Hillman Terome Frazier (born July 17, 1950) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the

Mississippi Senate The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the Lower house, lower Mississippi House of Represen ...

; he has represented the 27th District since 1993. A Protestant, he is married to the former Jean Clayton. From 1980 until 1993 he served in the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for ...

; he has also previously participated in Leadership Jackson.

Eisenhower Fellowships Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) is a private, non-profit organization created in 1953 by a group of American citizens to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his contribution to humanity as a soldier, statesman, and world leader. The organization ...

selected Hillman Terome Frazier as a U.S.A. Eisenhower Fellow in 1998. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He has been a Prince Hall Mason. In 1995, he alerted the Mississippi legislature to the fact that the state had never ratified the

Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished Slavery in the United States, slavery and involuntary servitude, except Penal labor in the United States, as punishment for a crime. The amendment was passed ...

outlawing slavery, after which the legislature voted to ratify the amendment.

Education

Jackson State University Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a Public university, public Historically Black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and ...

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National Law Center

State Senate Committee Membership

*Housing - Chair *Ethics - Vice-Chair *Appropriations *Congressional Redistricting *Interstate and Federal Cooperation *Investigate State Offices *Judiciary, Division A *Legislative Budget Committee *Legislative Reapportionment *Municipalities *Public Health and Welfare *Universities and Colleges

References

External links

Mississippi State Senate - Hillman Frazier
official government website

Leadership Jackson African-American state legislators in Mississippi Democratic Party Mississippi state senators 1950 births Living people Jackson State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives George Washington University Law School alumni People from Hinds County, Mississippi 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature {{Mississippi-politician-stub