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Earle S. Banks (born June 25, 1954) is a Mississippi lawyer, funeral director, insurance agent, and (since 1993) has been a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
May 18, 2023:
State Rep Earle Banks (D) pled guilty in U.S. District Court to falsely reporting gross income tax. Banks did not report over $500,000 of income resulting from the sale of real property. Banks also admitted that he was aware of his legal duty to report the additional income and that he willfully failed to report that income to the IRS on a 2018 Form 1040X tax return. Banks said that the United States Attorney’s Office has sufficient evidence to convict him at trial if he had decided to go to trial instead of pleading guilty.
State Rep Earle Banks (D) pled guilty in U.S. District Court to falsely reporting gross income tax. Banks did not report over $500,000 of income resulting from the sale of real property. Banks also admitted that he was aware of his legal duty to report the additional income and that he willfully failed to report that income to the IRS on a 2018 Form 1040X tax return. Banks said that the United States Attorney’s Office has sufficient evidence to convict him at trial if he had decided to go to trial instead of pleading guilty.
Dec 8, 2022: Jackson Advocate: Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus open to serve Black and other residents since 1976
The MS State House currently has the following members: JERAMY ANDERSON, who is not listed on the caucus’ website, but who has served as the representative from Moss Point; OTIS ANTHONY, representing Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, and Washington counties; WILLIE BAILEY, representing Washington County; EARLE BANKS, representing Hinds County; CHRISTOPHER BELL, representing Hinds County; EDWARD BLACKMON, representing Madison County; BO BROWN, representing Hinds County; CEDRIC BURNETT, representing Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica counties; BRYANT CLARK, representing Attala, Holmes, and Yazoo counties; ALYCE CLARKE, representing Hinds County; ANGELA COCKERHAM, representing Adams, Amite, Pike, and Wilkerson counties; RONNIE CRUDUP, representing Hinds County; OSCAR DENTON, representing Warren County; JOHN FAULKNER, representing Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tate counties; JOHN HINES, representing Bolivar, Issaquena, and Washington counties; GREGORY HOLLOWAY, representing Claiborne, Copiah, and Hinds counties; LATAISHA JACKSON, representing Panola and Tate counties; ROBERT JOHNSON, representing Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; KABIR KARRIEM, representing Lowndes County; HESTER JACKSON MCCRAY, representing Desoto County; CARL MICKENS, representing Lowndes, Noxubee, and Winston counties; SOLOMON OSBORNE, representing Leflore County; ORLANDO PADEN, representing Bolivar and Coahoma counties; DARYL PORTER, representing Pike and Walthall counties; TRACEY ROSEBUD, representing Bolivar, Quitman, Sunflower, and Tallahatchie counties; ROBERT SANDERS, representing Bolivar and Sunflower counties; OMERIA SCOTT, representing Clarke, Jasper, and Jones counties; DE’KEITHER STAMPS, representing Hinds County; RUFUS STRAUGHTER, representing Humphreys, Sharkey, and Yazoo counties; ZAKIYA SUMMERS, representing Hinds and Rankin counties; CHEIKH TAYLOR, representing Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties; RICKEY THOMPSON, representing Lee and Monroe counties; KENNETH WALKER, representing Attala, Leake, Madison, and Yazoo counties; PERCY WATSON, representing Forrest County; SONYA WILLIAMS BARNES, representing Harrison County; and CHARLES YOUNG, representing Lauderdale County.
The MS State House currently has the following members: JERAMY ANDERSON, who is not listed on the caucus’ website, but who has served as the representative from Moss Point; OTIS ANTHONY, representing Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, and Washington counties; WILLIE BAILEY, representing Washington County; EARLE BANKS, representing Hinds County; CHRISTOPHER BELL, representing Hinds County; EDWARD BLACKMON, representing Madison County; BO BROWN, representing Hinds County; CEDRIC BURNETT, representing Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica counties; BRYANT CLARK, representing Attala, Holmes, and Yazoo counties; ALYCE CLARKE, representing Hinds County; ANGELA COCKERHAM, representing Adams, Amite, Pike, and Wilkerson counties; RONNIE CRUDUP, representing Hinds County; OSCAR DENTON, representing Warren County; JOHN FAULKNER, representing Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tate counties; JOHN HINES, representing Bolivar, Issaquena, and Washington counties; GREGORY HOLLOWAY, representing Claiborne, Copiah, and Hinds counties; LATAISHA JACKSON, representing Panola and Tate counties; ROBERT JOHNSON, representing Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; KABIR KARRIEM, representing Lowndes County; HESTER JACKSON MCCRAY, representing Desoto County; CARL MICKENS, representing Lowndes, Noxubee, and Winston counties; SOLOMON OSBORNE, representing Leflore County; ORLANDO PADEN, representing Bolivar and Coahoma counties; DARYL PORTER, representing Pike and Walthall counties; TRACEY ROSEBUD, representing Bolivar, Quitman, Sunflower, and Tallahatchie counties; ROBERT SANDERS, representing Bolivar and Sunflower counties; OMERIA SCOTT, representing Clarke, Jasper, and Jones counties; DE’KEITHER STAMPS, representing Hinds County; RUFUS STRAUGHTER, representing Humphreys, Sharkey, and Yazoo counties; ZAKIYA SUMMERS, representing Hinds and Rankin counties; CHEIKH TAYLOR, representing Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties; RICKEY THOMPSON, representing Lee and Monroe counties; KENNETH WALKER, representing Attala, Leake, Madison, and Yazoo counties; PERCY WATSON, representing Forrest County; SONYA WILLIAMS BARNES, representing Harrison County; and CHARLES YOUNG, representing Lauderdale County.
June 27, 2016: MBJ: Democrats elect new leadership; Moak wins party chair
Moak is from Bogue Chitto. Rae Shawn Davis of Gulfport was voted in as vice chair. Earle Banks from Jackson will take over as the executive vice chair and Ryan Brown of Brandon will be treasurer. Rubye Funchess of Jackson was elected secretary and Jamie Franks of Mooreville as parliamentarian.
Moak is from Bogue Chitto. Rae Shawn Davis of Gulfport was voted in as vice chair. Earle Banks from Jackson will take over as the executive vice chair and Ryan Brown of Brandon will be treasurer. Rubye Funchess of Jackson was elected secretary and Jamie Franks of Mooreville as parliamentarian.
Apr 21, 2016: Clarion Ledger: Capitol Complex District bill is dead
State Rep. Earle Banks, D-Jackson, said the Hinds County delegation was opposed to the conference report draft.
State Rep. Earle Banks, D-Jackson, said the Hinds County delegation was opposed to the conference report draft.
Mar 15, 2016: Jackson Free Press: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Williams-Barnes succeeds Democratic Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson in a caucus leadership role he filled the past several weeks because the former chairman, Democrat Kenny Wayne Jones of Canton, lost a bid for re-election to the Senate in 2015.
Williams-Barnes succeeds Democratic Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson in a caucus leadership role he filled the past several weeks because the former chairman, Democrat Kenny Wayne Jones of Canton, lost a bid for re-election to the Senate in 2015.
June 26, 2015: Free Mississippi: The Wall of Shame
State Rep. Earle Banks believes it’s time for Mississippi to remove the Confederate flag.
State Rep. Earle Banks believes it’s time for Mississippi to remove the Confederate flag.
Apr 26, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Southern states observe Confederate Memorial Day
Mississippi state Rep. Earle Banks for several years has unsuccessfully pushed legislation to make Mississippi's Confederate Memorial Day a combined holiday also celebrating "Civil Rights Memorial Day." "They may be proud of the fact that their families were Confederates and pro-slavery. They may be ashamed that their families were pro-slavery. My family didn't have a choice on being slaves," Banks, D-Jackson, said.
Mississippi state Rep. Earle Banks for several years has unsuccessfully pushed legislation to make Mississippi's Confederate Memorial Day a combined holiday also celebrating "Civil Rights Memorial Day." "They may be proud of the fact that their families were Confederates and pro-slavery. They may be ashamed that their families were pro-slavery. My family didn't have a choice on being slaves," Banks, D-Jackson, said.
Nov 7, 2012: Gulf Live: Newcomer Josiah Coleman wins seat on Mississippi Supreme court (with results list)
Newcomer Josiah Coleman cruised to a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, while Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. held a solid lead over state Rep. Earle Banks, a Jackson Democrat in judicial races Tuesday.
Newcomer Josiah Coleman cruised to a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, while Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. held a solid lead over state Rep. Earle Banks, a Jackson Democrat in judicial races Tuesday.
Oct 24, 2012: Jackson Free Press: William Waller Jr.: No Agenda
The race for Position 1 on the Mississippi State Supreme Court for the Central District has become unexpectedly contentious as Election Day nears. Earle S. Banks Sr., a Democratic lawmaker from Jackson, has been stepping up his attacks against the incumbent, Chief Justice William "Bill" Waller Jr.
The race for Position 1 on the Mississippi State Supreme Court for the Central District has become unexpectedly contentious as Election Day nears. Earle S. Banks Sr., a Democratic lawmaker from Jackson, has been stepping up his attacks against the incumbent, Chief Justice William "Bill" Waller Jr.
Feb 7, 2012: Jackson Free Press: Sunshine Act Aimed at AG Hood
Several other Democrats tried to offer amendments but Baker, the chairman, ignored them. Rep. Earle Banks, D-Jackson, wanted a provision that would require both the attorney general and agency head wanting to hire the outside firm to agree that a conflict exists.
Several other Democrats tried to offer amendments but Baker, the chairman, ignored them. Rep. Earle Banks, D-Jackson, wanted a provision that would require both the attorney general and agency head wanting to hire the outside firm to agree that a conflict exists.