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James Edward " Billy " McKinney (February 23, 1927 – July 15, 2010) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. McKinney served as a Democrat in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 until 2003. He was also the father of former Georgia congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney . Early life.
- Leola Christion
- Clark College
- 1945–1946
- Democratic
Former state Rep. Billy McKinney, who put the fire in the term firebrand, died Thursday. He was 83. McKinney was in hospice care at the time of his death. His wife, Leola, and other family...
Jul 15, 2010 · July 15, 2010 at 1:38 pm EDT. ATLANTA — Former State Representative Billy McKinney, who served in the state capitol for three decades, died Thursday, Channel 2 political reporter Lori Geary...
Jul 16, 2010 · Billy McKinney was elected to the Georgia State Legislature after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. His position in the Legislature was accompanied by that of his daughter in 1989. Billy and Cynthia served as the first father-daughter team of lawmakers in the history of the state of Georgia.
Jul 16, 2010 · ATLANTA --- Billy McKinney, a 30-year member of the Georgia Legislature whose fiery persona helped boost his career and his daughter Cynthia's political prospects, died Thursday at the age of 83, said his wife, Leola.
Jul 15, 2010 · Billy McKinney Obituary. Billy McKinney, former state lawmaker, died Thursday at age 83. He is the father of former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Published by Atlanta...
Billy McKinney was a longstanding state representative and his daughter, Cynthia, was believed to be the first black woman ever elected to represent Georgia in the U.S. House. Unfortunately, both also have a troubling history of anti-Semitism.
