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Shomari Figures is a dedicated public servant and champion of environmental protections, an equitable democracy, and social justice for all communities.
After earning a J.D. from the University of Alabama, Figures pursued a career in public service. He has served across all three branches of the federal government, supporting students and teachers, increasing job and workforce opportunities, and protecting our environment. Figures worked as a law clerk for Nannette A. Baker in the Eastern District of Missouri and then as a field organizer for President Obama’s re-election campaign. He helped implement the Affordable Care Act as the Domestic Director of Presidential Personnel in the White House during the Obama administration. He then served as the White House liaison to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, legislative counsel for U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, and worked for President Joe Biden’s transition team. Figures follows in the footsteps of his father, Michael Figures, one of the state’s first three Black state senators and a civil rights attorney who sued and bankrupted the Ku Klux Klan in 1981, as well as his mother, Vivian Davis Figures, who has represented Mobile in the Alabama Senate since her husband’s death in 1996. Most recently, Figures served as deputy chief of staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland at the Department of Justice.
As a representative, Figures will be a strong voice for climate action, environmental justice, protecting Alabama’s rich biodiversity, and strengthening voting rights.
Figures joins the U.S. House after defeating Republican candidate Caroleene Dobson in the general election for Alabama’s newly-drawn open 2nd Congressional District.
“I am dedicated to tackling climate change, championing environmental justice, strengthening democracy, promoting racial equity, and creating spaces free from harassment. These priorities underscore my vision for a just, sustainable, and inclusive future for all constituents.” – LCVAF Questionnaire