Cecil Brown | |
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Member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Central District | |
In office January 2016 –January 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lynn Posey |
Succeeded by | Brent Bailey |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 66th district | |
In office January 5,2000 –January 5,2016 | |
Preceded by | Ken Stribling |
Succeeded by | Jarvis Dortch |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecil C. Brown June 22,1944 Meridian,Mississippi |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Jackson,Mississippi |
Alma mater | University of Mississippi (B.A.) University of Texas (M.P.A.) |
Occupation | Politician |
Cecil C. Brown (born June 22,1944) is an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 66th District,from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. [1]
In the 1999 general election,Brown defeated three-term Republican incumbent Ken Stribling in what had been considered a fairly safe seat for the Republicans. During his second term,he was appointed to chair the House Education Committee. [2] He was elected to the Mississippi Public Service Commission in 2015 with 53% of the vote. [3] In 2019,he stated he wouldn't seek reelection. [4] In the 2019 general election,Republican Brent Bailey defeated Democratic candidate De'Keither Stamps to succeed Brown on the Commission. [5]