Joe Nosef | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Mississippi Republican Party | |
| In office 2012–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Arnie Hederman |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph David Nosef,III [1] [2] December 14,1968 [3] Clarksdale,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Amy Nosef |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Mississippi, Oxford (BS,JD) University of Florida (LLM) |
Joseph David Nosef,III (born December 14,1968) is an American lawyer and politician from Mississippi. [4] and former chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party.
Nosef was born in Clarksdale in northwestern Mississippi, [4] the son of Mayor Joseph D. Nosef,Jr.,and educator Joyce Nosef. [5] His father died in 1975,and his mother was left to rear him.
Nosef earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting at the University of Mississippi in 1991 and 1994,respectively. [6] He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi in 1995 and was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1996. [6] He also holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Florida which he received in 1996. [6]
He is a practicing Roman Catholic,is married,and has two daughters. [7]
Nosef's first political involvement was with the Hinds County Republican Party,where he has served on the executive committee since 2000. [6]
He served as the Chief Counsel to Governor Haley Barbour from 2004-2006 [6] until he resigned to run Barbour's 2007 re-election campaign. [8] In 2008,he served as Chief of Staff to Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, [6] and led the gubernatorial transition campaign after Bryant was elected governor in the 2011 election. [8]
In 2012,Mississippi Republican Party chairman Arnie Hederman resigned. Nosef was elected for the remainder of Hederman's term on January 11,2012, [7] and elected to a full four-year term in May 2012. [8]