Cezar McKnight
American politician
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Cezar E. McKnight is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st District, serving since 2014.[1] He is a member of the Democratic party.[2]
Preceded byRonnie A. Sabb
Succeeded byRoger K. Kirby
BornDecember 10, 1973
Kingstree, South Carolina, United States
Cezar McKnight | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st district | |
| In office 2014–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ronnie A. Sabb |
| Succeeded by | Roger K. Kirby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1973 Kingstree, South Carolina, United States |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Morris Brown College (B.A.) Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | attorney |
In January 2022, McKnight made headlines after he introduced a bill named after George Stinney, a 14-year old black boy who was wrongfully executed in 1944, titled the George Stinney Fund, which would make the state of South Carolina pay $10 million to the families of the wrongfully executed if their conviction is posthumously overturned.[3][4][5]
McKnight was defeated in the 2022 June Democratic Primary by Democrat Roger K. Kirby.[6]
Electoral history
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 General Election[7] | Cezar McKnight | 7,257 | 64.1% | Al Smith | 4,056 | 35.9% | |||
| 2016 General Election[8] | Cezar McKnight (i) | 11,953 | 100.0% | ||||||
| 2018 Democratic Primary | Cezar McKnight (i) | 4,191 | 69.7% | Alfred Darby | 1,818 | 30.3% | |||
| 2018 General Election[9] | Cezar McKnight (i) | 8,759 | 96.4% | Others/Write-in | 327 | 3.6% | |||
