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American politician and attorney

Edward Blackmon Jr.
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 3, 1984 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byRobert L. Everett III
Succeeded byLawrence Blackmon
In office
January 29, 1979 – January 8, 1980
Preceded byMilton Case
Succeeded byRobert L. Everett III
Personal details
Born (1947-07-21) July 21, 1947 (age 77)
Canton, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse Barbara Martin ​(m. 1986)​
Children4, including Bradford and Lawrence
EducationTougaloo College
George Washington University
Emory University
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • politician

Edward Blackmon Jr. (born July 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served continuously in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 2024, representing the 57th district. He previously served a term from 1979 to 1980. Blackmon has served as chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, president of the Magnolia Bar Association, and is presently an emeritus trustee of Tougaloo College’s board of trustees. He was named by The National Law Journal as one of the Nation’s Top 10 Litigators in 2002 and 2013.

References

  1. "Edward Blackmon Jr". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Jason White (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Manly Barton (R)
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  2. ▌Brad Mattox (R)
  3. ▌William Tracy Arnold (R)
  4. ▌Jody Steverson (R)
  5. ▌John Faulkner (D)
  6. ▌Justin Keen (R)
  7. ▌Kimberly Remak (R)
  8. ▌Trey Lamar (R)
  9. ▌Cedric Burnett (D)
  10. ▌Josh Hawkins (R)
  11. ▌Lataisha Jackson (D)
  12. ▌Clay Deweese (R)
  13. ▌Steve Massengill (R)
  14. ▌Sam Creekmore IV (R)
  15. ▌Beth Luther Waldo (R)
  16. ▌Rickey W. Thompson (D)
  17. ▌Shane Aguirre (R)
  18. ▌Jerry Turner (R)
  19. ▌Randy Boyd (R)
  20. ▌Rodney Hall (R)
  21. ▌Donnie Bell (R)
  22. ▌Jon Ray Lancaster (R)
  23. ▌Vacant
  24. ▌Jeff Hale (R)
  25. ▌Dan Eubanks (R)
  26. ▌Orlando Paden (D)
  27. ▌Kenji Holloway (D)
  28. ▌Doc Harris (R)
  29. ▌Robert L. Sanders (D)
  30. ▌Tracey Rosebud (D)
  31. ▌Otis Anthony II (D)
  32. ▌Solomon Osborne (D)
  33. ▌Jim Estrada (R)
  34. ▌Kevin Horan (R)
  35. ▌Joey Hood (R)
  36. ▌Karl Gibbs (D)
  37. ▌Andy Boyd (R)
  38. ▌Cheikh Taylor (D)
  39. ▌Dana McLean (R)
  40. ▌Hester Jackson-McCray (D)
  41. ▌Kabir Karriem (D)
  42. ▌Carl L. Mickens (D)
  43. ▌Rob Roberson (R)
  44. ▌C. Scott Bounds (R)
  45. ▌Keith Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Karl Oliver (R)
  47. ▌Bryant Clark (D)
  48. ▌Jason White (R)
  49. ▌Willie Bailey (D)
  50. ▌John Hines (D)
  51. ▌Timaka James-Jones (D)
  52. ▌Bill Kinkade (R)
  53. ▌Vince Mangold (R)
  54. ▌Kevin Ford (R)
  55. ▌Oscar Denton (D)
  56. ▌Clay Mansell (R)
  57. ▌Lawrence Blackmon (D)
  58. ▌Jonathan McMillan (R)
  59. ▌Brent Powell (R)
  60. ▌Fred Shanks (R)
  61. ▌Gene Newman (R)
  62. ▌Lance Varner (R)
  63. ▌Stephanie Foster (D)
  64. ▌Shanda Yates (I)
  65. ▌Chris Bell (D)
  66. ▌Fabian Nelson (D)
  67. ▌Earle S. Banks (D)
  68. ▌Zakiya Summers (D)
  69. ▌Tamarra Butler-Washington (D)
  70. ▌Bo Brown (D)
  71. ▌Ronnie Crudup Jr. (D)
  72. ▌Justis Gibbs (D)
  73. ▌Jill Ford (R)
  74. ▌Lee Yancey (R)
  75. ▌Celeste Hurst (R)
  76. ▌Gregory Holloway Sr. (D)
  77. ▌Price Wallace (R)
  78. ▌Randy Rushing (R)
  79. ▌Mark Tullos (R)
  80. ▌Omeria Scott (D)
  81. ▌Stephen Horne (R)
  82. ▌Charles Young Jr. (D)
  83. ▌Billy Adam Calvert (R)
  84. ▌Troy Smith (R)
  85. ▌Jeffery Harness (D)
  86. ▌Shane Barnett (R)
  87. ▌Joseph Tubb (R)
  88. ▌Charles Blackwell (R)
  89. ▌Donnie Scoggin (R)
  90. ▌Noah Sanford (R)
  91. ▌Robert Evans (D)
  92. ▌Becky Currie (R)
  93. ▌Timmy Ladner (R)
  94. ▌Robert Johnson III (D)
  95. ▌Jay McKnight (R)
  96. ▌Angela Cockerham (I)
  97. ▌Sam Mims V (R)
  98. ▌Daryl Porter Jr. (D)
  99. ▌Bill Pigott (R)
  100. ▌Ken Morgan (R)
  101. ▌Kent McCarty (R)
  102. ▌Missy McGee (R)
  103. ▌Percy Watson (D)
  104. ▌Larry Byrd (R)
  105. ▌Elliot Burch (R)
  106. ▌Jansen Owen (R)
  107. ▌Steve Lott (R)
  108. ▌Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (R)
  109. ▌Manly Barton (R)
  110. ▌Jeramey Anderson (D)
  111. ▌Jimmy Fondren (R)
  112. ▌John Read (R)
  113. ▌Henry Zuber III (R)
  114. ▌Jeffrey Guice (R)
  115. ▌Zachary Grady (R)
  116. ▌Casey Eure (R)
  117. ▌Kevin Felsher (R)
  118. ▌Greg Haney (R)
  119. ▌Jeffrey Hulum III (D)
  120. ▌Richard Bennett (R)
  121. ▌Carolyn Crawford (R)
  122. ▌Brent Anderson (R)


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