Jon Ray Lancaster | |
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| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the 22nd district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Preston E. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Justin Crosby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amory,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2021) |
Johnathan Ray Lancaster is an American politician currently serving in the Mississippi House of Representatives,having first been elected in 2019 as a Democrat and later defecting to the Republican Party. He was defeated in a 2025 special election.
Jonathan Ray Lancaster was born in Amory,Mississippi. [1] He has graduated from Houston High School. [1] In 2019,he was elected to represent Mississippi's 22nd House district as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 2020–2024 term. [1] [2] He was inaugurated on January 7,2020. [2] Lancaster switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party in November 2021. [3]
Lancaster lost his seat in a 2025 special election to Democrat Justin Crosby. The election was held after due to court-ordered redistricting,with the previous electoral boundaries found to have diminished the voting power of the state's African American population. [4]