Mississippi Executive Branch Governor TATE REEVES As the 65th Governor of bachelor’s degree in economics. Mississippi, Tate Reeves is a He holds the Chartered Financial conservative leader who has Analyst designation. focused on the principles Tate and his wife Elee Williams of guarding the taxpayers’ Reeves, a Tylertown native, dollars, improving educational are the proud parents of three opportunity, and growing new daughters, Tyler, Emma and careers so that the state’s best Madeline. The Reeves family and brightest can stay and raise attends Galloway Memorial their families at home. United Methodist Church. Tate is a strong supporter of Duties: The Governor is the public safety and Mississippians’ Chief Executive Officer of the Second Amendment Rights. He state, charged with executive is proud to have the support of direction and supervision of Mississippi’s pro-life community as he fights for the general administration of the State. In the rights of the unborn. this capacity, he or she sees that the laws In 2003, Tate was elected as the first are faithfully executed, supervises the Republican and youngest treasurer in the official conduct of executive officers, acts as state’s history. His business training in the commander-in-chief of the state militia, and banking sector made him the state’s foremost appoints officials as prescribed by law. advocate for balancing the state budget while The Governor is responsible for the minimizing state debt. presentation of a balanced budget to the He was elected in 2011 and re-elected four Legislature and approval or veto of legislation years later as lieutenant governor, managing passed by the Legislature. He or she may call the state Senate. His conservative management extraordinary sessions of the Legislature when helped fill the state’s “rainy day fund” and he or she deems it necessary, and may issue reduce the overall debt burden. He fought pardons, executive orders, and extraditions of for transparency in how agencies spend tax fugitives from other states. dollars and stronger reporting requirements on The office provides staff assistance and liaison taxpayer-funded incentive programs. in all areas of state government administration His commitment to long-term growth that and researches agency programs and policies. creates better careers led Tate to propose A number of officers are appointed by the the largest tax cut in state history through Governor. Among these are the Adjutant the Taxpayer Pay Raise Act, which lowered General, the Commissioner of Public Safety, and the personal income tax and allowed more the chief executive officers of the departments Mississippi employers to invest in jobs and of Banking and Consumer Finance, Mississippi better compete in the global marketplace. Development Authority, Environmental Quality, Tate’s upbringing in Florence’s public schools and the State Tax Commission. The Governor made him driven to reform the education system also appoints members to numerous executive to increase opportunity for all Mississippians. He and administrative boards and commissions worked to increase investment in the classroom who, in turn, appoint executive officers to and enacted reforms to save money, strengthen the departments they lead. Some of these achievement and clearly communicate school departments are Finance and Administration, performance. Health, Corrections, Education, and the State Personnel Board. The Governor serves a term Tate is past chairman of the Republican of four years and may be re-elected for an Lieutenant Governors Association. He served additional term. Miss.Const. 1890, Article 5, §§ as a member of the inaugural Hunt-Kean 116-125. Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-1 et seq. (1972). Leadership Fellows program focused on education issues. He also has been named Contact Information: a Legislator of the Year by the Mississippi Office of the Governor Municipal League. P.O. Box 139, Jackson, MS 39205 Tate is a Rankin County native and a graduate (601) 359-3150 of Florence High School. He is an honors [email protected] graduate of Millsaps College and holds a www. governorreeves.ms.gov 1 Lieutenant Governor DELBERT HOSEMANN Elected in November 2019 Mississippians statewide to with more than 60 percent provide information about the of the vote, the Honorable new requirement. Delbert Hosemann is A military veteran of the U.S. serving as Mississippi’s 33rd Army Reserve, Hosemann’s Lieutenant Governor. During commitment to military voting his campaign, he advocated has been recognized by the for increasing transparency in U.S. Department of Defense. State government, supporting In 2015, he was invited among small businesses, shoring up a delegation of Secretaries of Mississippi’s roads and bridges, State to visit remote areas of providing better access to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait healthcare, ensuring every child to promote increasing voter has access to a high quality public education, turnout among military men and women. and building a skilled workforce for the future. Mississippi leads the Nation in allowing online In his first legislative session presiding over voting for servicemembers. the 52-member Mississippi Senate, he has As a business lawyer and small business remained committed to making Mississippi owner, Hosemann has always emphasized the an even better place for our children and importance of economic development in our grandchildren. In addition to tackling State. As part of an overall Business Reform community mental healthcare and prison Plan, Hosemann facilitated policy groups to reform, Hosemann has overseen Senate action revamp how Mississippi attracts, retains, and to increase teacher pay, streamline the State’s grows business and industry. Through various workforce development efforts, and support proposals to the Legislature, Mississippi now law enforcement. has the leading securities, charities, and First elected to public office in 2007, limited liability company laws in the Nation. Hosemann previously served three terms as Hosemann’s landmark recommendation on Secretary of State. A true fiscal conservative, trademark laws received global recognition he is renowned for maximizing the agency’s by the International Trademark Association. productivity and emphasizing quick, accurate Hosemann also drafted the nation’s premier customer service on a smaller budget than the Athlete Agent Act which governs sports agents previous administration. in Mississippi. Dedicated to ensuring the integrity of In October 2015, the Secretary of State’s every Mississippian’s vote, Hosemann was Office launched Y’all Business, a website lauded for his commitment to fair and honest which set the national standard for aggregate elections in Mississippi. During his tenure as demographic, economic, and consumer Chief Elections Officer, the Secretary of State’s information. The agency was awarded the Esri Office dispatched observers in the State to the 2016 SAG award, among other state, national, polls and increased training opportunities for and international accolades. In January 2016, local election officials. Hosemann also twice the agency initiated Mississippi Business One succeeded in the U.S. Supreme Court in the Stop Shop (BOSS), which assists entrepreneurs fight to redistrict the State Legislature. in starting and registering their business in Since the 2014 Primary Election, every Mississippi. Mississippian who votes at the polls is As Secretary of State, Hosemann also required to present an acceptable form of served as State Land Commissioner. Shortly photo identification before casting a regular after taking office in 2007, he fulfilled a major ballot. To date, Mississippi is one of the only campaign promise to make all 16th Section states to implement Voter ID without federal leases (more than 600,000 acres) available for intervention or litigation, saving millions in inspection on the agency’s website. Increased taxpayer dollars. Through an award-winning transparency has allowed school boards to voter education campaign, Hosemann reached make better financial decisions in determining 2 Lieutenant Governor DELBERT HOSEMANN lease amounts, and has given Mississippians Amendment, and served as chairman of the greater access to public hunting and other Republican Secretaries of State Committee. lands. A major source of funding for public In his spare time, Hosemann is an avid schools in Mississippi, 16th Section land hunter and jogger. He is a lifetime member revenue topped $1 billion during Hosemann’s of the National Rifle Association, and belongs tenure. to the Delta Wildlife Foundation and Ducks Funds generated from tidelands leases and Unlimited. He has competed in both the New assessments have also reached record amounts York Marathon and the Boston Marathon, under Hosemann’s leadership. In 2012, a represented Mississippi in the Senior Olympics, $1 million donation secured by Hosemann and participated in the Mississippi Blues resulted in the acquisition and preservation Marathon and Half-Marathon. of tidelands. In 2013, Hosemann obtained A Warren County native, Hosemann’s funding from a coalition of state and federal professional background is in Business and sources to purchase more than 200 acres of Taxation Law. He earned his bachelor’s degree Cat Island, a protective barrier island located in business from the University of Notre off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. After years of Dame, his Juris Doctor from the University of negotiation, Hosemann finalized the acquisition Mississippi School of Law, and his Master of of