Lawrence Blackmon
Lawrence Blackmon | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Blackmon Jr. |
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| Born | Lawrence Stephen Blackmon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Bradford Blackmon (brother) |
| Residence | Canton, Mississippi |
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Lawrence Stephen Blackmon is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Mississippi. A son of state representative Edward Blackmon Jr. and LaVada Strickland, he was elected in 2023 to succeed his father in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Lieb, David A.; Wagster Pettus, Emily (October 29, 2023). Written at Jackson, Mississippi. "In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature". Newsday. Melville, New York. Associated Press. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Drape, Charlie (November 3, 2023). "MS elections: State House and State Senate races for Jackson area". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
Categories:
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- Howard University alumni
- Mississippi College School of Law alumni
- Mississippi lawyers
- People from Canton, Mississippi
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature