Hillman Terome Frazier (born July 17, 1950 in

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) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the

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; he has represented the 27th District since 1993. A Protestant, he is married to the former Jean Clayton. From 1980 until 1993 he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives; he has also previously participated in Leadership Jackson.

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selected Hillman Terome Frazier as a U.S.A. Eisenhower Fellow in 1998. In 1995, he alerted the Mississippi legislature to the fact that the state had never ratified the

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outlawing slavery, after which the legislature voted to ratify the amendment.

Education

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National Law Center

State Senate Committee Membership

*Housing - Chair *Ethics - Vice-Chair *Appropriations *Congressional Redistricting *Interstate and Federal Cooperation *Investigate State Offices *Judiciary, Division A *Legislative Budget Committee *Legislative Reapportionment *Municipalities *Public Health and Welfare *Universities and Colleges

References

External links

Mississippi State Senate - Hillman Frazier
official government website

Leadership Jackson African-American state legislators in Mississippi Democratic Party Mississippi state senators 1950 births Living people Jackson State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives George Washington University Law School alumni People from Hinds County, Mississippi 21st-century American politicians {{Mississippi-politician-stub