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    Frazier, Cedrick Rommel

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    House 2021-2022 (District 45A); House 2023-Present (District 43A)

    Party when first elected:  Democratic-Farmer-Labor

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/28/1979
    Birth Place: ,
    Birth County:
    Birth Country:
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: Black
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): New Hope
    Occupation (when first elected): Labor attorney for Education Minnesota

    EDUCATION

    University of Minnesota, Morris; B.A.; Psychology
    Minnesota State University, Mankato; M.A.; Urban Studies and Local Government Management
    William Mitchell College of Law; J.D.; 2007

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    County Attorney: Hennepin County, Minnesota (Public Defender's Office); [Dates Unknown]
    School Board/Administration: Minneapolis Public School District, Minnesota (Legal staff); [Dates Unknown]
    School Board/Administration: Minneapolis Public School District, Minnesota (Director of Equity and Diversity); [Dates Unknown]
    Municipal Council/Aldermen: New Hope, Minnesota (City Council); 2018 to ?

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He was "the first African-American ever to serve on the New Hope City Council." (CCX Media, February 27, 2019)

    Special Legislative Concerns: education, public safety, criminal justice policy.

    He grew up in Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

    He "founded and was president of the only collegiate NAACP chapter in Minnesota" at the University of Minnesota Morris. (Minnesota Reformer, March 17, 2021)

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    Total Days Served: 1657

    SESSIONS SERVED

    94th Legislative Session (2025-2026)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/14/2025
    Body: House
    District: 43A
    Elected: 11/5/2024
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/6/2025 to 1/3/2027
    Oath Date: 1/12/2025
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Energy Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Minutes
    • Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Minutes
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    93rd Legislative Session (2023-2024)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/2023
    Body: House
    District: 43A
    Elected: 11/8/2022
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/2/2023 to 1/5/2025
    Oath Date: 1/3/2023
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Attorney
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Education Policy Minutes
    • Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Minutes
    • Public Safety Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Workforce Development Finance and Policy Minutes
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    92nd Legislative Session (2021-2022)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/2021
    Body: House
    District: 45A
    Elected: 11/3/2020
    Residence: New Hope
    Term of Office: 1/4/2021 to 1/1/2023
    Oath Date: 1/5/2021
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Labor attorney for Education Minnesota
    Party: Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2021 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education Policy Minutes
    • Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy Minutes
    • Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Minutes
    • Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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