John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American novelist,lawyer,and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement,Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers,and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling,Grisham is one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.
Pass Christian,nicknamed The Pass,is a city in Harrison County,Mississippi,United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,307 at the 2019 census.
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science,commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU),is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State,Mississippi. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very High Research Activity" and has a total research and development budget of $239.4 million,the largest in Mississippi.
Arkansas State University is a public research university in Jonesboro,Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System and the second largest university in the state. The university was founded in 1909 and is located atop 1,376 acres on Crowley's Ridge.
Roger Frederick Wicker is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi,a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party,Wicker was a Mississippi State Senator from 1988 to 1995 and the U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 1995 until 2007.
Carolyn Jane Maloney is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district from 2013 to 2023,and for New York's 14th congressional district from 1993 to 2013. The district includes most of Manhattan's East Side,Astoria and Long Island City in Queens,Greenpoint,Brooklyn,as well as Roosevelt Island. A member of the Democratic Party,Maloney ran for reelection in 2022 but lost the primary to 10th district incumbent Jerry Nadler after redistricting drew them both into the 12th district.
Delaware's at-large congressional district is a congressional district that includes the entire U.S. state of Delaware. It is the nation's oldest congressional district,having existed uninterrupted since the 1st United States Congress in 1789. It is also the most populous congressional district in the nation. Delaware has always had only one member of the United States House of Representatives,except for a single decade from 1813 and 1823,when the state had two at-large members. The two seats were filled by a statewide ballot,with the two candidates receiving the highest votes being elected.
The 1836–37 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 4,1836,and November 7,1837. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives,either before or after the first session of the 25th United States Congress convened on September 4,1837. With Arkansas and Michigan officially achieving statehood in 1836 and 1837,respectively,the size of the House was set at 242 seats.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2,2010,as part of the 2010 midterm elections during President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives to serve in the 112th United States Congress. Also,voters of the U.S. territories,commonwealths and District of Columbia chose their non-voting delegates. U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections were held on the same date.
Eric Alan "Rick" Crawford is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before he was elected to Congress,Crawford was a radio announcer,businessman,and U.S. Army soldier.
Jason Thomas Smith is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Missouri's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district comprises 30 counties,covering just under 20,000 square miles of southeastern and southern Missouri.
Philip Anthony Gunn is an American politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party,Gunn was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented the 56th district. He served in the Mississippi House beginning in 2004 and became Speaker in 2012. Gunn was the first Republican to serve as Speaker of the Mississippi House since 1876. He left office in 2024.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including a Senate election in Mississippi.
John Trent Kelly is an American lawyer,politician,and U.S. Army general officer from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party,Kelly is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st congressional district.
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 Donald Trump,who won the state by 17 points in 2016.
The 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election was held on March 20,2021,with a runoff being held on April 24,2021.
William Tracy Arnold is an American politician,representing the 3rd district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2012.
Curtis Brandt Smith Jr. is an American politician and academic who served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the 58th district. In 2022,he was a candidate for U.S. congress in Arkansas's 1st congressional district.
