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LEGISLATIVE Article 4 of the Constitution of 1890 creates a House of Representatives and a Senate jointly vested with lawmaking authority as well as the power of the purse, a provision that no money can be spent from the State’s treasury unless the Legislature passes a law to do so.

General Description ...... 81 Senate Seating Chart ...... 82 Senate District Map ...... 83 Officers of the State Senate ...... 84 Members of the State Senate ...... 84 Senate Staff ...... 98 Senate Standing Committees ...... 99 House of Representatives Seating Chart ...... 103 House District Map ...... 104 Officers of the House ...... 105 Members of the State House of Representatives ...... 105. House Staff ...... 138 House Standing Committees ...... 139 Joint Legislative Committees and Staff ...... 144 Timetable for Processing Legislation ...... 145 Joint Rules for Legislation ...... 146 How a Bill Becomes a Law ...... 147 Senate Redistricting Map ...... 150 House Redistricting Map ...... 151

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The 1890 Mississippi Constitution places sole law-making authority in the bi-cameral Legislature, which also has the power of the purse, a constitutional provision stipulating no money can be spent from the state’s treasury unless the Legislature passes a law to do so. The Senate exercises advice and consent over appointments made by the Governor. The power of impeachment is vested solely in the House; the power to try impeachment lies in the Senate. The House has the duty to elect the Governor if no candidate receives a majority of both the popular vote and the electoral vote in the general election. There are 52 members of the Senate and 122 members of the House of Representatives. Redistricting: The Constitution requires (appropriations). Approximately 20-25 the Legislature to draw new, contiguous percent of all bills introduced become law. state legislative districts every ten years The Secretary of State’s Office assigns to reflect changes in population. No more chapter numbers to the bills, distributes than 52 Senatorial Districts and 122 House copies according to law, and certifies the bills of Representative Districts are allowed. The for legal proceedings as requested. Mississippi Legislature is also charged with Rules: The Constitution stipulates that the responsibility of drawing districts for bills may originate in either chamber of the the U.S. House of Representatives following Legislature. It empowers each chamber each census. If the Legislature does not to determine its own rules of procedure, adopt the new legislative districts in the time although each is prohibited from adjourning allowed by the Constitution, a five-member for more than three days without the commission consisting of the Chief Justice of consent of the other chamber. Adjourning the Supreme Court as chairman, the Attorney to places other than the House and Senate General, the Secretary of State, the Speaker chambers is prohibited as well. of the House of Representatives, and the Each body adopts its own rules, although President Pro Tempore of the Senate must do joint rules are adopted to govern legislative so. Miss. Const. of 1890, Art. XIII, § 254. Miss. procedures that affect the orderly flow of Code Ann. § 5-3-81 et seq. (1972). bills between the houses. Officers: The President and presiding Length of Session: The Constitution officer of the Senate is the Lieutenant provides for legislative sessions to last no Governor; the second in command is the more than 90 days except for the first session President Pro Tempore. The presiding officer of a new term, which may not exceed 125 of the House of Representatives is the days. Sessions may be extended by a two- Speaker of the House, a state Representative thirds vote in both houses. When needed, who is elected to the position by House the Governor may call a special session members. The Speaker Pro Tempore is the with a specific legislative focus. Numerous second-ranking Representative. legislative committees also work between Terms and Sessions: Legislators are sessions on a wide variety of proposals. In administered the oath of office by the addition, individual legislators often use the Secretary of State on the first day of the interim months to research and prepare bills regular session of the year following election. for the next session. Members also work to The Constitution requires the Legislature to help the citizens they represent. convene yearly on the Tuesday after the first Accountability: All proceedings in Monday in January. Senate and House journals are published Volume of Legislation: During each by the Secretary of State. Moreover, the regular session, the Legislature sends to the Constitution requires that the doors of each Governor more than 500 bills to be signed chamber shall be open “except in cases into law. Frequently, more than 100 of those which may require secrecy.” bills involve the finance of state government

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OFFICERS OF THE Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate TERRY W. BROWN Lieutenant Governor District 17: Lowndes Duties: Elected in Capitol Building, Room 307 a statewide campaign (601) 359-3209 for a four-year term, the Lieutenant Duties: Elected by the majority party Governor serves caucus followed by confirmation of the as President of the entire Senate through a Senate Resolution, Senate. In this role, the President Pro Tempore presides over the President of the Senate in the absence of the Lieutenant the Senate’s official Governor in his role as President of the duties include Senate . presiding over the Senate; ruling on points The President Pro Tempore’s power is of order; nominating standing committees limited in that the Lieutenant Governor of the Senate; and appointing all select has the sole authority to appoint the and conference committees as ordered by chairmanships or vice chairmanships the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor is a of various Senate committees. Like the member of the Senate Rules Committee; President of the Senate, the President Pro directs officers and employees of the Senate; Tempore casts a legislative vote only if votes only in cases of ties; speaks from the required to break a tie. floor only while the Senate is in Committee of the Whole; and signs all finally approved bills and resolutions. He can only vote in case of a tie on the floor. Mississippi STATE Senate DAVID BLOUNT He chairs the Public Property committee [email protected] and is vice chair of Elections. He serves on District 29: Hinds Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; P.O. Box 1018, Jackson MS 39215 Appropriations; Congressional Redistricting; (601) 359-3232 Education; Ethics, Judiciary Division B; Legislative Reapportionment; and Public Blount has been a Health and Welfare committees. Senator since 2008 and is a Democrat. Born July TERRY W. BROWN 19, 1967, he graduated [email protected] from Davidson College District 17: Lowndes and the Univ. of Virginia. 22 Hillside Drive, Columbus 39702 Blount is a member (662) 386-6732 of the Mississippi Commercial Association Brown has been a of Realtors and is active member of the Senate in the Byram Business Association, Clinton since 2004, previously Chamber of Commerce and Leadership serving in the House Jackson. He is past president of the Miss. of Representatives Center for Freedom of Information and on the from 1988 to 2000. Miss. Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Born in Columbus, He and his spouse, Katherine, are Episcopalian he graduated from and have two children, Susanna and Charley.

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New Hope H.S., East MS CC, Delta State and Mississippi State Univ. A political and [email protected] business consultate, Brown is a member of the District 7: Itawamba, Lee, Monroe American Legion and his religious affilitation P.O. Box 75, Amory 38821 is Baptist. He is married to the former Andra (601) 359-3237 Dobbel and has three children: Cody, Chas Bryan is an attorney and Boomer. A Republican, Brown is chairman who has been a Senator of the Rules Committee and is a member of since 1984. Born on Dec. the Accountabiity, Efficiency, Transparency; 5, 1952, in Amory, he Appropriations; Compilation, Revision and graduated from Miss. Publication; Economic Development; Highways State Univ. and the Univ. and Transportation; Housing; Insurance; Labor; of Virginia. Bryan is a and Legislative Budget committees. member of the Amory Rotary Club and is a NICKEY BROWNING Baptist. He is a Democrat [email protected] who chairs the Judiciary - Division B committee District 3: Calhoun, Pontotoc, Union and is vice chair of Public Health and Welfare. P.O. Box 1051, Pontotoc 38863 Bryan also serves on Compilation, Revision (601) 359-3252 and Publication; Congressional Redistricting; Browning, a Constitution; Elections; Finance; Highways and Republican, has been Transportation; Legislative Reapportionment; a Senator since 1996. and Local and Private committees. Born July 19, 1951, in Pontotoc, he graduated TERRY C. BURTON from Ingomar H.S., [email protected] Northeast Miss. District 31: Lauderdale, Newton, Scott Community College and P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Miss. State Univ. He is (601) 359-3234 involved in American Legion baseball and is Burton has served a former Chamber of Commerce officer and in the Senate since former Parks and Recreation commissioner. 1992. Born on Jan. 31, He and his wife, Brenda, are Methodist and 1956, in Philadelphia, have three children, Tracy, Jason and Brea he graduated from Klair, and a grandchild, Memphis. He chairs Newton H.S. Burton is the County Affairs committee and serves a public relations and on the Business and Financial Institutions; marketing consultant Drug Policy; Energy; Finance; Highways and and is involved in Transportation; and Insurance committees. the Newton Rotary Club and Evergreen Lodge #77. He and his wife, Darlene, are United Methodist and have two children, Ben and Dawn, and four grandchildren, Malori, Cady, Landon and Dylan. A Republican, Burton is chair of the Energy committee and vice chair of Appropriations; Legislative Reapportionment; and Universities and Colleges. He serves on Education; Judiciary Division A; Rules; Municipalities; Public Property; Public Health and Welfare; Congressional Redistricting; and Joint Legislative Budget committees.

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ALBERT BUTLER Library, Tourism, and Performance Evaluation [email protected] and Expenditure Review committees. District 36: Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson P.O. Box 614, Port Gibson 39150 (601) 437-4089 [email protected] District 33: Clarke, Lauderdale Butler is a Port P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Gibson native. He (601) 359-3288 graduated from Addison H.S., Alcorn Carmichael has State Univ., Jackson served in the Senate State Univ. and the since 2000. Born Feb. Univ. of Arkansas. 26, 1950, in Meridian, Butler is chief he graduated from executive officer of Miss. State Univ. and is Diversified Services an educator. He and his of Port Gibson, LLC, and is a past educator wife, Donna, have two and past county supervisor. He and his wife, children, Kaycee and Malinda Boyd, are Baptists and their children Fredi Videt Jr., and five are Shelia, Antoinette, Albert Jr. and Alton. A grandchildren, Landon, Jodee, Callee, Ariel, Democrat, Butler chairs the Investigate State and Fredi Videt III. A Republican, Carmichael Offices committee and is vice chair of the chairs the Insurance committee and is State Library committee. He also serves on the vice chair of the Investigate State Offices Appropriations, Drug Policy, Environmental committee. He serves on the Appropriations, Protection, Ethics, Forestry, Highways and Business and Financial Institutions, Transportation, Labor, Public Property and Corrections, Education, Energy, PEER and Tourism committees. Ports and Marine Resources committees. LYDIA G. CHASSANIOL [email protected] [email protected] District 14: Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, District 38: Adams, Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson Montgomery, Tallahatchie P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 P.O. Box 211, Winona 38967 (601) 359-3244 (601) 359-3226 A Democrat, Butler Chassaniol is a has served in the Senate Republican who has since 2004. Born Apr. 8, served in the Senate 1956, in McComb, he since 2007. She was graduated from South born Dec. 29, 1950 Pike H.S. and Meadow in Greenwood, and Draughan Business graduated from Winona College. Retired from H.S. and the Univ. of Delphi Packard Electric Miss. A Methodist, Systems, Butler is a Chassaniol is involved Mason and belongs to the International Union in Rotary Club and National Rifle Association. She and her spouse, Emmett, have two of Electrical Workers. He and his wife, Barbara, children, Mary Rae and Mimi, and two are Baptists and have five children: Kelvin Jr., grandchildren, Vaiden and Ayla. Chassaniol Kendria, Jadarious and Destiny. Butler chairs is chair of the Tourism committee and vice the Labor committee and is vice chair of chair of the Corrections committee. She Enrolled Bills. He is a member of the Business also serves on the Agriculture, Drug Policy, and Financial Institutions, Energy, Finance, Elections, Ethics, Finance, Investigate State Highways and Transportation, Judiciary Division Offices, and Municipalities committees. A, Local and Private, Municipalities, State 86 LEGISLATIVE

EUGENE S. “BUCK” CLARKE A Republican, she chairs the Accountability, [email protected] Efficiency and Transparency committee District 22: Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, and is vice chair of the Education and PEER Washington, Yazoo committees. Collins is a member of the P.O. Box 668, Hollandale 38748 Agriculture, Appropriations, Public Health and (662) 827-7261 Welfare, Forestry, and Veterans and Military Affairs committees. A senator since 2004, Clarke was DEBORAH DAWKINS born Apr. 4, 1956 [email protected] in Hollandale. He District 48: Harrison graduated from P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Deer Creek H.S. and (601) 359-3237 Miss. State Univ. and is a Certified A senator since Public Accountant. 2000, Dawkins is a Clarke is a Methodist surgical technician and and is involved in the state and national marketing consultant. CPA societies, Ducks Unlimited, National She graduated from Rifle Association, Boy Scouts, Rotary the Univ. of Texas, Club and ALEC. Clarke and his wife, the London School of Paula, have three children, AnneRead, Economics and the Carlisle and Ellen. A Republican, he chairs Univ. of Southern Miss. the Appropriations committee and is a Dawkins belongs to member of the Accountability, Efficiency the League of Women Voters, the National and Transparency; Agriculture; Economic Caucus of Environmental Legislators and Development; Housing; Insurance; Ports the USM Alumni Assoc. She is a United and Marine Resources; Judiciary, Division A; Methodist who has three children and four Legislative Reapportionment; Congressional grandchildren. A Democrat, Dawkins is chair Redistricting; and Legislative Budget of the State Library committee and vice chair committees. of the Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources committee. She is a member of the Drug Policy; Finance; Forestry; [email protected] Highways and Transportation; Insurance; District 6: Lee, Pontotoc Investigate State Offices; and Ports and P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Marine Resources committees. (601) 359-3226 Collins, a registered [email protected] nurse, has served in District 39: Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson the Senate since 2011. P.O. Box 4662, Brookhaven 39603 A native of Tupelo, she (601) 835-4175 was born Nov. 10, 1947. Collins graduated from Doty, who began Tupelo H.S., Itawamba service in the Senate Community College, in 2012, was born in and Miss. Univ. for Kosciusko on Dec. 22, Women. Collins and 1966. She graduated her husband, Jim, are Methodists and have from Kosciusko H.S., the four children, Adam Paxton, Amy Blossom, Miss. Univ. for Women Josh and Conner, and six grandchildren, and the Miss. College Lane, Drew, Tucker, Bo, Carlyle and Charlie. School of Law. Doty is

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an attorney who is active in Lincoln County HILLMAN T. FRAZIER Republican Women, and the Miss. Univ. for [email protected] Women Foundation Board, is a life member District 27: Hinds of the Junior Auxiliary. She and her husband, P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Don, have three children, Ellen, Sarah and (601) 359-3246 Benjamin. A Republican, Doty is vice-chair of Frazier has served in the Judiciary - Division A and Public Property the Senate since 1980. committees and serves on the Finance; Born in Jackson, he is a Business and Financial Institutions; Drug graduate of Holy Ghost Policy; Economic Development; and Judiciary Catholic H.S., Hinds - Division B committees. Community College, Jackson State Univ., George Washington [email protected] Univ. National Law District 41: Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Center, Harvard Univ. Davis, Lamar, Marion JFK School of Government, Darden Graduate P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 School at the Univ. of Virginia, and the Univ. (601) 359-3425 of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Frazier and Fillingane served his spouse, Jean, are Missionary Baptists and in the House of have six living children, Julian, Gabrielle, Erica, Representatives from Kristopher, Kawaii and Cleveland. A Democrat, 2000 to 2006 and has he chairs the Housing committee and been a senator since serves on the Appropriations; Congressional 2007. Born Jan. 10, Redistricting; Elections; Interstate and 1973, in Hattiesburg, Federal Cooperation; Investigate State he graduated from Offices; Judiciary, Division A; Legislative Sumrall H.S., the Univ. Reapportionment; Public Health and Welfare; of Southern Miss. and Universities and Colleges committees. and the Mississippi College School of Law. A Republican who is a practicing attorney, PHILLIP A. GANDY he is involved in the Area Development [email protected] Partnership and the National Rifle Assoc. District 43: Greene, George, Stone, Wayne Fillingane is a Southern Baptist. He is chair P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 of the Finance committee and serves on (601) 359-3252 the Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Gandy served his Congressional Redistricting; Constitution; first year in the Senate Economic Development; Elections; Judiciary, in 2012. He was born in Division A; Legislative Budget; Legislative Hickory, and graduated Reapportionment and the Public Health and from Hickory H.S., Welfare committees. East Central Miss. Community College; and Southeastern Baptist College. A Baptist, Gandy is pastor of Liberty Baptist Church and he is also involved in Rotary Club. He and his wife, Peggy, have three children, Kim, Gwen and Joshua, and four grandchildren, Austin, Sam, Caitlyn and Mary Kate. A Republican, Gandy chairs the Ethics committee and serves on

88 LEGISLATIVE the Agriculture, Appropriations, County and his wife, Cindy, are Baptists. They Affairs, Drug Policy, Energy, Forestry, and the have two children, Jennifer and Jay, and Veterans and Military Affairs committees. two grandchildren, Aiden and Elizabeth Ann. Hale is vice chair of the Economic THOMAS ARLIN (TOMMY) GOLLOTT Development committee and serves on the [email protected] Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency; District 50: Harrison Education; Finance; Investigate State Offices; 235 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi 39530 Judiciary, Division A; and Universities and (228) 374-1431 Colleges committees. Gollott, a business owner, served [email protected] in the House of District 20: Madison, Rankin Representatives from P.O. Box 320374, Flowood 39232 1968-1980, and has (601) 359-3252 served in the Senate since 1980. He was Harkins served his Senate President Pro first year in the Senate Tempore from 1996- in 2012. Born April 2000. Born Sept. 29, 5, 1974, in Jackson, 1935, in Biloxi, he graduated from Jefferson he graduated from Davis Junior College (now Miss. Gulf Coast Northwest Rankin H.S. Community College) and the Univ. of and Miss. State Univ. He Southern Miss. He and his wife, Zelma, are is in the real estate and Catholic and they have three children, Tanya, construction business Lisa and Jennifer. A Republican, he chairs the and involved in Agriculture Commercial Environmental Protection, Conservation and Industrial Real Estate, the Home Builders Water Resources committee and serves on Association and the River Oaks Hospital the Appropriations; Drug Policy; Economic Board of Directors. He and his wife, Andrea, Development; Elections; Highways and have two children, Emerson and Carlysle. Transportation; Local and Private; PEER; A Republican, Harkins is vice chair of Ports Ports and Marine Resources; and Tourism and Marine Resources committee and serves committees. on the Finance; Business and Financial Institutions; Public Health and Welfare; STEVE HALE Highways and Transportation; Tourism, [email protected] Universities and Colleges; and Public District 10: Panola, Tate Property committees. P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 (601) 359-3252 [email protected] Hale, a Democrat, District 40: Marion, Pearl River, Walthall began service in the P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Senate in 2012. Born (601) 359-3226 March 28, 1954, in Memphis, Tenn., A Republican, Hill he graduated from served her first year in Northwest Miss. the Senate in 2012. Born Community College on Aug. 14, 1965, in and Miss. State Univ. Picayune, she graduated Now a businessman, Hale serves on the from Picayune Memorial First Tennessee Bank Advisory Board H.S., Pearl River and is a member of the MSU M Club. He Community College and

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the Univ. of Southern Miss. She is a Baptist development consultant and motivational and a former teacher. Hill and her husband, speaker. Horhn is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, Byron, have two children, Andrew and Kelly, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, A. Philip Randolph and two grandchildren, Aiden and Ethan. She Institute, NAACP, and Leadership Jackson is vice-chair of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Alumni Assoc. He and his wife, Lydia Gail, have and serves on the Agriculture; Education; two children, Siraj and Charla. Horhn chairs the Insurance; Corrections; Appropriations; Economic Development committee and serves Environmental Protection, Conservation and on Appropriations; Environmental Protection, Judiciary B committees. Conservation and Water Resources; Highways and Transportation; Insurance; Public Health W. III and Welfare; Labor; Rules; State Library; and [email protected] Tourism committees. District 23: Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo 1201 Cherry Street, Vicksburg 39183 (601) 636-6565 [email protected] District 45: Forrest, Lamar, Pearl River, Hopson has served in Perry, Stone the Senate since 2008. P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 He was born Oct. 12, (601) 359-2886 1965, in Memphis, Tenn., and calls Vicksburg Hudson, a home. Hopson is a Republican, has been a graduate of Warren senator since 2008. He is Central H.S. and the Univ. a native of Hattiesburg of Miss. A Methodist, and a graduate of he is involved in Mission the Univ. of Southern Mississippi, United Way, IACD, Miss. River Trail Miss. Hudson is chief and SAE. Hopson and his wife, Ali, have three executive officer of children, Liam, Walt and Jane. A Republican, BDS Hudson. He is a he is chair of the Judiciary A committee and Baptist and lives with his wife, Barbara, in serves on the Appropriations; Public Health and Hattiesburg. Hudson chairs the Agriculture Welfare; Judiciary B; Tourism; Environmental committee and is vice chair of the County Affairs Protection, Conservation and Water Resources; committee. He also serves on the Environmental Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency; Protection, Conservation and Water Resources; Education; and Universities and Colleges Finance; Highways and Transportation; Labor; committees. Rules; and Universities and Colleges committees.

JOHN HORHN GARY JACKSON [email protected] [email protected] District 36: Hinds, Madison District 15: Oktibbeha, Choctaw, Webster, P.O. Box 2030, Jackson 39225 Winston, Calhoun, Montgomery, Attala (601) 359-3237 P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 A Democrat who has (601) 359-3221 served in the Senate Jackson, a Baptist since 1993, Horhn minister, began his was born Feb. 8, 1955 Senate service in 2004. in Goodman. He is a He was born Sept. 11, graduate of Centre 1950, and is a graduate College of Kentucky, of Sturgis H.S., East Miss. Jackson State Univ., and Community College Duke Univ. By occupation and Miss. State Univ. he is a community

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He is a member of the Starkville Rotary Club Mary Holmes Community College and East and the Kilmichael Lions Club. Jackson and his Miss. Community College. He and his wife, wife, Dianne, have two children, Corbett and Patricia, have three children, Kelvin, Keith and David, and eight grandchildren, Sara, Megan, Sampson III, and eight grandchildren, Ashley, Chase, Anna, Kyla, Colin, Cody and Kambrie. Jordan, Keleb, Holly, Hayden, Ty, Kelsie and A Republican, he is chair of the Business and Samerian. Jackson, a Democrat, chairs the Financial Institutions committee. He is vice Corrections and is vice chair of the Interstate chair of Ethics and a member of Appropriations; and Federal Coop. committee. He is a member PEER; Public Health and Welfare; Energy; of the Appropriations; Energy; Judiciary B; Universities and Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries PEER; Veterans and Military Affairs; and the and Parks committees. Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committees.

ROBERT L. JACKSON [email protected] [email protected] District 11: Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica, Tate District 8: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Grenada, Lee P.O. Box 383, Marks 38646 P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 (662) 326-4000 (601) 359-2886 Jackson is a Democrat Jolly took office in who began serving in the Senate in 2012. He the Senate in 2004. was born Aug. 16, 1955, He was born Aug. and calls Houston his 15, 1955, in Lambert, hometown. Jolly is a and is a graduate graduate of Houston of Quitman County H.S. A cattleman by H.S., Northwest Miss. occupation, he is a Community College, Baptist and involved as Univ. of Southern Miss., Antioch College and a Gideon, Mason and Delta State Univ. He is a community developer Shriner. Jolly and his wife, Rhonda, have two by occupation, a Baptist and a member of children, Greg and Brandon. A Democrat, he Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Jackson is chair is vice chair of the Agriculture committee and of Executive contingency Fund and vice chair serves on the Appropriations, Corrections, of Labor. He is a member of the Agriculture; County Affairs, Education, Environmental Public Property; Energy; Ports and Marine Protection, Conservation and Water Resources; Appropriations; and Business and Resources; Ethics; Energy; and Highways and Financial Institutions committees. Transportation committees.

SAMPSON JACKSON II KENNETH WAYNE JONES [email protected] [email protected] District 32: Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, District 21: Yazoo, Holmes, Madison, Attala Winston 232 Boyd Street, Canton 39046 749 Matthew Jackson Rd, Preston 39354 (601) 859-3438 (601) 743-5900 Jones has served in Jackson is a the Senate since 2008 businessman and farmer and is a Democrat. who has been in the Born on Feb. 3, 1966, in Senate since 1992. Born Canton, he is a graduate on Jan. 30, 1953, he is of Canton H.S., Jackson a Baptist and a Mason. State Univ. and Millsaps Jackson graduated College. Jones is a from Whisenton H.S., business owner, and

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he is a member of the Prince Hall Masons, DEAN KIRBY Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and the [email protected] Miss. Legislative Black Caucus. Jones has two District 30: Rankin children, Kennedy and William. He is chair P.O. Box 54099, Pearl 39288 of the Interstate and Federal Cooperation (601) 939-5968 committee and a member of the Finance; Kirby, a Republican, Public Health and Welfare; Insurance; has been a senator Environmental Protection, Conservation and since 1992. He was Water Resources; Constitution; Executive born Nov. 21, 1946, Contingent Fund; and Municipalities in Lake City, Ark. committees. Kirby is a graduate of Pearl H.S. and Miss. DAVID L. JORDAN College, and is in the [email protected] insurance business. District 24: Holmes, Leflore, Tallahatchie He is a member of P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Kiwanis. Kirby and his wife, Jean, have (601) 359-3244 three children, Chris, Tara and Tina, and six Jordan, a Democrat, grandchildren, Kirby, Madeline, Max, Fisher, has served since 1993 Ford and Cloe. Kirby chairs the Public Health in the Senate. He was and Welfare committee and is vice chair of born Apr. 3, 1934, in the Finance committee. He is a member of Leflore County and the Corrections; Highways and Transportation; is a retired teacher Housing; Insurance; Interstate and Federal and Greenwood city Cooperation; Judiciary, Division A; and councilman. Jordan Legislative Budget committees. is a member of the Greenwood Voters PERRY LEE [email protected] League and the National Education Assoc. District 35: Copiah, Covington, Rankin, He graduated from Miss. Valley State Univ., Simpson the Univ. of Wyoming, Kansas State College, 108 Tiger Drive, Mendenhall 39114 Dillard Univ. and the Univ. of Texas. He and (601) 359-3244 his wife, Christine, have four children: David Lee, a Republican, Jr., Joyce, Donald and Darryl. Jordan is chair has been a senator of the Drug Policy committee and a member since 2004. Born on of the Agriculture; County Affairs; Education; Sept. 24, 1952, in Environmental Protection, Conservation and McComb, he calls Water Resources; Finance; Forestry; Housing, Mendenhall home. Lee Municipalities and Tourism committees. is a Greensburg H.S., Louisiana State Univ., and Miss. State Univ. graduate. He is a retired county agricultural agent and is a Baptist. Lee and his wife, Janella, have two children, Amanda and Lenora, and five grandchildren, Alex, Annlee, Bella, Deuce and Asher. Lee chairs the Local and Private committee and is vice chair of the Highways and Transportation committee. He is a member of the Appropriations; Enrolled Bills; Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources; Ethics;

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Judiciary B; PEER; Municipalities; and DeSoto Economic Council and the DeSoto Universities and Colleges committee. Arts Council. Massey and his wife, Cathy, have three children, Katie, Dalton and WILL LONGWITZ Morgan. He is vice chair of Housing and a [email protected] member of the Education; Finance; Labor; District 25: Hinds, Madison Municipalities; Tourism; Highways; and P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committees. (601) 359-3232 CHRIS McDANIEL Longwitz, an [email protected] attorney, is in his first District 42: Jones term as a senator, 506 South Court Street, Ellisville 39437 taking office in 2012. He (601) 649-8611 was born in Meridian and graduated from McDaniel is a the Miss. School for Republican elected to Mathematics and the Senate in 2008. He Science, Georgetown was born June 28, 1971, Univ. and the Univ. of in Laurel, and graduated Miss. School of Law. He is an Episcopalian from Jones County who is involved in the Madison Ridgeland Junior College, William Rotary Club, Madison the City Chamber Carey Univ. and Univ. of Commerce, Ridgeland Chamber of of Miss. School of Law. Commerce and the Madison County Business McDaniel is managing League. He and his wife, Leigh Ann, have partner of Hortman Harlow Bassi Robinson two children, Sophie and June. A Republican, and McDaniel, PLLC. He and his wife, Jill, have Longwitz is vice chair of the Constitution two children, Cambridge and Chamberlain. committee and is a member of Insurance; McDaniel is chair of the Elections committee Business and Financial Institutions; County and vice chair of the Congressional Affairs; Ethics; Finance; and Judiciary, Division Redistricting and Judiciary B committees. He is A, committees. a member of the Appropriations; Compilation, Revision and Publication; Constitution; Drug CHRIS MASSEY Policy; Energy; Legislative Reapportionment; [email protected] Municipalities; and Wildlife, Fisheries and District 1: DeSoto Parks committees. P.O. Box 208, Nesbit 38651 (901) 550-0334 [email protected] Massey, a District 34: Jasper, Jones, Scott, Smith Republican, took office P.O. Box 611, Bay Springs 39422 in the Senate in 2012. (601) 764-2700 He was born Sept. 13, 1971, in Greenville, Montgomery, a and he graduated Democrat, has been from Southaven H.S. in the Senate since and Northwest Miss. 2008. Born on Feb. 12, Community College. 1952, in Bay Springs, A home builder, he is he is a graduate of Bay a Christian who is a member of the Home Springs H.S., Jones Builders Assoc. of North Miss., the Home County Junior College Builders Assoc. of Miss., and the National and Miss. State Univ. Assoc. of Home Builder, the NRA, the Montgomery is an

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economic developer, businessman and SOLLIE B. NORWOOD farmer. He is on the Southern Pine Electric [email protected] Power Assoc. board. He and his wife, Diana, District 28: Hinds County have three children, Heather, Salli and Anna P.O. Box 21092, Jackson 39209 Haskins, and five grandchildren, Hadley, (601) 352-1205 Sarah, Milly Haskins, Clark and Mallory. Elected in 2013 in Montgomery is chair of Veterans and a special election to Military Affairs and serves on Agriculture; replace Senator Alice Business and Financial Institutions; Economic Varnado Harden, Development; Energy; Finance; Judiciary, Norwood was born Division A; and Universities and Colleges August 5, 1952, in committees. Florence. A Realtor/ broker, Norwood is a [email protected] graduate of McLaurin District 46: Hancock, Harrison High School and Jackson 18516 Old Joe Moran Road, Kiln 39556 State University. He has a bachelor’s in (228) 255-3700 sociology and a masters in guidance and counseling. He is a 33rd Degree Prince Moran, a Republican, Hall Mason and life member of Phi Beta joined the Senate in Sigma Fraternity, the JSU National Alumni 2012. He was born Association and the Jackson branch of the Mar. 6, 1961, in Bay St. NAACP. A Baptist, Norwood is married to Louis, and graduated the former Joan Winters and they have two from Hancock North children, Sollie II and Ashley. Norwood serves Central H.S., Pearl River on the Appropriations; Corrections; Housing; Community College and and Interstate and Federal Cooperation Miss. State Univ. He is committees. the owner of Philips Pest Control and a member of Central Hancock DAVID PARKER County Rotary, Gulf Coast Assoc. of Realtors, [email protected] Knights of Columbus, Miss. Pest Control Assoc. District 19: DeSoto County Moran and his wife, Sheila, have two children, 6947 Crumpler Blvd., Olive Branch 38654 Lori and Alan. He is vice chair of the Veterans (662) 893-3300 and Military Affairs committee and a member of the County Affairs; Economic Development; Elected in 2012, Enrolled Bills; Finance; Highways and Parker is a DeSoto Transportation; Investigate State Offices; County native. His Labor; and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks education includes committees. Southaven High School, Christian Brothers University, and the Southern College of Optometry. The owner of Olive Branch Eyecare, Parker is past president of the Mississippi Optometric Association and serves as an adjunct faculty member for the Southern College of Optometry. He was the first board certified optometrist by the American Board of Optometry from Mississippi and was Optometrist of the

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Year for Mississippi in 2012. He and his two children, Brian and Julie, and three wife, Ashleigh, attend Getwell Road United grandchildren, Barrett, Blake and Olivia. Methodist Church, and their children are Polk is chair of the Universities and Colleges Allie, Jack, Luke and Jude. He is a member of committee and serves on the Accountability, Economic Development; Elections; Finance; Efficiency, Transparency; Education; Elections; Housing; Judiciary A; and Public Health and Energy; Finance; Housing; and Ports and Welfare committees. Marine Resources committees.

RITA POTTS PARKS DERRICK T. SIMMONS [email protected] [email protected] District 4: Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo District 12: Bolivar, Washington P.O. Box 303, Corinth 38835 P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 (662) 415-4793 (601) 359-3221 Parks is a Republican Simmons, a trial whose first year in the lawyer, was elected Senate was 2012. She to the Senate in 2011. was born Dec. 18, 1962, He was born Dec. 12, in Corinth and graduated 1976, in Greenville, from Alcorn Central and is a graduate of H.S., Northeast Miss. Jackson State Univ., Community College, Howard Business and the Univ. of Miss. School and Howard Law By occupation she is a School. Simmons is a pharmaceutical director of quality and regulatory Mason and is affiliated with the American affairs, and her memberships include the UM Bar Assoc., National Bar Assoc., Mississippi Alumni Assoc., Miss. Governmental Prayer Bar, Magnolia Bar and District of Columbia Alliance, National Rifle Assoc. and Kiwanis. She Bar. He and his wife, CuWanda, are Baptist. and her husband, Mike, have a child, Hannah. A Democrat, Simmons is chair of the Potts is vice chair of Insurance and a member Enrolled Bills committee and serves on of the Business and Financial Institutions; the Compilation, Revision and Publication; Economic Development; Finance; Highways and Corrections; Finance; Insurance; Judiciary, Transportation; Public Health and Welfare; and Division A; Judiciary, Division B; Labor; and Veterans and Military Affairs committees. Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committees.

JOHN POLK WILLIE SIMMONS [email protected] [email protected] District 44: Forrest, Lamar, Perry District 13: Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 (601) 359-3252 (601) 359-3237 Polk began service Simmons is a as a Senator in 2012 Democrat whose first and is a Republican. year in the Senate was He was born Mar. 18, 1993. He was born 1949, in Columbia, Mar. 21, 1947, and and graduated from completed Utica Junior Prentiss H.S. and the College, Alcorn State Univ. of Southern Miss. Univ., and Delta State He is chair of Polk’s Univ. He owns both Meat Products, Inc., Simmons and Associates and is a Baptist. Polk and his wife, Jan, have consultant firm and Senator’s Place restaurant

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in Cleveland. He is involved in the Cleveland in Centreville, and calls Natchez home. Area Civic Club and 100 Black Men of Bolivar Sojourner is a graduate of Adams County County. Simmons and his wife, Rosie, have Christian School, Copiah-Lincoln Community four children. He is the chair of the Highways College and Louisiana State Univ. She is a and Transportation committee, and serves on member of the NFIB, Miss. Farm Bureau the Agriculture; Appropriations; Corrections; Federation, Miss. Cattlemen’s Assoc. and Legislative Budget; Ports and Marine ALEC. A Baptist, Sojourner has two children, Resources; Public Health and Welfare; and Kaelin and Dayne. She chairs the Forestry State Library committees. committee and serves on the Agriculture; Appropriations; County Affairs; Energy; TONY SMITH Environmental Protection, Conservation [email protected] and Water Resources; Municipalities; District 47: Pearl River, Stone, Harrison, Jackson Public Health and Welfare; Congressional P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Redistricting; Legislative Reapportionment; (601) 569-0691 and Tourism committees. Smith, of Picayune, BILL STONE took office in 2012 and [email protected] owns Stonewall’s BBQ District 2: Benton, Marshall, Tippah and Catering. He was 38 Main Street South, Ashland 38603 born Dec. 14, 1962. He (662) 224-3300 is a graduate of Oak Grove H.S., Pearl River Stone, a Democrat, Community College and is a real estate the Univ. of Southern broker elected to Miss. He is a member of the Senate in 2008. the Miss. Restaurant and Hospitality Assoc. Born Dec. 29, 1965, and the National BBQ Assoc. Smith and his in Memphis, Tenn., wife, Angie, have three children, Alexis, he lives in Ashland. Addison and Lauren, and two grandchildren, He is a graduate Gracie and Finley. A Republican, he is vice of Gray Academy, chair of the Local and Private committee Northeast Miss. and a member of the Education; Finance; Community College, Univ. of Miss. Stone Insurance; Highways and Transportation; is a member of the Commission on the Public Health and Welfare; and Public Future of Northeast Miss. He and his wife, Property committees. Debbie, have three children, Jessi, Will and Adam, and four grandchildren, Jacob, Sarah, MELANIE SOJOURNER Blake and Alex. Stone is vice chair of the [email protected] Municipalities committee and serves on the District 37: Adams, Amite, Franklin, Pike County Affairs; Constitution; Business and P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 Financial Institutions; Finance; Forestry; (601) 359-3250 Wildlife Fisheries and Parks; and Executive Contingent Fund committees. Sojourner, a small business owner, cattle producer and marketing and business development executive, is a Republican who became a senator in 2012. She was born Jan. 5, 1968,

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SEAN TINDELL Health and Welfare; Rules; Universities and [email protected] Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks District 49: Harrison committees. P.O. Box 784, Gulfport 39502 (228) 359-3252 ANGELA TURNER [email protected] Tindell, a Republican, District 16: Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha took office in the P.O. Drawer 1500, West Point 39773 Senate in 2012. He was (662) 494-6611 born Oct. 5, 1973, in Turner, a Democrat, Gulfport, and graduated was elected in 2013 to from Gulfport H.S., fill the unexpired term Univ. of Southern Miss., of her father Bennie and Miss. College who died in November School of Law. Tindell 2012. Born July 2, is an attorney and real 1971 in Columbus, she estate broker who is a attended Hampton member of the Miss. Bar, the Miss. Assoc. of Univ., Howard Univ., Realtors, and a board member for the Make- Mississippi State, Univ. a-Wish Foundation. A Baptist, he and his of Alabama at Birmingham and the Univ. wife, Claire, have three children, Sam, John of Mississippi. An attorney, she has three Thomas and Meredith. Tindell is vice chair of children, Kennedy, Joshua and Jolen Lairy. A the Tourism committee, and his memberships member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., include Appropriations; Corrections; Energy; she is a Methodist. Turner serves on the Environmental Protection, Conservation and Appropriations; Compilation, Revision and Water Resources; Judiciary A; Judiciary B; Publication; Constitution, Ethics, Judiciary Ports and Marine Resources; and Universities - Division A and the Veterans and Military and Colleges committees. Affairs committees. GRAY TOLLISON GILES WARD [email protected] [email protected] District 9: Lafayette, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha District 18: Leake, Neshoba, Winston P.O. Box 1216, Oxford 38655 114 Jordan Circle, Louisville 39539 (601) 359-3244 (662) 773-8391 Tollison is a Ward, a Republican Republican who has who joined the Senate served in the Senate in 2008, is a retired since 1996. He was regional manager for born Sept. 8, 1964, in Georgia-Pacific Corp. Memphis, Tenn. He is a who lives in Louisville. graduate of Oxford H.S., Born Mar. 6, 1958, Rhodes College and the Ward is active in both Univ. of Miss. Tollison the Louisville-Winston is an attorney and tree County and Leake County farmer who calls Oxford home. He and his chambers of commerce. He and his wife, Kay, wife, Amanda, live in Oxford with their two are Methodists and have two children, Laura children, William Grady and Laurel Anne. and Jeremy, and three grandchildren, Haley, Tollison is chair of the Education committee Sally Ann, and Cliff. Ward is chair of the Wildlife, and vice chair of the Executive Contingent Fisheries and Parks committee and vice chair Fund committee. He is a member of the of the Forestry and Energy committees. He Constitution; Finance; Judiciary B; Public

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serves on the Agriculture; Judiciary, Division Heather, have two children, Landon and B; Finance; Highways and Transportation; Grace. Wiggins chairs the Ports and Marine Environmental Protection, Conservation and Resources committee and is a member Water Resources; Business and Financial of the Education; Judiciary, Division B; Institutions; and Executive Contingent Fund. Appropriations; Congressional Redistricting; Environmental Protection, Conservation and MICHAEL WATSON Water Resources; Corrections; Legislative [email protected] Reapportionment; and Public Health and District 51: Jackson Welfare committees. P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 (601) 359-3226 J.P. WILEMON, JR. [email protected] Watson, a Republican, District 5: Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo has served in the Senate P.O. Box 82, Belmont 38827 since 2008. He was (662) 454-7585 born Dec. 22, 1977, in Pascagoula, and is an Wilemon began attorney by profession. service in the Senate in Watson is a member of 2004, and he is a banker the Pascagoula Rotary and a city alderman. Club and the Singing Born Sept. 10, 1940, River Yacht Club. He and in Prentiss County, he his wife, Lauren, have one child, Gracie Pierce. graduated from Belmont Watson chairs the Constitution committee H.S., Northeast Miss. and is vice chair of the Drug Policy committee. Community College and He is a member of the Finance; Forestry; Ports Memphis State Univ. and Marine Resources; Judiciary, Division B; School of Banking. A Primitive Baptist, he and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; Compilation, his wife, Bobbie, have two children, Mack Revision and Publication; and Investigate State and Gina, and three grandchildren, Lydia, Offices committees. Clancy and Jenny Kate. A Democrat, Wilemon is chair of the Municipalities committee BRICE WIGGINS and vice chair of the Business and Financial [email protected] Institutions and the Accountability, Efficiency District 52: Jackson and Transparency committees. He serves on P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 the Appropriations; Drug Policy; Education; (601) 359-3232 Enrolled Bills; Investigate State Offices; Judiciary, Division B; and Universities and Wiggins, a Colleges committees. Republican, has served in the Senate since 2012. He was born Aug. 8, 1971, in Irving, Texas, and he lives in Pascagoula. Wiggins is a graduate of Pascagoula H.S., Tulane Univ., and Miss. College School of Law. He is an attorney at Wiggins Law, PLLC, and is a member of the Rotary Club, Excel by 5, Singing River Soccer Club, Jackson County Bar Assoc., Miss. Bar Assoc. and Eastlawn United Methodist Church. He and his wife,

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SECRETARY OF THE SENATE SENATE SERGEANT AT ARMS LIZ WELCH RICK HUX [email protected] P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 P.O. Box 1018, Jackson 39215 (601) 359-3127 New Capitol, Room 308 (601) 359-3202 Hux began serving as Senate Sergeant at Welch began serving Arms in 2012. He was as the Secretary of the born June 8, 1952, in Senate in 2012. She Natchez, and lives in was born in West and is Seminary. He graduated a resident of Madison. from Collins H.S. and Welch graduated from Jones County Junior the Univ. of Miss. and College. Hux is an Miss. College School of alderman for the Town Law. She is a member of Seminary and was formerly a constable of the Chapel of the and deputy sheriff. He previously worked for Cross Episcopal Church in Madison. Welch the Miss. Dept. of Energy and Transportation, and her husband, Paul, have one child, the Miss. Audit Dept., the Miss. Dept. of Matthew Majure. Public Safety and the Miss. Treasury Dept. He was also formerly a congressional field ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE SENATE representative. Hux and his wife, Debbie, JIM MADDEN have one child, Staci. New Capitol, Room 308B Jackson 39201 (601) 359-3208 Madden was first appointed Assistant Secretary of the Senate in 1996 and has been a member of the Senate staff since 1977. A graduate of Walnut Grove High School, he earned his bachelor’s and masters degrees from Mississippi College.

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Senate STANDING COMMITTEES Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Corrections Nancy Adams Collins, Chair II, Chair J. P. Wilemon, Jr., Vice-Chair Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Vice-Chair Members: David Blount; Terry W. Brown; Members: Videt Carmichael; Angela Eugene S. Clarke; Joey Fillingane; Steve Hale; Burks Hill; Russell Jolly; Dean Kirby; Sollie W. Briggs Hopson III; John A. Polk B. Norwood; Derrick T. Simmons; Willie Simmons; Sean J. Tindell; Brice Wiggins Agriculture Billy Hudson, Chair County Affairs Russell Jolly, Vice-Chair Nickey Browning, Chair Members: Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Eugene Billy Hudson, Vice-Chair S. Clarke; Nancy Adams Collins; Phillip A. Members: Phillip A. Gandy; Russell Jolly; Gandy; Angela Burks Hill; Robert L. Jackson; David Jordan; Will Longwitz; Philip Moran; David Jordan; Haskins Montgomery; Willie Melanie Sojourner; Bill Stone Simmons; Melanie Sojourner; Giles Ward Drug Policy Appropriations David Jordan, Chair Eugene S. Clarke, Chair Michael Watson, Vice-Chair Terry C. Burton, Vice-Chair Members: Nickey Browning; ; Members: David Blount; Terry W. Brown; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Deborah Jeanne Albert Butler; Videt Carmichael; Nancy Dawkins; Sally Doty; Phillip A. Gandy; Tommy Adams Collins; Hillman Terome Frazier; A. Gollott; Chris McDaniel; J. P. Wilemon, Jr. Phillip A. Gandy; Tommy A. Gollott; Angela Burks Hill; W. Briggs Hopson III; John Economic Development Horhn; Robert L. Jackson; Gary Jackson; John Horhn, Chair Sampson Jackson II; Russell Jolly; Perry Lee; Steve Hale, Vice-Chair Chris McDaniel; Sollie B. Norwood; Willie Members: Terry W. Brown; Eugene S. Clarke; Simmons; Melanie Sojourner; Sean J. Tindell; Sally Doty; Joey Fillingane; Tommy A. Gollott; Angela Turner; Brice Wiggins; J.P. Wilemon Jr. Haskins Montgomery; Philip Moran; David Parker; Rita Potts Parks Business and Financial Institutions Gary Jackson, Chair Education J. P. Wilemon, Jr., Vice-Chair Gray Tollison, Chair Members: Nickey Browning; Kelvin E. Nancy Adams Collins, Vice-Chair Butler; Videt Carmichael; Sally Doty; Josh Members: David Blount; Terry C. Burton; Harkins; Robert L. Jackson; Will Longwitz; Videt Carmichael; Steve Hale; Angela Burks Haskins Montgomery; Rita Potts Parks; Bill Hill; W. Briggs Hopson III; Russell Jolly; David Stone; Giles Ward Jordan; Chris Massey; John A. Polk; Tony Smith; Brice Wiggins; J. P. Wilemon, Jr. Compilation, Revision and Publication Tate Reeves, Vice-Chair Elections Members: Terry W. Brown; Hob Bryan; Chris McDaniel, Chair Chris McDaniel; Derrick T. Simmons; David Blount, Vice-Chair Angela Turner; Michael Watson Members: Hob Bryan; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Joey Fillingane; Hillman Terome Congressional Redistricting Frazier; Tommy A. Gollott; David Parker; John Members: David Blount; Hob Bryan; Terry A. Polk C. Burton; Eugene S. Clarke; Joey Fillingane; Hillman Terome Frazier; Chris McDaniel; Energy Melanie Sojourner; Brice Wiggins Terry C. Burton, Chair Giles Ward, Vice-Chair Constitution Members: Nickey Browning; Kelvin E. Michael Watson, Chair Butler; Videt Carmichael; Phillip A. Gandy; Will Longwitz, Vice-Chair Robert L. Jackson; Gary Jackson; Sampson Members: Hob Bryan; Joey Fillingane; Jackson II; Russell Jolly; Chris McDaniel; Kenneth Wayne Jones; Chris McDaniel; Bill Haskins Montgomery; John A. Polk; Melanie Stone; Gray Tollison; Angela Turner Sojourner; Sean J. Tindell

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Enrolled Bills Russell Jolly; Dean Kirby; Chris Massey; Philip Derrick T. Simmons, Chair Moran; Rita Potts Parks; Tony Smith; Giles Kelvin E. Butler, Vice-Chair Ward Members: Perry Lee; Philip Moran; J. P. Wilemon, Jr. Housing Hillman Terome Frazier, Chair Environmental Protection, Conservation and Chris Massey, Vice-Chair Water Resources Members: Terry W. Brown; Eugene S. Tommy A. Gollott, Chair Clarke; David Jordan; Dean Kirby; Sollie B. Deborah Jeanne Dawkins, Vice-Chair Norwood; David Parker; John A. Polk Members: Albert Butler; Angela Burks Hill; W. Briggs Hopson III; John Horhn; Billy Insurance Hudson; Russell Jolly; Kenneth Wayne Jones; Videt Carmichael, Chair David Jordan; Perry Lee; Melanie Sojourner; Rita Potts Parks, Vice-Chair Sean J. Tindell; Giles Ward; Brice Wiggins Members: Terry W. Brown; Nickey Browning; Eugene S. Clarke; Deborah Jeanne Ethics Dawkins; Angela Burks Hill; John Horhn; Phillip A. Gandy, Chair Kenneth Wayne Jones; Dean Kirby; Will Gary Jackson, Vice-Chair Longwitz; Derrick T. Simmons; Tony Smith Members: David Blount; Albert Butler; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Russell Jolly; Perry Interstate and Federal Cooperation Lee; Will Longwitz; Angela Turner Kenneth Wayne Jones, Chair Sampson Jackson II, Vice-Chair Executive Contingent Fund Members: Hillman Terome Frazier; Robert L. Jackson, Chair Dean Kirby; Sollie B. Norwood Gray Tollison, Vice-Chair Members: Kenneth Wayne Jones; Bill Investigate State Offices Stone; Giles Ward Albert Butler, Chair Videt Carmichael, Vice-Chair Finance Members: Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Joey Fillingane, Chair Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Hillman Terome Dean Kirby, Vice-Chair Frazier; Steve Hale; Philip Moran; Michael Members: Nickey Browning; Hob Bryan; Watson; J. P. Wilemon, Jr. Kelvin E. Butler; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Sally Doty; Steve Judiciary, Division A Hale; Josh Harkins; Billy Hudson; Kenneth W. Briggs Hopson III, Chair Wayne Jones; David Jordan; Will Longwitz; Sally Doty, Vice-Chair Chris Massey; Haskins Montgomery; Philip Members: Terry C. Burton; Kelvin E. Butler; Moran; David Parker; Rita Potts Parks; John Eugene S. Clarke; Joey Fillingane; Hillman A. Polk; Derrick T. Simmons; Tony Smith; Bill Terome Frazier; Steve Hale; Dean Kirby; Stone; Gray Tollison; Giles Ward; Michael Will Longwitz; Haskins Montgomery; DAvid Watson Parker; Derrick T. Simmons; Sean J. Tindell; Angela Turner Forestry Melanie Sojourner, Chair Judiciary, Division B Giles Ward, Vice-Chair Hob Bryan, Chair Members: Albert Butler; Nancy Adams Chris McDaniel, Vice-Chair Collins; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Members: David Blount; Sally Doty; Phillip A. Gandy; David Jordan; Bill Stone; Angela Burks HIll; W. Briggs Hopson III; Michael Watson Sampson Jackson II; Perry Lee; Derrick T. Simmons; Sean J. Tindell; Gray Tollison; Giles Highways and Transportation Ward; Michael Watson; Brice Wiggins; J. P. Willie Simmons, Chair Wilemon, Jr. Perry Lee, Vice-Chair Members: Terry W. Brown; Nickey Browning; Labor Hob Bryan; Albert Butler; Kelvin E. Butler; Kelvin E. Butler, Chair Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Tommy A. Gollott; Robert L. Jackson, Vice-Chair Josh Harkins; John Horhn; Billy Hudson; Members: Terry W. Brown; Albert Butler;

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John Horhn; Billy Hudson; Chris Massey; Public Property Philip Moran; Derrick T. Simmons David Blount, Chair Sally Doty, Vice-Chair Legislative Budget Committee Members: Terry C. Burton; Albert Butler; Tate Reeves, Vice-Chair Josh Harkins; Robert L. Jackson; Tony Smith Members: Terry W. Brown; Terry C. Burton; Eugene S. Clarke; Joey Fillingane; Dean Kirby; Rules Willie Simmons Terry W. Brown, Chair Members: Terry C. Burton; John Horhn; Legislative Reapportionment Billy Hudson Members: David Blount; Hob Bryan; Terry C. Burton; Eugene S. Clarke; Joey Fillingane; State Library Hillman Terome Frazier; Chris McDaniel; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins, Chair Melanie Sojourner; Brice Wiggins Albert Butler, Vice-Chair Members: Kelvin E. Butler; John Horhn; Local and Private Willie Simmons Perry Lee, Chair Tony Smith, Vice-Chair Tourism Members: Hob Bryan; Kelvin E. Butler; Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chair Tommy A. Gollott Sean J. Tindell, Vice-Chair Members: Albert Butler; Kelvin E. Butler; Municipalities Tommy A. Gollott; Josh Harkins; W. Briggs J. P. Wilemon, Jr., Chair Hopson III; John Horhn; David Jordan; Chris Bill Stone, Vice-Chair Massey; Melanie Sojourner Members: Terry C. Burton; Kelvin E. Butler; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Kenneth Wayne Universities and Colleges Jones; David Jordan; Perry Lee; Chris Massey; John A. Polk, Vice-Chair Chris McDaniel; Melanie Sojourner Terry C. Burton, Chair Members: Hillman Terome Frazier; Steve PEER Hale; Josh Harkins; W. Briggs Hopson III; Billy Nancy Adams Collins, Chair Hudson; Gary Jackson; Perry Lee; Haskins Members: Kelvin E. Butler; Videt Montgomery; Sean J. Tindell; Gray Tollison; J. Carmichael; Tommy A. Gollott; Gary Jackson; P. Wilemon, Jr. Sampson Jackson II; Perry Lee Veterans and Military Affairs Ports and Marine Resources Haskins Montgomery, Chair Brice Wiggins, Chair Philip Moran, Vice-Chair Josh Harkins, Vice-Chair Members: Nancy Adams Collins; Phillip A. Members: Videt Carmichael; Eugene S. Gandy; Sampson Jackson II; Rita Potts Parks; Clarke; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Tommy A. Angela Turner Gollott; Robert L. Jackson; John A. Polk; Willie Simmons; Sean J. Tindell; Michael Watson Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Giles Ward, Chair Public Health and Welfare Angela Burks Hill, Vice-Chair Dean Kirby, Chair Members: Gary Jackson; Sampson Jackson Hob Bryan, Vice-Chair II; Chris Massey; Chris McDaniel; Philip Members: David Blount; Terry C. Burton; Moran; Derrick T. Simmons; Bill Stone; Gray Nancy Adams Collins; Joey Fillingane; Tollison; Michael Watson Hillman Terome Frazier; Josh Harkins; W. Briggs Hopson III; John Horhn; Gary Jackson; Kenneth Wayne Jones; David Parker; Rita Potts Parks; Willie Simmons; Tony Smith; Melanie Sojourner; Gray Tollison; Brice Wiggins

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1. Lester (Bubba) Carpenter 32. Willie J. Perkins, Sr. 63. 94. Robert L. Johnson III 2. 1Nick. Lest Bainer (Bubba) Carpenter 333.2. W Thomasillie J. Pe rU.k inReynoldss, Sr. 64.6 Bill4. B iDennyll Denny 95.95. JPatriciaessica Si bH.le yWillis Upshaw 3. 2William. Nick Ba Tracyin Arnold 334.3. T Lindahoma sWhittington U. Reynolds 65.6 Mary5. Mar H.y H Coleman. Coleman 96.96. AAngelangela C Cockerhamockerham 4. 3Joseph. Willia mF. (Jody)Tracy A Stevensonrnold 335.4. L Joeyinda HoodWhittington 66.6 Cecil6. Cec iBrownl Brown 97.97. SSamam C C.. M Mimsims V V 5. John Faulkner 36. Karl Gibbs 67. Earle Banks 98. David W. Myers 4. Joseph F. (Jody) Steverson 35. 67. Earle Banks 98. David W. Myers 6. Eugene Forrest Hamilton 37. Gary A. Chism 68. Credell Calhoun 99. 5. Kelvin O. Buck 36. David Gibbs 68. Credell Calhoun 99. Bill Pigott 7. Wanda Taylor Jennings 38. Tyrone Ellis 69. Alyce G. Clarke 100. 6. Eugene Forrest Hamilton 37. Gary A. Chism 69. Alyce G. Clarke 100. Ken Morgan 8. John T. (Trey) Lamar III 39. Jeffrey C. Smith 70. James Evans 101. 7. Wanda Taylor Jennings 38. Tyrone Ellis 70. James Evans 101. Hank Lott 9. Clara H. Burnett 40. Miles (Pat) Nelson 71. 102 Toby Barker 8. John T. (Trey) Lamar III 39. Jeffrey C. (Jeff) Smith 71. Adrienne Wooten 102. Toby Barker 10. Nolan Mettetal 41. Ester Mullin Harrison 72. Kimberly L. Campbell 103. Percy W. Watson 11.9 Lataisha. Clara H .Jackson Burnett 442.0. M Reecyiles P aL.tr iDicksonck (Pat) Nelson 73.7 Brad2. Kim Oberhousenberly Campbell Buck 104.103. PLarryercy W Byrd. Watson 12.10 Brad. Nol aMayon Mettetal 443.1. E Michaelster Mul lT.in EvansHarrison 74.7 Mark3. Brad Baker Oberhousen 104.104. LDennisarry By DeBar,rd Jr. 13.11 Steve. Joe C Massengill. Gardner 444.2. R C.ee cScotty L. D Boundsickson 75.7 Tom4. Ma Milesrk Baker 106.105. DHerbenni sFrierson DeBar, Jr. 14.12 Margaret. Brad Ma yElliso Rogers 445.3. M Bennettichael T Malone. Evans 76.7 Gregory5. Tom M iL.le sHolloway Sr. 107.106. HDouglaserb Frie rD.so nMcLeod 15.13 Mac. Stev Huddlestone Massengill 446.4. C Bobby. Scott B.Bo uHowellnds 77.7 J.6. AndrewGregory L(Andy).Hollow Gipsonay, Sr. 108.107. DMarkougl aS.s DFormby. (Doug) 16.14 Daniel. Marga (Steve)ret Ellis HollandRogers 447.5. B Bryantennett MW.a lClarkone 78.7 Randal7. J. And (Randy)rew (And Rushingy) Gipson 109. ManleyMcLeod Barton 17.15 Brian. Mac HAldridgeuddleston 448.6. B Jasonobby BWhite. Howell 79.7 Blaine8. Rand H.al ( (Bo)Rand yEaton) Rus hIIing 110.108. MJerameyark S. F oD.rm Andersonby 18.16 Jerry. Dan iR.el STurnertephen 449.7. B Willieryant WL.. BaileyClark 80.7 Omeria9. Blaine ScottH. (Bo) Eaton II 111.109. MCharlesanley B Busbyarton 19. Randy(Steve )P. H Boydolland 450.8. J Johnason WW.h iHines,te Sr. 81.8 Steve0. Om eHorneria Scott 112.110. BJohnilly B O.roo Readmfield 20.17 Chris. Brian Brown Aldridge 451.9. W Rufusillie L E.. B Straughterailey 82.8 Charles1. Steve HL.o rYoung,ne Jr. 113.111. CHenryharles B.Bu Zubersby III 21.18 Donnie. Jerry R .Bell Turner 552.0. J Williamohn W. H Kinkadeines, Sr. 83.8 Greg2. Cha Snowdenrles L. Young, Jr. 114.112. JJeffreyohn O. RS.e adGuice 22.19 Preston. Randy PSullivan. Boyd 553.1. R Robertufus E. (Bobby)Straught eMoakr 84.8 William3. Greg S nE.o wShirley,den Jr. 115.113. HRandallenry B. H.(H aPattersonnk) Zuber III 23.20 Jim. Ch Beckettris Brown 554.2. T Alexomm Monsour,y L. Wood sJr. 85.8 Chuck4. Willia Middletonm E. Shirley, Jr. 116.114. JCaseyeffrey SEure. Guice 24.21 M.. D oKevinnnie B Horanell 555.3. R Oscarobert WDenton. (Bobby) Moak 86.8 Sherra5. Ame rLaneica (Chuck) 117.115. RScottanda lDeLanol H. Patterson 25.22 Gene. Pres tAldayon Sullivan 556.4. A Philiplex M oGunnnsour, Jr. 87. JohnnyMidd lW.eto nStringer 118.116. CGregasey HaneyEure 26.23 Henry. Jim B e(Chuck)ckett Espy III 557.5. G Edwardeorge F lBlackmon,aggs, Jr. Jr. 88.8 Gary6. She rV.ra Staples Lane 119.117. SSonyacott D eWilliams-BarnesLano 27.24 Ferr. M. KSmithevin Horan 558.6. P Ritahilip Martinson Gunn 89.8 Bobby7. John nShowsy W. Stringer 120.118. GRichardreg Han Bennettey 28.25 Tommy. Gene A Taylorlday 559.7. E Brentdwar dPowell Blackmon, Jr. 90.8 Joseph8. Gary L.V. SWarrentaples 121.119. SCarolynonya Wi lCrawfordliams-Barnes 29.26 Linda. Henr yColeman (Chuck) Espy III 560.8. R Johnita M L.ar tMooreinson 91.8 Bob9. Bo bEvansby Shows 122.120. RDavidichard Baria Bennett 30.27 Robert. Ferr S mE.it Huddlestonh 561.9. K Rayevin Rogers McGee 92.9 Becky0. Josep Currieh L. Warren 121. 31.28 Sara. Tom Richardsonmy Taylor Thomas 662.0. J Tomohn L Weathersy. Moore 93.9 Timmy1. Bob E vLadnerans 122. David Baria 29. Linda Coleman 61. Ray Rogers 92. 30. Robert E. Huddleston 62. Tom Weathersby 93. Timmy Ladner 31. Sara Richardson Thomas 63. Deborah Butler Dixon 94. Robert L. Johnson III 103

23 LEGISLATIVE

House of Representatives 40 7 52 ALCORN by District TISHO- DESOTO MINGO The Mississippi Legislature is 6 4 2 5 1 made up of a Senate and a MARSHALL BENTON TIPPAH 3 8 PRENTISS House of Representatives. TUNICA TATE 13 At present, there are PANOLA LAFA- 14 122 Representatives 25 9 YETTE UNION 18 ITAWAMBA 11 12 19 10 LEE in the House. QUITMAN COAHOMA 15 17 PONTOTOC 21 16 26 YALOBUSHA CALHOUN

29 30 33 23 22 MONROE BOLIVAR TALLAHATCHIE 24 CHICKASAW GRENADA 20 CLAY 36 28 SUN- WEBSTER LEFLORE MONT- FLOWER 46 GOMERY 39 32 CARROLL 35 OKTIB- 41 CHOCTAW 38 31 34 BEHA LOWNDES 49 50 37

48 ATTALA WINSTON WASHING- NOXUBEE 51 HOLMES TON 43 SHARKEY HUM- PHREYS 47 NESHOBA 42

54 YAZOO 27 44 LEAKE 45 KEMPER 57 ISSAQUENA 56 MADISON 58 78 WAR- 82 72 59 NEWTON REN SCOTT 84 55 74 LAUDER- 64-71 75 DALE 61 83 HINDS RANKIN 73 81 63 62 JASPER 60 CLARKE CLAIBORNE SMITH 77 87 76 SIMPSON 79 COPIAH 80 JEFFERSON JEFFER- WAYNE 85 91 SON 89 94 LAWRENCE DAVIS COVINGTON 92 86 53 90 JONES 88 ADAMS FRANKLIN LINCOLN 102

101 GREENE WILKINSON 97 100 103 MARION PIKE 104 96 AMITE 99 FORREST 105 WALTHALL LAMAR 98 PERRY

106 GEORGE PEARL RIVER STONE 107 108 109 JACKSON 95 114 93 112 HAR- HANCOCK RISON 110 Shaded areas indicate where districts extend into the Gulf of Mexico. 122 111 121 119 118 116 120 113 117 115

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