Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Chokwe Lumumba | |
|---|---|
Lumumba in 2024 | |
| 53rd Mayor of Jackson | |
| In office July 3, 2017 – July 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Yarber |
| Succeeded by | John Horhn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1983 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ebony Lumumba |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Chokwe Lumumba (father) |
| Education | Tuskegee University (BA) Texas Southern University (JD) |
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 2017 to 2025. He was the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. In 2024, Lumumba and other officials in the state were indicted on corruption charges. He is the son of former mayor and Black nationalist activist Chokwe Lumumba, who served briefly as mayor of Jackson before his death in 2014.
He was first elected in 2017. In the primary election, Lumumba soundly won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and State Senator John Horhn. Lumumba went on to win the general election in a landslide. In 2025, Horhn would end Lumumba's bid for a third term as mayor of Jackson after successfully defeating him in the primary. He is a self-described progressive and socialist. Lumumba has also referred to himself as a political revolutionary.