STATE PAGES Mississippi

Nickname...... The North Star State Nickname...... The Magnolia State Motto...... L’Etoile du Nord (The North Star) Motto...... Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms) Flower...... Pink and White Lady-Slipper Flower...... Magnolia Bird...... Common Loon Bird...... Mockingbird Tree...... Red Pine Tree...... Magnolia Song...... Hail! Minnesota Song...... Go, Mississippi Entered the Union...... May 11, 1858 Entered the Union...... December 10, 1817 Capital...... St. Paul Capital...... Jackson

STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles)...... 79,627 Land Area (square miles)...... 46,923 Rank in Nation...... 14th Rank in Nation...... 31st Population...... 5,344,861 Population...... 2,978,512 Rank in Nation...... 21st Rank in Nation...... 31st Density per square mile...... 67.1 Density per square mile...... 63.5 Capital City...... St. Paul Capital City...... Jackson Population...... 285,068 Population...... 173,514 Rank in State...... 2nd Rank in State...... 1st Largest City...... Largest City...... Jackson Population...... 382,578 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 4 Number of Representatives in Congress...... 8 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 6 Number of 2012 Electoral Votes...... 10 Number of County Governments...... 82 Number of County Governments...... 87 Number of Municipal Governments...... 296 Number of Municipal Governments...... 854 Number of School Districts...... 164 Number of School Districts...... 341 Number of Special Districts...... 458 Number of Special Districts...... 456 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Legislative Body...... Legislature Legislative Body...... Legislature President of the Senate...... Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves President of the Senate...... President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Terry Brown President Pro Tem of the Senate...... Gen Olson Secretary of the Senate...... Tressa W. Guynes Secretary of the Senate...... Cal Ludeman Speaker of the House...... Philip Gunn Speaker of the House...... Kurt Zellers Speaker Pro Tem of the House...... Greg Snowden Speakers Pro Tempore of the House...... Greg Davids, Mary Holberg, Clerk of the House...... Andrew Ketchings Morrie Lanning, Torrey Westrom, Chief Clerk of the House...... Al Mathiowetz 2012 Regular Session...... Jan. 3 – May 5, 2012 Number of Senatorial Districts...... 52 2012 Regular Session...... Jan. 24 – May 21, 2012 Number of Representative Districts...... 122 Number of Senatorial Districts...... 67 Number of Representative Districts...... 67 EXECUTIVE BRANCH Governor...... Phil Bryant EXECUTIVE BRANCH Lieutenant Governor...... Tate Reeves Governor...... Secretary of State...... Delbert Hosemann Jr. Lieutenant Governor...... Yvonne Prettner Solon Attorney General...... Jim Hood Secretary of State...... Mark Ritchie Treasurer...... Lynn Fitch Attorney General...... Lori Swanson Auditor...... Stacey Pickering Commissioner of Finance...... Jim Schowalter Auditor...... Rebecca Otto Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2012 – 1/2016 Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 8 Governor’s Present Term...... 1/2011 – 1/2015 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... No formal cabinet system Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch...... 5 Number of Members in the Cabinet...... 24 JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court...... Supreme Court JUDICIAL BRANCH Supreme Court Chief Justice...... William L. Waller Jr. Highest Court...... Supreme Court Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 9 Supreme Court Chief Justice...... Lorie Skjerven Gildea Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges...... 10 Number of Supreme Court Judges...... 7 Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 2 Number of Intermediate Appellate Court Judges...... 16 U.S. Circuit Court...... 5th Circuit Number of U.S. Court Districts...... 1 U.S. Circuit Court...... 8th Circuit STATE INTERNET ADDRESSES Official State Website...... http://www.ms.gov STATE INTERNET ADDRESSES Governor’s Website...... http://www.governorbryant.com Official State Website...... http://www.mn.gov Legislative Website...... http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us Governor’s Website...... http://mn.gov/governor Judicial Website...... http://courts.ms.gov Legislative Website...... http://www.leg.state.mn.us Judicial Website...... http://www.mncourts.gov

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