David Lee Jordan

Summary

David Lee Jordan (born April 3, 1934) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 24th District since 1993. Jordan is the son of a sharecropper who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, and worked for 33 years as a schoolteacher in Mississippi public schools.[1]

David Lee Jordan
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 24th district
Assumed office
1993
Personal details
Born (1934-04-03) April 3, 1934 (age 90)
Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristine Bell Jordan
ResidenceGreenwood, Mississippi
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
Mississippi Valley State University
OccupationPolitician, educator

References edit

  1. ^ Ganucheau, Adam (24 January 2022). "How Black senators controlled the narrative on a historic day at the Capitol". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

External links edit

  • Mississippi State Senate profile of David Jordan
  • Project Vote Smart profile of Jordan
  • Follow the Money - David Lee Jordan
    • 2007 2005 2003 and 1999 campaign contributions