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.
Feb 24, 2016: Sun Herald: House passes bill to change court districts after hot debate
Edward Blackmon, D-Canton, said the bill's purpose was not to equalize population. "Now we're concerned about a difference of a few several hundred people?" he said after House adjourned. "To leave in place multimember districts while trying to keep population equal is a misnomer."
Edward Blackmon, D-Canton, said the bill's purpose was not to equalize population. "Now we're concerned about a difference of a few several hundred people?" he said after House adjourned. "To leave in place multimember districts while trying to keep population equal is a misnomer."
Feb 19, 2016: Jackson Free Press: 'Discrimination Act' Would Give Clerks 'Kim Davis' Powers
Rep. Edward Blackmon, D-Canton, decried the bill, saying it ignored the existence of reality and called it "anti-human." The bill's definition of male or female at birth ignores science, Blackmon said.
Rep. Edward Blackmon, D-Canton, decried the bill, saying it ignored the existence of reality and called it "anti-human." The bill's definition of male or female at birth ignores science, Blackmon said.
Feb 20, 2016: Daily Journal: Mississippi bill: OK to not help with same-sex marriage
Rep. Ed Blackmon, D-Canton, said the bill harks back to a day when the Mississippi Legislature was trying to ensure African Americans like himself did not have the same rights as white Mississippians
Rep. Ed Blackmon, D-Canton, said the bill harks back to a day when the Mississippi Legislature was trying to ensure African Americans like himself did not have the same rights as white Mississippians
Feb 3, 2015: SFGate: House panel approves small bump in sales tax money to cities
"Our municipalities are having a tough time," House Municipalities Committee Chairman Ed Blackmon, D-Canton, told House members while they were debating HB 1149. "They've been having a really tough time."
"Our municipalities are having a tough time," House Municipalities Committee Chairman Ed Blackmon, D-Canton, told House members while they were debating HB 1149. "They've been having a really tough time."
Jan 28, 2015: Hattiesburg American: Bill seeks to limit AG’s right to sue
State Rep. Ed Blackmon Jr., a member of the committee, called Baker’s bill political and purely partisan.
State Rep. Ed Blackmon Jr., a member of the committee, called Baker’s bill political and purely partisan.
Jan 18, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Present, but unaccounted for
Rep. Ed Blackmon, D-Canton, for instance, managed to cast a vote against an insurance records retention bill Thursday, despite not being there.
Rep. Ed Blackmon, D-Canton, for instance, managed to cast a vote against an insurance records retention bill Thursday, despite not being there.
Sept 10, 2014: Madison County Journal: County's clout will increase with lines
District 57 is currently represented by Ed Blackmon, a Democrat and Republican Rita Martinson represents District 58.
District 57 is currently represented by Ed Blackmon, a Democrat and Republican Rita Martinson represents District 58.
Mar 29, 2010: Jackson Jambalaya: Ed Blackmon: Public Enemy #1 in MississippiIt's about time someone said it.