Mandela Barnes

J. Mandela Barnes (born Jesse Mandela Barnes, December 1, 1986) is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state representative for Wisconsin's 11th Assembly district from 2013 to 2017. Barnes was the first African American to serve as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor.

Barnes was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, losing to incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson. He also ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin in 2026, dropping out two weeks before election day.