Cherrish Pryor is an American

United States

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 politician from Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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, Indiana

Indiana

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. She is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the Indiana House of Representatives

Indiana House of Representatives

The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...

, representing the 94th District since 2008.

Pryor began her political career as an Indianapolis City-County Council

Indianapolis City-County Council

The Indianapolis City–County Council is the city legislature of Indianapolis, Indiana and Marion County, known as Unigov. It was formally established in 1970 upon the merger of the city government with the county government. Both the Council and Mayor's office are located within the Indianapolis...

 member, representing the 7th District from 2007 to 2008.

Pryor is a native of Holly Springs

Holly Springs, Mississippi

Holly Springs is a city in Marshall County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,957 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County. A short drive from Memphis, Tennessee, Holly Springs is the site of a number of well-preserved antebellum homes and other structures and...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 and has lived in Indiana since 1986. She graduated from South Side High School

South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

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 in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

 in 1988. She moved to Indianapolis in 1995 to work for the Indiana House of Representatives

Indiana House of Representatives

The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House members serve two-year terms without term limits...

 as a legislative assistant.

External links

• Indiana State Legislature - Representative Cherrish Pryor Official government website
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Cherrish S. Pryor (IN) profile