The flag of Mississippi consists of a white magnolia blossom surrounded by 21 stars and the words "In God We Trust" written below,all put over a blue Canadian pale with two vertical gold borders on a red field. The topmost star is composed of a pattern of five diamonds,an Indigenous symbol;the other 20 stars are white,as Mississippi was the 20th state to join the Union. The flag was adopted on January 11,2021.
Charles Delbert Hosemann Jr. is an American politician and attorney who has been the lieutenant governor of Mississippi since January 2020. From 2008 to 2020,he served as the secretary of state of Mississippi.
The Mississippi Public Service Commission is a government agency which regulates telecommunications,electric,gas,water and sewer utilities in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The commission was created in 1884 and in its early history was tasked with regulating various transport and telecommunications industries in the state. It assumed its current name in 1938 and was given jurisdiction over electric,gas,and water utilities in 1956.
Lynn Fitch is an American lawyer,politician,and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously,she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020.
Christopher R. Brown is an American businessman,serving as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the Northern District since 2024. A Republican,he is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 20th district from 2012 to 2024. His district represented Monroe,Itawamba,and Lee counties.
Cecil C. Brown is an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 66th District,from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Willie Lee Simmons is an American politician and former member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 13th District,where he served from 1993 to 2020. Simmons ran and won the election to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Central District. Prior to serving in the senate,he worked in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
David Parker is an American optometrist and politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate for District 2,which includes part of DeSoto county.
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.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 5,2019. All executive offices in the state were up for election. The primary election was held on August 6,2019,and runoff elections were held on August 27,2019. Although the Democrats came close to winning the governorship,they ultimately failed to do so. In addition,they lost the sole statewide office they have held since 1878:the Attorney General.
David McRae is an American politician from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party,McRae has been Mississippi State Treasurer since 2020,having been elected in the 2019 election. Prior to his time in politics,he worked for his family's business as a managing partner.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Incumbent Senator Roger Wicker took office on December 31,2007 as an interim appointee after fellow Republican Trent Lott resigned 13 days prior. Wicker retained his Senate seat in the subsequent 2008 special election,won full terms in 2012 and 2018,and sought a third full term. Primary elections took place on March 12,2024.
The 2020 Mississippi flag referendum was a legislatively referred state statute appearing on the November 3,2020 general election ballot in Mississippi. Voters were asked whether the design proposed by the Commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag,which does not contain the Confederate battle flag and includes the words "In God We Trust",should be adopted as the new official flag of Mississippi. The referendum passed by a 72.98% to 27.02% margin on November 3,2020. Voters were not given the option to retain the old,Confederate-based flag. Voters were asked whether the design proposed by the commission to Redesign the Mississippi State Flag,which does not contain the Confederate battle flag and includes the words "In God We Trust",should be adopted as the new official flag of Mississippi. The referendum passed by a 72.98% to 27.02% margin on November 3,2020.
Kathy L. Chism is an American politician,serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district since 2020.
The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican governor Tate Reeves won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic nominee,Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley.
Charles Harold Busby is an American politician,engineer,and businessman formerly serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 111th district. He assumed office in 2012 and served until 2024. He currently serves as the Transportation Commissioner for the Southern District,where he assumed office on January 4,2024.
The 2024 United States attorney general elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect the attorneys general of ten U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020,while Vermont's attorney general was last elected in 2022.
The 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,to elect all 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi State Senate. Primary elections took place on August 8.
John Caldwell is a Mississippi politician serving on the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Northern District since 2020. A Republican,he previously worked as a transportation director for the largest school district in Mississippi and later served as DeSoto County supervisor. He ran for election to the Mississippi Transportation Commission in 2011 but lost. He ran again and won in 2019.
Dane Maxwell is an American businessman and Mississippi politician,serving on the Mississippi Public Service Commission from 2019 to 2023. Prior to that,he was the Mayor of Pascagoula,Mississippi.
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