Cedric Burnett (born February 24, 1966) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He has represented the state's 9th House district, composed of parts of Coahoma County, Mississippi, Coahoma, Quitman County, Mississippi, Quitman, Tate County, Mississippi, Tate, and Tunica County, Mississippi, Tunica counties, since 2016.
Biography
Cedric Burnett was born on February 24, 1966, in Sardis, Mississippi.
He attended Northwest Community College and the University of Memphis.
He is a Funeral director, mortician by career.
In 2015, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 9th House district, composed of portions of Coahoma County, Mississippi, Coahoma, Quitman County, Mississippi, Quitman, Tate County, Mississippi, Tate, and Tunica County, Mississippi, Tunica counties, in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and was inaugurated in 2016.
In the 2020–2024 term, he is the chairman of the House's Youth and Family Affairs Committee.
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1966 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
African-American state legislators in Mississippi
20th-century American people
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people
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