Tammy Witherspoon | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 38th district | |
In office January 5, 2016 –June 30, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kelvin Butler |
Succeeded by | Kelvin Butler |
Personal details | |
Born | McComb,Mississippi | December 10,1968
Political party | Democratic |
Tammy Witherspoon (born December 10,1968) is an American politician,currently serving as mayor of Magnolia,Mississippi. She previously served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 38th district from 2016 to 2021. [1] [2]
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades,including an Academy Award,a Primetime Emmy Award,and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015,and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021,Forbes named her the world's highest earning actress,and in 2023,she was named one of the richest women in America with an estimated net worth of $440 million.
Monticello is a town in and the county seat of Lawrence County,Mississippi,United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2010 census.
Tammy Wynette was an American country music singer,considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Lynn,Wynette helped bring a woman's perspective to the male-dominated country music field that helped other women find representation in the genre. Her characteristic vocal delivery has been acclaimed by critics,journalists and writers for conveying unique emotion. Twenty of her singles topped the Billboard country chart during her career. Her signature song "Stand by Your Man" received both acclaim and criticism for its portrayal of women's loyalty towards their husbands.
John Witherspoon was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister,educator,farmer,slaveholder,and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense realism,and while president of the College of New Jersey became an influential figure in the development of the United States' national character. Politically active,Witherspoon was a delegate from New Jersey to the Second Continental Congress and a signatory to the July 4,1776,Declaration of Independence. He was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration. Later,he signed the Articles of Confederation and supported ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
Tamara Faye Messner was an American evangelist. She co-founded the televangelist program The PTL Club with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet-show series for local programming in the early 1960s;Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978,she and Bakker built Heritage USA,a Christian theme park.
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,she served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 78th district,and from 1999 to 2013 represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. In 2012,Baldwin was elected to the United States Senate,defeating Republican nominee Tommy Thompson. In 2018,Baldwin was reelected,defeating Republican nominee Leah Vukmir. On April 12,2023,Baldwin announced her candidacy for reelection in the 2024 Senate election in Wisconsin.
Election is a 1999 American black comedy film directed by Alexander Payne from a screenplay by Payne and Jim Taylor,based on Tom Perrotta's 1998 novel of the same name.
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington,D.C.,that focuses on child advocacy and research. It was founded in 1973 by Marian Wright Edelman.
John Witherspoon,was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films. Witherspoon played Willie Jones in the Friday series,and starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987),Boomerang (1992),The Five Heartbeats (1991),and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). In addition,Witherspoon made appearances on television shows such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994),The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999),The Tracy Morgan Show (2003),Barnaby Jones (1973),The Boondocks (2005–2014),and Black Jesus (2014–2019). He wrote a film,From the Old School,in which he played an elderly working man who tries to prevent a neighborhood convenience store from being developed into a strip club.
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Samuel Andrew Witherspoon was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
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The Florida Gators women's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators play their home games at the O'Connell Center located on the university's Gainesville,Florida campus,and are currently led by head coach Kelly Rae Finley,following the resignation of Cameron Newbauer. The Gators have appeared in 15 NCAA tournaments,with a record of 12–15.
Friday is a stoner comedy film franchise created by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. The series takes place in South Central Los Angeles and follows the exploits of perpetually unemployed Craig Jones,who,along with his friends and relatives,is thrust into various issues that happen to occur on a Friday.
Tammy and the Doctor is a 1963 Eastmancolor romantic comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree and Peter Fonda as Dr. Mark Cheswick. It is the third of the four Tammy films.
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The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to choose the next Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood,the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi;the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election,Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%,with Reeves significantly underperforming Trump who won the state by 17 points,3 years prior.
Hello Sunshine is an American media company founded by actress Reese Witherspoon and Strand Equity Founder and Managing Partner Seth Rodsky in 2016. Pacific Standard,the production company Witherspoon co-founded with Bruna Papandrea in 2012,is now a subsidiary of Hello Sunshine.
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Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.