Leonard Hughes IV, Date of Birth

    

Leonard Hughes IV

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1979

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Leonard Hughes IV

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  • Hughes IV (born April 15, 1979) was a Democratic legislator in the Missouri House of Representatives.
  • He represented part of Kansas City, Missouri in Jackson County, District 42.
  • He was the youngest African-American ever elected to the Missouri House at the age of 25.
  • He served four terms in the Missouri House, winning Legislator of the Year three times during his tenure. Hughes was elected to the Missouri House in 2005.
  • Two years later he ran successfully for re-election to the House.
  • He was a vocal proponent of the controversial school choice movement.
  • He served as Vice Chair on the Committee for Urban Education and as a member of the Student Achievement Committee.
  • In 2006 he led successful efforts to establish a commission to monitor Missouri's Minority & Women's Business Enterprise program. In 2011, Hughes cast the deciding vote to override Democratic Governor Jay Nixon's veto and enact a Republican-supported congressional redistricting map.

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