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 most recent Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Mississippi.
The governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor is the only official in the Tennessee state government who is directly elected by the voters of the entire state.
The 102nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government,composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington,D.C.,from January 3,1991,to January 3,1993,during the last two years of George H. W. Bush's presidency. This is the most recent Congress where Republicans held a Senate seat from California.
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.
Willis David "Bill" 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 Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members,each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time,and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the current term,the Senate contains twenty-nine Republicans and six Democrats.
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 has 100 members elected from an equal number of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 30,137,according to the 2020 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.
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.
Kenton Lee "Kent" Glasscock is a former Republican politician from Manhattan,Kansas. Glasscock was born in Warrensburg,Missouri,to Bill and Frances Glasscock. He served as Speaker of the House of the State of Kansas from 2001 to 2003. During his tenure,he served as the co-author of Governor Bill Graves budgets. Glasscock served as State Representative from the 62nd District from 1991–2003,was mayor of Manhattan in 1989 and served as a city commissioner from 1987–1990.
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.
Michael Jackson Chaney is the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi since 2008. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999 and in the Mississippi State Senate from 2000 to 2008. Prior to his time in politics,he pursued business ventures in oil distribution,wood preservation,real estate,and other industries.
Daniel Paul Nordberg is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represented House District 14 from January 9,2013,to January 8,2018,when he resigned from office to take a job with the Small Business Administration.
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.
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 1992 to 2004 and from 2016 to 2024. She was also the Democratic Party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2003,losing to Amy Tuck.
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.
