David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat,he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the United States Senate,losing to incumbent Senator Roger Wicker. Musgrove is a principal at a public affairs consulting firm,Politics. In 2014,he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson,Mississippi,Musgrove/Smith Law. As of 2024,he is the last Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Mississippi.
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Austin.
Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2019 to 2023 and from 2007 to 2011. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. He is the dean of Mississippi's congressional delegation.
Willis David Gradison Jr. is an American politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.
Alphonso Michael Espy is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 25th United States secretary of agriculture from 1993 to 1994. He was both the first African American and the first person from the Deep South to hold the position. A member of the Democratic Party,Espy previously served as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 1993.
The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly,the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 29,159 according to the 2010 federal census. Members are elected to two-year terms and,since the 2014 Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution,limited to sixteen years cumulative in either house.
Aaron Henry was an American civil rights leader,politician,and head of the Mississippi branch of the NAACP. He was one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party which tried to seat their delegation at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Spencer Swalm is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006,Swalm represented House District 37,which encompasses the most of the city of Centennial,Colorado. Term limited,he did not run for re-election in 2014,so his term ended in January 2015.
Robert Montgomery Dearing was an American politician,educator,and businessman who served in the Mississippi Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.
Henry Espy was the Mayor of Clarksdale,Mississippi until 2013. He is the brother of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy and father of Mississippi state Representative Chuck Espy,a Democrat of Clarksdale,Jaye Espy,Charisse Espy,and Paula Espy.
Thomas Jefferson Huddleston Sr. was a prominent African American entrepreneur and community leader in Mississippi. He owned dozens of funeral homes in Mississippi. He was the grandfather of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy,former Mayor Henry Espy of Clarksdale,Mississippi,and great-grandfather of current Clarksdale,Mississippi,mayor and former Mississippi representative Chuck Espy.
Larry Dwight Hall is a North Carolina government official. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from 2017 through January 2021.
Walter John Leger III,known as Walt Leger,was Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the representative for District 91,which includes Central City,Uptown,the Lower Garden District,the Irish Channel,parts of Broadmoor,Gert Town,and Hollygrove in New Orleans,Louisiana. Leger is a member of the Democratic Party.
Christopher R. Brown is an American businessman serving as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission since 2024. He is a former Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for District 20 based about Monroe County in the northeastern portion of his state from 2012 to 2024.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
Melvin Robert (Bob) Haukoos was a Minnesota politician and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1979-1995. Haukoos,a Republican,who represented District 27A,which included all or portions of Freeborn and Mower counties in the southeastern part of the state. Haukoos also served as the mayor of Albert Lea,Minnesota from 2001-2002.
Jason Mark White is an American politician. He is the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives,being elected in 2024. He represents the 48th district,being first elected in 2011. He is a member of the Republican party.
Albert Harry Densmore,also known as Al Densmore,is an American politician and businessman from Medford,Oregon. He served three terms as a Democrat in the Oregon House of Representatives. During his last term,he was speaker pro tempore in the House of Representatives. After leaving the legislature,Densmore was elected mayor of Medford and later served on the Medford city council.
Barbara Anita Blackmon is an American lawyer and politician who served in the Mississippi State Senate,representing the 21st district from 2016 to 2024. She previously served in the Senate from 1992 to 2004.
Nicole Akins Boyd is an American attorney,business woman,teacher,volunteer,and politician. She is a Republican who has served the 9th district in the Mississippi State Senate since 2020.
