Earle Stewart Banks Sr. (born June 25, 1954) is an American politician, representing the 67th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 1993.
Biography
Banks was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 25, 1954, and attended St. Joseph's High School.[1][2] After, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Jackson State University and his Juris Doctor from the Mississippi College School of Law.[1][2] He helps lead a family-owned funeral home service in Jackson.[3]
Banks was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1992. In 2023, he was sentenced to two years probation for filing a false income tax statement in 2020.[4]
Personal life
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]"Earle S. Banks". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Mississippi House of Representatives. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- 2.[2.2]Nave, R. L. (May 11, 2012). "Earle Banks to Run for State Supreme Court". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- 3."Federal judge sentences state Rep. Earle Banks to probation for tax crime - Mississippi Today". mississippitoday.org. November 28, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- 4.Harrison, Heather (December 6, 2023). "Rep. Banks Sentenced to Probation For False Tax Statement". Mississippi Free Press. Retrieved February 11, 2026.