Senator T'wina Nobles
State Senator for the 28th Legislative District, Washington State
Sen. Nobles brings two decades of experience in education and community leadership to her role as vice chair of the Early learning & K-12 Education Committee as well as vice chair of the Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee. She also serves on the Transportation Committee and the Behavioral Health Subcommittee. Education has been central to Sen. Nobles's life. She attended Tacoma Community College before transferring to the University of Puget Sound, where she earned her undergraduate degree as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching. She then taught at Stadium High School and Lincoln High School. Since 2016, Sen. Nobles has served on the University Place School Board, where she has worked to make sure every voice is heard and every child succeeds, by focusing on equity, inclusion, and transparency.
She represents the 28th legislative District, where she originally moved to when her family was stationed at Joint Base lewis McChord (formerly Fort lewis). She now resides in Fircrest with her family, and has lived in the district for nearly two decades.
Sworn into office in 2021, she is the first Black woman to serve as state senator in a decade.