2026. New info launches early October.
LaKesha Womack
Party:
Democrat
Incumbent:
No
Age:
47
Previous experience in elected office:
None
Occupation:
Chief Strategy Office, Aspire Community Capital
Description:
Womack's key priorities are to make quality healthcare affordable and accessible (including a safety net for seniors), to enable economic mobility (supporting childcare, workforce development and capital for small business owners) and to support robust public school funding and affordable higher education. She also advocates for large corporations to pay a fairer share of taxes and to face limits on buying affordable housing.
Other personal:
Womack grew up in Alabama, where she attended a public math and science boarding school in high school. She describes herself as "a consultant, minister, and Chief Strategy Officer of an emerging CDFI” (community development financial institution). Womack has a 20-year-old son and said she was motivated to run for office out of concern for his future. She has bachelor's and master's degrees from Vanderbilt University.