Cherrish Pryor is an American politician from Indianapolis,

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

. She is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 94th District since 2008. She has served as the Democratic Floor Leader since 2018. The first African American to hold the leadership position. She is also Treasurer for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. A role she has held since 2021 and was recently re-elected to serve another two year term which will end in 2025. Pryor began her political career as an

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member, representing the 7th District from 2007 to 2008. Pryor is a native of Holly Springs,

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and has lived in Indiana since 1986. She graduated from South Side High School in

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in 1988. She holds a BA from Indiana University in Criminal Justice and a MPA from Indiana University Purdue University (IUPUI). She moved to Indianapolis in 1995 to work for the Indiana House of Representatives as a legislative intern and was hired as a full-time legislative assistant within two months.

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Indiana State Legislature - Representative Cherrish Pryor
Official government website
Project Vote Smart - Representative Cherrish S. Pryor (IN)
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