Cezar McKnight
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 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Morris Brown College (B.A.) Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | attorney |
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. He is a member of the Democratic party.
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.
McKnight was defeated in the 2022 June Democratic Primary by Democrat Roger K. Kirby.