Bradford Blackmon

Bradford Jerome Blackmon (born December 21, 1988)^[1] is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician from Mississippi. A son of state representative Edward Blackmon Jr. and state senator Barbara Blackmon, he was elected in 2023 to succeed his mother in the Mississippi State Senate.^[2][3]

Bradford Blackmon
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2024
Preceded by	Barbara Blackmon
Personal details
Born	Bradford Jerome Blackmon (1988-12-21) December 21, 1988 (age 36) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Parents	Edward Blackmon Jr. Barbara Martin Blackmon
Relatives	Madison Blackmon (brother) Janessa Blackmon (sister) Lawrence Blackmon (brother)
Residence	Canton, Mississippi
Education	Univ. of Pennsylvania (BA) Univ. of Mississippi (JD)
Occupation	Attorney politician

On January 20, 2025, Blackmon introduced the Contraception Begins at Erection Act. The bill would make it illegal for a man to discharge "genetic materials" (semen) without the intent to fertilize an embryo. According to Blackmon, the intent of the legislation is to bring the fundamental role of men into the contraception conversation in response to the large volume of legislative activity targeted only at women.^[4]