Park Cannon

Park Cannon is an American politician from the state of Georgia. She is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 58th district, and a member of the Democratic Party.

Park Cannon
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 58th district
Assumed office
February 22, 2016
Preceded bySimone Bell
Personal details
BornAlbany, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
Websitewww.parkcannon58.com

Biography

Cannon was raised on a military base in Albany, Georgia. She enrolled at Chapman University, but encountered racism and chose to transfer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with a degree in linguistics, while minoring in women's and gender studies.[1] Cannon is African American and self-identifies as queer.[1][2]

When Simone Bell, who represented the 58th district in the Georgia House of Representatives, decided to resign, Bell asked Cannon to run to succeed her. Cannon ran and won the 2016 special election to the Georgia House.[3]

Following the death of Rep. John Lewis in July 2020, Cannon applied to the Democratic Party of Georgia to succeed him as the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the November election. Cannon was one of the party's final five candidates out of 131 applicants,[4][5] but the committee chose Georgia state senator and state Democratic party chair Nikema Williams.[6][7]

References
  1. Trammell, Kendall. "Queer millennial wants to shake up Georgia politics". CNN. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. "Park Cannon Isn't Your Typical Politician". March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  3. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pava9z/park-cannon-georgia-house
  4. "Georgia Democrats narrow 131 applicants for John Lewis' congressional seat to 5 nominees". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. "Georgia Democrats unveil 5 finalists to replace John Lewis' name on November ballot". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. Wagner, John (July 20, 2020). "Georgia Democrats choose Nikema Williams to replace the late John Lewis on the November ballot". Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. "Nikema Williams to replace Rep. John Lewis on November ballot". Roll Call. Retrieved July 20, 2020.


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