Cezar McKnight

Cezar E. McKnight is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st District, serving since 2014.^[1] He is a member of the Democratic party.^[2]

Cezar McKnight
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st district
In office 2014–2022
Preceded by	Ronnie A. Sabb
Succeeded by	Roger K. Kirby
Personal details
Born	(1973-12-10) December 10, 1973 (age 51) Kingstree, South Carolina, United States
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Morris Brown College (B.A.) Florida Coastal School of Law (J.D.)
Profession	attorney

In January 2022, McKnight made headlines after he introduced a bill named after George Stinney, a 14-year old black boy who was wrongfully executed in 1944, titled the George Stinney Fund, which would make the state of South Carolina pay $10 million to the families of the wrongfully executed if their conviction is posthumously overturned.^[3][4][5]

McKnight was defeated in the 2022 June Democratic Primary by Democrat Roger K. Kirby.^[6]

Electoral history

South Carolina House of Representatives District 101

Year		Candidate	Votes	Pct		Candidate	Votes	Pct
2014 General Election[7]		Cezar McKnight	7,257	64.1%		Al Smith	4,056	35.9%
2016 General Election[8]		Cezar McKnight (i)	11,953	100.0%
2018 Democratic Primary		Cezar McKnight (i)	4,191	69.7%		Alfred Darby	1,818	30.3%
2018 General Election[9]		Cezar McKnight (i)	8,759	96.4%		Others/Write-in	327	3.6%