Loni Hancock

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Loni Hancock
Member of the California State Senate from the 9th district
In office December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016
Preceded by	Don Perata
Succeeded by	Nancy Skinner
Member of the California State Assembly from the 14th district
In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Preceded by	Dion Aroner
Succeeded by	Nancy Skinner
18th Mayor of Berkeley
In office 1986–1994
Preceded by	Gus Newport
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Shattuck Leiter
Personal details
Born	Ilona Harrington (1940-04-10) April 10, 1940 (age 84) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tom Bates
Children	4
Residence(s)	Berkeley, California
Alma mater	Ithaca College (BA) Wright Institute (MA)
Profession	Federal education administrator

Loni Hancock (born Ilona Harrington; April 10, 1940) is an American politician and a former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 9th Senate District, which encompasses the northern East Bay.

Hancock has been a fixture of East Bay politics for decades, and has lived in Berkeley since 1964. Before her election to the State Senate in 2008, she served in the California State Assembly, representing the 14th Assembly District. She was also the second female (first elected female) Mayor of Berkeley and served in the administrations of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.