Loni Hancock (born 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 first female Mayor of Berkeley, and served in the administrations of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.