Park Cannon

Park Cannon
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 58th district
Assumed office
February 2016
Preceded by Simone Bell
Personal details
Born Albany, Georgia
Political party Democratic

Park Cannon is an American politician from the state of Georgia. She is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 58th district, and a member of the Democratic Party.

Cannon was raised on a military base in Albany, Georgia. She enrolled at Chapman University, but encountered racism and chose to transfer to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated with a degree in linguistics, while minoring in women's and gender studies.[1]

Cannon is African American and self-identifies as queer.[1][2]

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