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Cherrish Pryor
Pryor in 2020
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the 94th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by
Carolene Mays
In office January 1, 2007 – 2008
Preceded by
Greg Bowes
Succeeded by
Maggie Lewis
Personal details
Born
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Residence(s)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater
Indiana University (BA) Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (MPA)
Cherrish Pryor 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.[1]
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