Cezar McKnight

Cezar E. McKnight is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st District, serving since 2014.[1] He is a member of the Democratic party.[2]

Cezar McKnight
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 101st district
In office
2014–2022
Preceded byYancey McGill
Succeeded byRoger K. Kirby
Personal details
Born (1973-12-10) December 10, 1973
Kingstree, South Carolina, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMorris Brown College (B.A.)
Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D.)
Professionattorney

In January 2022, McKnight made headlines after he introduced a bill named after George Stinney, a 14-year old black boy who was wrongfully executed in 1944, titled the George Stinney Fund, which would make the state of South Carolina pay $10 million to the families of the wrongfully executed if their conviction is posthumously overturned.[3][4][5]

McKnight was defeated in the 2022 June Democratic Primary by Democrat Roger K. Kirby.[6]

Electoral history
South Carolina House of Representatives District 101
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2014 General Election[7] Cezar McKnight 7,257 64.1% Al Smith 4,056 35.9%
2016 General Election[8] Cezar McKnight (i) 11,953 100.0%
2018 Democratic Primary Cezar McKnight (i) 4,191 69.7% Alfred Darby 1,818 30.3%
2018 General Election[9] Cezar McKnight (i) 8,759 96.4% Others/Write-in 327 3.6%

References
  1. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  2. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. "SC bill named for George Stinney would pay $10M to families of those wrongly executed".
  4. "SC can't undo wrongful executions. One lawmaker wants to pay $10M to families to atone".
  5. "George Stinney Fund Will Provide Reparations for the Families of Those Wrongfully Executed in South".
  6. Arvidson, Ardath (June 30, 2022). ""Roger Kirby narrowly wins District 101 House of Representatives race"". SCNow. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  7. "SC - Election Results - 2014 Gen". www.enr-scvotes.org.
  8. "SC - Election Results - 2016 Gen". www.enr-scvotes.org.
  9. "SC - Election Results - 2018 Gen". www.enr-scvotes.org.


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