Tommie Pierson Sr.

Tommie Pierson
Mayor of Bellefontaine Neighbors
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 66th district
In office
January 9, 2011 – January 4, 2017
Preceded byMichael Vogt
Succeeded byTommie Pierson Jr.
Personal details
Born (1946-01-29) January 29, 1946 (age 78)
Ripley, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseJoAnn
Childrenthree
Professionassembly worker, pastor

Tommie Pierson Sr. (born January 29, 1946) is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, Pierson represented the 66th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011 until 2017.

Pierson graduated from Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He worked for General Motors and serves as a Baptist pastor. Pierson was elected to the Missouri House in the 2010 elections, and chaired the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri in the 2016 election,[1] but lost in the Democratic Party primary election to Russ Carnahan.

Pierson was succeeded by his son, Tommie Pierson Jr.

References

  1. ^ Rosenbaum, Jason (June 30, 2015). "Pierson will jump into scramble for Missouri lieutenant governor". KWMU. Retrieved August 12, 2015.


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