Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census,the population was 143,252,making it the fifth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Pascagoula. The county was named for Andrew Jackson,general in the United States Army and afterward President of the United States. Jackson County is included in the Pascagoula,MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the southeastern tip of the state. The county has sandy soil and is in the Piney Woods area. It borders the state of Alabama on its east side. The county was severely damaged by both Hurricane Camille in August 1969 and Hurricane Katrina on August 29,2005,which caused catastrophic effects.
Gautier is a city in Jackson County,Mississippi,United States,along the Gulf of Mexico west of Pascagoula. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,572 at the 2010 census,up from 11,681 at the 2000 census. In 2002,Gautier had annexed land more than doubling its area.
Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County,Mississippi,United States,approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula,Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,429 at the 2020 U.S Census,down from 18,434 in 2010.
The Pascagoula Abduction was an alleged UFO sighting and alien abduction in 1973,in which Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed they were abducted and examined before being released by aliens while fishing near Pascagoula,Mississippi.
The Pascagoula-Gautier School District is a public school system based in Pascagoula,Mississippi.
David Wayne Baria is an American politician and attorney. A trial lawyer by profession,Baria served as a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 122nd district until the end of the 2019 legislative session. He previously held office in the Mississippi Senate for the 46th district and was the House Minority Leader during his tenure in the state legislature.
Thomas Arlin Gollott is a businessman and former state legislator in Mississippi. A Democrat,he served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate before becoming a Republican in 2007. He represented the 50th District from 1980 to 2020. He had served continuously in the Mississippi Legislature from 1968,when he sat as a state representative,which he served until his election as state senator in 1979. He had been a Democrat until 2007,when he switched his affiliation to Republican. In September 2017,he became the longest-serving member of the Mississippi Legislature in history. He retired from the Senate in 2020,after deciding not to run for another term.
Robert Lee Johnson III is an American politician. He first served as a state senator before becoming a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 94th District,being first elected in 2004. He has been the Minority Leader of the State House since 2020.
Manly George Barton is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 109th District,being first elected in 2011. He was elected Speaker pro tempore in 2024. He is a member of the Republican party.
Christopher "Brice" Wiggins is an American lawyer and politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate representing Mississippi's District 52,which includes the cities of Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Roger Wicker was re-elected to a second full term,defeating his Democratic challenger,David Baria.
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.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Mississippi;one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were scheduled for March 10,2020.
Cory Todd Wilson is an American attorney and jurist serving as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020. A member of the Republican Party,Wilson was previously a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Michael D. Watson Jr. is an American politician and the incumbent Secretary of State of Mississippi. A Republican,he previously represented the 51st district in the Mississippi State Senate from 2008 to 2020.
Taylor Brantley McNeel is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Daniel H. Sparks is an American politician and attorney who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 5th district since 2020.
Michael James Thompson is an American politician serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 48th district since 2020.
Jason Todd Barrett is an American politician,serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 39th district since 2020.
Walter Michael Ezell is a former American law enforcement officer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district since 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
