Angela Cockerham

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"When I'm casting my vote, I'm voting my conscience, based upon what is in the best interest for my district and the state."

In its 2017 rankings of the members of the Mississippi legislature, the American Conservative Union (ACU) found Cockerham to be the most conservative Democrat in the House, with an overall rating of 56 percent (the average for Democratic representatives that year was 28 percent). [3]

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References

  1. Hillyer, Ben (August 29, 2013). "Cockerham appointed to appropriations committee". Natchez Democrat. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  2. Gates, Jimmie (March 6, 2017). "Democrat makes no apology for voting across aisle". The Clarion-Ledger.
  3. "State Ratings 2017" (PDF). the American Conservative Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Angela Cockerham
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives
from the 96th district
Assumed office
2006