Park Cannon

Park Cannon
Cannon in 2018
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 58th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 22, 2016
Preceded bySimone Bell
Personal details
Born
Park Elizabeth Cannon

(1991-06-06) June 6, 1991 (age 33)
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationChapman University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Park Elizabeth Cannon (born June 6, 1991)[1] is an American politician from the state of Georgia. She is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 58th district, and a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Cannon was born in Albany, Georgia, where her father was stationed as a noncommissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps.[2] Her mother was a pharmaceutical representative, and after her parents divorced, Cannon's mother moved the family to Brooklyn, New York.[2] Cannon attended Poly Prep Country Day School.[3] At Poly Prep, Cannon was captain of the dance and step teams, ran track and cross-country, and became familiar with European languages.[4]

After graduating from high school in 2009, Cannon enrolled at Chapman University, but encountered racism and chose to transfer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[5] She graduated from UNC in 2014 with a degree in Hispanic Linguistics, and a minor in women's and gender studies.[5][6] As a result of her education and travels to Central and South America while she was a student, Cannon is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.[4]

After completing college, Cannon accepted a position with the Feminist Health Center of Atlanta.[2] At the center, she promoted wellness for women and lobbied the state legislature for policies and programs to improve health care.[2] In 2018, Cannon completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.[7] Cannon is African American and self-identifies as queer.[5][8] She was named to Fast Company's Queer 50 list in 2021.[9]

Political career

When Simone Bell, who represented the 58th district in the Georgia House of Representatives, decided to resign, Bell asked Cannon to run to succeed her. Cannon ran and won the 2016 special election to the Georgia House.[10] Cannon serves on the Code Revision, Creative Arts and Entertainment, Ethics, Human Relations and Aging, Insurance and Small Business Development committees of the House.

Following the death of Rep. John Lewis in July 2020, Cannon applied to the Democratic Party of Georgia to succeed him as the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the November election. Cannon was one of the party's final five candidates out of 131 applicants,[11][12] but the committee chose Georgia state senator and state Democratic party chair Nikema Williams.[13][14]

On March 25, 2021, as Governor Brian Kemp was signing the controversial Election Integrity Act of 2021 into law, Cannon knocked on the Governor's office doors in an attempt to discuss her concerns about the bill.[15] She was asked twice to stop knocking on the door before being arrested by Georgia State Patrol officers[16] who charged her with felony obstruction and "Preventing or disrupting General Assembly sessions or other meetings of members".[17] Cannon's arrest affidavit for the felony obstruction charge stated that she was violent towards the officers while they removed her from the premises.[16] The incident sparked backlash towards both the officers and Georgian Republican lawmakers.[18] District Attorney Fani Willis declined to prosecute Cannon.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://beenhere.org/2017/06/06/park-cannon/ National Black Justice Coalition
  2. ^ a b c d "Park Cannon Stands for Equality". Georgia Equality.org. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Equality, Inc. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Park Cannon '09". Alumni Class Notes. Brooklyn, NY: Poly Prep. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Evans, Miko (February 17, 2021). "Biography, Park Cannon". A Tribute to the Leaders of the History of Black Gay America. Atlanta, GA: Meak Productions. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Trammell, Kendall (March 29, 2016). "Queer millennial wants to shake up Georgia politics". CNN. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  6. ^ Metzler, Caroline (February 23, 2016). "Q&A with openly queer Georgia Rep. Park Cannon". The Daily Tar Heel. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina.
  7. ^ "Seven LGBTQ Public Officials Selected for Prestigious David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School". LGBTQ Victory Institute News. Washington, DC: David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute. May 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Park Cannon Isn't Your Typical Politician". March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list". Fast Company. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "This Queer, Black Georgia Lawmaker Refuses to be Called a 'Politician'". May 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Georgia Democrats narrow 131 applicants for John Lewis' congressional seat to 5 nominees". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "Georgia Democrats unveil 5 finalists to replace John Lewis' name on November ballot". news.yahoo.com. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  13. ^ Wagner, John (July 20, 2020). "Georgia Democrats choose Nikema Williams to replace the late John Lewis on the November ballot". Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Nikema Williams to replace Rep. John Lewis on November ballot". Roll Call. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  15. ^ Levine, Sam, Lawmaker Park Cannon on Georgia voting law: ‘A regression of our rights is happening’, The Guardian, April 4, 2021
  16. ^ a b "Georgia state lawmaker arrested protesting voting restriction bill outside governor's office". CNN. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "Georgia lawmaker arrested protesting Kemp's signing of sweeping voting bill". The Hill. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  18. ^ Diaz, Jaclyn (March 26, 2021). "Georgia Lawmaker Arrested As Governor Approves New Elections Law : NPR". NPR. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Brumback, Kate (April 7, 2021). "Georgia Lawmaker Won't Face Charges for Voting Bill Protest". Bloomberg.

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