Barbara Blackmon's Biography
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Full Name:
Barbara Martin Blackmon
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Edward; 2 Children: Madison, Bradford
Birth Date:
12/07/1955
Home City:
Canton, MS
Religion:
Baptist
LLM, Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1981-1982
JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1979-1981
MBA, Business Administration, University of Alabama, 1975-1976
BS, Business Administration, Jackson State University, 1972-1975
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 21, 1992-2003, 2016-2024
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 21, 2023
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, 2003
Former Vice Chair, Enrolled Bills Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Executive Contingent Fund Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary, Division B Committee, Mississippi State Senate
City Attorney, City of Carthage, 2019-present
General Counsel, General Missionary Baptist State Convention, 2011-present
Managing Partner, Blackmon and Blackmon, Professional Limited Liability Company, 1988-present
General Counsel, Claiborne County Medical Center, present
Former College Instructor, Hinds Community College
Former Staff, University of Mississippi Law Journal
County Attorney, Claiborne County, 2013-2019
City Attorney, City of Canton, 2009-2013
Associate Attorney, Banks & Nichols, 1983-1984
Associate Tax Attorney, Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1982-1983
Member, New York State Bar, 1982-present
Member, Mississippi State Bar, 1981-present
Member, Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Former Member, Board of Directors, American Red Cross Central Mississippi Chapter
Former Member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi
Former Member, Board of Directors, Jackson State University Foundation
Former Member, Board of Directors, Stewpot of Canton
Former Member, Board of Directors, United Way of the Capitol Area
Member, Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Former President, Foundation for Education and Economic Development
Member, Magnolia Bar Association, Present
Former President, National Black Caucus of States Institute
Former Co-Chair, National Campaign for Jackson State University
Former Member, Steering Committee, B.B. King Museum
Awards:
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Tougaloo College;
Black Philanthropy
Names of Grandchildren:
Enyla Chenise and Summer Rae
Number of Grandchildren:
2 Grandchildren