Cedric (Cedric) L. Richmond (D-USH02)
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Capitol: 202.225.6636
FAX: 202.225.1988
District: 504.242.4198
Representative
Room 240 CHOB- Cannon House Office Building Independence Avenue and 1st Street, SE
Washington, DC 20515-1802

Residence: New Orleans, LA
Elected: 2010    Next Election: 2014
DOB: 9/13/1973
Committee Assignments
RM MemberHouse Subcommittee on Transportation Security
Co-ChairMississippi River Valley and Tributaries Caucus
FC MemberCongressional Gulf Coast Caucus
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
MemberHouse Committee on Homeland Security
MemberHouse Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
MemberHouse Committee on the Judiciary
FC MemberCongressional Black Caucus
FC MemberNew Democrat Coalition
FC MemberUSO Congressional Caucus
Counties Representing
Ascension Parish / Assumption Parish / East Baton Rouge Parish / Iberville Parish / Jefferson Parish / Orleans Parish / St. Charles Parish / St. James Parish / St. John The Baptist Parish / West Baton Rouge Parish

Bio

Congressman Cedric L. Richmond is a results oriented public servant committed to fighting and winning for the Orleans and Jefferson Parishes of Louisiana. A lifelong native of New Orleans, he bore witness to 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the disastrous oil spill of 2010. Cedric is dedicated to renewing, restoring, and rebuilding his hometown better than ever. In fact, Cedric has supported his community through elected office for over a decade.

In Congress, Cedric serves on the Committee on Small Business where he supports bringing innovation to market, investing in American entrepreneurs, and increasing local participation in the federal procurement process. He is the Ranking Democrat on its Healthcare and Technology subcommittee and a member of the Subcommittee Contracting and Workforce.

Cedric also serves on the Committee on Homeland Security where he advocates for oversight of FEMA and protecting American citizens. He is a member of its subcommittee on Transportation Security, and its subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.

Recently named a member of Time magazine’s 40 Under 40, he is a member of the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Black Caucus.

An attorney by trade, Cedric was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2000. In the Louisiana General Assembly, he served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary. He was also a member of the Ways and Means, House Executive, and Legislative Audit Advisory Committees.

In response to the storms of 2005, Cedric created the State New Markets Tax Credit program that spurred over 250 million dollars of investment in damaged areas. A champion of entrepreneurship and the son of local business owners, Cedric also secured funding for small business incubators and grant programs.

Cedric is a community baseball coach, former volunteer basketball coach, youth mentor, and avid fisherman. He is a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Morehouse College, Tulane School of Law, and the Harvard University Executive Education Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.