Cedric Crear

Cedric Crear was born in 1969 to John and Barbara Crear and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. His father John Crear was the second African-American doctor registered in the state. He graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1987, where he excelled in tennis, achieving an undefeated record and winning four state championship titles. He then attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., on a tennis scholarship. He was captain of the team for three years and a two-time conference champion, graduating in 1992. ==Business career==

Prior to his political career, Crear founded Crear Creative Group, a full-service marketing, advertising, and consulting firm, in 2006. Before that, Crear was a sales and marketing executive for Station Casinos from 1997 to 2002. He is a partner in business ventures including Shaq’s Big Chicken restaurants in Las Vegas and in Memphis. Since 2021, Crear has been a member of the Board of Directors of Lexicon Bank. ==Political career==

Crear served on the Board of Regents for the Nevada System of Higher Education from 2007 to 2018. Las Vegas City Council Crear represents Ward 5, of which he is a lifelong resident, on the Las Vegas City Council. He won the March 27, 2018, special election to complete the council term of his predecessor, Ricki Barlow, which ended in 2019. He then won re-election to a full four-year term in the April 2019 election. a community-led approach to revitalizing the Historic Westside community of Las Vegas. ==Personal life==

Crear is married to Keiba Crear, and they have two daughters. The family resides in Crear's historic childhood home in West Las Vegas. ==References==