Cezar McKnight
Cezar McKnight | |
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Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st district | |
In office 2014–2022 | |
Preceded by | Ronnie A. Sabb |
Succeeded by | Roger K. Kirby |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-12-10) December 10, 1973 (age 50) Kingstree, South Carolina, United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Morris Brown College (B.A.) Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D.) |
Profession | attorney |
Cezar E. McKnight is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st District, serving since 2014.[1] He is a member of the Democratic party.[2]
In January 2022, McKnight made headlines after he introduced a bill named after George Stinney, a 14-year old black boy who was wrongfully executed in 1944, titled the George Stinney Fund, which would make the state of South Carolina pay $10 million to the families of the wrongfully executed if their conviction is posthumously overturned.[3][4][5]
McKnight was defeated in the 2022 June Democratic Primary by Democrat Roger K. Kirby.[6]
Electoral history
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
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2014 General Election[7] | Cezar McKnight | 7,257 | 64.1% | Al Smith | 4,056 | 35.9% | |||
2016 General Election[8] | Cezar McKnight (i) | 11,953 | 100.0% | ||||||
2018 Democratic Primary | Cezar McKnight (i) | 4,191 | 69.7% | Alfred Darby | 1,818 | 30.3% | |||
2018 General Election[9] | Cezar McKnight (i) | 8,759 | 96.4% | Others/Write-in | 327 | 3.6% |
References
- ^ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "SC bill named for George Stinney would pay $10M to families of those wrongly executed".
- ^ "SC can't undo wrongful executions. One lawmaker wants to pay $10M to families to atone".
- ^ "George Stinney Fund Will Provide Reparations for the Families of Those Wrongfully Executed in South".
- ^ Arvidson, Ardath (June 30, 2022). ""Roger Kirby narrowly wins District 101 House of Representatives race"". SCNow. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "SC - Election Results - 2014 Gen". www.enr-scvotes.org.
- ^ "SC - Election Results - 2016 Gen". www.enr-scvotes.org.
- ^ "SC - Election Results - 2018 Gen". www.enr-scvotes.org.
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
South Carolina House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st district 2014-2022 | Succeeded by |
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