• Born on June 18, 1954 in Meridian, MS
• Three Children
• Baptist
• Real Estate Investor
• DePaul University, B. S. Finance

Community Involvement

• Africa in April Festival – Board of Directors
• Al- Kadosh Shrine Temple
• Black Business Association
• Black Family Channel – Board of Directors
• CBU Black Alumni Association
• CBU Oliver Thornton Scholarship Fund
• Herendon #10 Masonic Lodge
• MAHS (Memphis Academy of Health Sciences) - Founder/ Visionary,Chairman, Board of Advisors,Vice-Chairman, Board of Governors
• NAACP
• Rosa Parks Academy
• Parkway Gardens Presbyterian Church
• Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• Rainbow PUSH Coalition- Political Director
• Save LibertyLand Organization
• Shelby County Juvenile Court Advisory Council
• SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
• New Sardis Baptist Church
• Shelby County Democratic Women
• Shelby County Debt Collaborative
• DADS/DADS Against Discrimination

Service in Public Office

• House member of the105th and 106th General Assemblies
• Member, House Children & Family Affairs Committee
• Member, House Consumer & Employee Affairs Committee
• Member, House Commerce Committee
• Member, House Government Operations Committee
• Member, House Small Business Subcommittee
• Member, House Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
• Member, House Family Justice Subcommittee

Staff Contacts: Tina Hunt