John Knight | |
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Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 77th district | |
In office 1993–2018 | |
Succeeded by | Tashina Morris |
Personal details | |
Born | Montgomery,Alabama,U.S. | June 7,1945
Political party | Democratic |
John F. Knight,Jr. (born June 7,1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1993 to 2018. He is a member of the Democratic party. [1] [2]
Knight was also member of the House Health Committee,the Internal Affairs Committee,and was chairman of the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee. [3] He has been an advocate for the funding of minority higher education in Alabama,and is the named plaintiff of Knight v. Alabama.