Jon Ray Lancaster | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 22nd district | |
| In office January 7, 2020 – January 6, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Preston E. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Justin Crosby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amory, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 2021) |
Johnathan Ray Lancaster is an American politician who servied in the Mississippi House of Representatives, having first been elected in 2019 as a Democrat and later defecting to the Republican Party. He was defeated in a 2025 special election.
Biography
Jonathan Ray Lancaster was born in Amory, Mississippi.[1] He has graduated from Houston High School.[1] In 2019, he was elected to represent Mississippi's 22nd House district as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 2020–2024 term.[1][2] He was inaugurated on January 7, 2020.[2] Lancaster switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party in November 2021.[3]
Lancaster lost his seat in a 2025 special election to Democrat Justin Crosby. The election was held after due to court-ordered redistricting, with the previous electoral boundaries found to have diminished the voting power of the state's African American population.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Johnathan Ray Lancaster". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jon Lancaster". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "1st-term Mississippi rep jumps from Democrat to Republican". Wtok.com. Associated Press. November 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ Corder, Frank (November 5, 2025). "Democrats pick up seats in Mississippi House, Senate due to court-ordered special redistricting elections". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
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