Zakiya Summers represents House District 68 in the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds and Rankin Counties. In the State House, she sits on the following committees: Public Education, Elections and Apportionment, Public Health and Human Services, County Affairs, and Workforce Development. Zakiya also serves as the Public Information Officer for the House Democratic Caucus and Vice-Chair of the Technology/Public Relations Committee of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus. She is the former Director of Communications and Advocacy for the ACLU of Mississippi. Prior to the ACLU, she served as Events and Communications Director for One Voice.