David Lee Jordan

David Lee Jordan (born April 3, 1934) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 24th District since 1993. Jordan is the son of a sharecropper who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, and worked for 33 years as a schoolteacher in Mississippi public schools.[1]

David Lee Jordan
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 24th district
Assumed office
1993
Personal details
Born (1934-04-03) April 3, 1934
Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristine Bell Jordan
ResidenceGreenwood, Mississippi
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
Mississippi Valley State University
OccupationPolitician, educator

References

  1. Ganucheau, Adam (24 January 2022). "How Black senators controlled the narrative on a historic day at the Capitol". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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