Kentucky has elected the first African American woman to the state Legislature in 20 years. On Tuesday, Attica Scott won the Democratic primary for state representative of the 41st District. She has no Republican challenger for the fall’s general election. During the primary, Scott overwhelmingly defeated longtime incumbent Tom Riner, best known for his support of Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis, who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage equality nationwide. Attica Scott, in contrast, has been a longtime social justice activist and a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.