Lavora Barnes is an American political executive, currently serving as the Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.

Barnes was born in North Carolina and grew up in Virginia.

[7] Before moving to Michigan, she was the Virginia press secretary for the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and later worked in his administration.

She worked the Communications director for the Michigan House Democratic Caucus three years later.

She also worked as Oakland County's deputy clerk and the state director for the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign.