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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.

Mississippi Legislature ...... 97 Senate By District Number ...... 98 Senate District Map ...... 99 Officers of the State Senate ...... 100 Members of the State Senate ...... 100 Senate Staff ...... 114 Senate Standing Committees ...... 115 House of Representatives By District Number ...... 119 House District Map ...... 120 Officers of the House ...... 121 Members of the State House of Representatives ...... 121 House Staff ...... 152 House Standing Committees ...... 153 Timetable for Processing Legislation ...... 158 Joint Rules for Legislation ...... 159 How a Bill Becomes a Law ...... 160 Legislative Resources ...... 162. LEGISLATIVE THE 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 .

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

97 LEGISLATIVE 2016-2020 - BY DISTRICT #

Terry C. Burton, President Pro Tempore.....31 ...... 26

Chris Massey ...... 1 Hillman T . Frazier ...... 27 DESOTO BENTON ALCORN TISHO- David Parker ...... 2 Sollie B . Norwood ...... 28 MINGO MARSHALL TIPPAH TATE PRENTISS ...... 3 ...... 29 TUNICA UNION ...... 4 ...... 30 PANOLA

J . P . Wilemon Jr ...... 5 II ...... 32 COAHOMA LAFAYETTE PONTOTOC LEE ITAWAMBA Chad McMahan ...... 6 ...... 33 QUITMAN

Hob Bryan ...... 7 ...... 34 YALOBUSHA TALAHATCHIE ...... 8 ...... 35 CALHOUN CHICKASAW MONROE BOLIVAR Gray Tollison ...... 9 ...... 36 GRENADA Bill Stone ...... 10 Bob M . Dearing ...... 37 CLAY MONT- WEBSTER Robert L . Jackson ...... 11 ...... 38 SUN- GOMERY FLOWER LEFLORE CARROLL Derrick T . Simmons ...... 12 ...... 39 OKTIBBEHA LOWNDES Willie Simmons ...... 13 ...... 40 HOLMES WASHINGTON HUMPHREYS ...... 14 ...... 41 ATTALA WINSTON Gary Jackson ...... 15 Chris McDaniel ...... 42 SHARKEY NOXUBEE YAZOO Angela Turner Ford ...... 16 Dennis DeBar Jr ...... 43 ISSAQUENA LEAKE ...... 17 John Polk ...... 44 MADISON NESHOBA KEMPER Jenifer B . Branning ...... 18 ...... 45 WARREN Kevin Blackwell ...... 19 ...... 46 SCOTT NEWTON LAUDERDALE ...... 20 Joseph M . (Mike) Seymour ...... 47 HINDS RANKIN ...... 21 Deborah J . Dawkins ...... 48 SMITH JASPER CLAIBORNE CLARKE Eugene S . Clarke ...... 22 ...... 49 SIMPSON COPIAH W . III ...... 23 ...... 50 JEFFERSON COVINGTON LAWRENCE WAYNE David Jordan ...... 24 Michael Watson ...... 51 LINCOLN FRANKLIN JEFFERSON J . Walter Michel ...... 25 ...... 52 ADAMS DAVIS JONES

LAMAR GREENE MARION FOR- WILKINSON PIKE WALTHALL PERRY AMITE REST

GEORGE PEARL RIVER STONE

JACKSON

HARRISON

HANCOCK

98 LEGISLATIVE MISSISSIPPI SENATE DISTRICTS

DESOTO BENTON ALCORN TISHO- MINGO MARSHALL TIPPAH TATE PRENTISS TUNICA UNION PANOLA

COAHOMA LAFAYETTE PONTOTOC LEE ITAWAMBA QUITMAN

YALOBUSHA TALAHATCHIE CALHOUN CHICKASAW MONROE BOLIVAR

GRENADA CLAY MONT- WEBSTER SUN- GOMERY FLOWER LEFLORE CARROLL OKTIBBEHA LOWNDES CHOCTAW HOLMES WASHINGTON HUMPHREYS ATTALA WINSTON SHARKEY NOXUBEE YAZOO ISSAQUENA LEAKE MADISON NESHOBA KEMPER

WARREN SCOTT NEWTON LAUDERDALE HINDS RANKIN SMITH JASPER CLAIBORNE CLARKE SIMPSON COPIAH

JEFFERSON COVINGTON LAWRENCE WAYNE LINCOLN FRANKLIN JEFFERSON ADAMS DAVIS JONES

LAMAR GREENE MARION FOR- WILKINSON PIKE WALTHALL PERRY AMITE REST

GEORGE PEARL RIVER STONE

JACKSON

HARRISON

HANCOCK

99 LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS OF THE SENATE

President of the Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate Lieutenant Governor TERRY C. BURTON District 31 Elected in a Duties: Capitol Building, Room 307 statewide campaign for (601) 359-3209 a four-year term, the Lieutenant Governor Duties: Elected by the serves as President of the majority party caucus Senate . In this role, the followed by confirmation ’s of the entire Senate official duties include presiding over the Senate, through a Senate Resolution, the President ruling on points of order, nominating standing Pro Tempore presides over the Senate in the committees of the Senate, and appointing all absence of the Lieutenant Governor in his role as select and conference committees as ordered President of the Senate . by the Senate . The Lieutenant Governor is a The President Pro Tempore’s power is limited member of the Senate Rules Committee, directs in that the Lieutenant Governor has the sole officers and employees of the Senate, votes only authority to appoint the chairmanships or vice in cases of ties, speaks from the floor only while chairmanships of various Senate committees . the Senate is in Committee of the Whole, and Like the President of the Senate, the President signs all finally approved bills and resolutions . Pro Tempore casts a legislative vote only if The Lieutenant Governor only votes in case of a required to break a tie . tie on the floor .

MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATE

JUAN BARNETT BARBARA District 34: Forrest, BLACKMON Jasper, Jones District 21: Attala, Holmes, P .O . Box 407 Leake, Madison, Yazoo Heidelberg 39439 907 West Peace Street jbarnett@senate ms. .gov Canton 39046 (601) 359-3221 bblackmon@senate ms. .gov (601) 859-1567 Barnett was first elected in to the Senate in 2016 Blackmon, a Democrat, and is a Democrat . He was born on February 21, was first elected to office in 1992 . She was 1970 in Laurel and is of the Baptist faith . Barnett born December 7, 1955 in Jackson and is of the is a graduate of Heidelberg High School and Baptist faith . Senator Blackmon, an attorney, is a Livingston University . He is married to Jacqueline graduate of , University and has four children: Jayla, Jayvone, Juandria, of Alabama, University of Mississippi, and and William . Barnett is the vice chair of the New York University . She is a member of the Economic Development committee and serves Mississippi Bar Association, New York State on the Agriculture; Constitution; Environment Bar Association, and the NAACP . Blackmon Protection; Finance; Judiciary, Division A; is married to Edward and has two sons, Municipalities; and Veterans and Military Affairs Madison Edward and Bradford Jerome and committees . two grandchildren, Enyla Chenise and Summer Rae . She is the vice chair of the Enrolled Bills committee and serves on the County Affairs; Executive Contingent Fund; Finance; Highways and Transportation; Insurance; Judiciary, 100 Division A; and Medicaid committees . LEGISLATIVE

KEVIN BLACKWELL estate broker, is a member of the Mississippi District 19: DeSoto, Commercial Association of Realtors, Mississippi Marshall Association of Realtors, Byram Business P .O . Box 1412 Association, Leadership Jackson, and the boards Southaven 38671 of directors of the Mississippi Coalition Against kblackwell@senate .ms .gov Domestic Violence and United Way of the (601) 359-3234 Capital Area . He and his spouse, Katherine, are Episcopalian and have two children, Susanna and Blackwell, first elected Charley . He chairs the Public Property committee to the Senate in 2016, and is vice chair of Elections . He serves on was born in Astoria, Long Island, New York on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; October 24, 1954 . He graduated from Bishop Education; Ethics; Finance; Judiciary, Division B; McGuinness Memorial High School in Winston- and Public Health and Welfare committees . Salem, NC . Blackwell received an associate of arts degree from San Diego Mesa College, a bachelor of business administration degree from District: 18: Leake, National University and a master of science in Neshoba, Winston health administration from Medical College of 235 West Beacon Street Virginia . He owns multiple businesses and is of Philadelphia 39350 the Catholic faith . Senator Blackwell is a veteran jbranning@senate ms. gov. of the Navy, founding member on the Christian (601) 656-6152 Brothers University School of Business Advisory Board, Southaven Chamber of Commerce, Branning, first elected to Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce, Byhalia the Senate in 2016, is an Chamber of Commerce, DeSoto County attorney and works in real estate management . Economic Council, Mississippi Hospitality She is a graduate of Leake Academy, Mississippi and Beverage Association Board of Directors, State University, and Mississippi College School Mississippi Economic Council, Southaven Rotary of Law . Senator Branning is of the Christian Club, Blackwell Animal Rescue Center Board faith and is a member of the Official Women’s of Directors, National Rifle Association, North Club, Neshoba County Forestry Association, American Hunting Club, Buckmasters, Ducks Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs, Unlimited, Olive Branch Sportsmen’s Club, Mississippi Bar, and Neshoba County Industrial and DeSoto Wild Game Gourmet . Blackwell is Manager’s Association . Branning, a Republican, married to Vicki and has three children: Victoria, is married to Chancy and has three children: Danielle, and Keegan . He is vice chair of the Ethan, Ellis, and Evan . She serves as vice chair Insurance committee and serves on the on the Forestry committee and is a member Business and Financial Institutions; Drug on Agriculture; Appropriations; Business and Policy; Economic Development; Education; Financial Institutions; Ethics; Judiciary, Division Finance; Judiciary, Division B; Medicaid; and A; Municipalities; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and PEER committees . Parks committees .

DAVID BLOUNT NICKEY BROWNING District 29: Hinds District 3: Benton, 1305 Saint Mary Street Pontotoc, Union Jackson 39202 P O. . Box 1051 dblount@senate .ms .gov Pontotoc 38863 (601) 359-3232 nbrowning@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3250 Blount has been a Senator since 2008 and Browning, a Republican, is a Democrat . Born July has been a Senator 19, 1967, he graduated from Davidson College since 1996 . Born on July 19 in Pontotoc, he and the University of Virginia . Blount, a real graduated from Ingomar High School, Northeast 101 LEGISLATIVE

Mississippi Community College, and Mississippi the Rules committee and Special Committee for State University . He is involved in the Home Election Contests of Senate Seats . He serves on Corporation, Personnel Board, American Legion the Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; baseball, and Mississippi State Bulldog Club . Appropriations; Education; Energy; Legislative Senator Browning is of the Methodist faith and Budget; Medicaid; Municipalities; Public married to Brenda . He has three children: Brea Health and Welfare; and Universities and Klair, Tracy, and Jason; and grandson Memphis Colleges committees . Riddle . He chairs the Forestry committee and serves on the Business and Financial Institutions; ALBERT BUTLER County Affairs; Drug Policy; Energy; Finance; District 36: Claiborne, Highways and Transportation; and Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson Insurance committees . P O. . Box 614 Port Gibson 39150 abutler@senate ms. .gov District 7: Itawamba, Lee, (601) 359-3232 Monroe P .O . Box 75 Butler, first elected to Amory 38821 the legislature in 2010, hbryan@senate .ms gov. graduated from , Jackson (601) 359-3237 State University, and the University of Arkansas at Conway . Butler is an academic manager Bryan is an attorney who at Mississippi Job Corp . He is a member of has been a Senator since Magnolia M . B . Church, Alcorn State University 1984 . Born on December 5, 1952, in Amory, he Alumni Association, Jackson State University graduated from Mississippi State University and Alumni Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity the University of Virginia . Bryan is a member incorporated, and a Mason . He is a Life Member of the Amory Rotary Club and is a Baptist . He is of the NAACP . Senator Butler and his wife, a Democrat who chairs the Judiciary, Division Malinda Boyd, have four children: Shelia, B, committee and is vice chair of the Medicaid Antoinette, Albert Jr ,. and Alton . A Democrat, committee . Bryan also serves on the Constitution; Butler chairs the Labor committee and is vice Elections; Finance; Highways and Transportation; chair of the State Library committee . He also Local and Private; and Public Health and Welfare serves on the Appropriations; Drug Policy; committees . Environment Protection; Ethics; Forestry; Public Property; and Tourism committees . TERRY C. BURTON District 31: Lauderdale, VIDET CARMICHAEL Newton, Scott District 33: Clarke, 101 Rew Street Lauderdale Newton 39345 5396 Springhill Loop tburton@senate ms. .gov Meridian 39301 (601) 359-3209 vcarmichael@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3244 Burton has served in the Senate since 1992 . Born Carmichael has served on January 31, 1956 in Philadelphia, he graduated in the Senate since from Newton High School . Burton is a public 2000 . Born February 26, 1950 in Meridian, he relations and marketing consultant . He is of the graduated from Clarksdale High School and United Methodist faith, involved in Rotary, and Mississippi State University . Senator Carmichael is a York Rite Mason and a Shriner . He and his is a former teacher, coach, and principal . He wife, Darleen, have two children, Ben and Dawn, is a member of New Hope Baptist Church . He and four grandchildren, Malori, Cady, Landon, and his wife, Donna, have two children and six and Dylan . A Republican, Burton is chair of both grandchildren . A Republican, Carmichael chairs

102 LEGISLATIVE the Insurance committee and is vice chair of the Rae and Mimi . Chassaniol is chair of the Tourism Investigate State Offices committee . He serves committee and vice chair of the Corrections on the Appropriations; Business and Financial committee . She also serves on the Agriculture; Institutions; Corrections; Energy; and Ports and Drug Policy; Elections; Ethics; Finance; Marine Resources committees . Investigate State Offices; Municipalities; and PEER committees . CHRIS CAUGHMAN District 35: Copiah, EUGENE S. (BUCK) Rankin, Simpson CLARKE P .O . Box 511 District 22: Bolivar, Mendenhall 39114 Humphreys, Madison, ccaughman@senate ms. .gov Sharkey, Washington, (601) 359-3244 Yazoo P O. . Box 668 Caughman, first Hollandale 38748 elected to the Senate bclarke@senate ms. gov. in 2016, was born on October 16, 1967 . He (601) 359-3250 is a graduate of Simpson Academy, Copiah- Lincoln Junior College, and Belhaven College . A senator since 2004, Clarke was born Senator Caughman is a Senior Vice President April 4, 1956 at Greenville Air Force Base . He at People’s Bank . He is of the Baptist faith and graduated from Mississippi State University is involved in the Copiah-Lincoln Community and is a Certified Public Accountant . Clarke is College Foundation Board, and the Simpson a Methodist and is a member of the Mississippi County Youth Leadership Board . Caughman, Society of Certified Public Accountants, a Republican, is married to Melissa and has American Institute of Certified Public three children: Abby, Cade, and Bryce . He Accountants, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Rotary is the vice chair of the Education committee Club . Clarke is married to Paula and has three and serves on the Agriculture; Business and children: Anne Read, Carlisle, and Ellen . A Financial Institutions; Finance; Investigate State Republican, he chairs the Appropriations Offices; Medicaid; Public Health and Welfare; committee and is a member of the Accountability, Universities and Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries, Efficiency, Transparency; Agriculture; and Parks committees . Education; Insurance; Judiciary, Division A; and Medicaid committees . LYDIA G. CHASSANIOL DEBORAH DAWKINS District 14: Attala, District 48: Harrison Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, 111 Lang Avenue Montgomery, Panola, Pass Christian 39571 Tallahatchie, Yalobusha ddawkins@senate .ms .gov P .O . Box 211 (601) 359-3237 Winona 38967 lchassaniol@senate ms. .gov Dawkins has been a (601) 359-3246 Senator since 2000 and is a surgical technician Chassaniol is a Republican who has served in and marketing consultant . She graduated from the Senate since 2007 . She was born December the University of Texas, the London School 29 and graduated from Winona High School of Economics, and has a bachelor of science in and has a bachelor of arts in education from business administration from the University the University of Mississippi . A Methodist, of Southern Mississippi . Dawkins belongs to Chassaniol is involved in Rotary Club and the League of Women Voters, the National Daughters of the American Revolution . She is Caucus of Environmental Legislators, America married to Emmett and has two children, Mary Association of University Women, and USM

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Alumni Association . She is on the board of DENNIS DEBAR JR. directors for the Mississippi Museum of Natural District 43: George, Science and was appointed by Lt . Gov . Phil Greene, Wayne Bryant to the Task Force for the Elimination P O. . Box 1090 of Cervical Cancer . Senator Dawkins is the Leakesville 39451 first woman to serve on the Senate Committee ddebar@senate .ms gov. for Ports and Marine Resources . She has three (601) 359-3221 children and four grandchildren . She attends Mount Zion United Methodist Church . A DeBar, an attorney, Democrat, Dawkins is chair of the State Library started in the House of committee and a member of the Drug Policy; Representatives in 2012 and was elected to the Environment Protection; Finance; Forestry; Senate in 2016 . He is a graduate of the University Investigate State Offices; Medicaid; and Ports and of Central Florida and Mississippi College School Marine Resources committees . of Law . He is affiliated with the National Rifle Association, Mississippi Bar, Farm Bureau, BOB DEARING National Guard of Mississippi, and is both a District 37: Adams, Mason and a York/Scottish Rite Shriner . DeBar Amite, Franklin, Pike and his wife Kelley are Methodists and have two 305 Melrose-Montebello children, Nathan and Leilani . A Republican, he Pkwy, Natchez 39120 is vice chair of the Highways and Transportation bdearing@senate .ms gov. committee and a member of the Appropriations; (601) 359-3244 Corrections; Drug Policy; Energy; Enrolled Bills; Judiciary, Division A; and Judiciary, Dearing was first elected Division B committees . to the legislature in 1980 and most recently returned to office in 2016 . He SALLY BURCHFIELD was born on January 26, 1935 in Natchez where DOTY he graduated from Natchez High School . An District 39: Copiah, insurance representative, Senator Dearing has Lawrence, Lincoln, a bachelor of science in engineering from Delta Walthall State University, a master of engineering from 183 Oak Hill Drive NE University of Southern Mississippi, and holds Brookhaven 39601 an honorary doctorate in Public Service from sdoty@senate ms. gov. . Dearing is involved in (601) 359-2395 the Natchez Festival of Music, Natchez-Adams County Humane Society, Mississippi- Doty, who began service in the Senate Chapter National Football Foundation, Coaches in 2012, was born in Kosciusko on December Hall of Fame, Mississippi-Louisiana Chapter 22, 1966 . She graduated from Kosciusko High Ducks Unlimited, National Rifle Association, and School, Mississippi University for Women, and National Conference of Insurance Legislators . Mississippi College School of Law . Doty is an He is of the Presbyterian faith and is married attorney and involved with the Junior Auxiliary to Shelley Paige Ditzler Dearing . He has three of Brookhaven, Lincoln County Republican children: Bo, Daye, and Paige . Dearing, a Women, and Mississippi Bar Association . She Democrat, serves as vice chair on the Public is of the Methodist faith and has three children: Property committee and is a member on the Ellen, Sarah, and Benjamin . A Republican, Doty Appropriations; Constitution; Energy; Highways is chair of the Elections committee and vice chair and Transportation; Insurance; Ports and Marine of the Judiciary, Division A, committee . She also Resources; and Public Health and Welfare serves on the Business and Financial Institutions; committees . Drug Policy; Economic Development; Energy; Finance; Highways and Transportation; Public Health and Welfare; Public Property; Joint Legislative Budget; and Special Committee for Election Contests of Senate Seats committees . 104 LEGISLATIVE

JOEY FILLINGANE HILLMAN TEROME District 41: Covington, FRAZIER Forrest, Jefferson Davis, District 27: Hinds Lamar, Smith 2066 Queensroad 8 Westbrook Drive Avenue, Jackson 39213 Sumrall 39482 hfrazier@senate .ms gov. jfillingane@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3246 (601) 359-3246 Frazier was first Fillingane, an attorney, elected to the Senate served in the House of Representatives from in 1993, previously serving in the House of 2000 to 2006 and has been a Senator since 2007 . Representatives from 1980 to 1993 . Born on July Born January 10, 1973, he graduated from 17, 1950 in Jackson, he is a graduate of Jackson Sumrall High School, the University of Southern State University, George Washington University Mississippi, and Mississippi College School of National Law Center, , Law . A Republican, he is involved in the Area and Harvard University’s John F . Kennedy School Development Partnership and the National Rifle of Government . He is married to Jean and is Association . Fillingane is a Southern Baptist . of the Protestant faith . A Democrat, he chairs He is chair of the Finance committee and serves the Housing committee and is vice chair of the on the Constitution; Economic Development; Universities and Colleges committee . He serves Elections; Judiciary, Division A; Judiciary, on the Appropriations; Elections; Interstate and Division B; Public Health and Welfare; Special Federal Cooperation; Investigate State Offices; Committee for Election Contests of Senate Seats; Judiciary, Division A; Public Health and Welfare; and Universities and Colleges committees . and Special Committee for Election Contests of Senate Seats committees . ANGELA TURNER FORD TOMMY A. GOLLOTT District 16: Clay, Lowndes, District 50: Harrison Noxubee, Oktibbeha 235 Bayview Avenue P .O . Drawer 1500 Biloxi 39530 West Point 39773 tgollott@senate ms. .gov aturner@senate .ms gov. (601) 359-2886 (601) 359-3237 Gollott, a business Turner Ford, a owner, served in the Democrat, was elected to the Senate in 2013 . House of Representatives Born July 2, 1971 in Columbus, she attended from 1968 to 1980, and has served in the Senate West Point High School . She is an attorney since 1980 . Born September 29, 1935 in Biloxi, and graduated from Hampton University and he graduated from Jefferson Davis Junior College the University of Mississippi . She is married (now Community College) to Robert and has three children: Kennedy, and the University of Southern Mississippi . Joshua, and Jalen . A member of Delta Sigma Gollott is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Theta Sorority Inc . and Trinity A .M .E Church, National Society of State Legislators, Boys and she is a Methodist . Turner Ford is vice chair Girls Club, Elks, Fleur De Lis Society, Mississippi of the Constitution committee and serves on Arts Fair for Handicapped, and Cheshire Home the Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; for Handicapped . He and his wife, Zelma, are Appropriations; Ethics; Judiciary, Division A; Catholic and they have three children, Tanya, Judiciary, Division B; and Veterans and Military Lisa, and Jennifer . A Republican, he chairs Affairs committees . PEER and the Ports and Marine Resources committees and serves on the Appropriations; Economic Development; Elections; Highways and Transportation; Local and Private; Rules; and Tourism committees . 105 LEGISLATIVE JOSH HARKINS W. BRIGGS HOPSON III District 20: Rankin District 23: Issaquena, P .O . Box 320374 Warren, Yazoo Flowood 39232 1201 Cherry Street jharkins@senate .ms gov. Vicksburg 39183 (601) 359-3246 bhopson@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3234 Harkins, elected to the Senate in 2012, was born Hopson, an attorney, has April 5, 1974 in Jackson served in the Senate since and is a graduate of Mississippi State University . 2008 . He was born October 10, 1965 in Memphis, He is a real estate broker and is a member of the Tennessee, and currently resides in Vicksburg . Flowood Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture He is a graduate of Warren Central High School Commercial Industrial Real Estate, and the Home and has bachelor of business administration Builders Association . He is of the Baptist faith . and Juris Doctor Degree from the University of He and his wife, Andrea, have two children . A Mississippi . A Methodist, Hopson is a member Republican, Harkins is chair of the Universities of the Mississippi River Trail and Sigma Alpha and Colleges committee and vice chair of Energy Epsilon . He is also president of the Mississippi committee . He also serves on the Business and Bar . Senator Hopson is married to Alison and Financial Institutions; Finance; Highways and has three children: Liam, Walt, and Jane . A Transportation; Public Health and Welfare; Republican, he is chair of the Energy committee Public Property; Rules; and Tourism committees . and vice chair of the Appropriations committee . Hopson also serves on the Accountability, ANGELA BURKS HILL Efficiency, Transparency; Education; District 40: Marion, Environment Protection; Judiciary, Division A; Pearl River Judiciary, Division B; Public Health and Welfare; 54 Watts Road Tourism; and Universities Picayune 39466 and Colleges committees . ahill@senate .ms .gov (601) 359-2886 JOHN HORHN District 26: Hinds, Hill, a Republican, was Madison first elected to the Senate P O. . Box 2030 in 2012 . Born on August 14, 1965 in Picayune, Jackson 39225 she graduated from Picayune Memorial High jhorhn@senate ms. .gov School, Pearl River Community College, and (601) 359-3237 the University of Southern Mississippi . She is a Baptist and a former teacher . Hill and her Horhn, who has served husband, Byron, have two children, Andrew in the Senate since 1993, and Kelly . She is chair of the Investigate State was born February 8, 1955 in Goodman . He Offices committee and vice chair of Wildlife, is a graduate of Centre College of Kentucky, Fisheries, and Parks . Senator Hill also serves Jackson State University, and Duke University . on the Agriculture; Appropriations; Education; By occupation he is a community development Environment Protection; Insurance; and consultant and motivational speaker . Horhn Judiciary, Division B, committees . is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, A . Philip Randolph Institute, NAACP, and Leadership Jackson Alumni Association . He is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and Chair of the NBCSL Science and Technology Committee . Senator Horhn is also a board member of New Stage Theatre and Rainbow

106 LEGISLATIVE Health Food Co-Op . He and his wife, Lydia Gail, ROBERT L. JACKSON have two children, Siraj and Charla . Horhn, a District 11: Coahoma, Democrat, chairs the Economic Development Panola, Quitman, Tunica committee and serves on Appropriations; P O. . Box 383 Environment Protection; Highways and Marks 38646 Transportation; Insurance; Public Health and rjackson@senate .ms .gov Welfare; Rules; State Library; and (601) 359-3232 Tourism committees . Jackson is a Democrat BILLY HUDSON who began serving in District 45: Forrest, the Senate in 2004 . He was born August 15, Perry 1955 in Lambert and is a graduate of Northwest 27 Troon Circle Mississippi Junior College and University Hattiesburg 39401 of Southern Mississippi . He is a community bhudson@senate .ms gov. development practitioner by occupation . Senator (601) 359-2395 Jackson, a Baptist, is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 21st Century Investment Club, Hudson, a Republican, and Quitman County Social Service Club for has been a Senator since Senior Citizens . He is married to Gloria and has 2008 . He resides in Hattiesburg and a graduate of six children: Nikara, Danielle, Reginald, Zakiya, the University of Southern Mississippi . Hudson Lalita, and Dametra . Jackson is chair of the is a retired rancher and a former Forrest County Interstate and Federal Cooperation committee Supervisor . He and his wife Barbara have five and serves on Agriculture; Appropriations; children and ten grandchildren . Hudson chairs Business and Financial Institutions; Energy; the Agriculture committee and is vice chair of Labor; Ports and Marine Resources; and Public the County Affairs committee . He also serves on Property committees . the Education; Environment Protection; Finance; Highways and Transportation; Labor; and SAMPSON JACKSON II Veterans and Military Affairs committees . District 32: Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, GARY JACKSON Winston District 15: Choctaw, 749 Matthew Jackson Rd Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Preston 39354 Webster sjackson@senate .ms gov. P .O . Box 40 (601) 359-2886 French Camp 39745 gjackson@senate .ms .gov Jackson is a businessman (601) 359-3244 and farmer who has been in the Senate since 1992 . Born on January 30, 1953 in Preston, Jackson, a Republican, Jackson graduated from Mary Holmes began his Senate service in 2004 . He was Community College and East Mississippi born September 11, 1950 and is a graduate Community College . Senator Jackson is a Mason of East Mississippi Community College and and is a member of C Phi C Social Fellowship Mississippi State University . He is a pastor Club, NAACP, Kemper County Political Black and residential appraiser . Senator Jackson is a Caucus, Farm Bureau, and the Mississippi member of National Rifle Association and Farm Cattlemen’s Association . He is married to Patricia Bureau . He is married to Dianne and is of the and is of the Baptist faith . Jackson, a Democrat, Baptist faith . Jackson is chair of the Local and chairs the Corrections and is vice chair of the Private committee and vice chair of the Ethics Interstate and Federal Cooperation committee . committee . He also serves on the Appropriations; He is a member of the Appropriations; Business Business and Financial Institutions; Energy; and Financial Institutions; Energy; Judiciary, PEER; Public Health & Welfare; Universities and Division B; Veterans and Military Affairs; PEER; Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees . Parks committees . 107 LEGISLATIVE

RUSSELL JOLLY DEAN KIRBY District 8: Calhoun, District 30: Rankin Chickasaw, Lee, P O. . Box 54099 Pontotoc, Yalobusha Pearl 39288 369 Hwy 47 dkirby@senate .ms .gov Houston 38851 (601) 359-3234 rjolly@senate .ms .gov (601) 359-2886 Kirby, a Republican, has been a Senator since Jolly, elected to the 1992 . He was born Senate in 2011, was born August 16, 1955 . He is a November 21, 1946, in Lake City, Arkansas . graduate of Houston High School . A cattleman by Kirby is a graduate of Pearl High School and occupation, he is a Gideon, Mason, and Shriner . Mississippi College . He is a 32nd Degree Scottish He is of the Baptist faith . Jolly and his wife, Rite Mason and a member of the Pearl and Rhonda, have two children, Greg and Brandon . Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, IIAM, A Democrat, he is vice chair of the Agriculture IIAA, NCSL, ALEC, and NCOIL Executive committee and serves on the County Committee . Kirby is married to Jean and has Affairs; Energy; Environment Protection; three children, Chris, Tara, and Tina; and six Ethics; Finance; Highways and grandchildren, Kirby, Madeline, Max, Ford, Transportation committees . Fisher, and Cloe . Kirby chairs the Public Health and Welfare committee and is vice chair of DAVID L. JORDAN the Finance committee . He is a member of the District 24: Grenada, Corrections; Highways and Transportation; Holmes, Humphreys, Housing; Insurance; Interstate and Leflore, Tallahatchie Federal Cooperation; and Judiciary, P .O . Box 8173 Division A, committees . Greenwood 38930 djordan@senate .ms .gov CHRIS MASSEY (601) 359-3244 District 1: DeSoto P O. . Box 208 Jordan, a Democrat, Nesbit 38651 has served in the Senate since 1993 . He was cmassey@senate ms. .gov born April 3, 1933 in Leflore County and is (601) 359-3250 Greenwood City Councilman . Jordan is a member of the Greenwood Voters League . Massey, a Republican, He graduated from Mississippi Valley State took office in the Senate University and the University of Wyoming . He in 2012 . He was born is of the Baptist faith and is married to Christine . September 13, 1971 in Greenville, and he Jordan is chair of the Drug Policy committee graduated from Southaven High School and and a member of the Agriculture; Education; Northwest Mississippi Community College . A Environment Protection; Finance; Forestry; home builder, he is of the Christian faith and Housing; Municipalities; and a member of the Home Builders Association Tourism committees . of , the Home Builders Association of Mississippi, the National Home Builder’s Association, the DeSoto Economic Council, and Habitat for Humanity DeSoto . Massey and his wife, Cathy, have three children, Katie, Dalton, and Morgan . He is chair of the Ethics committee and vice chair of Housing . Senator Massey also severs on the Education; Finance; Highways and Transportation; Labor; Municipalities; Tourism; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees . 108 LEGISLATIVE

CHRIS MCDANIEL of the Economic Development; Ethics; Finance; District 42: Forrest, Jones Housing; Judiciary, Division A; Labor; and 506 South Court Street Tourism committees . Ellisville 39437 cmcdaniel@senate ms. .gov J. WALTER MICHEL (601) 359-2395 District 25: Hinds, Madison McDaniel is a 241 Richardson Road Republican elected to Ridgeland 39157 the Senate in 2008 . He wmichel@senate .ms .gov was born June 28, 1971, in Laurel, and graduated (601) 359-3221 from Jones County Junior College, , and University of Mississippi Michel, first elected School of Law . McDaniel is managing partner to the House of of Hortman, Harlow, Bassi, Robinson and Representatives in 1992, served in the Senate McDaniel, PLLC . Senator McDaniel is of from 1999 to 2011 and most recently was the Baptist faith and a member of Gideons reelected to the Senate in 2016 . He is a graduate International, Mississippi Leadership Forum, of Jackson Prep and the University of Mississippi . Mississippi Economic Council, Association Senator Michel works in commercial real estate . for Excellence in Education, National Rifle He is married to Beth, and is of the Catholic faith . Association, American Family Association, Michel is a member of Mississippi Association Jones County Bar Association, Mississippi of Realtors, Mississippi Forestry Association, Defense Lawyers Association, Mississippi Claims Rotary Club, National Rifle Association, Ole Association, Fifth Federal Circuit Court Bar Miss Alumni Association, Eagle Scout, National Association, The Hundred Club of Jones County, Wild Turkey Federation, NFIB, and Madison Federalist Society, Mississippi Bar, Rotary Club County Chamber of Commerce . Michel, a and Exchange . He and his wife, Jill, have two Republican, is vice chair of the Business and children, Cambridge and Chamberlain . McDaniel Financial Institutions committee and a member is chair of the Constitution committee and vice of Appropriations; Constitution; Executive chair of the Judiciary, Division B, committee . He Contingent Fund; Highways and Transportation; is a member of the Appropriations; Drug Policy; Insurance; and Local and Private committees . Labor; and Municipalities committees . PHILIP MORAN CHAD MCMAHAN District 46: Hancock, District 6: Itawamba, Lee Harrison 1537 Hwy 145 18403 Old Joe Moran Guntown 38849 Road, Kiln 39556 cmcmahan@senate .ms .gov pmoran@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3244 (601) 359-3250

McMahan, a Republican, Moran, a Republican, was first elected to the joined the Senate in 2012 . Senate in 2016 . Born on He was born March 6, 1961 in Bay St . Louis, January 28, 1972 in Tupelo, McMahan graduated and graduated from Pearl River Community from Tupelo High School and Union University . College and Mississippi State University . He He is businessman, sales consultant, motivational is the owner of Philips Pest Control and a speaker, and alderman . Senator McMahan is of member of Hancock County Rotary, Knights of the Southern Baptist faith, married to his wife Columbus, Hancock Chamber of Commerce, and Nicky, and participates in a variety of social and Mississippi State Alumni Association . Moran civic organizations and activities . He is vice chair and his wife, Sheila, have two children, Lori and of the Municipalities committee and a member Alan . He is of the Catholic faith . Senator Moran is the chair of the Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

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committee and vice chair of the Veterans and of Economic Development; Elections; Finance; Military Affairs committee . He is a member of Housing; Judiciary, Division A; Public Health the County Affairs; Economic Development; and Welfare; and Universities and Energy; Enrolled Bills; Finance; Highways and Colleges committees . Transportation; Investigate State Offices; and Labor committees . RITA POTTS PARKS District 4: Alcorn, Tippah SOLLIE B. NORWOOD P O. . Box 303 District 28: Hinds Corinth 38835 P .O . Box 20192 rparks@senate .ms .gov Jackson 39289 (601) 359-3232 snorwood@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3221 Parks is a Republican whose first year in the Norwood, first elected Senate was 2012 . She to the Senate in 2013, was born December 18, 1962 in Corinth and was born August 5, graduated from Alcorn Central High School and 1952, in Florence . A realtor/broker, Norwood the University of Mississippi . By occupation is a graduate of McLaurin High School and she is a quality and regulatory manager . Senator Jackson State University . He has a bachelor Parks is a member of the Kiwanis, National of arts in sociology and a masters in guidance Rifle Association, ASQ, and PDA . She and and counseling . He is a 33rd Degree Prince her husband, Mike, have one child, Hannah . Hall Mason and life member of Phi Beta Sigma Parks is chair of the Business and Financial Fraternity, the JSU National Alumni Association, Institutions committee and a member of the and the Jackson branch of the NAACP . A Baptist, Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Norwood is married to his wife Joan and they Economic Development; Finance; Highways have two children, Sollie II and Ashley . Norwood and Transportation; Insurance; Medicaid; Public is vice chair of the Labor committee and serves Health and Welfare; Special Committee for on the Appropriations; Corrections; Education; Election Contests of Senate Seats; and Veterans Housing; Interstate and Federal Cooperation and and Military Affairs committees . Medicaid committees . JOHN POLK DAVID L. PARKER District 44: Lamar, District 2: DeSoto Pearl River 6947 Crumpler Boulevard 53 Tidewater Road Olive Branch 38654 Hattiesburg 39042 dparker@senate .ms .gov jpolk@senate .ms gov. (601) 359-2886 (601) 359-2395

Parker has been serving Polk began service as in the Senate since 2013 . a Senator in 2012 and Born on September 9, is a Republican . He was born March 18, 1949, 1969 in Memphis, Tennessee, he is a graduate in Columbia, and graduated from Prentiss of Christian Brothers University and Southern High School and the University of Southern College of Optometry . An Optometrist, Parker is Mississippi . Polk and his wife, Jan, have two a member of the American Board of Optometry, children, Brian and Julie . Polk is chair of the Mississippi Optometric Association, and Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency American Optometric Association . He and his committee and serves on the County Affairs; wife, Ashleigh, have four children: Allie, Jack, Education; Elections; Energy; Finance; Luke, and Jude . He is chair of the Veteran and Housing; Insurance; and Universities and Military Affairs committee and vice chair of the Colleges committees . Local and Private committee . He is a member

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JOSEPH M. (MIKE) WILLIE SIMMONS SEYMOUR District 13: Bolivar, District 47: Jackson, Sunflower, Tallahatchie Pearl River, Stone P O. . Box 297 15417 Indian Fork Road Cleveland 38732 Vancleave 39565 wsimmons@senate ms. .gov mseymour@senate ms. .gov (601) 359-3237 (601) 359-2886 Simmons is a Democrat Seymour, a farmer and whose first year in cattleman, was first elected to the Senate in 2016 . the Senate was 1993 . He was born March 20, He was born on April 15, 1959 and attended 1947 in Utica and graduated from Utica Junior St . Martin High School and Mississippi Gulf College, Alcorn State University, and Delta Coast Community College . He is a corporate State University . He owns both Simmons and industrial equipment and machinery manager Associates consultant firm and Senator’s Place and small business owner . Senator Seymour is of restaurant in Cleveland . He is involved in the the Baptist faith and he and his wife, Kerri, have National Association of State Legislators, the four children . A Republican, he is vice chair of National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the Ports and Marine Resources committee and MLBC, Foundation for Education and Economic is a member of the Agriculture; Appropriations; Development Inc ., and the Mississippi Grammy County Affairs; Environment Protection; Museum . He is an Omega Psi Phi, a member Executive Contingent Fund; Forestry; and of Solomon Chapel AME Church, and a life Public Property committees . member of Alcorn State University and Delta State University Alumni Associations . Simmons DERRICK T. SIMMONS and his wife, Rosie, have four children: Avery, District 12: Bolivar, Christopher, Reginald, and Sarita . He is the chair Coahoma, Washington of the Highways and Transportation committee P .O . Box 1854 and serves on the Agriculture; Appropriations; Greenville 38702 Corrections; Legislative Budget; Ports and dsimmons@senate ms. .gov Marine Resources; Public Health and Welfare; (601) 359-3221 State Library; and Tourism committees .

Simmons, an attorney BILL STONE and businessman, was District 10: Marshall, Tate elected to the Senate in 2011 . He was born 200 Johnson Park December 12, 1976 in Greenville, and is a Holly Springs 38635 graduate of Jackson State University, Howard bstone@senate .ms .gov Business School, and Howard Law School . (601) 359-3221 Simmons is a Mason and life member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc . He is of the Stone, a Democrat, Baptist faith and is affiliated with the American is a real estate broker Bar Association, National Bar Association, elected to the Senate in Mississippi Bar, Magnolia Bar, District of 2008 . Born December 29, 1965 in Memphis, Columbia Bar, and Greenville Rotary Club . Tennessee, he is a graduate of Northeast Senator Simmons also sits on the Mississippi Mississippi Community College and the Technology Alliance Liaison Committee . He and University of Mississippi . Stone is of the Baptist his wife, CuWanda, have one child, Derrick Jr . faith and is a member of the Commission on A Democrat, Simmons is chair of the Enrolled the Future of Northeast Mississippi, Ole Miss Bills committee and serves on the Corrections; Alumni Association, and Retired Volunteer Finance; Insurance; Judiciary, Division A; Firefighter . He served as Mayor of Ashland Judiciary, Division B; Labor; and Wildlife, from 2001-2007 . He and his wife, Debbie, have Fisheries, and Parks committees . three children: Jessi, Will, and Adam; and four

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grandchildren: Jacob, Sarah, Blake, and Alex . is chair of the Education committee and vice Stone is chair of the Executive Contingent Fund chair of both the Executive Contingent Fund committee and serves on the Constitution; and Rules committees . He is a member of the County Affairs; Finance; Forestry; Highways and Appropriations; Constitution; Judiciary B; Public Transportation; Municipalities; Universities and Health and Welfare; Universities and Colleges; Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees . Parks committees . MICHAEL WATSON SEAN TINDELL District 51: Jackson District 49: Harrison P O. . Box 964 P .O . Box 784 Pascagoula 39568 Gulfport 39502 mwatson@senate ms. .gov stindell@senate .ms .gov (601) 359-2395 (601) 359-3237 Watson, a Republican, Tindell, a Republican, has served in the Senate took office in the Senate since 2008 . He was born in 2012 . He was born December 22, 1977 in Pascagoula and graduated October 5, 1973 in Gulfport and graduated from from Pascagoula High School, the University of Gulfport High School . He received a bachelor of Mississippi, and the University of Mississippi science and masters of business administration School of Law . He is of the Presbyterian faith and from the University of Southern Mississippi and an attorney by profession . Watson is a member Juris Doctor degree from Mississippi College of the Pascagoula Rotary Club, Mississippi Bar School of Law . Tindell is an attorney and real Association, American Bar Association, Ole estate broker . He is of the Baptist faith and a Miss Alumni, and American Council of Young member of the Gulfport Business Club, Masonic Political Leaders . He is married to Lauren and has Lodge, Commodore Club, Mississippi Bar two children, Gracie Pierce and Annie . Watson Association, Mississippi Realtor’s Association, chairs the Environment Protection committee and a Gulfport Youth Sports Coach . He is and is vice chair of the Drug Policy committee . married to Claire and has four children: Sam, He is a member of the Finance; Forestry; John Thomas, Meredith, and Henry . Tindell is Investigate State Offices; Judiciary, Division chair of the Judiciary, Division A, committee B; Ports and Marine Resources; and Wildlife, and vice chair of the Tourism committee . He Fisheries, and Parks committees . also serves on the Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Appropriations; Corrections; BRICE WIGGINS Energy; Environment Protection; Judiciary, District 52: Jackson Division B; and Ports and Marine 1201 Farnsworth Avenue Resources committees . Pascagoula 39567 bwiggins@senate ms. .gov GRAY TOLLISON (601) 359-3234 District 9: Lafayette, Panola Wiggins, a Republican, P .O . Box 1216 has served in the Senate Oxford 38655 since 2012 . He was gtollison@senate .ms .gov born August 8, 1971 in Irving, Texas . Wiggins (601) 359-2395 is a graduate of Pascagoula High School, Tulane University, and Mississippi College School Tollison, an attorney, of Law . He is an attorney and is a member of is a Republican who the Rotary Club, Excel by 5, Singing River has served in the Senate since 1996 . He is a Soccer Club, Jackson County Bar Association, graduate of Rhodes College and the University Mississippi Bar Association, and EMERGE of Mississippi School of Law . Senator Tollison Pascagoula . His religious affiliation is United

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Methodist . He and his wife, Heather, have two Sorority, Inc . and Cure Sickle Cell Foundation . children, Landen and Grace . Wiggins chairs She is married to Anthony Witherspoon . She is the Medicaid committee and is vice chair of the of the A .M .E . faith . Witherspoon is vice chair Public Health and Welfare committee . He is also of the Environment Protection committee a member of the Appropriations; Corrections; and also serves on the Corrections; Finance; Education; Environment Protection; Judiciary, Municipalities; Ports and Marine Resources; Division B; and Ports and Marine Resources State Library; and Universities and committees . Colleges committees .

J.P. WILEMON JR. CHARLES A. (CHUCK) District 5: Itawamba, YOUNGER Prentiss, Tishomingo District 17: Lowndes, P .O . Box 82 Monroe Belmont 38827 1213 Younger Road jwilemon@senate .ms .gov Columbus 39701 (601) 359-3232 cyounger@senate .ms .gov (601) 359-3246 Wilemon began service in the Senate in 2004 Younger, a Republican, and is a banker . Born September 10, 1940 in was first elected to the Senate in 2014 . He is a Prentiss County, he graduated from Northeast graduate of Heritage Academy, East Mississippi Mississippi Community College and Memphis Community College, and Mississippi State State University . A Primitive Baptist, he and University . Senator Younger is a member of his wife, Bobbie, have two children, Mack and Gideons, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Farm Gina . A Democrat, Wilemon is chair of the Bureau, Cattlemen’s Association, District 5 Municipalities committee and vice chair of Volunteer Fire Department, Prairie Land Water the Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Association, National Federation of Independent committee . He serves on the Appropriations; Business, National Rifle Association lifetime Business and Financial Institutions; Drug Policy; member, and Lowndes Forestry Association . Education; Enrolled Bills; Investigate State Senator Younger and his wife, Missy, have three Offices; and Universities and children: JoAnna, Charles Colton and Michael Colleges committees . Albert . He is a member of First Baptist Church . Senator Youger is chair of the County Affairs TAMMY F. committee and is a member of the Agriculture; WITHERSPOON Appropriations; Economic Development; District 38: Adams, Environment Protection; Forestry; Highways and Amite, Pike, Walthall, Transportation; Housing; Medicaid; and Public Wilkinson Health and Welfare committees . 420 North Clark Avenue Magnolia 39652 twitherspoon@senate . ms .gov (601) 359-3221

Witherspoon, elected to the Senate in 2016, was born on December 10 and has a bachelor of science in education from Jackson State University and a masters of education from Alcorn State University . She is a business owner by occupation . Senator Witherspoon was formerly a two term Select-woman of the city of McComb . She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha

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Secretary of the Senate Senate Sargeant at Arms LIZ WELCH RONNIE STEWART P .O . Box 1018 P O. . Box 1018 Jackson 39215 Jackson 39215 New Capitol, Room 308 (601) 359-3127 lwelch@senate ms. .gov Stewart, a retired (601) 359-3202 Mississippi highway patrolman, began Welch began serving serving as the Senate as the Secretary of the Sergeant at Arms in Senate in 2012 . She was born in West and is 2017 . He previously served as the 22nd Circuit a resident of Madison . Welch graduated from Court District Drug Court Coordinator . He also the University of Mississippi and Mississippi worked as Master Sergeant of Driver Services College School of Law . She is a member of for the Department of Public Safety . Stewart and the Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church in his wife, Maggie, have three children and four Madison . Welch and her husband, Paul, have grandchildren . They reside in Crystal Springs . one child, Matthew Majure .

Assistant Secretary of the Senate JIM MADDEN 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 master’s degrees from Mississippi College .

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Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Simmons; Willie Simmons; Sean J . Tindell; Brice John A . Polk, Chairman Wiggins; Tammy Witherspoon J . P . Wilemon Jr ,. Vice Chairman Members: David Blount; Terry C . Burton; Eugene County Affairs S . Clarke; Angela Turner Ford; W . Briggs Hopson Chuck Younger, Chairman III; Rita Potts Parks; Sean J . Tindell Billy Hudson, Vice Chairman Members: Barbara Blackmon; Nickey Browning; Agriculture Russell Jolly; Philip Moran; John A . Polk; Joseph Billy Hudson, Chairman M . Seymour; Bill Stone Russell Jolly, Vice Chairman Members: Juan Barnett; Jenifer B . Branning; Drug Policy Chris Caughman; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; David Jordan, Chairman Eugene S . Clarke; Angela Burks Hill; Robert L . Michael Watson, Vice Chairman Jackson; David Jordan; Joseph M . Seymour; Willie Members: Kevin Blackwell; Nickey Browning; Simmons; Chuck Younger Albert Butler; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Dennis DeBar Jr .; Sally Doty; Appropriations Chris McDaniel; J . P . Wilemon Jr . Eugene S . Clarke, Chairman W . Briggs Hopson III, Vice Chairman Economic Development Members: Jenifer B . Branning; Terry C . Burton; John Horhn, Chairman Albert Butler; Videt Carmichael; Dennis DeBar Juan Barnett, Vice Chairman Jr .; Bob M . Dearing; Angela Turner Ford; Hillman Members: Kevin Blackwell; Sally Doty; Joey Terome Frazier; Tommy A . Gollott; Angela Burks Fillingane; Tommy A . Gollott; Chad McMahan; Hill; John Horhn; Robert L . Jackson; Gary Jackson; Philip Moran; David Parker; Rita Potts Parks; Sampson Jackson II; Chris McDaniel; J . Walter Chuck Younger Michel; Sollie B . Norwood; Joseph M . Seymour; Willie Simmons; Sean J . Tindell; Gray Tollison; Education Brice Wiggins; J . P . Wilemon Jr ;. Chuck Younger Gray Tollison, Chairman Chris Caughman, Vice Chairman Business and Financial Institutions Members: Kevin Blackwell; David Blount; Terry Rita Potts Parks, Chairman C . Burton; Eugene S . Clarke; Angela Burks Hill; J . Walter Michel, Vice Chairman W . Briggs Hopson III; Billy Hudson; David Jordan; Members: Kevin Blackwell; Jenifer B . Branning; Chris Massey; Sollie B . Norwood; John A . Polk; Nickey Browning; Videt Carmichael; Chris Brice Wiggins; J . P . Wilemon Jr . Caughman; Sally Doty; Josh Harkins; Robert L . Jackson; Gary Jackson; Sampson Jackson II; Elections J . P . Wilemon Jr . Sally Doty, Chairman David Blount, Vice Chairman Constitution Members: Hob Bryan; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Chris McDaniel, Chairman Joey Fillingane; ; Tommy Angela Turner Ford, Vice Chairman A . Gollott; David Parker; John A . Polk Members: Juan Barnett; Hob Bryan; Bob M . Dearing; Joey Fillingane; J . Walter Michel; Energy Bill Stone; Gray Tollison W . Briggs Hopson III, Chairman Josh Harkins, Vice Chairman Corrections Members: Nickey Browning; Terry C . Burton; Sampson Jackson II, Chairman Videt Carmichael; Dennis DeBar Jr .; Bob M . Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Vice Chairman Dearing; Sally Doty; Robert L . Jackson; Gary Members: Videt Carmichael; Dennis DeBar Jackson; Sampson Jackson II; Russell Jolly; Philip Jr .; Dean Kirby; Sollie B . Norwood; Derrick T . Moran; John A . Polk; Sean J . Tindell 115 LEGISLATIVE

Enrolled Bills Highways and Transportation Derrick T . Simmons, Chairman Willie Simmons, Chairman Barbara Blackmon, Vice Chairman Dennis DeBar Jr ,. Vice Chairman Members: Dennis DeBar Jr ;. Philip Moran; J . P . Members: Barbara Blackmon; Nickey Browning; Wilemon Jr . Hob Bryan; Bob M . Dearing; Sally Doty; Tommy A . Gollott; Josh Harkins; John Horhn; Billy Hudson; Environmental Protection, Russell Jolly; Dean Kirby; Chris Massey; J . Walter Conservation, and Water Resources Michel; Philip Moran; Rita Potts Parks; Bill Stone; Michael Watson, Chairman Chuck Younger Tammy Witherspoon, Vice Chairman Members: Juan Barnett; Albert Butler; Deborah Housing Jeanne Dawkins; Angela Burks Hill; W . Briggs Hillman Terome Frazier, Chairman Hopson III; John Horhn; Billy Hudson; Russell Chris Massey, Vice Chairman Jolly; David Jordan; Joseph M . Seymour; Sean J . Members: David Jordan; Dean Kirby; Chad Tindell; Brice Wiggins; Chuck Younger McMahan; Sollie B . Norwood; David Parker; John A . Polk; Chuck Younger Ethics Chris Massey, Chairman Insurance Gary Jackson, Vice Chairman Videt Carmichael, Chairman Members: David Blount; Jenifer B . Branning; Kevin Blackwell, Vice Chairman Albert Butler; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Angela Members: Barbara Blackmon; Nickey Browning; Turner Ford; Russell Jolly; Chad McMahan Eugene S . Clarke; Bob M . Dearing; Angela Burks Hill; John Horhn; Dean Kirby; J . Walter Michel; Executive Contingent Fund Rita Potts Parks; John A . Polk; Bill Stone, Chairman Derrick T . Simmons Gray Tollison, Vice Chairman Members: Barbara Blackmon; J . Walter Michel; Interstate and Federal Cooperation Joseph M . Seymour Robert L . Jackson, Chairman Sampson Jackson II, Vice Chairman Finance Members: Hillman Terome Frazier; Dean Kirby; Joey Fillingane, Chairman Sollie B . Norwood Dean Kirby, Vice Chairman Members: Juan Barnett; Barbara Blackmon; Kevin Investigate State Offices Blackwell; David Blount; Nickey Browning; Hob Angela Burks Hill, Chairman Bryan; Chris Caughman; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; Videt Carmichael, Vice Chairman Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Sally Doty; Josh Members: Chris Caughman; Lydia Graves Harkins; Billy Hudson; Russell Jolly; David Jordan; Chassaniol; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Hillman Chris Massey; Chad McMahan; Philip Moran; Terome Frazier; Philip Moran; Michael Watson; David Parker; Rita Potts Parks; John A . Polk; J . P . Wilemon Jr . Derrick T . Simmons; Bill Stone; Michael Watson; Tammy Witherspoon Judiciary, Division A Sean J . Tindell, Chairman Forestry Sally Doty, Vice Chairman Nickey Browning, Chairman Members: Juan Barnett; Barbara Blackmon; Jenifer Jenifer B . Branning, Vice Chairman B . Branning; Eugene S . Clarke; Dennis DeBar Jr ;. Members: Albert Butler; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Joey Fillingane; Angela Turner Ford; Hillman David Jordan; Joseph M . Seymour; Bill Stone; Terome Frazier; W . Briggs Hopson III; Dean Michael Watson; Chuck Younger Kirby; Chad McMahan; David Parker; Derrick T . Simmons

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Judiciary, Division B Public Health and Welfare Hob Bryan, Chairman Dean Kirby, Chairman Chris McDaniel, Vice Chairman Brice Wiggins, Vice Chairman Members: Kevin Blackwell; David Blount; Dennis Members: David Blount; Hob Bryan; Terry C . DeBar Jr ;. Joey Fillingane; Angela Turner Ford; Burton; Chris Caughman; Bob M . Dearing; Sally Angela Burks Hill; W . Briggs Hopson III; Sampson Doty; Joey Fillingane; Hillman Terome Frazier; Jackson II; Derrick T . Simmons; Sean J . Tindell; Josh Harkins; W . Briggs Hopson III; John Horhn; Gray Tollison; Michael Watson; Brice Wiggins Gary Jackson; David Parker; Rita Potts Parks; Willie Simmons; Gray Tollison; Chuck Younger Labor Albert Butler, Chairman Public Property Sollie B . Norwood, Vice Chairman David Blount, Chairman Members: Billy Hudson; Robert L . Jackson; Chris Bob M . Dearing, Vice Chairman Massey; Chris McDaniel; Chad McMahan; Philip Members: Albert Butler; Sally Doty; Josh Harkins; Moran; Derrick T . Simmons Robert L . Jackson; Joseph M . Seymour

Legislative Budget Committee Rules Tate Reeves, Chairman Terry C . Burton, Chairman Members: Terry C . Burton; Eugene S . Clarke; Sally Gray Tollison, Vice Chairman Doty; Joey Fillingane; Dean Kirby; Willie Simmons Members: Tommy A . Gollott; Josh Harkins; John Horhn Local and Private Gary Jackson, Chairman Special Committee for Election David Parker, Vice Chairman Contests of Senate Seats Members: Hob Bryan; Tommy A . Gollott; Terry C . Burton, Chairman J . Walter Michel Members: Sally Doty; Joey Fillingane; Hillman Terome Frazier; Rita Potts Parks Medicaid Brice Wiggins, Chairman State Library Hob Bryan, Vice Chairman Deborah Jeanne Dawkins, Chairman Members: Barbara Blackmon; Kevin Blackwell; Albert Butler, Vice Chairman Terry C . Burton; Chris Caughman; Eugene Members: John Horhn; Willie Simmons; S . Clarke; Deborah Jeanne Dawkins; Sollie B . Tammy Witherspoon Norwood; Rita Potts Parks; Chuck Younger Tourism Municipalities Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chairman J . P . Wilemon Jr ,. Chairman Sean J . Tindell, Vice Chairman Chad McMahan, Vice Chairman Members: Albert Butler; Tommy A . Gollott; Josh Members: Juan Barnett; Jenifer B . Branning; Terry Harkins; W . Briggs Hopson III; John Horhn; David C . Burton; Lydia Graves Chassaniol; David Jordan; Jordan; Chris Massey; Chad McMahan; Chris Massey; Chris McDaniel; Bill Stone; Willie Simmons Tammy Witherspoon Universities and Colleges Ports and Marine Resources Josh Harkins, Chairman Tommy A . Gollott, Chairman Hillman Terome Frazier, Vice Chairman Joseph M . Seymour, Vice Chairman Members: Terry C . Burton; Chris Caughman; Joey Members: Videt Carmichael; Deborah Jeanne Fillingane; W . Briggs Hopson III; Gary Jackson; Dawkins; Bob M . Dearing; Robert L . Jackson; David Parker; John A . Polk; Bill Stone; Gray Willie Simmons; Sean J . Tindell; Michael Watson; Tollison; J . P . Wilemon Jr ;. Tammy Witherspoon Brice Wiggins; Tammy Witherspoon

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Veterans and Military Affairs David Parker, Chairman Philip Moran, Vice Chairman Members: Juan Barnett; Angela Turner Ford; Billy Hudson; Sampson Jackson II; Rita Potts Parks

Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Philip Moran, Chairman Angela Burks Hill, Vice Chairman Members: Jenifer B . Branning; Chris Caughman; Gary Jackson; Sampson Jackson II; Chris Massey; Derrick T . Simmons; Bill Stone; Gray Tollison; Michael Watson

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Philip Gunn ...... 56 Jeff Smith ...... 39 Steve Horne ...... 81 Speaker of the House Ashley Henley ...... 40 Charles Young Jr ...... 82 Greg Snowden ...... 83 Speaker Pro Tempore ...... 41 William Shirley ...... 84 Lester (Bubba) Carpenter ...... 1 Carl L . Mickens ...... 42 America (Chuck) Middleton ...... 85 ...... 2 ...... 43 ...... 86 ...... 3 C . Scott Bounds ...... 44 Chris Johnson ...... 87 Jody Steverson ...... 4 Michael T . Evans ...... 45 Gary V . Staples ...... 88 John G . Faulkner ...... 5 ...... 46 Donnie Scoggin ...... 89 ...... 6 Bryant W . Clark ...... 47 Noah L . Sanford ...... 90 Steve Hopkins ...... 7 ...... 48 Bob Evans ...... 91 John Thomas (Trey) Lamar III ...... 8 Willie L . Bailey ...... 49 ...... 92 ...... 9 John W . Hines ...... 50 Timmy Ladner ...... 93 Nolan Mettetal ...... 10 Rufus E . Straughter ...... 51 Robert L . Johnson III ...... 94 Patricia H . Willis ...... 95 ...... 11 ...... 52 Angela Cockerham ...... 96 J . P . (Jay) Hughes Jr ...... 12 ...... 53 Sam C . Mims V ...... 97 ...... 13 ...... 54 David W . Myers ...... 98 Margaret Ellis Rogers ...... 14 ...... 55 ...... 99 ...... 15 Edward Blackmon Jr ...... 57 ...... 100 Steve Holland ...... 16 ...... 58 Brad A . Touchstone ...... 101 ...... 17 ...... 59 Toby Barker ...... 102 Jerry R . Turner ...... 18 John L . Moore ...... 60 Percy W . Watson ...... 103 Randy P . Boyd ...... 19 Ray Rogers ...... 61 ...... 104 Chris Brown ...... 20 Tom Weathersby ...... 62 Roun S . McNeal ...... 105 ...... 21 ...... 63 John Glen Corley ...... 106 Preston E . Sullivan ...... 22 William C . Denny Jr ...... 64 Douglas McLeod ...... 107 Jim Beckett ...... 23 Christopher M . Bell ...... 65 ...... 108 ...... 24 ...... 66 ...... 109 ...... 25 Earle S . Banks ...... 67 Jeramey D . Anderson ...... 110 ...... 26 Credell Calhoun ...... 68 Charles Busby ...... 111 Kenneth Walker ...... 27 Alyce Griffin Clarke ...... 69 John O . Read ...... 112 Robert Foster ...... 28 Kathy Sykes ...... 70 ...... 71 H .B . (Hank) Zuber ...... 113 Abe Marshall Hudson ...... 29 Jeffrey S . Guice ...... 114 Robert E . Huddleston ...... 30 Debra Hendricks Gibbs ...... 72 Randall H . Patterson ...... 115 Sara Richardson Thomas ...... 31 Cory Wilson ...... 73 Casey Eure ...... 116 Willie J . Perkins Sr ...... 32 Mark Baker ...... 74 Scott DeLano ...... 117 Tommy Reynolds ...... 33 ...... 75 ...... 118 Kevin Horan ...... 34 Gregory Holloway Sr ...... 76 Sonya Williams-Barnes ...... 119 ...... 35 ...... 77 Richard Bennett ...... 120 Karl Gibbs ...... 36 ...... 78 ...... 121 Gary A . Chism ...... 37 Mark K . Tullos ...... 79 David W . Baria ...... 122 Tyrone Ellis ...... 38 ...... 80

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ALCORN TISHO- MINGO DESOTO BENTON TIPPAH MARSHALL TUNICA TATE PRENTISS UNION

LAFAYETTE ITAWAMBA PANOLA LEE COAHOMA QUITMAN PONTOTOC

YALOBUSHA CALHOUN TALAHATCHIE BOLIVAR CHICKASAW MONROE

GRENADA WEBSTER SUN- LEFLORE CLAY FLOWER OKTIBBEHA CARROLL MONT- LOWNDES GOMERY CHOCTAW

HOLMES HUMPHREYS WASHINGTON ATTALA

WINSTON NOXUBEE SHARKEY ISSAQUENA YAZOO LEAKE NESHOBA KEMPER MADISON

WARREN SCOTT LAUDERDALE HINDS NEWTON RANKIN

SMITH JASPER CLARKE CLAIBORNE SIMPSON COPIAH JEFFERSON COVINGTON WAYNE LINCOLN JEFFERSON ADAMS FRANKLIN LAWRENCE DAVIS JONES

WILKINSON WALTHALL MARION LAMAR AMITE PERRY PIKE FOR- GREENE REST GEORGE PEARL RIVER STONE

HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON

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Speaker of the House Speaker Pro-Tem GREG SNOWDEN District 56 District 83

Elected by the Duties: Duties: Elected by the members of the House members of the House for a term of four years, for a term of four years, the Speaker is responsible the Speaker Pro Tempore for preserving order and can serve consecutive decorum in the House . terms . He shall act All committees of the House, except the Rules as Speaker in the absence of the Speaker and Committee and the Management Committee, serves as an ex-officio Chairman of the House are appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise Management Committee as well as an ex-officio specifically directed by the House . Serves as an member of the House Rules Committee . ex-officio member of the Rules Committee and Management Committee . All questions on which the House votes are put by the Speaker, and he shall determine if the proposition has carried . In addition to these duties, he is a member and alternating chairman of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee .

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SHANE AGUIRRE JERAMEY D. District 17: Lee ANDERSON 709 Highland Circle District 110: Jackson Tupelo 38804 P O. . Box 311 saguirre@house ms. .gov Escatawpa 39562 (601) 359-3374 janderson@house ms. .gov (228) 285-8183 Aguirre, first elected to the House of Anderson, elected to the Representatives in 2016, House of Representatives was born on December 11, 1972 in Tupelo . He in 2013, is a graduate of Moss Point High School, is an accountant by occupation and a graduate of Pearl River Community College, and Tulane Mississippi State University and the University University . He was born December 6, 1991 in of Mississippi . Representative Aguirre is of the Pascagoula and is a student and business owner . Methodist faith . A Republican, he is a vice chair A Roman Catholic, he is an alum of the Boys of the Banking and Financial Services committee and Girls Club of Jackson County and involved and serves on Gaming; Judiciary A; Judiciary in the Purple Knights of America, Real South En Banc; Public Health and Human Services; United FC, Knights of Peter Claver, Mississippi Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; and Legislative Black Caucus, and House Democratic Universities and Colleges committees . Caucus Secretary . A Democrat, he is a member of the Investigate State Offices; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Marine Resources; Technology; and Universities and Colleges committees .

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WILLIAM TRACY NICK BAIN ARNOLD District 2: Alcorn District 3: Alcorn, 516 North Fillmore Street Prentiss Corinth 38834 301 Wyninegar Road nbain@house .ms gov. Booneville 38829 (601) 359-3338 warnold@house ms. gov. (601) 359-9390 Bain, an attorney, began serving in the House in Arnold, a senior pastor, 2012 . He was born on became a Representative in 2012 . Born February September 18, 1979 in Corinth and is a graduate 14, 1969, he is a graduate of New Site High of Alcorn Central High School, University of School and Logos Bible College . He is a member Mississippi, and Mississippi College School of of the National Rifle Association, Pro Life, and Law . Bain is a member of the Mississippi Bar Farm Bureau . Arnold is married to Neecy and is Association, Rotary Club, Mississippi Municipal of the Christian faith . A Republican, he is chair of Association, Oakland Baptist Church, the the State Library committee and is a member of Alliance, and the Boys and Girls Club of Corinth . the Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency; He and his wife, Lesley, have three children: Appropriations; Banking and Financial Services; Baylee Anna, Brooks, and Baker . A Democrat, he Drug Policy; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; is a member of the Agriculture; Energy; Judiciary Transportation; and Universities and B; Judiciary En Banc; and Public Health and Colleges committees . Human Services committees .

WILLIE BAILEY MARK BAKER District 49: Washington District 74: Rankin P .O . Box 189 P O. . Box 947 Greenville 38702 Brandon 39043 wbailey@house ms. .gov mbaker@house ms. gov. (601) 359-3363 (601) 359-3388

Bailey, an attorney, has Baker, an attorney, has served in the House of been a Representative Representatives since since 2004 . Born May 1995 . He was born April 25, 1946 in Isola and 13, 1962 in Chicago, , Baker is a graduate is of the Methodist faith . Bailey is a graduate of Germantown High School (Germantown, of and George Washington Tennessee), University of Memphis, and University Law School . He is affiliated with Mississippi College School of Law . He is a the Tougaloo College National Alumni member and past president of both the Rankin Association and the Magnolia and Mississippi Bar County Bar Association and Rotary Club Associations . A Democrat, Bailey is vice chair of of Rankin County, and is a member of the Judiciary B and a member of the Apportionment Mississippi Bar Association . Baker is of the and Elections; County Affairs; Gaming; Interstate Presbyterian faith . He and his wife, Lady, have Cooperation; Judiciary En Banc; Ports, Harbors, one child, Chase . A Republican, he chairs the and Airports; Tourism; and Ways and Judiciary A and Judiciary En Banc committees . He Means committees . is a member of the Appropriations; Banking and Financial Services; Investigate State Offices; and Transportation committees .

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EARLE S. BANKS children: Merritt, Bess, and Max . A Democrat, District 67: Hinds Baria is a member of Appropriations; Judiciary B; P .O . Box 2539 Judiciary En Banc; Universities and Colleges; and Jackson 39215 Youth and Family Affairs committees . ebankslaw@aol com. (601) 359-3399 TOBY BARKER District 102: Forrest, Banks, an attorney and Lamar funeral director, has 409 South 21st Avenue served in the House of Hattiesburg 39401 Representatives since 1993 . Born June 25, 1954 tbarker@house .ms gov. in Jackson, he is a graduate of Jackson State (601) 359-3428 University and Mississippi College School of Law . Representative Banks is associated with Barker, a Republican, the Mississippi and National Funeral Directors became a member of the and Morticians Association and Magnolia and House of Representatives in 2008 . He was born Mississippi Bar Associations . Representative December 31, 1981 in Meridian and is a graduate Banks is of the Catholic faith and is active in the of University of Southern Mississippi and Brown Jackson State University Foundation and many University . He is married to his wife, Kathryn, other community organizations . A Democrat, he and is of the Christian faith . Representative is a member of the Appropriations; Compilation, Barker is a member of the Rotary Club, Revision, and Publication; Insurance; Judiciary Avenues Alliance, Parkhaven Neighborhood A; Judiciary En Banc; Public Property; and Public Association, Southern Miss Alumni Association, Utilities committees . Area Development Partnership, Downtown Association, and Pi Kappa Phi Alumni Chapter . DAVID BARIA Barker is chair of the Performance Based District 122: Hancock Budgeting committee and a member of the 153 Main Street Apportionment and Elections; Appropriations; Bay St . Louis 39520 Education; Medicaid; Public Health and Human dbaria@house .ms gov. Services; and Technology committees . (228) 466-3346 SONYA WILLIAMS Baria, an attorney, BARNES first served in the District 119: Harrison Senate from 2008 2018 31st Avenue to 2011 and began service in the House of Gulfport 39501 Representatives in 2012 . Born December 4, 1962 swilliams-barnes@house . in Pascagoula, he graduated from Moss Point ms .gov High School, University of Southern Mississippi (601) 359-4074 (University of London School of Economics), and the University of Mississippi School of Law Williams-Barnes, (Cambridge University) . Baria is a member of a funeral director, joined the House of the Mississippi Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Representatives in 2012 . She is a graduate Foundation Fellow, American Board of Trial of Jackson State University and Bishop State Advocates, Mississippi Association for Justice, Mortuary Science School . She is of the Baptist United Policyholders Board, Mississippi Access to faith and affiliated with Saving Our Sisters, Alpha Justice Commission, and the Coast Conservation Kappa Alpha, Organize for America, NAACP, Association . Representative Baria, an National Association of Funeral Directors, and Episcopalian, is married to Marcie and has three Morticians and Mississippi Funeral Directors

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Association . She has one son, Kenson . A CHARLES JIM Democrat, she is vice chair of the Ports, Harbors, BECKETT and Airports committee and a member of the District 23: Calhoun, Education; Gaming; Marine Resources; and Grenada, Lafayette, Tourism committees . Webster P O. . Box 722 SHANE BARNETT Bruce 38915 District 86: Greene, jbeckett@house .ms .gov Perry, Wayne (601) 359-3335 P .O . Box 621 Waynesboro 39367 Beckett, an attorney, has been a House of sbarnett@house ms. .gov Representatives member since 2004 . He was born (601) 735-4047 July 25, 1958 in Bruce and is a graduate of Bruce High School, Northwest Community College, Barnett, a real estate the University of Mississippi, and the University appraiser, was first of Mississippi School of Law . Representative elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 . Beckett is affiliated with the Calhoun County He was born July 4, 1986 in Laurel and is of Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, the Catholic faith . Representative Barnett, a American Bar Association, Mississippi Republican, is affiliated with the Rotary Club Association of School Board Attorneys, Bruce and Realtors Association . He is vice chair of Chamber of Commerce, Mississippi Prosecutors the Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committee Association, and Mississippi Association of and also serves on the Conservation and Water City Attorneys . Beckett is married to Susan Resources; Energy; Forestry; Judiciary B; and is of the Baptist faith . A Republican, he is Judiciary En Banc; and Marine chair of the Public Utilities committee . He is a Resources committees . member of the Apportionment and Elections; Appropriations; Banking and Financial Services; MANLY BARTON Insurance; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; District 109: George, Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; Rules; Jackson and Universities and Colleges committees . 7905 Pecan Ridge Moss Point 39562 CHRISTOPHER M. BELL mbarton@house ms. .gov District 65: Hinds (228) 588-2763 P O. . Box 1018 Jackson 39215 Barton, a retired cbell@house ms. .gov Chevron systems analyst, (601) 359-2461 joined the House of Representatives in 2012 . Born March 14, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama, he is a Bell, a Democrat, was graduate of Vancleave High School and Alabama born in Chicago, Illinois Christian College . He and his wife Sarah are but calls Jackson home . of the Methodist faith . He has four children: He is a graduate of Jackson State University Jill, Jeri, Jennifer, and Kennon; and eight (B .S .) . Representative Bell is a member of grandchildren: Chase, Haley, Jordan, Austin, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc . He is vice chair Jackson, Fisher, Rosie, and Riot . A Republican, of the Executive Contingent Fund committee Barton is chair of the Local and Private and a member of the Constitution; Drug Policy; Legislation committee and a member of the Energy; Gaming; Insurance; and Public Health Agriculture; Conservation and Water Resources; and Human Services committees . County Affairs; Military Affairs; Ports, Harbors, and Airports; Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; Rules; and Transportation committees .

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DONNIE BELL EDWARD District 21: Itawamba, BLACKMON JR. Tishomingo District 57: Madison 836 Tucker Road P O. . Drawer 105 Fulton 38843 Canton 39046 dbell@house .ms gov. eblackmon@house ms. .gov (601) 862-3385 (601) 359-9394

Bell, a Safety Blackmon has served Coordinator at FL Crane in the House of and Sons, has been a State Representative since Representatives from 1979 to 1980 and from 2008 . He was born March 3, 1963 in Tupelo and 1984 to present . He is a graduate of Tougaloo graduated from Itawamba Agricultural High College, George Washington University, School, Itawamba Community College, and Tuskegee Institute, and Emory University . Mississippi State University . Bell is involved Representative Blackmon is an attorney with Itawamba Christian Church, Farmhouse and belongs to the Magnolia and American Fraternity, and the Lion’s Club . He and his Bar Associations . He is also affiliated with wife Nelda have three children: Paden, Abbie, the NAACP and Mississippi Trial Lawyers and Jeremiah . A Republican, he is chair of the Association . A Baptist, he was born in Canton Workforce Development committee and serves and is married to his wife, Barbara . Blackmon is on the Agriculture; Banking and Financial a Democrat and a member of the Apportionment Services; Energy; Universities and Colleges; and and Elections; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Ways and Means committees . Municipalities; Rules; and Ways and Means committees . RICHARD BENNETT District 120: Harrison JOEL BOMGAR 20108 Daugherty Road District 58: Madison Long Beach 39560 357 Kiowa Drive rbennett@house ms. .gov Madison 39110 (601) 359-2860 jbomgar@house ms. .gov (601) 359-9485 Bennett, a retired DuPont employee, has Bomgar, first elected been a Representative to the House of since 2008 . Born June 25, 1957, he is a graduate Representatives in 2016, of Gulf Coast Junior College and the University was born on February 6, 1980 and is a graduate of Southern Mississippi . Bennett is a member of of Belhaven University . He is the founder of the Foreign Trade Zone, Gulf Coast Council of Bomgar Corporation . Representative Bomgar Governments, Long Beach Drug Task Force, and served in the Mississippi Air National Guard . the Hazard Mitigation Council . He is married to He is on the steering council of MEC’s Blueprint Tricia and is of the Catholic faith . Representative Mississippi and is a former board member of the Bennett is a Republican and serves as chair of Mississippi County Foundation and Belhaven the Gaming committee . He is a member of the University . He and his wife, Rachel, have four Appropriations; Education; Local and Private children . Bomgar is of the Presbyterian faith . Legislation; Management; Public Utilities; A Republican, he is vice chair of the Medicaid Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; and committee and serves on the Corrections; Drug Tourism committees . Policy; Education; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Municipalities; Public Property; Technology; and Youth and Family Affairs committees .

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C. SCOTT BOUNDS the Revenue and Expenditure General Bills District 44: Leake, committee and serves on the Accountability, Neshoba Efficiency, and Transparency; Education; Energy; 45 Carla Drive Forestry; Investigate State Offices; and Public Philadelphia 39350 Property committees . sbounds@house .ms .gov (601) 359-3334 CHRIS BROWN District 20: Itawamba, Bounds, a Republican, Lee, Monroe began serving in the 50022 Greenbriar Road House of Representatives in 2004 . Born February Aberdeen 39730 12, 1962 in Philadelphia, he graduated from crbrown@house .ms gov. Philadelphia High School and Mississippi State (601) 359-2428 University and is the area manager for Working Solutions, LLC . He is vice president and program Brown, a Republican, chairman of the Neshoba County Fair . Bounds began service in the is a member of the Community Development House of Representatives in 2012 . He was Partnership, National Rifle Association, Wildlife born March 5, 1971 and is a graduate of Mississippi, Mississippi Wildlife Federation, Northeast Mississippi Community College and and chairman of the Mississippi Legislative the University of Memphis . Representative Sportsmen’s Caucus . He is of the Baptist faith and Brown is a business owner and member of the is married to his wife, Jennifer . A Republican, Chamber of Commerce, Gideon’s International, Bounds is chair of the Wildlife, Fisheries, National Rifle Association, Republican Executive and Parks committee . He is a member of the Committee, Monroe County Republican Appropriations; Banking and Financial Services; Executive Committee, Leadership Monroe, Management; Public Health and Human Services; and AOPA . Brown is of the Baptist faith and he and Revenue and Expenditure General and his wife Ryksie have five children: Caleb, Bills committees . Joshua, Virginia, Elijah, and Gabriel . He is chair of the Medicaid committee and a member RANDY P. BOYD of Appropriations; Banking and Financial District 19: Services; Conservation and Water Resources; Itawamba, Lee Constitution; Management; and Public Health P .O . Box 157 and Human Services committees . Mantachie 38855 rboyd@house ms. .gov CEDRIC BURNETT (662) 231-0133 District 9: Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, Tunica Boyd, a registered P O. . Box 961 forester and professional Tunica 38676 land surveyor, began service in the House of cburnett@house ms. .gov Representatives in 2012 . He was born March (601) 359-3259 23, 1954 in Russellville, Alabama is a graduate of Tremont High School, Itawamba Community Burnett, a Democrat, College, Northeast Mississippi Community was first elected to the College, and Mississippi State University . Boyd is House of Representatives in 2016 . He was born a member of First Baptist Church in Mantachie, February 24, 1966 in Sardis and is married to Society of American Foresters, Mississippi his wife, Tishia . Representative Burnett is a Association of Professional Surveyors, and graduate of Northwest Community College and Mississippi Loggers Association . He and his the University of Memphis . He is a mortician wife Sherry, have two children, Tara and Drew by occupation and is of Methodist faith . Burnett (deceased), and two grandchildren, Taryn is vice chair of the Technology committee and and Ian . A Republican, Boyd is vice chair of is a member of Banking and Financial Services;

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Energy; Executive Contingent Fund; Judiciary is married to his wife, Karen . A Republican, B; Judiciary En Banc; Public Health and Human he is chair of the County Affairs committee Services; and Transportation committees . and a member of the Banking and Financial Services; Conservation and Water Resources; CHARLES BUSBY Management; Transportation; and Ways and District 111: Jackson Means committees . 4703 Willow Street Pascagoula 39567 CREDELL CALHOUN cbusby@house ms. .gov District 68: (601) 359-3355 Hinds, Rankin P O. . Box 3406 Busby, an engineer Jackson 39207 and business owner, ccalhoun@house ms. .gov began service in the (601) 359-3351 House of Representatives in 2012 . He was born July 24, 1963 in Laurel is a graduate of Calhoun, a businessman, Live Oak Academy, Mississippi Gulf Coast served in the House from Community College, and the University of South 1980 to 1992 and since 2004 . Born May 20, 1943 Alabama . An Episcopalian, Busby is a member in Natchitoches, Louisiana, he is a graduate of of the Pascagoula Rotary Club, Jackson County Prairie View A&M University and Jackson State Chamber of Commerce, American Society University . Representative Calhoun is affiliated of Mechanical Engineers, American Council with NAACP, AARP, and Jayne Aire Community of Engineering Companies, National Society Association . Calhoun is married to his wife, of Professional Engineers, and National Rifle Peggy and is of the Missionary Baptist faith . A Association . He is married to his wife, Felicia, Democrat, he is a member of the Education; and has two daughters, Cayla and Teal, son- Insurance; Military Affairs; Universities and in-law, Joshua and two grandsons, Brunson Colleges; and Ways and Means committees . and Bennett . A Republican, Busby is chair of the Transportation committee and member of LESTER (BUBBA) the Appropriations; Conservation and Water CARPENTER Resources; Education; Insurance; and Ports, District 1: Alcorn, Harbors, and Airports committees . Tishomingo 8 Carpenter Drive LARRY BYRD Burnsville 38833 District 104: Forrest lcarpenter@house ms. .gov 17 Byrd Road (601) 359-4073 Petal 39465 lbyrd@house .ms gov. Carpenter, a paramedic, (601) 359-3337 began service in the House of Representatives in 2008 . He was born September 1, 1970 and is Byrd, a contractor, a graduate of Burnsville High School, Northeast was first elected to the Mississippi Community College, Paramedic House of Representatives School, and Wallace State Community College . in 2008 . He was born August 1, 1948 in Representative Carpenter is the current chairman Hattiesburg and is a graduate of Petal High of the Mississippi House of Representatives School . Representative Byrd is a member of Conservative Coalition, Burnsville Area the Petal Chamber of Commerce, Macedonia Chamber of Commerce, Tishomingo Economic Baptist Church, Petal Masonic Lodge No . 516 Foundation, and affiliated with Boy Scouts of Hattiesburg York, K Y. C. H. . and Scottish Rite 32 America . Carpenter and his wife Niesha have degrees Bodies, K C. C. H. ., Veterans of Foreign one child, Noah . He is of the Methodist faith . A War Life Member, and Army Republican, he is a member of Agriculture; Veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division . Byrd

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Banking and Financial Services; County Affairs; Banc; Public Health and Human Services; Municipalities; Tourism; Ways and Means; and Transportation; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees . Parks committees .

GARY A. CHISM ALYCE GRIFFIN District 37: Clay, CLARKE Lowndes, Oktibbeha District 69: Hinds P .O . Box 2343 1053 Arbor Vista Blvd . Columbus 39704 Jackson 39209 gchism@house ms. .gov aclarke@house ms. .gov (662) 327-0777 (601) 359-3235

Chism took office in the Clarke, a nutritionist, House of Representatives has served in the House in 2000 . Born December 24, 1950, he lives in of Representatives since 1985 . She is a graduate Columbus . Chism is an independent insurance of Alcorn State University and Tuskegee agent and certified insurance counselor who University . Representative Clarke is affiliated graduated from New Hope High School and with Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alcorn Alumni, Jack Mississippi State University . He is a Mason, and Jill of America, Inc ., Mississippi Public York Rite, and a Shriner . He belongs to the Health Association, Regional Association of Drug American Legion and Rotary Club and has served Free Schools, and Communities and State PTA . on the Lowndes County Board of Education She was born in Yazoo City and is married to Lee and the EMCC Board of Trustees . Chism and William Clarke Jr . She is of the Baptist faith . A his wife Barbara are Southern Baptists and Democrat, Clarke is vice chair of the Drug Policy have two children: Chris and Ashley, and two committee and a member of the Appropriations; grandchildren: Cade and Bailey . A Republican, he Banking and Financial Services; Education; chairs the Insurance committee and is a member Universities and Colleges; and Youth and Family of the Education; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Affairs committees . Local and Private Legislation; Public Utilities; and Ways and Means committees . ANGELA COCKERHAM BRYANT W. CLARK District 96: Adams, District 47: Attala, Amite, Pike, Wilkinson Holmes, Yazoo P O. . Box 613 271 Clark Road Magnolia 39652 Pickens 39146 acockerham@house ms. gov. bclark@house ms. .gov (601) 783-6600 (601) 359-2845 Cockerham, an Clark, an attorney, attorney and adjunct Professor for Mississippi was first elected to the College School of Law, began serving in the House of Representatives in 2004 . He was born House of Representatives in 2005 . She is a October 31, 1974 in Jackson and graduated graduate of Jackson State University (B A. .), from Holmes Community College, Mississippi Loyola University- (J .D .), and Valley State, and Mississippi College School of Tufts University-The Fletcher School of Law Law . Representative Clark is a member of the and Diplomacy (M .A .) . Cockerham is a Baptist Mississippi Bar Association and the Magnolia and a member of the Mississippi and Louisiana Bar Association . He is the President of the Bar Associations . A Democrat, Representative Holmes County NAACP . A Democrat, he is vice Cockerham is chair of the Energy committee chair of the Conservation and Water Resources and vice chair of the Management committee . committee and a member of the Apportionment She also serves on the Apportionment and and Elections; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Elections; Appropriations; Compilation,

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Revision, and Publication; Ethics; Judiciary A; a member of the Education; Gaming; Marine Judiciary En Banc; Legislative Budget Committee; Resources; Universities and Colleges; and Ways Performance Based Budgeting; and Wildlife, and Means committees . Fisheries, and Parks committees . DANA L. CRISWELL JOHN GLEN CORLEY District 6: DeSoto District 106: Lamar, P O. . Box 1321 Pearl River Olive Branch 38654 545 Otho Davis Road dcriswell@house ms. .gov Lumberton 39455 (601) 359-2861 jcorley@house ms. .gov (601) 818-5205 Criswell, first elected to the House of Corley, a rancher/ Representatives in 2016, farmer and former was born on October 9, 1963 in Pascagoula and educator, joined the House of Representatives is a graduate of Pascagoula High School, Delta in 2017 . He was born February 22, 1966 and State University, and the University of Louisiana attended Poplarville High School, Pearl River Monroe . A pilot, Representative Criswell is Community College, and Mississippi State affiliated with Airline Pilots Association . He is University . He is a Southern Baptist and a married to Julie and has five children, Janine, member of Oak Hill Baptist Church, Mississippi Ella, Veronica, Josiah, and Lena and one Cattlemen’s Association, and the National granddaughter, Ethel . He is of the Christian Rifle Association . He and his wife, Elizabeth, faith . Criswell is vice chair of the Constitution have two children: John-Taylor and Claire . committee and is a member of the Drug Policy; A Republican, Corley is a member of the Education; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Agriculture; Conservation and Water Resources; Technology; Tourism; Transportation; and Ports, Harbors, and Airports; Public Utilities; Universities and Colleges committees . Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks; and Workforce Development committees . BECKY CURRIE District 92: Copiah, CAROLYN Lawrence, Lincoln CRAWFORD 407 Oliver Drive District 121: Harrison Brookhaven 39601 23155 Stablewood Circle bcurrie@house ms. .gov Pass Christian 39571 (601) 359-3131 ccrawford@house .ms .gov (601) 359-2582 Currie, a registered nurse, has been in Crawford, a former the House of Representatives since 2008 . She social worker, has served was born May 2, 1957, and graduated from in the House of Representatives since 2012 . She Southwest Mississippi Community College is a graduate of Long Beach High School and and the University of Southern Mississippi . the University of South Alabama . Crawford is Representative Currie is a member of the a member of the Harrison County Republican Mississippi Nurses Association . She is married Women, Harrison County Republican Club, to Bruce Currie and is of the Episcopal faith . Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, A Republican, she is chair of the Tourism L . B . Youth Recreation League, and lifetime committee and a member of the Accountability, member of the National Rifle Association . She Efficiency, and Transparency; Apportionment is of the Catholic faith and is married to Mike and Elections; Appropriations; Education; Crawford; they have three children: Marly, Medicaid; PEER; and Rules committees . Emily, and Jackson . A Republican, she is chair of the Executive Contingent Fund committee and

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SCOTT DELANO OSCAR DENTON District 117: Harrison District 55: Warren P .O . Box 4524 5024 Rollingwood Est . Biloxi 39535 Drive, Vicksburg 39180 sdelano@house ms. .gov odenton@house ms. .gov (601) 359-3223 (601) 359-2438

DeLano, a commercial Denton, a Democrat, real estate developer, was was elected to the House first elected to the House of Representatives in of Representatives in 2010 . He has a Bachelor of 2013 . A businessman, Denton was born July Arts degree in accounting from the University 30, 1953 in Warren County . He is a member of Southern Mississippi . Representative DeLano of the NAACP, Mississippi Legislative Black was born September 20, 1971 in Hendersonville, Caucus, Democratic Caucus, MASE/CWA, North Carolina . He and his wife, Robin, have and a Salvation Army Board Member . Denton two children, Matthew and Emily . They are of is married to Margaret and has three children: the Presbyterian faith . A Republican, he is chair Tammie, Oscar IV, and Frederick; and four of the Technology committee and a member of grandchildren: Genea, Jordan, Oscar V, and the Appropriations; Education; Gaming; and Logan . He is of the Baptist faith . Denton is a Insurance committees . member of the Drug Policy; Gaming; Insurance; Technology; Tourism; Transportation; and BILL DENNY Workforce Development committees . District 64: Hinds, Madison DEBORAH BUTLER P .O . Box 12185 DIXON Jackson 39236 District 63: Hinds, bdenny@house ms. .gov Warren, Yazoo (601) 359-3324 P O. . Box 106 Raymond 39154 Denny, a Republican, ddixon@house ms. .gov has been a member of (601) 359-3755 the House of Representatives since 1988 . He is Catholic and a graduate of the University of Dixon, a retired Maryland . He is a retired executive of Barclays/ employee of Delphi Packard Electric, began American Credit, a multi-national banking service in the House of Representatives in 2012 . company, and is affiliated with the American She was born in Bolton and is a graduate of Legislative Council, the Judiciary Task Force Sumner Hill High School and Hinds Community Executive Committee, and is a Veteran of the College . Dixon is the founder of the Broderick United States Air Force . Representative Denny Injustice for Justice for Victims’ Rights and a was married to Sue Rose Johnsey Denny (now member of Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi deceased) and they have four children, Anne Poultry Association, IUE-CWA labor union (Sweetie) Piazza, Kitty Denny Howell, William for electrical workers, Rotary Club, Women C . (Billy) Denny III, and Sally Denny Dobbs, and Legislators Lobby, and Coalition for a Prosperous nine grandchildren . He is chair of Apportionment Mississippi . She and her husband Loviett Jr . and Elections and a member of Appropriations; have five children: Camika, Consuela, Roderick, Constitution; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Broderick, and Loviett III; and six grandchildren: Municipalities; and Revenue and Expenditure Dabrianna, Dajaina, Rakayla, Cayden, Brayden, General Bills committees . and Akyra . A Democrat, Dixon is chair of the Youth and Family Affairs committee and is a member of the Agriculture; Corrections; Gaming; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; and Public Health and Human Services committees .

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JARVIS DORTCH of Christian life and local missions, he is a District 66: Hinds graduate of North Little Rock Northeast High 408 Ridge Park Cove School, Kilgore College, University of Arkansas, Raymond 39154 Karl Franzens Universitat, Universidad de jdortch@house ms. .gov Autodenoma, and Mid-America Theological (601) 983-9346 Seminary . He is of the Presbyterian Christian faith and a member of the DeSoto County Dortch, an attorney, Republican Club, DeSoto County Conservative was first elected to the Coalition, and National Rifle Association . He House of Representatives is married to his wife, Corey, and has one son, in 2016 . Born on February 5, 1981 in Jackson, Eli . Eubanks, a Republican, is vice chair of he is a graduate of Terry High School, Jackson the Performance Based Budgeting committee State University, and Mississippi College School and a member of the Agriculture; Banking of Law . Dortch is a member of the Mississippi and Financial Services; Constitution; Energy; State Bar and Magnolia Bar Associations . He is Insurance; Public Health and Human Services; married to his wife, Stephanie, and they are of the and Youth and Family Affairs committees . Methodist faith . Representative Dortch is on the Agriculture; Education; Insurance; Medicaid; and CASEY EURE Public Health and Human Services committees . District 116: Harrison 13372 Damon Court TYRONE ELLIS Biloxi 39532 District 38: Clay, ceure@house ms. gov. Lowndes, Oktibbeha (601) 359-9466 200 Laurel Hill Drive Starkville 39759 Eure, who is self- tellis@house ms. .gov employed with Eure (601) 359-9396 Properties, has served in the House of Representatives since 2011 . He was Ellis, a local born March 1, 1978 in Jackson and is a graduate businessman, has served of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the House of Representatives since 1980 . He and the USM Law Enforcement Academy . Eure was born on July 31 in Starkville . Ellis graduated and his wife Jill have two children, Kennedy from B .L . Moor High School and attended Illinois and Gunner . He is Catholic and a member of Institute of Technology . Ellis and his wife Renee the National Rifle Association, Coast Young have two children and five grandchildren . A Professionals, Harrison County Republican Club, Democrat, Ellis is a member of the Accountability, and Woolmarket Little League Association . Efficiency, and Transparency; Apportionment A Republican, Eure is chair of the Marine and Elections; Corrections; Judiciary B; Judiciary Resources committee and a member of the En Banc; and Ways and Means committees . Appropriations; Banking and Financial Services; Conservation and Water Resources; Gaming; DAN EUBANKS Public Utilities; and Tourism committees . District 25: DeSoto P .O . Box 184 BOB EVANS Walls 38680 District 91: Copiah, deubanks@house ms. .gov Covington, Jefferson (662) 374-0035 Davis, Lawrence, Simpson Eubanks, first elected P O. . Box 636 to the House of Monticello 39654 Representatives in 2016, bevans@house .ms gov. was born on June 11, 1970 in Hicksville, Ohio . (601) 587-0615 A youth and young adult pastor and director

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Evans, an attorney, has been a member of Crime Stoppers for Marshall/Panola Counties, the House of Representatives since 2008 . He was a member of Marshall County IDA Board of born February 3, 1950 in Hazlehurst and is a Directors, 32nd Degree Mason (Shriners) Prince graduate of Monticello High School, Mississippi Hall Affiliated, and NAACP . A Democrat, he is a State University, and Mississippi College School member of the Military Affairs; Transportation; of Law . He and his wife Jane have four children: Universities and Colleges; and Youth and Family Jared, Nathan, Benton, and Joseph; and five Affairs committees . grandchildren: Hagan, Taylor, Carter, Ainsleigh, and Cooper . A Democrat, he is a member of MARK STUART the Banking and Financial Services; Education; FORMBY Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Universities and District 108: Pearl River Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and 911 Highway 43 North Parks committees . Picayune 39466 mformby@house ms. .gov MICHAEL TED EVANS (601) 798-3800 District 45: Kemper, Lauderdale, Formby, a real estate Neshoba, Winston broker, has been a 1477 Highway 397 member of the House of Representatives since Preston 39354 1993 . Born August 16, 1956, he is a graduate of mevans@house ms. .gov Picayune Memorial High School . He attended (601) 416-7495 Pearl River Community College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi State Evans, a farmer University . He is affiliated with Mississippi and retired fireman, joined the House of Jaycees (Past President), U S. . Junior Chamber of Representatives in 2012 . He was born September Commerce (Past National Vice President), Eagle 16, 1975 and is a graduate of Nanih Waiya High Scouts, National Rifle Association, A L. E. .C ,. and School and Mississippi State Fire Academy . Mississippi Association of Realtors . Formby and Evans is a member of the Mississippi Firefighters his wife Rita have two children, Rebekah and Association, Preston Volunteer Fire Department, Eli . A Republican, he is chair of the Revenue and Mississippi Farm Bureau, and Mississippi Expenditure General Bills committee and serves Cattlemen’s Association . He and his wife Heather on the Education; Energy; Insurance; Marine have one child, Hannah . A Democrat, he is a Resources; Public Utilities; and Ways and member of the Agriculture; Conservation and Means committees . Water Resources; Energy; and Public Utilities committees . ROBERT FOSTER District 28: DeSoto JOHN G. FAULKNER P O. . Box 1018 District 5: Benton, Jackson 39215 Lafayette, Marshall, Tate rfoster@house ms. gov. P .O . Box 942 (901) 359-2540 Holly Springs 38635 jfaulkner@house .ms gov. Foster, first elected (601) 359-2432 to the House of Representatives in Faulkner, a youth 2016, was born on April 8, 1983 in Memphis, counselor, joined the Tennessee, and is a graduate of Hernando High House of Representatives in 2014 . A graduate School and the University of Mississippi . A of Holly Springs High School, Army School of farmer and small business agri-tourism owner, he Nursing, and Strayer University, he was born is affiliated with the Maize, Southern Christmas August 20, 1965 and is of the Baptist faith . Tree Association, National Christmas Tree Representative Faulkner is the chairman of Association, North American Farmers Direct

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Marketing Association, Ducks Unlimited, committee and a member of the Agriculture; Mississippi Agri-Tourism Association, and Military Affairs; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and National Rifle Association . He and his wife Parks committees . Heather have two children, Libby and Hayes . Representative Foster, a Republican, is vice ANDY GIPSON chair of the Accountability, Efficiency, and District 77: Transparency committee and a member of the Rankin, Simpson Agriculture; Constitution; Local and Private 414 Holly Grove Circle Legislation; Municipalities; Transportation; and Braxton 39044 Workforce Development committees . agipson@house ms. .gov (601) 359-1541 DEBRA HENDRICKS GIBBS Gipson, an attorney and District 72: minister, has served in Hinds, Madison the House of Representatives since 2008 . He was dgibbs@house .ms gov. born December 21st in Flowood, and graduated (601) 487-2640 from Brandon High School, Mississippi College, and Mississippi College School of Law . Gipson, a Gibbs, an attorney, Southern Baptist, is a member of the Mississippi was born in Gulfport Bar Association, Nation Rifle Association, and and first elected to Lion’s Club . Gipson and his wife, Leslie, have the House of Representatives in 2016 . She is four children, Joseph, Benjamin, Abigail, and a graduate of Gulfport East High School, the Sarah . A Republican, he is chair of both the University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi Ethics and Judiciary B committees and vice College, and Mississippi College School of Law . chair of Judiciary En Banc . He is a member of A Baptist, she is a member of the Mississippi Bar the Appropriations; Compilation, Revision, Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc ., and Publication; County Affairs; Insurance; Links Incorporated, Lefleur’s Bluff (MS) Chapter, Municipalities; and Transportation committees . and Jack and Jill of America, Inc . She is married to Robert Gibbs and has two children, Ariana JEFFREY S. GUICE and Justis II . Gibbs, a Democrat, is a member of District 114: the Banking and Financial Services; Judiciary A; Harrison, Jackson Judiciary En Banc; Medicaid; Municipalities; and P O. . Box 549 Public Health and Human Services committees . Ocean Springs 39566 jguice@house .ms gov. KARL GIBBS (601) 359-2420 District 36: Clay, Monroe Guice, a real estate 5543 George Walker Road broker and general West Point 39773 contractor, joined the House of Representatives kgibbs@house ms. .gov in 2008 . He was born December 22, 1959 in (601) 576-2501 El Paso, Texas, and is a graduate of Biloxi High School and the University of Southern Gibbs, a farmer and Mississippi . Guice is a Mason and Shriner, and real estate investor, was a member of the Mississippi Association of elected to the House in 2013 . Born on October Realtors, National Association of Realtors, and 31, 1963, he is a graduate of West Point High Gideon’s International . He and his wife Belinda School and Alcorn State University . Gibbs is have three children: Heath (Kelly), Lincoln affiliated with the American Legion . Gibbs is (Mary), and Alexis; and one grandchild, Gryder . married to Sonya, has one son, Karl David, and A Republican, Guice is chair of the Interstate they are of the Baptist faith . A Democrat, he Cooperation committee and a member of the is vice chair of the Youth and Family Affairs Education; Insurance; Ports, Harbors, and

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Airports; Public Health and Human Services; GREG HANEY Technology; Tourism; and Ways and District 118: Harrison Means committees . 106-45th Street Gulfport 39507 PHILIP GUNN ghaney@house .ms gov. District 56: (601) 359-3338 Hinds, Madison P .O . Box 1018 Haney, a real Jackson 39215 estate broker, began pgunn@house ms. .gov serving in the House (601) 359-3300 of Representatives in 2012 . He was born September 5, 1959, and is a graduate of Gulfport Gunn, an attorney, East High School, Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a member of Community College, and the University of the House of Representatives since 2004 and Southern Mississippi . He is a Baptist . Haney was elected Speaker of the House in 2012 . He is a member of the Gulf Coast Realtors, the is a graduate of Clinton High School, Baylor Mississippi Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, University, and the University of Mississippi and the Mississippi and National Associations School of Law . He and his wife Lisa have four of Realtors . Haney and his wife, Rhonda, have children: Meredith, Alex, Andrew, and John three sons . A Republican, he is vice chair of the David . A Republican, Gunn is chair of the Marine Resources committee and serves on the Compilation, Revision, and Publication and Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency; Legislative Budget committees and serves on the Ports, Harbors, and Airports; Tourism; and Management and Rules committees . Workforce Development committees .

JEFFREY S. HALE ASHLEY HENLEY District 24: DeSoto District 40: DeSoto 2303 Westwind Drive 2128 Brookhaven Drive Nesbit 38651 Southaven 38671 jhale@house .ms gov. ahenley@house ms. .gov (601) 359-9395 (601) 359-2429

Hale, elected to the Henley, a Republican, House of Representatives was first elected to the in 2016, was born on House of Representatives August 27, 1966 in Corinth . A fire chief and in 2016 . Born on May 17, 1981 in Joplin, director of sales by occupation, he is involved Missouri, she is a graduate of Northwest in the Southaven Rotary Club, Mississippi Community College (A .A), the University of Firefighters Association, Bridgetown Fire Mississippi (B A. .; M A. ),. and Georgetown Department, Ole Miss Football, and Southaven University . A teacher, Henley is involved in Cornerstone Assembly of God . He and his wife, Mississippi Professional Educators, DeSoto Traci, have three children: Josh, Vivian, and County Conservative Coalition, DeSoto County Colbi, and one granddaughter, Emma . He is vice Republican Women’s Club, DeSoto County chair of the Public Property committee and a Republican Club, and SouthPoint Christian member of the Apportionment and Elections; Church . She is married to Brandon Henley Banking and Financial Services; Drug Policy; and has one son, Landen . Representative Energy; Insurance; and Workforce Henley is a vice chair of the Military Affairs Development committees . committee and a member of Apportionment and Elections; Constitution; Corrections; Education; Technology; Tourism; Workforce Development; and Youth and Family Affairs committees .

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JOHN W. HINES SR. and three grandchildren: Emma, Wry, and Will . District 50: Bolivar, A Democrat, Representative Holland a member Issaquena, Washington of the Appropriations; Banking and Finance; P .O . Box 114 Conservation and Water Resources; Medicaid; Greenville 38701 and Transportation committees . jhines@house ms. .gov (601) 359-3285 GREGORY HOLLOWAY SR. Hines, an insurance District 76: Claiborne, agent and investigator, Copiah, Hinds has served in the House of Representatives 115 Edgewood Drive since 2001 . He was born in Greenville and is Hazlehurst 39083 a graduate of Greenville High School, Jackson gholloway@house .ms .gov State University, and Mississippi Valley State (601) 359-2435 University . Representative Hines is member of 100 Black Men of the , a Holloway, a Democrat, member of the NAACP, a member of Young joined the House of Representatives in 2000 . Men Making a Difference, a member of the He graduated from Hazlehurst High School, FEMA National Advisory Council, youth Alcorn State University, and Jackson State mentor, and Little League coach . He is of the University . Representative Holloway is a non-denominational faith and has three children . member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc . and A Democrat, Hines is a member of the Banking a Master Mason F&AM . He is affiliated with the and Financial Services; Gaming; Insurance; NAACP, the National Association of Student Management; Public Utilities; and Revenue and Affairs Professionals, Outstanding Young Men Expenditure General Bills committees . of America, Historic Preservation Commission (Hazlehurst), and National Selection Committee DANIEL STEPHEN for Outstanding Young Men of America . He (STEVE) HOLLAND is a former Director for District 16: Lee, Monroe in Hazlehurst . He was born in Hazlehurst P .O . Box 2 and is married to his wife, April . They have Plantersville 38862 two children, Gregory II and Joshalyn . He is hollandfuneraldirectors@ a member of the Church of Christ Holiness, comcast .net U .S .A . Holloway is vice chair of the Universities (601) 359-3320 and Colleges committee and a member of the Agriculture; Education; Energy; Municipalities; Holland, a farmer and Public Property; and Rules committees . funeral home owner, has served in the House of Representatives since 1984 . He is a graduate JOEY HOOD of Nettleton High School, Mississippi State District 35: Attala, University (B S. .B .A), Northwest Mississippi Choctaw, Webster, Community College (A .A), and University of Winston Mississippi (M A. .) . Holland is a member of the P O. . Box 759 Tupelo Regional Rehabilitation Center Board of Ackerman 39735 Directors (President), Sanctuary Hospice House jhood@house ms. .gov Board, Tombigbee Electric Power Association (601) 359-3742 Board, 32nd Degree KCCH Mason and Scottish Rite Shriner, Tupelo Film Commission, First Hood, an attorney, United Methodist Church Tupelo, and a began serving in the House of Representatives in pianist/organist at Unity Presbyterian Church 2012 . He was born December 11, 1976 in Amory in Plantersville . He and his wife Gloria have and is a graduate of Mississippi State University four children: Ashley Tipton, Emily Holland, and the Mississippi College School of Law . He Haiwei Zho Holland, and McKinley Holland; is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association,

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Choctaw County Medical Foundation, and of the Mississippi Bar Association . By occupation, Simpson Volunteer Fire Department . Hood Representative Horan is an attorney and Chief and his wife Cynthia are Presbyterians . A Financial Officer at Milestone Hospice, Inc . He is Republican, Hood is chair of Conservation and married to his wife, Clarissa . A Democrat, he is Water Resources and a member of the Banking a member of the Banking and Financial Services; and Financial Services; Drug Policy; Judiciary B; Corrections; Drug Policy; Energy; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Medicaid; Public Health and Judiciary En Banc; and Revenue and Expenditure Human Services; Public Utilities; and Ways and General Bills committees . Means committees . STEVE HORNE STEVE HOPKINS District 81: District 7: DeSoto Clarke, Lauderdale 1205 Worthington Drive 5904 Causeyville Road Southaven 38671 Meridian 39301 shopkins@house ms. .gov shorne@house .ms gov. (601) 359-9393 (601) 644-9974

Hopkins, first Horne, a Republican, elected to the House has been in the House of Representatives in of Representatives since 2004 . He was born 2016, was born on June 30, 1962 in Memphis, June 10, 1958 and is a graduate of Jefferson Tennessee, and is a graduate of Southaven High Davis Academy and the University of Southern School, Northwest Mississippi Junior College, Mississippi . Horne, a Southern Baptist, is a 32nd and the University of Mississippi . He is a Degree Mason . He is a member of Pi Kappa member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, House Alpha and the National Rifle Association and Conservative Coalition, Legislative Sportsman’s works in insurance . He and his wife Suzy have Caucus, and National Rifle Association and is three children: Lauren, Tommy, and Hunter . also an employee at FedEx . He is of the Christian Representative Horne is chair of the Enrolled faith and is married to his wife, Beckie . They Bills committee and a member of the Executive have three children: Callison, Emily, and Andrew Contingent Fund; Interstate Cooperation; (Kerrie); and one grandson, Wyatt . Hopkins is Investigate State Offices; PEER; and Ways and vice chair of the Municipalities committee and Means committees . a member of the County Affairs; Education; Interstate Cooperation; Military Affairs; MAC HUDDLESTON Universities and Colleges; and Wildlife, Fisheries, District 15: Pontotoc and Parks committees . P O. . Drawer 300 Pontotoc 38863 KEVIN HORAN mhuddleston@ District 34: Carroll, house .ms .gov Grenada, Holmes, (601) 359-3340 Leflore, Tallahatchie P .O . Box 2166 Huddleston, a Grenada 38901 veterinarian and khoran@house ms. .gov criminal investigator, has been a member of (601) 359-3311 the House of Representatives since 2008 . He was born September 16, 1943 and graduated Horan was first elected from Durant High School, Mississippi State to the House of Representatives in 2012 . He University, Auburn University, U .S . Army was born October 29, 1961 in Water Valley and Rotary Wing Aviator Course, North Mississippi is a graduate of Water Valley High School, the Law Enforcement Academy, and the Certified University of Mississippi, and Mississippi College Investigator Program . Huddleston is a Baptist School of Law . He is a Methodist and a member and a member of the Pontotoc Chamber of

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Commerce, Farm Bureau, Pontotoc Band a Democrat, is a member of the Agriculture; Boosters, and Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Corrections; County Affairs; Drug Policy; Association . He is married to his wife, Flavia . A Energy; Ports, Harbors, and Airports; and Republican, he is vice chair of the Appropriations Transportation committees . committee and a member of the Agriculture; Apportionment and Elections; Ethics; Military J.P. (JAY) HUGHES JR. Affairs; Performance Based Budgeting; Public District 12: Lafayette Health and Human Services; Rules; and 1300 Access Road, Universities and Colleges committees . Suite 100 Oxford 38655 ROBERT E. jphughes@house ms. .gov HUDDLESTON (662) 234-6080 District 30: Bolivar, Quitman, Sunflower, Hughes, first elected Tallahatchie to the House of P .O . Box 426 Representatives in 2016, was born on August Sumner 38957 28, 1963 in Houston, Texas . A businessman, (601) 359-4085 developer, and attorney, he is a graduate of H L. . Bourgeois High School, Nicholls State University, Huddleston, a and the University of Mississippi School of construction supervisor, has been in the House Law . He and his wife Cris have one daughter, of Representatives since 1996 . He was born Patricia . A Democrat, Representative Hughes February 22, 1955 in Sumner . Representative is a member of the Accountability, Efficiency, Huddleston is affiliated with the NAACP, Aaron and Transparency; Constitution; Judiciary A; Henry Help Center, and ICS . He is a former Judiciary En Banc; Medicaid; and State school board member and former President of Library committees . the Tallahatchie County Union for Progress . He is married to his wife, Chirito . A Democrat, LATAISHA JACKSON Huddleston a member of the Agriculture; District 11: Panola, Tate Apportionment and Elections; Appropriations; P O. . Box 358 Corrections; County Affairs; and Workforce Como 38619 Development committees . ljackson@house .ms gov. (601) 359-3348 ABE MARSHALL HUDSON JR. Jackson, a Democrat, District 29: Bolivar, was first elected to the Sunflower House of Representatives 207 Dr . RT Hollingsworth in 2013 . Born on August 4, 1983 in Fort Ord, Shelby 38774 California, she is a graduate of North Panola High ahudson@house ms. .gov School and Alabama State University . She is the (662) 822-9984 Executive Director of E D. .U .C .A T. E. . Inc . and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc . Hudson joined the and Askew Grove Baptist Church . Jackson is of House of Representatives in 2017 . He is a the Baptist faith . She is vice chair of the Local consultant, tour guide, and writer . He was and Private Legislation committee and a member born September 30, 1976 in Hollandale and of the Agriculture; Energy; Performance Based attended the University of Southern Mississippi, Budgeting; Public Property; and Universities and Mississippi State University, and Jackson State Colleges committees . University . Hudson is affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc . He and his wife, Adrienne Synelle, have one child, Abee Miranda, and are of the non-denominational faith . Hudson,

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CHRIS JOHNSON KABIR KARRIEM District 87: District 41: Lowndes Forrest, Lamar 1326 15th Street North P .O . Box 18247 Columbus 39701 Hattiesburg 39404 kkarriem@house ms. .gov chjohnson@house .ms .gov (601) 359-3339 (601) 359-3362 Karriem, first Johnson, a Republican, elected to the House was first elected to of Representatives the House of Representatives in 2016 . He is a in 2016, is a business owner and graduate of graduate of Forrest County High School, Pearl Hinds Community College and Mississippi River Community College, and University State University . He is affiliated with various of Southern Mississippi . He and his wife, organizations in his community and throughout Wendi, have two children, Brennan and Emma the State . Representative Karriem and his wife, Kathryn . Representative Johnson is vice chair Carolyn, have five children . A Democrat, he is of the Public Health and Human Services a member of the Drug Policy; Military Affairs; committee and a member of the Agriculture; Municipalities; Ports, Harbors, and Airports; and Banking and Financial Services; Corrections; Tourism committees . Education; Performance Based Budgeting; and Transportation committees . BILL KINKADE District 52: ROBERT L. JOHNSON III DeSoto, Marshall District 94: Adams, 71 Peachtree Road Franklin, Jefferson Byhalia 38611 P .O . Box 1678 bkinkade@house ms. .gov Natchez 39121 (901) 870-2726 rjohnson@house .ms gov. (601) 359-3252 Kinkade, elected to the House in 2012, was Johnson, an attorney, born on November 30, 1957 in Weisbaden, was a state Senator Germany . Vice President of Champion Awards, from 1993 to 2003 and has served in the House he graduated from Orange High School and of Representatives since 2004 . He was born studied at the University of New Mexico . November 29, 1958 in Natchez and is a graduate Kinkade has been involved in the Byhalia of Washington University (St . Louis), University Chamber of Commerce, Lion’s Club, National of Illinois, and University of Illinois College of Rifle Association, and serves on the AutoZone Law . He is African Methodist Episcopalian and Liberty Bowl Board of Directors . He and his a member of the Mississippi Bar Association wife, Debbie, have two children: Sarah and and the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association . Joseph; and four grandchildren: Joshua, Jackson, He is president of the Adams County Voters William, and Jamison . A Republican, he is chair League . Johnson is married to his wife, Evelyn . of the Corrections committee and a member of A Democrat, he is a member of the Gaming; the Agriculture; Forestry; Ways and Means; and Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Medicaid; Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees . Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; Transportation; Ways and Means; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees .

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TIMMY LADNER VINCE MANGOLD District 93: Hancock, District 53: Franklin, Pearl River, Stone Jefferson Davis, 6 Michael D . Smith Road Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike Poplarville 39470 P O. . Box 1018 tladner@house ms. .gov Jackson 39215 (601) 359-2422 vmangold@house ms. .gov (601) 833-9155 Ladner, a realtor and business owner, was first Mangold, a farmer, elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 . began service in the House of Representatives He was born July 4, 1963 in Gulfport and is a in 2016 . He was born July 22, 1964 on the Clark graduate of Pearl River Community College and Air Force Base in the Philippine Isles . He is a the Mississippi Realtors Institute . A Baptist, he graduate of Hazlehurst High School, Copiah- is involved in the Gulf Coast, Mississippi, and Lincoln Community College, and the University National Realtors Associations . Ladner is married of Southern Mississippi . Mangold, a Baptist, is to his wife, Carrie . A Republican, Ladner is vice a MAIS football official and a member of the chair of the Gaming committee and a member of Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association . He and his the Agriculture; Appropriations; Investigate State wife, Michelle, have two children: Anna Katelyn Offices; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Marine and Russ Michael (deceased) . A Republican, Resources; PEER; and Workforce Mangold is vice chair of the Agriculture Development committees . committee and a member of the Conservation and Water Resources; Education; Forestry; JOHN THOMAS Marine and Water Resources; Military Affairs; (TREY) LAMAR III Transportation; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and District 8: Parks committees . Lafayette, Tate 214 South Ward Street STEVE MASSENGILL Senatobia 38668 District 13: jlamar@house ms. .gov Benton, Lafayette, (662) 562-6537 Marshall, Union 682 Massengill Road Lamar, an attorney, was Hickory Flat 38633 elected to the House of Representatives starting smassengill@house ms. gov. in 2012 . Born August 5, 1980 in Memphis, (662) 815-5000 Tennessee, he is a graduate of Magnolia Heights School, the University of Mississippi Massengill, employed (B .B .A .), Mississippi College School of Law by Big M Transportation, was first elected to (J .D .), and Washington University (L L. M. ). . the House of Representatives in 2012 . He was He is a Christian and a member of First Baptist born November 21, 1966 in Starkville and is a Church of Senatobia . Lamar is a member of the graduate of Hickory Flat High School . Massengill, Mississippi Bar Association, Senatobia Rotary a Methodist, serves as the President of the Club, Tate County Economic Development Benton Food Pantry and the Ebenezer Men’s Foundation, and the Ole Miss M-Club . He and Breakfast Club . He and his wife, Dina, have two his wife Jill have three children: Ford, John children named Quinn and Collin . A Republican, Brantley, and Annie . A Republican, he is vice Massengill is vice chair of the Transportation chair of the Ways and Means committee and committee and is a member of the Agriculture; a member of the County Affairs; Judiciary A; Energy; Public Utilities; Tourism; and Workforce Judiciary En Banc; Universities and Colleges; and Development committees . Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees .

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DOUG MCLEOD NOLAN METTETAL District 107: District 10: Lafayette, George, Stone Panola, Tallahatchie 1211 Bexley Church P O. . Box 414 Road, Lucedale 39452 Sardis 38666 dmcleod@house ms. .gov nmettetal@house ms. .gov (601) 359-3278 (601) 359-3331

McLeod, a business Mettetal, a pharmacist, owner, joined the joined the House House of Representatives in 2012 . He was of Representatives in 2012 after serving in born December 15, 1960 in Lucedale and is the Senate from 1996 to 2011 . He was born a graduate of George County High School, November 19, 1945 and is a graduate of South Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Panola High School, Northwest Mississippi and Hinds Community College . McLeod is of Community College, and the University of the Presbyterian faith and is a member of the Mississippi . Mettetal is of the Methodist faith George County Economic Development Board and is a member of the Mississippi Pharmacist of Directors, Academic Board, and Farm Bureau . Association, Panola Partnership, Sardis Chamber He is married to his wife, Michele . A Republican, of Commerce, and the National Rifle Association . McLeod is vice chair of the Workforce He is active in the Alumni Associations of Development committee and is a member of the the University of Mississippi and Northwest Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency; Mississippi Community College . He and his wife, Agriculture; Corrections; Medicaid; Public Health Kay, have two children: Kim and Cary; and five and Human Services; Transportation; and Ways grandchildren: Gracie, Jules, Nolan, Adelaide, and Means committees . and Sadie . A Republican, Mettetal is chair of the Universities and Colleges committee and ROUN S. MCNEAL a member of the Appropriations; Banking and District 105: George, Financial Services; Medicaid; Public Health Greene, Perry and Human Services; and Public P .O . Box 1435 Property committees . Leakesville 39451 rmcneal@house ms. .gov CARL L. MICKENS (601) 359-3352 District 42: Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston McNeal, an attorney, P O. . Box 427 was elected to the Brooksville 39739 House of Representatives in 2016 . He was born cmickens@house ms. gov. September 4, 1984 and is a graduate of Greene (601) 359-2439 County High School, University of Mississippi, and University of Mississippi School of Law . Mickens is a retired McNeal is affiliated with the Abbie Rogers circuit court clerk who Civitan Camp, Kairos Prison Ministries, Delta works in funeral services . He was elected to the Psi Fraternity Alumni, and Faith Presbyterian House of Representatives in 2016 . He was born Church . A Republican, McNeal is vice chair of August 3 in Brooksville and is a graduate of the County Affairs committee and a member Noxubee County High School and Kentucky State of the Corrections; Forestry; Judiciary B; University . Mickens, a Baptist, is a member of Judiciary En Banc; Municipalities; Universities the Kentucky State University Alumni Chapter, and Colleges; and Workforce Development NAACP, Prince Hall Mason, Earl Nash PTO, committees . Noxubee High School Booster Club, and Farm Bureau . He is married to his wife, Cheryl; he has one son, Carl II, and two grandchildren, Carleia and Princeton . A Democrat, Mickens is vice chair

140 LEGISLATIVE of the Corrections committee and a member SAM C. MIMS V of the Conservation and Water Resources; District 97: Adams, Constitution; Education; Public Utilities; and Amite, Franklin, Pike Workforce Development committees . 605 Lakeshore Drive McComb 39648 AMERICA (CHUCK) smims@house ms. .gov MIDDLETON (601) 359-3320 District 85: Claiborne, Franklin, Mims, a marketing Jefferson, Warren and business developer, P .O . Box 685 joined the House of Representatives in 2004 . Port Gibson 3915 He was born April 2, 1972 in McComb and is a amiddleton@house .ms .gov graduate of McComb High School and Delta State (601) 359-9488 University . Mims is a member of the National Rifle Association and McComb Rotary Club, and Middleton, a businessman, began in the is of the Methodist faith . He is a former member House of Representatives in 1996 . He was born of the Pike County Republican Executive December 10, 1959 in Roxie and attended Alcorn Committee and former Chairman of the City of State University . Middleton is a U S. . Army McComb Republican Executive Committee . He Veteran and of the Church of Christ Faith . He and his wife, Amy, have three children: Harper, is married to his wife, Shirley . A Democrat, Grace, and Sam Cochran . A Republican, Mims Middleton is vice chair of the Investigate is chair of the Public Health and Human Services State Offices committee and a member of the committee and a member of the Appropriations; Constitution; Energy; Enrolled Bills; Forestry; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Medicaid; and Gaming; Interstate Cooperation; Tourism; and Revenue and Expenditure General Ways and Means committees . Bills committees .

TOM MILES ALEX MONSOUR District 75: Rankin, Scott District 54: Issaquena, 807 Hwy 35 South Warren, Yazoo Forest 39074 P O. . Box 822081 tmiles@house .ms gov. Vicksburg 39182 (601) 359-3311 amonsour@house ms. .gov (601) 359-9382 Miles, a business owner, began in the House of Monsour, a business Representatives in 2012 . owner and realtor, was He was born November 3, 1979 in Morton and first elected to the House of Representatives in attended Morton High School and Mississippi 2008 . He was born May 5, 1962 in Lake Charles, State University . Miles is a member of Forest Louisiana and attended Bolton High School and Baptist Church . He is also a member of the Louisiana State University . He is a member of the Morton, Rankin, and Forest County Chambers Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic faith . of Commerce, Forest Rotary and Lion’s Club, A Republican, Monsour is chair of the Ports, National Rifle Association, Scott County Dive Harbors, and Airports committee and a member Team, Habitat for Humanity, Relay for Life, and of the Appropriations; Constitution; Gaming; MSU Alumni Association . A Democrat, Miles Insurance; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; is a member of the Accountability, Efficiency, Tourism; and Transportation committees . and Transparency; Energy; Public Utilities; and Tourism committees .

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JOHN L. MOORE DAVID W. MYERS District 60: Rankin District 98: P .O . Box 20 Pike, Walthall Brandon 39043 808 N . Cherry Street jmoore@house ms. .gov McComb 39648 (601) 359-3330 dmyers@house ms. .gov (601) 359-4076 Moore, a small business owner and a bi-vocational Myers, an independent music minister, began contractor, joined the in the House of Representatives in 1996 . He was House of Representatives in 1996 . He was born born in Pelahatchie and attended Mississippi December 30, 1961 in McComb and attended State University . He is of the Baptist faith and McComb High School, Hinds Junior College, married to his wife, Kim . A Republican, Moore is Southwest Junior College, and the University of chair of the Education committee and a member Phoenix . Myers is a Mason and affiliated with of the Appropriations; Insurance; Judiciary B; the NAACP, Boys and Girls Club, PTA, and Phi Judiciary En Banc; Rules; and Alpha Fraternity, Inc . He is of the Baptist faith Transportation committees . and married to his wife Brenda . A Democrat, he is a member of the Appropriations; Medicaid; KEN MORGAN Military Affairs; Municipalities; and Public District 100: Utilities committees . Lamar, Marion 1640 Highway 587 KARL OLIVER Morgantown 39483 District 46: Carroll, kmorgan@house .ms gov. Grenada, Leflore, (601) 359-5334 Montgomery, Webster P O. . Box 95 Morgan, a small Winona 38967 business owner, began koliver@house ms. .gov serving in the House of Representatives in 2007 . (601) 359-2430 He was born September 10, 1951 in Columbia and attended junior college and the Mississippi Oliver, a funeral Law Enforcement Academy . He is a member director, was elected to the House of of the Marion County Forestry Association, Representatives in 2016 . He was born March National Wild Turkey Federation, and National 24, 1963 in Winona and attended Winona High Rifle Association . He is also a Mason and a School and Northwest Community College . He is Shriner and of the Baptist faith . He is married to a Baptist and a member of the Mississippi Funeral his wife Wanda . A Republican, Morgan is chair Directors Association, National Rifle Association, of the Forestry committee and a member of the Boone and Crockett Club, and Mississippi Farm Agriculture; Conservation and Water Resources; Bureau . He is married to his wife, Lynn . A Public Property; Ways and Means; and Wildlife, Republican, Oliver is vice chair of the Forestry Fisheries, and Parks committees . committee and a member of the Agriculture; Corrections; Drug Policy; Military Affairs; Public Property; Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks committees .

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ORLANDO W. PADEN and a member of the Enrolled Bills; Executive District 26: Contingent Fund; Marine Resources; Tourism; Bolivar, Coahoma and Ways and Means committees . 3731 Stovall Road Clarksdale 38614 WILLIE J. PERKINS SR. opaden@house .ms gov. District 32: Leflore (601) 359-2439 P O. . Box 8404 Greenwood 38935 Paden, a college wperkins@house ms. .gov administrator, started (601) 359-9397 serving in the House of Representatives in 2016 . He was born June 5, 1984 in Clarksdale Perkins, an attorney, and attended Coahoma Agricultural High began serving in the School, Coahoma Community College, Alcorn House of Representatives State University, and Belhaven University . He in 1993 . He was born October 21, 1952 in is affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Leflore county and attended Tougaloo College Aaron E . Henry Health Service Board, NAACP, and University of Mississippi Law Center . He is National and Southern Association of Student the Board Attorney for Leflore County School Employment Administrators, ASPIRE, Clarksdale District and the city attorney for Itta Bena . Revitalization Inc ., and Jonestown Family Perkins is a member of the Magnolia and Leflore Center of Education and Wellness Church of County Bar Associations and the NAACP . He God in Christ . A Democrat, Paden is a member is of the Baptist faith and is married to his wife, of the Agriculture; Education; Enrolled Bills; Sheriel . A Democrat, he is a member of the Public Health and Human Services; Revenue County Affairs; Gaming; Insurance; Judiciary A; and Expenditure General Bills; State Library; Judiciary En Banc; Management; Municipalities; Tourism; and Universities and and Ways and Means committees . Colleges committees . BILL PIGOTT RANDALL H. District 99: Lamar, PATTERSON Marion, Walthall District 115: Harrison 92 Pigott-Easterling Road 1352 Kensington Drive Tylertown 39667 Biloxi 39530 bpigott@house ms. .gov (601) 359-9391 (601) 359-3332

Patterson, a contractor, Pigott, a farmer, was joined the House of first elected to the House Representatives in of Representatives in 2008 . He was born October 2004 . He was born February 4, 1948 in Biloxi 13, 1946 in Tylertown and attended Dexter High and attended Biloxi High School, Mississippi School, Pearl River Community College, and Gulf Coast Community College, University Mississippi State University . He is of the Baptist of Southern Mississippi, and William Carey faith and a member of Mississippi Farm Bureau University . He is a member of the American and the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association . He Legislative Exchange Council, Biloxi Chamber and his wife Doris have two children: Paul and of Commerce, Biloxi Bay Chamber of Susan; and three grandchildren: Bryce, Addy, Commerce, Association of General Contractors and Leah . A Republican, Pigott is chair of the of Mississippi, City of Biloxi Plumbing and Agriculture committee and a member of the Mechanical Board, and the Biloxi Elks Lodge Conservation and Water Resources; Forestry; #606 . He is of the Methodist faith and married and Interstate Cooperation committees . to his wife, Vickie . He has one son, Grant, and one daughter, Randi . A Republican, he is chair of the Investigate State Offices committee

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BRENT POWELL THOMAS U. (TOMMY) District 59: Rankin REYNOLDS P .O . Box 5454 District 33: Grenada, Brandon 39047 Tallahatchie, Yalobusha bpowell@house .ms gov. P O. . Drawer 280 (601) 946-3316 Charleston 38921 treynolds@house ms. .gov Powell, a realtor, began (601) 359-2424 serving in the House of Representatives in 2013 . Reynolds, an attorney, He was born February 8, 1969 in Oklahoma began serving in the House of Representatives City, Oklahoma and attended Northwest Rankin in 1980 . He was born November 15, 1954 in High School and Mississippi State University . Charleston and attended the University of He is a member of the National and Mississippi Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Association of Realtors and of the Methodist School of Law . He is a Baptist deacon and a faith . He is married to his wife, Natasha, and member of Phi Kappa Phi and Rotary . He is has two children, Blake and Mattie Frances . A married to his wife, Elizabeth . A Democrat, he Republican, Powell is chair of the Constitution is vice chair of the Apportionment and Elections committee and a member of the Energy; Judiciary committee and a member of the Compilation, A; Judiciary En Banc; Public Health and Human Revision, and Publication; Constitution; Services; Public Utilities; Transportation; and County Affairs; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Ways and Means committees . Transportation; and Ways and Means committees . JOHN O. READ District 112: Jackson ROB ROBERSON 2396 Robert Hiram Drive District 43: Gautier 39552 Oktibbeha, Winston jread@house ms. .gov 212 East Main Street (601) 359-3321 Starkville 39759 rroberson@house ms. .gov Read, a pharmacist, (601) 359-9465 has served in the House of Representatives Roberson, an attorney, since 1993 . He was born July 8, 1941 in Bunkie, was a member of the Louisiana and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast legislature from 1998 to 2003 and joined again in Community College and North East Louisiana 2016 . He was born August 8, 1968 in Greenville University . Read previously served as a city and attended Starkville High School, Mississippi councilman and mayor of the city of Gautier . He State University, and Mississippi College School is of the Baptist faith . A Republican, he is chair of Law . He is the board attorney for the town of of the Appropriations committee, vice chair Sturgis and a member of the Greater Starkville of the Rules committee, and a member of the Partnership . He is married to his wife, Karen . Gaming; Legislative Budget; Performance Based Roberson, a Republican, is vice chair of the Budgeting; Public Property; and Revenue and Education committee and a member of the Expenditure General Bills committees . County Affairs; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Local and Private Legislation; Municipalities; and Transportation committees .

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MARGARET ELLIS RANDAL (RANDY) ROGERS K. RUSHING District 14: Union District 78: Leake, 619 Owen Road Newton, Scott New Albany 38652 P O. . Box 424 mrogers@house ms. .gov Decatur 39327 (601) 359-4083 rrushing@house ms. .gov (601) 917-9504 Rogers, an accountant, has been a member of the Rushing, a business House of Representatives since 2004 . She was owner who retired from the United States Air born in Oxford and is a graduate of New Albany Force (Air National Guard), became a member High School and the University of Mississippi . of the House of Representatives in 2012 . He She is a member of Methodist Church was born September 9, 1963 in Carthage and Administrative Board, University of Mississippi attended Newton County Academy, East Central Loyalty Foundation, University of Mississippi Community College, Meridian Community Alumni Association, Union County Development College, and Community College of the Air Association, New Albany Main Street Force . Rushing is a lifetime member of the Association, and Phi Kappa Phi . A Republican, National Rifle Association, as well as a member Rogers is a member of the Banking and Financial of the American Legion and the Legislative Services; Energy; PEER; Public Utilities; State Sportsmen’s Caucus . He and his wife, Lea, have Library; and Ways and Means committees . three children: Carrie, Katherine, and William . A Republican, he is chair of the Municipalities RAY ROGERS committee and a member of the Corrections; District 61: Rankin County Affairs; Military Affairs; and Ways and 3403 Lanell Lane Means committees . Pearl 39208 rrogers@house .ms gov. NOAH SANFORD (601) 359-3327 District 90: Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson Rogers, an advertising P O. . Box 1900 sales representative, Collins 39428 joined the House of nsanford@house ms. .gov Representatives in 1984 . He was born July 3, (601) 359-9489 1931 in Pearl and attended Pearl High School . He is a member of Kiwanis, Exchange, Pearl Sanford, an attorney, Touchdown Clubs, Pearl Chamber of Commerce, was first elected to the and Rankin County Chamber of Commerce . He House of Representatives in 2016 . He was born is of the Methodist faith and previously served in Hattiesburg and is a graduate of Seminary as Justice of the Peace . Rogers and his wife, High School, Jones County Junior College, Shirley, have three children: Sherry, Pamela, and University of Mississippi, and University of Kimberly; and four grandchildren: Jordan, John Mississippi School of Law . He is a member of Rogers, Walker, and Jane Ellen . A Republican, the Mississippi Bar Association, Cattlemen’s he is chair of the Military Affairs committee and Association, Chamber of Commerce, Covington a member of the Banking and Financial Services; County Historical Society, and Union Baptist County Affairs; Ethics; Investigate State Offices; Church . Sanford, a Republican, is vice chair of Management; PEER; Public Property; and Ways the State Library committee and a member of and Means committees . the Agriculture; Apportionment and Elections; County Affairs; Energy; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Public Health and Human Services; and Public Utilities committees .

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DONNIE SCOGGIN WILLIAM SHIRLEY District 89: Jones District 84: Clarke, 1203 Pine Street Jasper, Newton Ellisville 39437 911 CR 140 dscoggin@house .ms .gov Quitman 39355 (601) 319-5421 wshirley@house ms. .gov (601) 513-9428 Scoggin, a nurse practitioner, joined the Shirley is an auctioneer House of Representatives and electrician, as well as in 2017 . He was born August 12, 1962 and a restaurant owner . He began his service in the attended Jones County Junior College, University House of Representatives in 2012 . He was born of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi August 8, 1966 and is a graduate of Quitman University for Women . He is a Baptist and a High School, United States Coast Guard, member of Jones County E D. .A ., Jones County Meridian Community College, and Missouri Republicans, and Mississippi Nurse Practitioner’s Auctioneer School . He is a Baptist and a member Association . He and his wife, Donna, have two of the Bellsouth Telephone Pioneers . Shirley and children: Darren and Daniel . Scoggin has two his wife, Benita, have three children: Kristan, daughters-in-law: Sarah and Hayley; and two Klaire, and Kaylin . A Republican, he is vice chair granddaughters: Julie and Laura . A Republican, of the Enrolled Bills committee and a member of he is a member of the Agriculture; County the Energy; Insurance; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Affairs; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Public Banc; and Medicaid committees . Health and Human Services; and Universities and Colleges committees . JEFFREY C. SMITH District 39: Lowndes, OMERIA SCOTT Monroe District 80: Clarke, P O. . Box 681 Jasper, Jones Columbus 39703 615 East 19th Street jsmith@house ms. .gov Laurel 39440 (601) 359-3343 (601) 359-4084 Smith, an attorney, Scott, a nursing home has served in the administrator, began House of Representatives since 1992 . He was serving in the House of born December 6, 1949 in Lowndes County Representatives in 1993 . She was born November and attended Mississippi State University and 21, 1956 in Laurel and attended the University of University of Mississippi School of Law . He Mississippi . She is a member of the Order of the is President of Swim Columbus and a Deacon Eastern Star, National Council of Negro Women, of First Baptist Church in Columbus . From Federated Women of America, Association for 1980 to 1989, Smith served as Lowndes County Excellence in Education, and Beacon of Hope Prosecutor . He is married to his wife, Laura . A Mississippi Scholarship Foundation . Scott is of Republican, he is chair of the Ways and Means the Baptist faith . A Democrat, she is a member committee and a member of the Constitution; of the Insurance; Medicaid; Public Health and Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; and Revenue and Human Services; Tourism; and Ways and Expenditure General Bills committees . Means committees .

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GREG SNOWDEN Solomon and Seth . A Republican, he is vice chair District 83: Lauderdale of the Energy committee and a member of the P .O . Box 3807 Agriculture; Appropriations; Banking Meridian 39303 and Financial Services; and Public greg@gregsnowden .com Utilities committees . (601) 359-3304 JODY STEVERSON Snowden, an District 4: attorney, was first Alcorn, Tippah elected to the House 125 Woodridge of Representatives in 2000 and was elected Ripley 38663 Speaker Pro Tempore in 2012 . He was born jsteverson@house .ms .gov May 30, 1954 in Meridian and is a graduate of (601) 359-3457 Meridian High School, University of Alabama, and Vanderbilt University School of Law . He is Steverson, a cable a Baptist and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, The television and Mississippi Bar, The Florida Bar, American Bar internet service provider, joined the House of Association, Downtown Meridian Optimist Representatives in 2012 . He was born August Club, Friends of the Million Dollar Band, 21, 1968 in Tupelo and attended W P. . Daniel Meridian Little Theatre, National Commodore High School, Northeast Mississippi Community Club, University of Alabama National Alumni College, and Mississippi State University . He is a Association, National Conference of State Presbyterian and a member of the Tippah County Legislatures, Council of State Governments, Development Foundation, Ripley Main Street and Southern Legislative Conference . He and Association, and Tippah County MSU Alumni his wife, Renee, have two children: Emily and Association . He was also a past president of the Katie; and seven grandchildren: Evangeline, Ripley Rotary Club . He and his wife, Lauren, Trey, Jane Darby, Annabelle, Rose, Emma Faith, have one son: Bailey . A Republican, Steverson is and Sally . A Republican, Snowden is the chair vice chair of the Public Utilities committee and a of the Management committee and a member of member of the Constitution; Energy; Insurance; the Appropriations; Compilation, Revision, and Transportation; Universities and Colleges; and Publication; Joint Legislative Budget; Judiciary A; Ways and Means committees . Judiciary En Banc; Performance Based Budgeting; and Rules committees . RUFUS E. STRAUGHTER GARY V. STAPLES District 51: Humphreys, District 88: Jasper, Jones Sharkey, Yazoo 366 Forest Road 107 Van Buren Street Laurel 39443 Belzoni 39038 gstaples@house ms. .gov rstraughter@house ms. .gov (601) 359-3017 (601) 359-3456

Staples was a member of Straughter, an educator, the legislature from 1988 first joined the House of Representatives in 1996 . to 1992 and was elected He was born May 4, 1937 and is a graduate of again in 2004 . He is retired from BellSouth . He Tougaloo College, Delta State University, and was born January 16, 1940 in Laurel and attended Jackson State University . Straughter is of the Glade High School, Jones County Junior College, Protestant faith and a member of Omega Psi and University of Southern Mississippi . He is a Phi, Elks, NEA, MAE, HCAE, NCTM, and the Baptist and a member of American Legion, Jones NAACP . He is married to his wife, Mattie . A County Cattleman’s Association, Northeast Jones Democrat, he is a member of the Education; FFA Alumni, and Laurel Telephone Pioneers . Local and Private Legislation; Universities and Staples and his wife, Betty, have two children: Colleges; and Ways and Means committees . Garrick and Grant; and two grandchildren: 147 LEGISLATIVE

PRESTON E. Financial Services; Drug Policy; Public SULLIVAN Health and Human Services; Public Utilities; District 22: Technology; and Workforce Chickasaw, Pontotoc Development committees . 1601 CR 410 Okolona 38860 SARA R. THOMAS psullivan@house .ms gov. District 31: Bolivar, (601) 359-4073 Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington Sullivan, a farmer 512 B B. . King Road and cattleman, has served in the House of Indianola 38751 Representatives since 2004 . He was born June sthomas@house ms. .gov 8, 1947 in Tupelo and attended Okolona High (601) 359-5336 School, Itawamba Community College, and Mississippi State University . He is a Mason and Thomas, a retired a Baptist, as well as a member of the Mississippi educator, began serving in the House of Cattlemen’s Association and Farm Bureau . Representatives in 1997 . She was born April Sullivan and his wife, Linda, have two children: 21, 1941 in Indianola and attended Gentry High Heath and Justin; and five grandchildren: Lake, School, Mississippi Valley State University, and Tyler, Reed, Sara, and Audrey . A Democrat, he Delta State University . She is a Baptist and a is a member of the Agriculture; Appropriations; member of Regalette Social and Garden Club, Conservation and Water Resources; County Crape Myrtle Garden Club, Mississippi Retired Affairs; Energy; Forestry; Public Property; and Teachers, Flemming Fellow, MBSU Alumni, Transportation committees . Mississippi Blues Commission, Phi Delta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Mississippi and National KATHY SYKES Association of Educators . Thomas and her District 70: Hinds husband, Arthur, have two children: Kenneth P .O . Box 3438 and Edwin; and two grandchildren: Marcus and Jackson 39207 Tai . A Democrat, she is vice chair of the Tourism ksykes@house .ms gov. committee and a member of the Agriculture; (601) 906-1717 Education; Ethics; Investigate State Offices; Public Property; and Youth and Family Sykes, a community Affairs committees . organizer, became a member of the House BRAD TOUCHSTONE of Representatives in 2016 . She was born June District 101: Lamar 29, 1963 in Jackson and attended Lanier High 84 Windstone School and Jackson State University . She received Hattiesburg 39402 an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the btouchstone@house ms. gov. University of Bethesda Biblical Institute of North (601) 602-6031 America and Haiti/Cuba . She is a member of the National Congress of Black Women, MASE/ Touchstone, an CWA 3570, NAACP, SCLC, MIRA, MAFFAN, attorney, joined the Federation of Democratic Women, APRI, House of Representatives Official Mississippi Women’s Club, Mississippi in 2016 . He was born September 19, 1979 in Human Services Coalition, Sportsmen’s Caucus, Hattiesburg and attended Oak Grove High and AFLCIO Organizational Institute . Sykes is School, Pearl River Community College, of the Methodist faith and has one son, Andrew, Millsaps College, and Mississippi College and one grandchild, Liberty . A Democrat, School of Law . He is a Baptist and a member she is vice chair of the Interstate Cooperation of the Lamar County Civitan Club, Sumrall committee and a member of the Banking and Lion Club, Area Development Partnership, Hattiesburg Young Lawyer Association, South

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Central Bar Association, Forrest/Lamar Forestry Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association . He is Association, National Rifle Association, and Pro-Life and he and his wife, Mary Ellen, have Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity Alumni . He and three children: Jerry, Terry, and Suzanne . A his wife, Janice, have one child: Ryleigh Jane . Republican, he is chair of the Accountability, A Republican, he is vice chair of the Insurance Efficiency, and Transparency committee and committee and a member of the Drug Policy; a member of the Agriculture; Appropriations; Education; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Banking and Financial Services; Conservation Public Health and Human Services; Public and Water Resources; Insurance; Management; Utilities; Revenue and Expenditure General Bills; and Transportation committees . Transportation; and Youth and Family Affairs committees . KENNETH WALKER District 27: Attala, Leake, Madison, Yazoo District 79: Jasper, Smith 598 Wiggins Loop Road P .O . Box 505 Carthage 39051 Raleigh 39153 kwalker@house ms. .gov mtullos@house ms. .gov (601) 267-5368 (601) 359-2431 Walker, a project Tullos, an attorney, manager and began his service in the farmer, became a member of the House of House of Representatives Representatives in 2016 . He was born January in 2016 . He was born September 28, 1964 in 11, 1953 in Carthage and attended South Leake Yazoo City and is a graduate of the University High School and Jackson State University . He of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi College is a Baptist and a volunteer fireman . Walker is School of Law . He is a member of the Mississippi also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Bar Association, Smith County Republicans, Rotary Club . A Democrat, he is a member of the U .S . Army Reserves, Mississippi Army National Agriculture; Conservation and Water Resources; Guard, and a deacon at Union Baptist Church . Education; Forestry; Technology; and Workforce He is married to his wife, Sonja . A Republican, he Development committees . is a member of the Corrections; County Affairs; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Military Affairs; PERCY W. WATSON Municipalities; and Youth and Family District 103: Forrest Affairs committees . P O. . Box 1767 Hattiesburg 39403 JERRY R. TURNER pwatson@house ms. .gov District 18: Lee, (601) 359-3354 Prentiss, Union 1290 Carrollville Avenue Watson, an attorney, Baldwyn 38824 has served in the House jturner@house .ms gov. of Representatives since (601) 359-9473 1980 . He was born June 5, 1951 in Hattiesburg and attended the University of Iowa and the Turner joined the University of Iowa School of Law . Watson is House of Representatives a member of the Jesse Brown Lodge, Phi Beta in 2004 . He is in the sales business for cars, Kappa, NAACP, and Mississippi Legal Services . farming, and construction equipment, as well He is also a member of the Mississippi, Iowa, as the retail grocery business . He attended Alaska, National, and American Bar Associations . Tupelo High School and is of the Church He is a Baptist and married to his wife, Barbara . of Christ faith . Turner is a member of the A Democrat, he is vice chair of the Ethics Community Development Foundation, Chamber committee and a member of the Appropriations; of Commerce, Baldwyn Development, and

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Insurance; Judiciary A; Judiciary En Banc; Farmers Co-Op . He is married to his wife, PEER; Public Health and Human Services; Jolynn . A Republican, he is chair of the Rules and Public Utilities committees . committee and a member of the Apportionment and Elections; Ethics; Judiciary B; Judiciary En TOM WEATHERSBY Banc; Medicaid; Public Health and Human District 62: Copiah, Services; Universities and Colleges; and Ways Rankin, Simpson and Means committees . 3806 Hwy 49 South Florence 39073 PATRICIA H. WILLIS tweathersby@house .ms gov. District 95: (601) 359-3336 Hancock, Harrison 5565 Diamondhead Drive Weathersby, a Diamondhead 39525 businessman, joined pwillis@house .ms .gov the House of Representatives in 1992 . He was (601) 942-1933 born July 24, 1944 in Jackson and attended Hinds Community College, the University of Willis, an attorney Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi College . and flight attendant, He is a deacon of the Baptist faith and a Mason . began serving in the House of Representatives Weathersby is a member of the National Rifle in 2013 . She was born February 27, 1953 in Association, ALEC, Kiwanis, Mississippi New Orleans and is a graduate of Starkville Cattlemen’s Association, Rankin and Copiah High School, Mississippi State University, Chambers of Commerce, and Sigma Alpha and Loyola University School of Law . She is Epsilon . He is married to his wife, Beverly . A affiliated with Hancock County and Mississippi Republican, he is chair of the Public Property Bar Associations, American Inns of Court, committee and a member of the Banking and Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow, Hancock Financial Services; Energy; Insurance; County Leadership, Hancock/Harrison County and Ways and Means committees . Republican Women’s Club, Diamondhead Women’s Club, Diamondhead Krewe of Selene, JASON WHITE and Diamondhead Community Church . She has District 48: Attala, one son, Charles . A Republican, Willis is chair of Carroll, Holmes, Leake the Drug Policy committee and a member of the P .O . Box 246 Corrections; Gaming; Judiciary B; Judiciary En West 39192 Banc; Marine Resources; Military Affairs; Ports, jwhite@house ms. .gov Harbors, and Airports; and Tourism committees . (601) 359-3359 CORY WILSON White, an attorney, was District 73: Madison elected to the House of P O. . Box 2957 Representatives in 2012 . He was born December Madison 39130 28, 1972 and is a graduate of Mississippi College cwilson@house ms. gov. and Mississippi College School of Law . He is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association and Wilson, an attorney, the Attala County Bar Association . White is a joined the House of Baptist and a member of the West Historical and Representatives in 2016 . Preservation Society Board of Directors, Attala He was born August 8, County Forestry Association, and Attala County 1970 in Pascagoula and is a graduate of Moss

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Point High School, the University of Mississippi, CHARLES YOUNG JR. and Yale Law School . He is of the Presbyterian District 82: Lauderdale faith and a member of the Mississippi Bar P O. . Box 5393 Association, Madison County Bar Association, Meridian 39302 Coast Conservation Association, Alpha Tau cyoung@house ms. .gov Omega, and White House Fellows Alumni (601) 213-4682 Association . He and his wife, Stephanie, have one son: Webb . A Republican, Wilson is vice chair Young, self employed of the Judiciary A committee and a member of by E F. . Young Jr . the Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency; Manufacturing Company, Apportionment and Elections; Compilation, has served in the House of Representatives since Revision, and Publication; Conservation 2012 . He was born in Meridian and attended and Water Resources; Education; Energy; Meridian High School, Meridian Community Ethics; Judiciary En Banc; Transportation; and College, and Tougaloo College . Young is a Universities and Colleges committees . Mason and a member of the DNC, NAACP, and MLBC . He is of the Methodist faith and has one ADRIENNE WOOTEN son, William . A Democrat, he is a member of District 71: Hinds the Corrections; Medicaid; Performance Based P .O . Box 1617 Budgeting; Public Properties; and Universities Ridgeland 39158 and Colleges committees . adrienneahooper@ yahoo .com HENRY (HANK) (601) 359-2433 ZUBER III District 113: Jackson Wooten, an attorney, 429 Hanley Road began serving in Ocean Springs 39564 the House of Representatives in 2008 . She hzuber@house ms. .gov was born March 7, 1974 and is a graduate of (601) 359-3328 Alcorn State University and the University of Mississippi School of Law . She is a member of Zuber, an attorney, has the Magnolia Bar Association, Madison County been a member of the Bar Association, Hinds County Bar Association, House of Representatives since 2000 . He was MJWLA, ABA, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority born June 11, 1966 in Covington, Louisiana and Inc . She is of the Baptist faith and married to her is of the Catholic faith . He is a graduate of Ocean husband, Dewayne . A Democrat, Wooten is a Springs High School, Millsaps College, and the member of the Insurance; Judiciary B; Judiciary University of Mississippi School of Law . He is a En Banc; Municipalities; Public Health and member of the Knights of Columbus, Chamber Human Services; and Universities and of Commerce, and Board of Directors of the Colleges committees . YMCA . A Republican, Zuber is chair of the Banking and Financial Services committee and a member of the Gaming; Insurance; Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Medicaid; and Ways and Means committees .

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Clerk of the House House Sergeant at Arms ANDREW KARELL D. DAMPEER KETCHINGS Third Floor, House Hall, Room 305, New Capitol, New Capitol Building Jackson 39201 kdampeer@house .ms gov. aketchings@house ms. .gov (601) 359-3306 (601) 359-3360 Dampeer has served Ketchings, a native of as House Sergeant at Natchez, began service Arms since 2004 . Born in as the Clerk of the House of Representatives Simpson County, he graduated from Magee High in 2012 . He is a graduate of Trinity Episcopal School and earned a B S. . degree in Criminal Justice School and the University of Mississippi . A from Jackson State University . He and his wife former banker, Ketchings formerly served in the Bathesheba have one child . They are members of Gov . administration as Legislative Magee First Baptist Church . Affairs Director and previously served as the The Sergeant at Arms is appointed by Deputy Commissioner of the Department of the Speaker and approved by the Management Banking and Consumer Finance . He is a member Committee . He supervises and preserves the order of the UM Alumni Association, the American of the House sessions and executes commands Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries, and process issued by authority of the House . He and the Southwest Mississippi Football Officials is responsible for the cleanliness, comfort, and Association . lighting of the House chamber, committee rooms, anterooms, lobbies, and galleries .

152 LEGISLATIVE HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Members: William Tracy Arnold; Mark Baker; Jerry R . Turner, Chairman Charles Jim Beckett; Donnie Bell; C . Scott Robert Foster, Vice Chairman Bounds; Chris Brown; Cedric Burnett; Larry Members: William Tracy Arnold; Randy P . Byrd; ; Alyce G . Clarke; Dan Boyd; Becky Currie; Tyrone Ellis; Greg Haney; Eubanks; Casey Eure; Bob Evans; ; Jay Hughes; Doug McLeod; Tom Miles; Jeff Hale; John W . Hines Sr .; D . Stephen Holland; Cory Wilson Joey Hood; Kevin Horan; Chris Johnson; Nolan Mettetal; Margaret Rogers; Ray Rogers; Gary V . Agriculture Staples; Kathy Sykes; Jerry R . Turner; Bill Pigott, Chairman Tom Weathersby Vince Mangold, Vice Chairman Members: Nick Bain; Manly Barton; Donnie Bell; Compilation, Revision, and Publication Lester Carpenter; John Glen Corley; Deborah Philip Gunn, Chairman Butler Dixon; Jarvis Dortch; Dan Eubanks; Members: Earle S . Banks; Angela Cockerham; Michael T . Evans; Robert Foster; Karl Gibbs; Andy Gipson; Thomas U . Reynolds; Gregory Holloway Sr .; Mac Huddleston; Robert Greg Snowden; Cory Wilson E . Huddleston; Abe Hudson; Lataisha Jackson; Chris Johnson; Bill Kinkade; Timmy Ladner; Conservation and Water Resources Steve Massengill; Doug McLeod; Ken Morgan; Joey Hood, Chairman Karl Oliver; Orlando Paden; Noah Sanford; Bryant W . Clark, Vice Chairman Donnie Scoggin; Gary V . Staples; Preston E . Members: Shane Barnett; Manly Barton; Chris Sullivan; Sara R . Thomas; Jerry R . Turner; Brown; Charles Busby; Larry Byrd; John Glen Kenneth Walker Corley; Casey Eure; Michael T . Evans; D . Stephen Holland; Vince Mangold; Carl Mickens; Apportionment and Elections Ken Morgan; Bill Pigott; Preston E . Sullivan; Bill Denny, Chairman Jerry R . Turner; Kenneth Walker; Cory Wilson Thomas U . Reynolds, Vice Chairman Members: ; Toby Barker; Charles Constitution Jim Beckett; Edward Blackmon Jr .; Bryant W . Brent Powell, Chairman Clark; Angela Cockerham; Becky Currie; Tyrone Dana Criswell, Vice Chairman Ellis; Jeff Hale; Ashley Henley; Mac Huddleston; Members: Christopher Bell; Chris Brown; Bill Robert E . Huddleston; Noah Sanford; Jason Denny; Dan Eubanks; Robert Foster; Ashley White; Cory Wilson Henley; Jay Hughes; Carl Mickens; America ; Alex Monsour; Thomas U . Appropriations Reynolds; Jeffrey C . Smith; Jody Steverson John Read, Chairman Mac Huddleston, Vice Chairman Corrections Members: William Tracy Arnold; Mark Baker; Bill Kinkade, Chairman Earle S . Banks; David Baria; Toby Barker; Carl Mickens, Vice Chairman Charles Jim Beckett; Richard Bennett; C . Scott Members: Joel Bomgar; Deborah Butler Dixon; Bounds; Chris Brown; Charles Busby; Alyce G . Tyrone Ellis; Ashley Henley; Kevin Horan; Clarke; Angela Cockerham; Becky Currie; Scott Robert E . Huddleston; Abe Hudson; Chris DeLano; Bill Denny; Casey Eure; Andy Gipson; Johnson; Doug McLeod; Roun McNeal; Karl D . Stephen Holland; Robert E . Huddleston; Oliver; Randy Rushing; Mark Tullos; Patricia H . Timmy Ladner; Nolan Mettetal; Sam C . Mims V; Willis; Charles Young Jr . Alex Monsour; John L . Moore; David W . Myers; Greg Snowden; Gary V . Staples; Preston E . County Affairs Sullivan; Jerry R . Turner; Percy W . Watson Larry Byrd, Chairman Roun McNeal, Vice Chairman Banking and Financial Services Members: Willie Bailey; Manly Barton; Lester Henry Zuber III, Chairman Carpenter; Andy Gipson; Steve Hopkins; Robert Shane Aguirre, Vice Chairman E . Huddleston; Abe Hudson; John Thomas 153 LEGISLATIVE

(Trey) Lamar III; Willie J . Perkins Sr .; Thomas Executive Contingent Fund U . Reynolds; Rob Roberson; Ray Rogers; Randy Carolyn Crawford, Chairman Rushing; Noah Sanford; Donnie Scoggin; Preston Christopher Bell, Vice Chairman E . Sullivan; Mark Tullos Members: Cedric Burnett; Stephen A . Horne; Drug Policy Patricia H . Willis, Chairman Forestry Alyce G . Clarke, Vice Chairman Ken Morgan, Chairman Members: William Tracy Arnold; Christopher Karl Oliver, Vice Chairman Bell; Joel Bomgar; Dana Criswell; Oscar Denton; Members: Shane Barnett; Randy P . Boyd; Jeff Hale; Joey Hood; Kevin Horan; Abe Hudson; Bill Kinkade; Vince Mangold; Roun McNeal; Kabir Karriem; Karl Oliver; Kathy Sykes; America Chuck Middleton; Bill Pigott; Preston E . Brad Touchstone Sullivan; Kenneth Walker

Education Gaming John L . Moore, Chairman Richard Bennett, Chairman Rob Roberson, Vice Chairman Timmy Ladner, Vice Chairman Members: Toby Barker; Richard Bennett; Members: Shane Aguirre; Willie Bailey; Joel Bomgar; Randy P . Boyd; Charles Busby; Christopher Bell; Carolyn Crawford; Scott Credell Calhoun; ; Alyce G . Clarke; DeLano; Oscar Denton; Deborah Butler Dixon; Carolyn Crawford; Dana Criswell; Becky Casey Eure; John W . Hines Sr .; Robert L . Currie; Scott DeLano; Jarvis Dortch; Bob Evans; Johnson III; America Chuck Middleton; Alex Mark Formby; Jeffrey S . Guice; Ashley Henley; Monsour; Willie J . Perkins Sr .; John Read; Gregory Holloway Sr .; Steve Hopkins; Chris Sonya Williams-Barnes; Patricia H . Willis; Johnson; Vince Mangold; Carl Mickens; Orlando Henry Zuber III Paden; ; Sara R . Thomas; Brad Touchstone; Kenneth Walker; Sonya Williams- Insurance Barnes; Cory Wilson Gary Chism, Chairman Brad Touchstone, Vice Chairman Energy Members: Earle S . Banks; Charles Jim Beckett; Angela Cockerham, Chairman Christopher Bell; Charles Busby; Credell Gary V . Staples, Vice Chairman Calhoun; Scott DeLano; Oscar Denton; Jarvis Members: Nick Bain; Shane Barnett; Donnie Bell; Dortch; Dan Eubanks; Mark Formby; Andy Christopher Bell; Randy P . Boyd; Cedric Burnett; Gipson; Jeffrey S . Guice; Jeff Hale; John W . Dan Eubanks; Michael T . Evans; Mark Formby; Hines Sr .; Alex Monsour; John L . Moore; Willie Jeff Hale; Gregory Holloway Sr .; Kevin Horan; J . Perkins Sr .; Omeria Scott; William Shirley; Abe Hudson; Lataisha Jackson; Steve Massengill; Jody Steverson; Jerry R . Turner; Percy W . America Chuck Middleton; Tom Miles; Brent Watson; Tom Weathersby; Adrienne Wooten; Powell; Margaret Rogers; Noah Sanford; William Henry Zuber III Shirley; Jody Steverson; Preston E . Sullivan; Tom Weathersby; Cory Wilson Interstate Cooperation Jeffrey S . Guice, Chairman Enrolled Bills Kathy Sykes, Vice Chairman Stephen A . Horne, Chairman Members: Willie Bailey; Steve Hopkins; Stephen William Shirley, Vice Chairman A . Horne; America Chuck Middleton; Bill Pigott Members: America Chuck Middleton; Orlando Paden; Randall Patterson Investigate State Offices Randall Patterson, Chairman Ethics America Chuck Middleton, Vice Chairman Andy Gipson, Chairman Members: Jeramey D . Anderson; Mark Baker; Percy W . Watson, Vice Chairman Randy P . Boyd; Stephen A . Horne; Timmy Members: Angela Cockerham; Mac Huddleston; Ladner; Ray Rogers; Sara R . Thomas Ray Rogers; Sara R . Thomas; Jason White; Cory Wilson 154 LEGISLATIVE

Judiciary A Local and Private Legislation Mark Baker, Chairman Manly Barton, Chairman Cory Wilson, Vice Chairman Lataisha Jackson, Vice Chairman Members: Shane Aguirre; Earle S . Banks; Members: Richard Bennett; Gary Chism; Robert Charles Jim Beckett; Edward Blackmon Jr .; Gary Foster; Rob Roberson; Rufus Straughter Chism; Bryant W . Clark; Angela Cockerham; Dana Criswell; Bill Denny; Bob Evans; Debra Management Gibbs; Jay Hughes; Robert L . Johnson III; John Greg Snowden, Chairman Thomas (Trey) Lamar III; Willie J . Perkins Angela Cockerham, Vice Chairman Sr .; Brent Powell; Thomas U . Reynolds; Rob Members: Richard Bennett; C . Scott Bounds; Roberson; Jeffrey C . Smith; Greg Snowden; Brad Chris Brown; Larry Byrd; John W . Hines Sr ;. Touchstone; Mark Tullos; Percy W . Watson Willie J . Perkins Sr .; Ray Rogers; Jerry R . Turner

Judiciary B Marine Resources Andy Gipson, Chairman Casey Eure, Chairman Willie Bailey, Vice Chairman Greg Haney, Vice Chairman Members: Jeramey D . Anderson; William Tracy Members: Jeramey D . Anderson; Shane Barnett; Arnold; Nick Bain; David Baria; Shane Barnett; Carolyn Crawford; Mark Formby; Timmy Joel Bomgar; Cedric Burnett; Deborah Butler Ladner; Vince Mangold; Randall Patterson; Dixon; Tyrone Ellis; Joey Hood; Kevin Horan; Sonya Williams-Barnes; Patricia H . Willis Timmy Ladner; Roun McNeal; Sam C . Mims V; Alex Monsour; John L . Moore; Noah Sanford; Medicaid Donnie Scoggin; William Shirley; Jason White; Chris Brown, Chairman Patricia H . Willis; Adrienne Wooten; Joel Bomgar, Vice Chairman Henry Zuber III Members: Toby Barker; Becky Currie; Jarvis Dortch; Debra Gibbs; D . Stephen Holland; Joey Judiciary En Banc Hood; Jay Hughes; Robert L . Johnson III; Doug Mark Baker, Chairman McLeod; Nolan Mettetal; Sam C . Mims V; David Andy Gipson, Vice Chairman W . Myers; Omeria Scott; William Shirley; Jason Members: Shane Aguirre; Jeramey D . Anderson; White; Charles Young Jr .; Henry Zuber III William Tracy Arnold; Willie Bailey; Nick Bain; Earle S . Banks; David Baria; Shane Barnett; Military Affairs Charles Jim Beckett; Edward Blackmon Jr .; Joel Ray Rogers, Chairman Bomgar; Cedric Burnett; Gary Chism; Bryant Ashley Henley, Vice Chairman W . Clark; Angela Cockerham; Dana Criswell; Members: Manly Barton; Credell Calhoun; John Bill Denny; Deborah Butler Dixon; Tyrone Ellis; G . Faulkner; Karl Gibbs; Steve Hopkins; Mac Bob Evans; Debra Gibbs; Joey Hood; Kevin Huddleston; Kabir Karriem; Vince Mangold; Horan; Jay Hughes; Robert L . Johnson III; David W . Myers; Karl Oliver; Randy Rushing; Timmy Ladner; John Thomas (Trey) Lamar III; Mark Tullos; Patricia H . Willis Roun McNeal; Sam C . Mims V; Alex Monsour; John L . Moore; Willie J . Perkins Sr .; Brent Municipalities Powell; Thomas U . Reynolds; Rob Roberson; Randy Rushing, Chairman Noah Sanford; Donnie Scoggin; William Steve Hopkins, Vice Chairman Shirley; Jeffrey C . Smith; Greg Snowden; Brad Members: Edward Blackmon Jr .; Joel Bomgar; Touchstone; Mark Tullos; Percy W . Watson; Lester Carpenter; Bill Denny; Robert Foster; Jason White; Patricia H . Willis; Cory Wilson; Debra Gibbs; Andy Gipson; Gregory Holloway Adrienne Wooten; Henry Zuber III Sr .; Kabir Karriem; Roun McNeal; David W . Myers; Willie J . Perkins Sr .; Rob Roberson; Legislative Budget Committee Mark Tullos; Adrienne Wooten Philip Gunn, Chairman Members: Credell Calhoun; Angela Cockerham; Performance Based Budgeting John L . Moore; John Read; Jeffrey C . Smith; Toby Barker, Chairman Greg Snowden Dan Eubanks, Vice Chairman

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Members: Angela Cockerham; Mac Huddleston; Revenue and Expenditure General Bills Lataisha Jackson; Chris Johnson; John Read; Mark Formby, Chairman Greg Snowden; Charles Young Jr . Randy P . Boyd, Vice Chairman Members: Shane Aguirre; Manly Barton; Charles Ports, Harbors, and Airports Jim Beckett; Richard Bennett; C . Scott Bounds; Alex Monsour, Chairman Bill Denny; John W . Hines Sr .; Kevin Horan; Sonya Williams-Barnes, Vice Chairman Robert L . Johnson III; Sam C . Mims V; Karl Members: Willie Bailey; Manly Barton; Charles Oliver; Orlando Paden; John Read; Jeffrey C . Busby; John Glen Corley; Jeffrey S . Guice; Smith; Brad Touchstone Greg Haney; Abe Hudson; Kabir Karriem; Patricia H . Willis Rules Jason White, Chairman Public Health and Human Services John Read, Vice Chairman Sam C . Mims V, Chairman Members: Manly Barton; Charles Jim Beckett; Chris Johnson, Vice Chairman Edward Blackmon Jr .; Becky Currie; Philip Members: Shane Aguirre; Nick Bain; Toby Gunn; Gregory Holloway Sr .; Mac Huddleston; Barker; Christopher Bell; C . Scott Bounds; John L . Moore; Greg Snowden Chris Brown; Cedric Burnett; Bryant W . Clark; Deborah Butler Dixon; Jarvis Dortch; Dan State Library Eubanks; Debra Gibbs; Jeffrey S . Guice; Joey William Tracy Arnold, Chairman Hood; Mac Huddleston; Doug McLeod; Nolan Noah Sanford, Vice Chairman Mettetal; Orlando Paden; Brent Powell; Noah Members: Jay Hughes; Orlando Paden; Sanford; Donnie Scoggin; Omeria Scott; Kathy Margaret Rogers Sykes; Brad Touchstone; Percy W . Watson; Jason White; Adrienne Wooten Technology Scott DeLano, Chairman Public Property Cedric Burnett, Vice Chairman Tom Weathersby, Chairman Members: Jeramey D . Anderson; Toby Barker; Jeff Hale, Vice Chairman Joel Bomgar; Dana Criswell; Oscar Denton; Members: Earle S . Banks; Joel Bomgar; Randy P . Jeffrey S . Guice; Ashley Henley; Kathy Sykes; Boyd; Gregory Holloway Sr .; Lataisha Jackson; Kenneth Walker Nolan Mettetal; Ken Morgan; Karl Oliver; John Read; Ray Rogers; Preston E . Sullivan; Tourism Sara R . Thomas; Charles Young Jr . Becky Currie, Chairman Sara R . Thomas, Vice Chairman Public Utilities Members: Willie Bailey; Richard Bennett; Lester Charles Jim Beckett, Chairman Carpenter; Dana Criswell; Oscar Denton; Casey Jody Steverson, Vice Chairman Eure; Jeffrey S . Guice; Greg Haney; Ashley Members: Earle S . Banks; Richard Bennett; C . Henley; Kabir Karriem; Steve Massengill; Scott Bounds; Gary Chism; John Glen Corley; America Chuck Middleton; Tom Miles; Alex Casey Eure; Michael T . Evans; Mark Formby; Monsour; Orlando Paden; Randall Patterson; John W . Hines Sr .; Joey Hood; Steve Massengill; Omeria Scott; Sonya Williams-Barnes; Carl Mickens; Tom Miles; David W . Myers; Patricia H . Willis Brent Powell; Margaret Rogers; Noah Sanford; Gary V . Staples; Kathy Sykes; Brad Touchstone; Percy W . Watson

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Transportation Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Charles Busby, Chairman C . Scott Bounds, Chairman Steve Massengill, Vice Chairman Shane Barnett, Vice Chairman Members: William Tracy Arnold; Mark Baker; Members: Lester Carpenter; Bryant W . Clark; Manly Barton; Cedric Burnett; Larry Byrd; Angela Cockerham; John Glen Corley; Bob Bryant W . Clark; Dana Criswell; Oscar Denton; Evans; Karl Gibbs; Steve Hopkins; Robert L . John G . Faulkner; Robert Foster; Andy Gipson; Johnson III; Bill Kinkade; John Thomas (Trey) D . Stephen Holland; Abe Hudson; Chris Johnson; Lamar III; Vince Mangold; Ken Morgan; Robert L . Johnson III; Vince Mangold; Doug Karl Oliver McLeod; Alex Monsour; John L . Moore; Brent Powell; Thomas U . Reynolds; Rob Roberson; Workforce Development Jody Steverson; Preston E . Sullivan; Brad Donnie Bell, Chairman Touchstone; Jerry R . Turner; Cory Wilson Doug McLeod, Vice Chairman Members: John Glen Corley; Oscar Denton; Robert Foster; Jeff Hale; Greg Haney; Ashley Universities and Colleges Henley; Robert E . Huddleston; Timmy Ladner; Nolan Mettetal, Chairman Steve Massengill; Roun McNeal; Carl Mickens; Gregory Holloway Sr ., Vice Chairman Kathy Sykes; Kenneth Walker Members: Shane Aguirre; Jeramey D . Anderson; William Tracy Arnold; David Baria; Charles Jim Youth and Family Affairs Beckett; Donnie Bell; Credell Calhoun; Alyce G . Deborah Butler Dixon, Chairman Clarke; Carolyn Crawford; Dana Criswell; Bob Karl Gibbs, Vice Chairman Evans; John G . Faulkner; Steve Hopkins; Mac Members: David Baria; Joel Bomgar; Alyce G . Huddleston; Lataisha Jackson; John Thomas Clarke; Dan Eubanks; John G . Faulkner; Ashley (Trey) Lamar III; Roun McNeal; Orlando Paden; Henley; Sara R . Thomas; Brad Touchstone; Mark Donnie Scoggin; Jody Steverson; Tullos Rufus Straughter; Jason White; Cory Wilson; Adrienne Wooten; Charles Young Jr .

Ways and Means Jeffrey C . Smith, Chairman John Thomas (Trey) Lamar III, Vice Chairman Members: Willie Bailey; Donnie Bell; Edward Blackmon Jr .; Larry Byrd; Credell Calhoun; Lester Carpenter; Gary Chism; Carolyn Crawford; Tyrone Ellis; Mark Formby; Jeffrey S . Guice; Joey Hood; Stephen A . Horne; Robert L . Johnson III; Bill Kinkade; Doug McLeod; America Chuck Middleton; Ken Morgan; Randall Patterson; Willie J . Perkins Sr .; Brent Powell; Thomas U . Reynolds; Margaret Rogers; Ray Rogers; Randy Rushing; Omeria Scott; Jody Steverson; Rufus Straughter; Tom Weathersby; Jason White; Henry Zuber III

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90-day 125-day Session Session 9th day 45th day Deadline for making requests for general bills and constitutional amendments to be drafted .*** 14th day 49th day Deadline for introduction of bills and constitutional amendments .* 29th day 64th day Deadline for committees to report bills and constitutional amendments originating in own house .*+ 38th day 73rd day Deadline for original floor action on bills and constitutional amendments originating in own house .* 39th day 74th day Deadline for reconsideration and passage of bills and constitutional amendments originating in own house .* 42nd day 77th day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider bills and constitutional amendments originating in own house .* 51st day 86th day Deadline for original floor action on appropriation and revenue bills originating in own house . 52nd day 87th day Deadline for reconsideration and passage of appropriation and revenue bills originating in own house . 53rd day 88th day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider appropriation and revenue bills originating in own house . 57th day 92nd day Deadline for committees to report bills and constitutional amendments originating in other house .*+ 65th day 100th day Deadline for original floor action on bills and constitutional amendments originating in other house .* 66th day 101st day Deadline for reconsideration and passage of bills and constitutional amendments originating in other house .* 67th day 102nd day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider bills and constitutional amendments originating in other house .* 71st day 106th day Deadline for original floor action on appropriation and revenue bills originating in other house . 72nd day 107th day Deadline for reconsideration and passage of appropriation and revenue bills originating in other house . 73rd day 108th day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider appropriation and revenue bills originating in other house . 74th day 109th day Deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from other house to appropriation and revenue bills . 76th day 111th day Deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are revenue bills . 77th day 112th day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider concurrence or nonconcurrence in appropriation and revenue bills . 80th day 115th day Deadline to concur or not concur in amendments from other house to general bills and constitutional amendments . 82nd day 117th day Deadline for conference reports on appropriation and revenue bills to be filed .**+ 83rd day 118th day Deadline for introduction of local and private bills that are not revenue bills . 84th day 119th day Deadline for final adoption of conference reports on appropriation and revenue bills and for conference reports on general bills and constitutional amendments to be filed **+. 158 LEGISLATIVE

85th day 120th day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider conference reports on appropriation and revenue bills . 86th day 121st day Deadline for first consideration of conference reports on general bills and constitutional amendments . 87th day 122nd day Deadline for filing conference reports on general bills and constitutional amendments that had been recommitted for further conference .+ 88th day 123rd day Deadline for adoption of conference reports on general bills and constitutional amendments after recommittal . 89th day 124th day Deadline to dispose of motions to reconsider conference reports on general bills and constitutional amendments . 90th day 125th day Sine die .

JOINT RULES *Appropriation, revenue, and local and private bills, and bills to restore suffrage are excluded from these deadlines . For purposes of the deadlines herein set forth, the term “revenue bills” shall include only those bills whose primary purpose is to increase or decrease taxes or to authorize the issuance of bonds or the borrowing of money . Bills which are primarily for regulatory purposes which have revenue provisions included shall not be considered as revenue bills for deadline purposes . The deletion from a bill of the features which made it a revenue bill shall render the bill a general bill for deadline purposes . **Conference reports on all bills must be filed with the Secretary/Clerk no later than the time of adjournment on the day prior to being called up and considered . Appropriation bills which actually appropriate money and are recommitted for further conference are excluded from the requirement that the subsequent conference report be filed and lay on table one (1) day before being considered; however, original action must be taken on all appropriation conference reports by 2:00 p m. . on the 84th/119th day and subsequent reports must be filed no later than 6:00 p .m . ***Requests for general bills and constitutional amendments to be drafted must be made no later than 8:00 p m. . on the 9th/45th day . The Rules Committee of the House or Senate, as the case may be, may authorize any member of its respective house to make requests, for one or more general bills or constitutional amendments to be drafted, after the expiration of the deadline for making such drafting requests but before the deadline for introduction of bills and constitutional amendments, upon a determination by the Rules Committee that such drafting requests are in response to conditions of an emergency nature arising subsequent to the deadline for making requests for general bills and constitutional amendments to be drafted . +Committee reports and conference reports that are subject to being filed on these deadlines must be filed with the Secretary/Clerk no later than 8:00 p m. .

Whenever the word “day” appears in this rule, it shall mean calendar day .

The above schedule shall not be deviated from except by the passage of a concurrent resolution adopted by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the House and Senate present and voting .

159 LEGISLATIVE HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW the calendar are kept for bills reported by the appropriations, revenue, and local and private Drafting and Introduction. A bill must first committees . Appropriations and Revenue bills be drafted in paper form . Legislative research and have precedence over bills on the drafting offices are operated on a year-round basis General Calendar . in both the House and the Senate to assist the The Legislature operates under a system members with the necessary research and legal of deadlines which sets the limits of time in work involved in drafting bills in correct form . which bills may be introduced, reported from Since the advent of annual sessions, a system of Committee, acted upon originally in each House, pre-filing has been instituted in both Houses . This amendments considered from the other House, means that bills may be written and introduced and Conference Reports adopted . The deadlines on an unofficial basis in the interim between are for the purpose of assuring an orderly flow of sessions . For all practical purposes, the pre-filed legislative action within the 90-day constitutional bills are treated in the same manner as bills limitation of sessions . The first session of each introduced when the Legislature is actually in administration has a limitation of 125 days, and session . At the time a member signifies that a bill is the deadlines are adjusted for the additional time . to be filed, it is placed on the Speaker’s/President’s desk for referral to Committee and, after referral, is Consideration by House/Senate. When a given a number which it will retain throughout the bill comes up in its regular order on the calendar, legislative process . When the session convenes, it is usually called up and handled on the chamber the pre-filed bills are introduced officially into floor by the Chairman of the Committee to the records . Bills introduced after the session which it has been referred . The bill is read and convenes are dropped into the “hopper” at the debated by the House or Senate, and, at this time, Clerk’s/Secretary’s desk . Bills must be typewritten amendments may be proposed and either adopted on legal-sized paper, double-spaced, with the title or rejected . Other possible actions may be taken and name of author or authors on the outside and at this time — the bill may be recommitted to the must be introduced in original form . committee for further study; it may be laid on the table, subject to call; it may be set for special Referred to Committee. Each bill is referred order; or postponed to another date for action . to one or more of the standing committees in the An amendment to strike all after the enacting House or Senate for study and recommendation . clause, if adopted, would kill the bill, or if a In the regular order of business, the bills are read motion carried to indefinitely postpone the bill, by title and number, and the committee to which it would be dead . it has been referred is announced . All bills are The Vote. A quorum must be present for the listed on a daily introduction list, entered in the vote on the final passage of any measure . Bills of a bill docket and committee books, and copies are general nature require a majority of those present reproduced . The bill itself is placed in a jacket and and voting for passage; appropriation bills require put into the committee box . a majority of the elected membership; revenue bills require a three-fifths majority of those Reported by Committee. The committee to which a bill has been referred reports its present and voting; bills restoring suffrage or bills recommendations to the House or Senate . It may granting a donation or gratuity to any person report the bill “Do Pass,” “Do Pass As Amended,” require two-thirds of the elected membership . “Committee Substitute Do Pass,” or it may report Adoption of Conference Reports or concurrence the bill “Do Not Pass,” which has the effect of in Senate or House amendments require the same killing the bill unless a Minority Report is filed vote as was required for the original passage of within three days by one or more of the members the bill . After passage of a bill, it is subject to of the committee who were present at the reconsideration for one whole legislative day . meeting at which the bill was reported . After the time has passed for reconsideration, any If a bill has not been reported by a committee amendments that were adopted are engrossed after reference, a motion to withdraw the bill may into the bill, which is then sent to the be filed . When a bill has been reported favorably other House . by a committee, it is placed on the calendar for House or Senate action . Separate divisions of 160 LEGISLATIVE

House/Senate Action. When a bill reaches Governor’s Action. The Governor must the other House, it goes through the same either approve a bill or return it with objections process of referral to Committee, report by to the House of its origin within five days (except Committee, and floor action . If a bill passes the Sundays) or it becomes law without his signature . other House without amendment, it is returned (If the Legislature adjourns before the five days to the House of origin, enrolled, signed by the have expired, the Governor then has 15 days for Speaker and the Lieutenant Governor, and consideration of the bill ). When a bill has been presented to the Governor . If the other House vetoed, the objections of the Governor are spread adopts amendments to the bill, the bill and the at large upon the Journal, it is reconsidered, and, accompanying amendments are returned to the if two-thirds of those present and voting vote House of origin, and the bill is placed on the in favor of the bill, it is forwarded to the other calendar for concurrence or non-concurrence House . If two-thirds of that House vote in favor in the amendments of the other House . Should of its passage over the Governor’s veto, the bill one House concur, the other is notified, the then becomes a law . bill is engrossed, enrolled, and presented to the The above steps in the passage of a bill are Governor . If one House declines to concur in a simplified example of the parliamentary the amendments of the other, it may request a procedure involved in legislation . The process conference to work out the differences between seems very complex, but a knowledge of the the two Houses . A conference committee is rules and procedures and actual experience composed of three members from each House, in observing a legislature in action help in and if the report of the conference committee understanding that the rules and procedures are is adopted by both Houses, the bill is engrossed, to provide thorough study and debate of measures enrolled, and presented to the Governor . before they become law .

HEARINGS OCTOBE Bill 123456 Bill Number 2736685 VOTE wtmno jxtuvwm klnb REPORT 8 9 10 11 12 13 DEB ATE hhu yyntrvbbno wqnt rpznnolly uazzi COMMITTEE r Introduction in Reference to Committee Report of Placed on (Third Reading) House or Senate Committee Hearings Committee Calendar Debate by House (First Reading) (Second Reading) of Origin If bill passes, sent to other House

OCTOBE HEARINGS 123456 Bill VOTE Bill Number 2736685 DEB ATE REPORT nt uazzi 8 9 10 11 12 13 COMMITTEE wtmno jxtuvwm klnb hhu yyntr rvbbno wq rpznnolly

Vote on (Third Reading) Placed on Report of Committee Reference to (First Reading) Final Passage Debate Calendar Committee Hearing Committee Other House (Second Reading) If bill passes, returns to House of origin

Bill Passes Bill Passes Bill Passes Both Houses Both Houses Both Houses (Identical Form) (Different Form) (Different Form) COMPROMISE VOTE House of Origin and COMMITTEE Accepts Changes House of Origin Rejects Changes Bill Sent to Both Houses May Invite Conf. Conference Conference Committee Vote on Committee Reaches Compromise Conference Report and Files Conference Report

Enrolled Bill Sent to Governor If Both Houses Adopt 685 Conference Report Bill klnb Bill Number 2736 Bill Becomes Law If: nt uazzi 85 wtmno jxtuvwm Law klnb Bill Number 27366 1. Signed by Governor hhu ryyntrvbbno wq rpznnolly uazzi ht wtmno jxtuvwm hhu yyntr wqnt 2. Not Signed by Governor by Deadline ht rvbbno rpznnolly 3. Vetoed But Overridden

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CONTACTING THE LEGISLATURE Speaker Pro Tempore DURING THE SESSION Room 302 ...... (601) 359-3304 Senate Clerk of the House Receptionist: (601) 359-3267 Room 305 ...... (601) 359-3360 Fax: (601) 359-3935 Assistant Clerks Email: jlewis@senate .ms gov. Room 305 ...... (601) 359-3360 Website: www legislature. ms. .gov Journal Clerk Room 305 ...... (601) 359-3360 House of Representatives Receptionist: (601) 359-3267 Information Officer Fax: (601) 359-3728 Room 327 ...... (601) 359-3323 Email: cgrantham@house ms. .gov Sergeant-at-Arms Website: www legislature. ms. .gov Chamber ...... (601) 359-3306 Legislative Switchboard Operator: (601) 359-3770 MISCELLANEOUS CAPITOL RESOURCES Capitol Police OTHER LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES First Floor Lobby ...... (601) 359-3124 Senate Capitol Press Corps Docket Room ...... (601) 359-3229 Fourth Floor Fax ...... (601) 359-3935 Curator Website ...... www legislature. ms. .gov Second Floor, S . Vestibule . . . (601) 359-1253 Lieutenant Governor Gift Shop Room 316 ...... (601) 359-3200 First Floor Lobby ...... (601) 359-4086 President Pro Tempore Governor’s Office Room 307 ...... (601) 359-2886 Third Floor ...... (601) 359-3100 Secretary of the Senate Legislative Budget Office Room 308 ...... (601) 359-4091 Woolfolk Bldg ., Ste . 201B . . . (601) 359-1580 Assistant Secretary of the Senate Legislative Reference Bureau Room 308B ...... (601) 359-3208 Basement ...... (601) 359-3135 Calendar Clerk Legislative Services, House Room 308 ...... (601) 359-4090 Room 108 ...... (601) 359-3310 Journal Clerk Legislative Services, Senate Room 308 ...... (601) 359-3224 Room 111 ...... (601) 359-3217 Communications Director Legislative Post Office Room 312 ...... (601) 359-4067 First Floor ...... (601) 359-3717 Sergeant-at-Arms Legislative Publishing Third Floor Hall ...... (601) 359-3127 Basement ...... (601) 359-3117 House of Representatives Secretary of State’s Office Docket Room ...... (601) 359-3360 Room 105 ...... (601) 359-3123 Fax ...... (601) 359-3728 Website ...... www legislature. ms. .gov Visitor Services Coordinator Second Floor Rotunda . . . . . (601) 359-3115 Speaker of the House Room 306 ...... (601) 359-3300 Volunteer Desk First Floor Lobby ...... (601) 359-3527

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