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Erik R. Fleming
Erik R. Fleming
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives; from the 72nd district
	In office; 1999–2008
Preceded by	Tomie Green
Succeeded by	Kimberly Campbell
Personal details
Born	Erik Robert Fleming; February 2, 1965 (age 59); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Jackson State University (BA)

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Erik Robert Fleming (born February 2, 1965) is an American politician who was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 72nd District (which includes parts of Hinds and Madison counties) from 1999 to 2008. He has been the Democratic nominee twice for one of the state's two U.S. Senate seats. He faced incumbent Republican Thad Cochran in the November 4, 2008 general election, and was defeated. Erik was the Director of Policy with the Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He now resides in the metro Atlanta area and continues to advocate for African American issues as the host of the podcast, A Moment with Erik Fleming.

Early and personal life

Fleming was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joan and Robert Fleming, and attended Lindblom Technical High School. He majored in political science at Jackson State University, became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega while there, and graduated in 1987. Fleming worked with Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus in his 1987 campaign and Mike Parker in his campaign for the U.S. Congress in 1988.

Fleming is married to City of South Fulton, GA Councilwoman Linda Pritchett. He is the father of one son, Sean Christopher, and is a Christian. Erik has been a member of several organizations and boards, including the NAACP, the SCLC, the Mississippi Faith-Based Coalition for Community Renewal, the Mississippi Families for Kids, and the Jackson State University National Alumni Association.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Fleming was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in a January 1999 special election to finish the unexpired term of Tomie Green. He represented the 72nd District (which includes parts of Hinds and Madison counties) from 1999 to 2008. He was defeated in the 2007 primary by Kimberly Campbell, who succeeded him in January 2008.

Fleming ran against incumbent U.S. Senator Trent Lott in the November 2006 election. There were four candidates In the June 6, 2006 Democratic primary; top two finishers were Fleming, who received 44 percent, and Hickory Flat business consultant Bill Bowlin, who received 22 percent. In the June 27 runoff between Fleming and Bowlin, Fleming received 65 percent.^{[citation needed]} Fleming lost to Lott in the general election.^[1]

Fleming served as President of the Young Democrats of Mississippi (1991–1992), Chair of the Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee (1996–1999), National Committeeman of The Young Democrats of America (1993–1995), and as campaign manager for the Henry J. Kirksey for Mayor Campaign (1993).

At one time Fleming expressed support for political activist Lyndon LaRouche, but has denounced him several times since.^[2]^[3]

Fleming worked previously as a paralegal for the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, an abstinence educator with the Mississippi Community Development Corporation, a non-profit agency located in his legislative district. Fleming has also served as chief operating officer for New Horizon Ministries, Inc., a non-profit agency in Jackson.

Fleming won the Mississippi primary for the Democratic Party nomination and then went on and faced Senator Thad Cochran in Mississippi's November 2008 Senate election. Senator Cochran won by a landslide with over 61% of the vote and Fleming got only 38% of the vote.

References

^ Garofoli, Joe (May 11, 2008). "Web sites enable campaign TV ads on the cheap". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
^ Erik Fleming's letter April 15, 2005
^ Erik Fleming's reply Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine November 16, 2006

External links

Erik Fleming for U.S. Senate official campaign website
Profile at Vote Smart
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org

Party political offices
Preceded by Troy Brown	Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Mississippi (Class 1) 2006	Succeeded by Ronnie Musgrove
Vacant Title last held by Bootie Hunt 1996	Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Mississippi (Class 2) 2008	Succeeded by Travis Childers

[sfgate-1] Garofoli, Joe (May 11, 2008). "Web sites enable campaign TV ads on the cheap". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2007-05-17.

[2] Erik Fleming's letter April 15, 2005

[3] Erik Fleming's reply Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine November 16, 2006

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-'''Erik Robert Fleming''' (born February 2, 1965) was a member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] representing the 72nd District (which includes parts of [[Hinds County, Mississippi|Hinds]] and [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison]] counties) from 1999 to 2008. He was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for one of the state's two [[Mississippi United States Senate elections, 2008|U.S. Senate seats]]. He faced incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Thad Cochran]] in the November 4, 2008 general election, and was defeated. Erik is now Director of Policy with the Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and continues to advocate for the citizens of Mississippi.
+'''Erik Robert Fleming''' (born February 2, 1965) is an American politician who was a member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] representing the 72nd District (which includes parts of [[Hinds County, Mississippi|Hinds]] and [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison]] counties) from 1999 to 2008. He has been the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee twice for one of the state's two [[Mississippi United States Senate elections, 2008|U.S. Senate seats]]. He faced incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Thad Cochran]] in the November 4, 2008 general election, and was defeated. Erik was the Director of Policy with the Mississippi chapter of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU). He now resides in the metro Atlanta area and continues to advocate for African American issues as the host of the podcast, A Moment with Erik Fleming.
 == Early and personal life ==
 Fleming was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]] to Joan and Robert Fleming, and attended [[Lindblom Technical High School]]. He majored in [[political science]] at [[Jackson State University]], became a brother of [[Alpha Phi Omega]] while there, and graduated in 1987.  Fleming worked with Mississippi Governor [[Ray Mabus]] in his 1987 campaign and [[Michael Parker (politician)|Mike Parker]] in his campaign for the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congress]] in 1988.
-Fleming is the father of one son, Sean Christopher and is  Lutheran. Erik is a member of several organizations and boards, including the NAACP, the SCLC, the Mississippi Faith-Based Coalition for Community Renewal, the Mississippi Families for Kids, and the Jackson State University National Alumni Association.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}
+Fleming is married to City of South Fulton, GA Councilwoman Linda Pritchett. He is the father of one son, Sean Christopher, and is a Christian. Erik has been a member of several organizations and boards, including the NAACP, the SCLC, the Mississippi Faith-Based Coalition for Community Renewal, the Mississippi Families for Kids, and the Jackson State University National Alumni Association.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}
 == Political career ==
-Fleming was first elected to the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] in a January 1999 [[special election]] to finish the unexpired term of [[Tomie Green]]. He represented the 72nd District (which includes parts of [[Hinds County, Mississippi|Hinds]] and [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison]] counties) from 1999 to 2008. He was defeated in the 2007 primary by [[Kimberly Campbell]], succeeded him in January 2008.
+Fleming was first elected to the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] in a January 1999 [[special election]] to finish the unexpired term of [[Tomie Green]]. He represented the 72nd District (which includes parts of [[Hinds County, Mississippi|Hinds]] and [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison]] counties) from 1999 to 2008. He was defeated in the 2007 primary by [[Kimberly Campbell]], who succeeded him in January 2008.
 Fleming ran against incumbent U.S. Senator [[Trent Lott]] in the [[United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2006|November 2006 election]]. There were four candidates In the June 6, 2006 Democratic primary; top two finishers were Fleming, who received 44 percent, and [[Hickory Flat, Mississippi|Hickory Flat]] business consultant Bill Bowlin, who received 22 percent. In the June 27 runoff between Fleming and Bowlin, Fleming received 65 percent.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} Fleming lost to Lott in the general election.<ref name=sfgate>{{cite news
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 |work=San Francisco Chronicle
-|accessdate=2007-05-17
+|access-date=2007-05-17
 }}</ref>
-Fleming served as President of the Young Democrats of Mississippi (1991–92), Chair of the Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee (1996–99), National Committeeman of The Young Democrats of America (1993–95), and as campaign manager for the Henry J. Kirksey for Mayor Campaign (1993).
+Fleming served as President of the Young Democrats of Mississippi (1991–1992), Chair of the Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee (1996–1999), National Committeeman of The Young Democrats of America (1993–1995), and as campaign manager for the Henry J. Kirksey for Mayor Campaign (1993).
-At one time Fleming expressed support for political activist [[Lyndon LaRouche]], but has denounced him several times since.<ref>[http://kydem.blogspot.com/2005/04/friday-roundup.html Erik Fleming's letter] April 15, 2005</ref><ref>[http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=11&year=2006&base_name=visit_my_blog_thread Erik Fleming's reply] November 16, 2006</ref>
+At one time Fleming expressed support for political activist [[Lyndon LaRouche]], but has denounced him several times since.<ref>[http://kydem.blogspot.com/2005/04/friday-roundup.html Erik Fleming's letter] April 15, 2005</ref><ref>[http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=11&year=2006&base_name=visit_my_blog_thread Erik Fleming's reply] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810204741/http://prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=11&year=2006&base_name=visit_my_blog_thread |date=2011-08-10 }} November 16, 2006</ref>
-Fleming worked previously as a paralegal for the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, an abstinence educator with the Mississippi Community Development Corporation, a non-profit agency located in his legislative district. Fleming has also served as chief operating officer for New Horizon Ministries, Inc., a non-profit agency in [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]].  He is currently employed by [[Hinds County]] working in the Tax Collector's office.
+Fleming worked previously as a paralegal for the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, an abstinence educator with the Mississippi Community Development Corporation, a non-profit agency located in his legislative district. Fleming has also served as chief operating officer for New Horizon Ministries, Inc., a non-profit agency in [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]].
 Fleming won the Mississippi primary for the Democratic Party nomination and then went on and faced Senator [[Thad Cochran]] in [[United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2008|Mississippi's November 2008 Senate election]]. Senator Cochran won by a landslide with over 61% of the vote and Fleming got only 38% of the vote.
 == See also ==
-*[[United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2008]]
+*[[2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi]]
+*[[2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi]]
+*[[List of African-American United States Senate candidates]]
 == References ==
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 *[http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MSS1&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from [[OpenSecrets.org]]
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+{{s-bef|before=[[Troy Brown (Mississippi politician)|Troy Brown]]}}
+{{s-ttl|title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Mississippi]]<br>([[Classes of United States Senators|Class 1]])|years=[[2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi|2006]]}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Ronnie Musgrove]]}}
+|-
+{{s-vac|last=[[Bootie Hunt]]<br>1996}}
+{{s-ttl|title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Mississippi]]<br>([[Classes of United States Senators|Class 2]])|years=[[2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi|2008]]}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Travis Childers]]}}
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 [[Category:Jackson State University alumni]]
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 [[Category:People from Ridgeland, Mississippi]]
+[[Category:Politicians from Chicago]]
+[[Category:Candidates in the 2006 United States elections]]
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+[[Category:21st-century African-American politicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century African-American politicians]]
+[[Category:Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy alumni]]
+[[Category:African-American candidates for the United States Senate]]