Cherrish Pryor
{{short description|American politician from Indiana}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2020}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cherrish Pryor
| image = Cherrish Pryor at Indiana Black Legislative Caucus Event (cropped).png
|alt = A photo of Pryor's face
| office1 = Democratic Floor Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives
|term_start1 = November 7, 2018
| state_house2 = Indiana
| state2 = Indiana
| district2 = 94th
| term_start2 = 2008
| preceded2 = Carolene Mays
| succeeded2 =
| office3 = Member of the Indianapolis City-County Council, District 7
|term_start3 = January 1, 2008
|term_end3 = November 4, 2008
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|50|2024|12|27}}
| birth_place = Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children =
| profession =
| alma_mater = Indiana University (BA)
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (MPA)
| residence = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
Cherrish Pryor (born 1973/1974) is an American politician from Indianapolis, Indiana. She is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 94th District since 2008. She has served as the Democratic Floor Leader since 2018. The first African American to hold the leadership position. She is also Treasurer for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. A role she has held since 2021 and was recently re-elected to serve another two year term which will end in 2025.
Pryor began her political career as an Indianapolis City-County Council member, representing the 7th District from 2007 to 2008.
Pryor is a native of Holly Springs, Mississippi and has lived in Indiana since 1986. She graduated from South Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1988. She holds a BA from Indiana University in Criminal Justice and a MPA from Indiana University Purdue University (IUPUI).
She moved to Indianapolis in 1995 to work for the Indiana House of Representatives as a legislative intern and was hired as a full-time legislative assistant within two months.
In 2023, Pryor received the Legislator of the Year award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title= Indiana State House District 94 Democratic primary election, 2008
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 11,478
|percentage = 91.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Chad Miller
|votes = 1,105
|percentage = 8.8%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 12,583
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2008
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 19,178
|percentage = 77.5%
|change = -22.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Chad Miller
|votes = 5,571
|percentage = 22.5%
|change = +22.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 24,749
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2010
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 9,983
|percentage = 75.3%
|change = -2.2%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Clint Fultz
|votes = 2,925
|percentage = 22.06%
|change = -0.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Smythe
|votes = 350
|percentage = 2.64%
|change = +2.64%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 13,258
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2012
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 21,663
|percentage = 96.6%
|change = +21.3%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Party (United States)
|candidate = Clint Fultz
|votes = 752
|percentage = 3.4%
|change = +3.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 22,415
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2014
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 8,859
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = +4.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 8,859
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2016
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 21,416
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 21,416
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2018
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 18,056
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 18,056
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2020
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 21,430
|percentage = 85.5%
|change = -14.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Felipe Rios
|votes = 3,629
|percentage = 14.5%
|change = +14.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 25,059
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2022
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 11,206
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = +14.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 11,206
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title= Indiana State House District 94 election, 2024
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Cherrish Pryor
|votes = 18,772
|percentage = 100.0%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 18,772
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150102172219/http://indianahousedemocrats.org/cherrish-pryor Indiana State Legislature - Representative Cherrish Pryor] Official government website
- [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=72993 Project Vote Smart - Representative Cherrish S. Pryor (IN)] profile
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Category:People from Holly Springs, Mississippi
Category:Politicians from Fort Wayne, Indiana
Category:Indianapolis City-County Council members
Category:Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Indiana General Assembly
Category:African-American state legislators in Indiana
Category:21st-century African-American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Indiana
Category:Indiana University Bloomington alumni
Category:Women city councillors in Indiana
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:African-American city council members in Indiana