Angela Cockerham
Angela Cockerham | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 96th district | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1976 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (since 2019) Democratic (until 2019) |
| Residence(s) | Magnolia, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Jackson State University Tufts University Loyola University, New Orleans |
| Occupation | Attorney, law professor |
Angela Cockerham is an American politician currently serving as an Independent member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 96th district. Cockerham joined the Mississippi House appropriations committee in 2013.[1]
According to Cockerham, she doesn't cast votes based on her party affiliation but based upon her beliefs:[2]
"When I'm casting my vote, I'm voting my conscience, based upon what is in the best interest for my district and the state."
In its 2017 rankings of the members of the Mississippi legislature, the American Conservative Union (ACU) found Cockerham to be the most conservative Democrat in the House, with an overall rating of 56 percent (the average for Democratic representatives that year was 28 percent).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hillyer, Ben (August 29, 2013). "Cockerham appointed to appropriations committee". Natchez Democrat. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ Gates, Jimmie (March 6, 2017). "Democrat makes no apology for voting across aisle". The Clarion-Ledger.
- ^ "State Ratings 2017" (PDF). the American Conservative Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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