Orlando W. Paden (born June 5, 1984) is an American politician serving as a member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

from the 26th district. He assumed office on January 5, 2016.

Early life and education

Paden was born in

Clarksdale, Mississippi Clarksdale is a city in and the county seat of Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along the Sunflower River. Clarksdale is named after John Clark, a settler who founded the city in the mid-19th century when he establishe ...

. He earned an Associate of Arts and Sciences in social sciences from Coahoma Community College and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from

Alcorn State University Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. O ...

Career

Since 2007, Paden has worked as a

Federal Work-Study Program The Federal Work-Study program originally called the College Work-Study Programhttp://www.ed.gov/programs/fws/index.html The Department of Education : Federal Work Study and in the United States frequently referred to as just "Work-study", is a ...

coordinator at Coahoma Community College. He was elected to the

and assumed office on January 5, 2016.

References

Living people 1984 births People from Clarksdale, Mississippi Coahoma Community College alumni Alcorn State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives {{Mississippi-politician-stub