Cheikh Taylor

American politician
Cheikh Taylor
Chair of the Mississippi Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 6, 2023
Preceded byTyree Irving
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 11, 2017
Preceded byTyrone Ellis
Personal details
Born (1973-12-12) December 12, 1973 (age 50)
Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationHoward University (BS)

Cheikh A. Taylor (born December 12, 1973) is an American politician serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 38th district. Elected in 2016, he assumed office in 2017. Taylor was elected Chair of the Mississippi Democratic Party July 6, 2023 in an emergency meeting.[1]

Background

Taylor was born in Columbus, Mississippi and raised in Starkville, Mississippi. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard University.[2] Taylor was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in November 2016 and assumed office in 2017. During his tenure in the House, Taylor has served as the vice chair of the County Affairs Committee.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Rep. Cheikh Taylor appointed as new chairman of Mississippi Democratic Party". www.wlbt.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ "Cheikh Taylor". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. ^ "Rep. Cheikh Taylor (D-MS)". cqrcengage.com.
  4. ^ "Cheikh Taylor". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-05.

External links

  • Profile at Vote Smart
Party political offices
Preceded by
Tyree Irving
Chair of the Mississippi Democratic Party
2023–present
Incumbent
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State chairs of the Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee: Jaime Harrison
AL
Randy Kelley
AK
Mike Wenstrup
Betsy Maron
Dennis Jung
Elizabeth Hernandez
Colmon Elridge
Ken Martin
Cheikh Taylor
Jay Jacobs
Patrick Hart
Liz Walters
Rosa Colquitt
Joseph McNamara
Hendrell Remus
Diane Lewis
Federal districts:
Charles Wilson
Territories:
Ti’a Reid
Tony Babauta
MP
Jonathan Cabrera
Glen Smith
DA: Martha McDevitt-Pugh
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Speaker of the House
Jason White (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Manly Barton (R)
  1. Lester Carpenter (R)
  2. Brad Mattox (R)
  3. William Tracy Arnold (R)
  4. Jody Steverson (R)
  5. John Faulkner (D)
  6. Justin Keen (R)
  7. Kimberly Remak (R)
  8. Trey Lamar (R)
  9. Cedric Burnett (D)
  10. Josh Hawkins (R)
  11. Lataisha Jackson (D)
  12. Clay Deweese (R)
  13. Steve Massengill (R)
  14. Sam Creekmore IV (R)
  15. Beth Luther Waldo (R)
  16. Rickey W. Thompson (D)
  17. Shane Aguirre (R)
  18. Jerry Turner (R)
  19. Randy Boyd (R)
  20. Rodney Hall (R)
  21. Donnie Bell (R)
  22. Jon Ray Lancaster (R)
  23. Andrew Stepp (R)
  24. Jeff Hale (R)
  25. Dan Eubanks (R)
  26. Orlando Paden (D)
  27. Kenji Holloway (D)
  28. Doc Harris (R)
  29. Robert L. Sanders (D)
  30. Tracey Rosebud (D)
  31. Otis Anthony II (D)
  32. Solomon Osborne (D)
  33. Jim Estrada (R)
  34. Kevin Horan (R)
  35. Joey Hood (R)
  36. Karl Gibbs (D)
  37. Andy Boyd (R)
  38. Cheikh Taylor (D)
  39. Dana McLean (R)
  40. Hester Jackson-McCray (D)
  41. Kabir Karriem (D)
  42. Carl L. Mickens (D)
  43. Rob Roberson (R)
  44. C. Scott Bounds (R)
  45. Keith Jackson (D)
  46. Karl Oliver (R)
  47. Bryant Clark (D)
  48. Jason White (R)
  49. Willie Bailey (D)
  50. John Hines (D)
  51. Timaka James-Jones (D)
  52. Bill Kinkade (R)
  53. Vince Mangold (R)
  54. Kevin Ford (R)
  55. Oscar Denton (D)
  56. Clay Mansell (R)
  57. Lawrence Blackmon (D)
  58. Jonathan McMillan (R)
  59. Brent Powell (R)
  60. Fred Shanks (R)
  61. Gene Newman (R)
  62. Lance Varner (R)
  63. Stephanie Foster (D)
  64. Shanda Yates (I)
  65. Chris Bell (D)
  66. Fabian Nelson (D)
  67. Earle S. Banks (D)
  68. Zakiya Summers (D)
  69. Tamarra Butler-Washington (D)
  70. Bo Brown (D)
  71. Ronnie Crudup Jr. (D)
  72. Justis Gibbs (D)
  73. Jill Ford (R)
  74. Lee Yancey (R)
  75. Celeste Hurst (R)
  76. Gregory Holloway Sr. (D)
  77. Price Wallace (R)
  78. Randy Rushing (R)
  79. Mark Tullos (R)
  80. Omeria Scott (D)
  81. Stephen Horne (R)
  82. Charles Young Jr. (D)
  83. Billy Adam Calvert (R)
  84. Troy Smith (R)
  85. Jeffery Harness (D)
  86. Shane Barnett (R)
  87. Joseph Tubb (R)
  88. Charles Blackwell (R)
  89. Donnie Scoggin (R)
  90. Noah Sanford (R)
  91. Robert Evans (D)
  92. Becky Currie (R)
  93. Timmy Ladner (R)
  94. Robert Johnson III (D)
  95. Jay McKnight (R)
  96. Angela Cockerham (I)
  97. Sam Mims V (R)
  98. Daryl Porter Jr. (D)
  99. Bill Pigott (R)
  100. Ken Morgan (R)
  101. Kent McCarty (R)
  102. Missy McGee (R)
  103. Percy Watson (D)
  104. Larry Byrd (R)
  105. Elliot Burch (R)
  106. Jansen Owen (R)
  107. Steve Lott (R)
  108. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (R)
  109. Manly Barton (R)
  110. Jeramey Anderson (D)
  111. Jimmy Fondren (R)
  112. John Read (R)
  113. Henry Zuber III (R)
  114. Jeffrey Guice (R)
  115. Zachary Grady (R)
  116. Casey Eure (R)
  117. Kevin Felsher (R)
  118. Greg Haney (R)
  119. Jeffrey Hulum III (D)
  120. Richard Bennett (R)
  121. Carolyn Crawford (R)
  122. Brent Anderson (R)