James Ivory Manning Jr.
is an American politician currently serving in the
Oregon State Senate
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Sena ...
. He represents the 7th district, which covers parts of
Lane County, including
Junction City and northern
Eugene.
After unsuccessfully running for a seat in the
Oregon House of Representatives
The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the ...
in
2016
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(losing to
Julie Fahey in the Democratic primary), he was appointed to the Senate in December 2016 in order to fill the seat vacated by
Chris Edwards, who resigned.
Manning was elected to a full term in
2018
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unopposed.
References
External links
Campaign websiteLegislative website
21st-century American politicians
African-American state legislators in Oregon
Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Democratic Party Oregon state senators
Place of birth missing (living people)
Politicians from Eugene, Oregon
United States Army soldiers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American politicians
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