Maida Coleman (born July 1, 1954) is a Democratic politician from Missouri.
In 2002, Coleman won a special election to the Missouri Senate, representing the 5th district.
Coleman represented the 5th district in the Missouri Senate until 2009, and from 2004 to 2008 she served as the minority leader.
Coleman announced that she was running for Mayor of the City of St. Louis in 2008 against fellow Democratic Party member Francis Slay, but decided not to run on the last day to enter race, because another candidate with the same last name entered the race the very same day.
[1][permanent dead link] She announced she would run for mayor as an Independent.