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Solomon Osborne

Solomon Osborne

Dem

State Assembly · House District 32

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Biography

Solomon Curtis Osborne is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 32 since assuming office on March 18, 2019, following a special election to succeed Willie Perkins Sr. An attorney with extensive legal experience, he has served as a county judge, public defender, and adjunct professor, and currently operates Osborne Law Office. He serves on committees including County Affairs, Judiciary B, Judiciary En Banc, Municipalities, and Public Utilities. Osborne is affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the American Bar Association, and has four children, one deceased.

Education and Political Experience

  • Education: BA from Tougaloo College; JD from University of Illinois.
  • Legal Career:
    • Staff Attorney, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services ; Executive Director, Southwest Mississippi Legal Services .
    • Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights .
    • Part-time Public Defender and Attorney for Delta Correctional Facility Authority, Leflore County .
    • County Judge, Leflore County .
    • Attorney, Osborne Law Office .
  • Academic Roles: Adjunct Professor at Tougaloo College and Mississippi Valley State University in political science, business law, and criminal justice.
  • Political Experience: Elected to Mississippi House District 32 in 2019 special election; ran for re-election in 2023; previously on Apportionment and Elections and Gaming Committees.

Committees

3 assignments
Agriculture member
County Affairs member
Public Utilities member

At a glance

Office
State Assembly
District
House District 32
Born
May 26, 1948 (78 years old)
Mailing
State Capitol 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201