Cedric Richmond
Cedric Levan Richmond (born September 13, 1973) is an American attorney, politician, and political advisor who is serving as senior advisor to the Democratic National Committee. Richmond was previously a senior advisor to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. His district included most of New Orleans.
Cedric Richmond | |
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| Director of the Office of Public Engagement | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 18, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Adrian Saenz |
| Preceded by | Timothy Pataki |
| Succeeded by | Keisha Lance Bottoms |
| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – May 18, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Jared Kushner Stephen Miller Ivanka Trump |
| Succeeded by | Julie Rodriguez Keisha Lance Bottoms |
| Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | G. K. Butterfield |
| Succeeded by | Karen Bass |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 15, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Cao |
| Succeeded by | Troy Carter |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 101st district | |
| In office January 6, 2000 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Naomi White Farve |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cedric Levan Richmond September 13, 1973 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Raquel Greenup (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Morehouse College (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
| Occupation |
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From 2017 to 2019, Richmond chaired the Congressional Black Caucus. Beginning with his third term, he was the only Louisiana Democrat serving in either chamber of Congress. He represented New Orleans to the Louisiana State House from 2000 to 2011. In 2019, he was named the first national co-chair of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. On September 5, 2020, he was named a co-chair of Biden's presidential transition. On November 17, 2020, Richmond announced he would leave Congress in January 2021 to serve as Senior Advisor to the President and director of the Office of Public Liaison, which Biden renamed the White House Office of Public Engagement.