| Alonzo Knox | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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Incumbent | ||
| Assumed office March 25, 2023 | |||
| Preceded by | Royce Duplessis | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||
| Political party | Democratic | ||
| Military service | |||
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps | ||
| Years of service | 1989–2006 | ||
Alonzo Knox is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 93rd district. He assumed office on March 25, 2023.
Early life and education[]
Knox was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and graduated from Glen Oaks High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and law enforcement from Southern University and a Master of Business Administration from Trinity Washington University.[1]
Career[]
Knox served in the United States Marine Corps from 1989 to 2006. After leaving the Marines, Knox worked as a readjustment analyst for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[2] Knox also founded the Backatown Coffee Parlour on Basin Street in New Orleans.[3] In 2021, Knox was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat on the New Orleans City Council. In 2023, he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in a special election.[4][5]
Electoral history[]
| 2023 Louisiana's 93rd House of Representatives district special election[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Sibil "Fox" Richardson | 760 | 37.24% | |
| Democratic | Alonzo Knox | 625 | 30.62% | |
| Democratic | Steven Kennedy | 214 | 10.49% | |
| Democratic | Morgan Clevenger | 211 | 10.34% | |
| Republican | Matthew M. Hill | 142 | 6.96% | |
| Democratic | "Naj" Wallace | 89 | 4.36% | |
| Total votes | 2,041 | 100.0% | ||
| 2023 Louisiana's 93rd House of Representatives district special runoff election[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Alonzo Knox | 1,718 | 54.35% | |
| Democratic | Sibil "Fox" Richardson | 1,443 | 45.65% | |
| Total votes | 3,161 | 100.0% | ||
References[]
- ↑ "Will Sutton: New Orleans disruptor Alonzo Knox makes us think - Louisiana News" (in en-US). 2023-03-29. https://localtoday.news/la/will-sutton-new-orleans-disruptor-alonzo-knox-makes-us-think-2-163724.html.
- ↑ "Viewpoint: Judicial and legislative elections really do matter" (in en-US). 2023-03-09. https://midcitymessenger.com/2023/03/09/viewpoint-judicial-and-legislative-elections-really-do-matter/.
- ↑ "Backatown Coffee Parlour's Jessica Knox Talks Entrepreneurship" (in en-US). 2018-02-20. https://community.neworleans.com/backatown-jessica-knox/.
- ↑ "Alonzo Knox wins slugfest in House District 93 runoff" (in en). https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/alonzo-knox-wins-slugfest-house-district-93-runoff.
- ↑ "Alonzo Knox" (in en). https://ballotpedia.org/Alonzo_Knox.
- ↑ "State Representative -- 93rd Representative District". February 18, 2023. https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-02-18/resultsRace/Legislative. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ↑ "State Representative -- 93rd Representative District". March 25, 2023. https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-03-25/resultsRace/Legislative. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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