1. Cedric Levan Richmond was born on September 13,1973 and is an American attorney, politician, and political advisor who is serving as senior advisor to the Democratic National Committee.
30 Facts About Cedric Richmond
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From 2017 to 2019, Cedric Richmond chaired the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Cedric Richmond represented New Orleans to the Louisiana State House from 2000 to 2011.
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On November 17,2020, Cedric Richmond announced he would leave Congress in January 2021 to serve as Senior Advisor to the President and director of the Office of Public Liaison, which Biden renamed the White House Office of Public Engagement.
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Cedric Richmond was born in New Orleans in 1973 and raised in New Orleans East, where he attended public schools.
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Cedric Richmond's father died when he was seven years old.
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Cedric Richmond's mother was a public school teacher and small business owner.
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Cedric Richmond earned a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College, and a Juris Doctor from Tulane School of Law.
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Cedric Richmond completed an executive program at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government.
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Cedric Richmond was elected and served as the Louisiana State Representative for the 101st district from 2000 to 2011.
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Cedric Richmond was elected shortly after his 27th birthday and was one of the youngest legislators ever to serve in Louisiana when he took office.
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Cedric Richmond served as the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary and a member of the Ways and Means, House Executive, and Legislative Audit Advisory committees.
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In 2010, Cedric Richmond was elected to the US House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district for the first time.
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Cedric Richmond was reelected in 2012,2014,2016,2018, and 2020.
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That year Cedric Richmond defended his Republican colleague Vance McAllister, who had become embroiled in an alleged adultery scandal.
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Cedric Richmond was one of a few Democrats who voted to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Cedric Richmond is the fifth-biggest recipient of money from fossil fuel donors among House Democrats.
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Cedric Richmond has been active in the Congressional Black Caucus, made up of African-American legislators who work together to have their views heard.
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On December 18,2019, Cedric Richmond voted to impeach President Donald Trump.
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Cedric Richmond was the first candidate in the 2010 elections to have President Barack Obama appear in a television ad on his behalf.
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Cedric Richmond's campaign received almost $113,000 from the oil and gas sector, which donated more than any other sector to his campaign.
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In January 2017, Cedric Richmond became involved in an argument with Republican lawmakers over whether a particular painting should continue to hang in the Capitol.
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Cedric Richmond said that escalating the issue might "open up Pandora's Box" because there are other paintings that some people might find offensive.
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Cedric Richmond was the starting Democratic pitcher for each of the five years since his election and the Democrats won each game.
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Cedric Richmond had a 2.85 earned run average, 1.67 walks plus hits per inning pitched and 45 strikeouts in his 27 innings pitched in that span.
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Cedric Richmond lost his first game in 2016, a day after participating through the night in the 2016 United States House of Representatives sit-in.
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Cedric Richmond was a national co-chair of the Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign.
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Justice Democrats criticized Cedric Richmond's appointment, alleging that he was one of the top Democratic recipients of donations from the fossil fuel industry.
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Cedric Richmond was reportedly working with the Biden administration on addressing reparations for slavery.
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Cedric Richmond resigned from the White House on May 18,2022, for a job at the Democratic National Committee.