Credell Calhoun

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Credell Calhoun
Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives
from the 68th district
In office
January 5, 2004 –January 7, 2020

Credell Calhoun (born May 20, 1943) is an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who has served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 68th District from 2003 to 2020. [1] [2] Calhoun decided not to run for reelection in 2019. [3] He is a Democrat.

He was born in Louisiana. [4]

Calhoun was elected in 1978 from the 68th District.

He received a B.S. degree from Prairie View A&M in Texas and continued his education at Jackson State University. He served as an administrative assistant to the mayor of Jackson, was an auditor for the Governor’s Office Job Development Training, and has been a counselor. He is in the Elks, Masons, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Hinds County Mental Health Association, and Mississippi Boy Scouts council. [5]

He served as Hinds County Supervisor. He lost a campaign for reelection. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Credell Calhoun". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Credell Calhoun". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Pettus, Emily Wagster (March 5, 2019). "Mississippi election 2019: House races by the numbers". Associated Press . Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (June 3, 2009). Mississippi Black History Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN   978-1-60473-390-7 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ SEWELL, GEORGE A.; DWIGHT, MARGARET L. (1984). Mississippi Black History Makers. University Press of Mississippi. doi:10.2307/j.ctt2tvh56. ISBN   978-1-60473-390-7. JSTOR   j.ctt2tvh56 – via JSTOR.
  6. ↑ "Hinds County Supervisor Calhoun loses District 3 race". August 17, 2023.


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