Kathy L. Chism | |
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Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 7,2020 | |
Preceded by | Nickey Browning |
Personal details | |
Born | Aurora,Illinois,U.S. | August 22,1957
Political party | Republican |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Northeast Mississippi Community College Itawamba Community College |
Occupation | Realtor,auctioneer,business owner |
Kathy L. Chism (born August 22,1957) is an American politician who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district since 2020.
Born in Aurora,Illinois,Chism moved to Mississippi and attended Myrtle High School in Union County. [1] After graduating,she attended Northeast Community College and Itawamba Community College. [2]
Chism has worked in several occupations,including as a realtor,auctioneer,and business owner. [2] In 2019,she ran for a Mississippi State Senator for the 3rd district,which includes portions of Benton,Ponotoc,and Union counties. [3] She got 50.8% percent of the vote in the Republican primary runoff and 75.3% in the general election;she assumed office on January 7,2020. [3]
For the 2021 session,she is the Vice-Chair for the State Library Committee and is a member on the following committees:Appropriations;Business and Financial Institutions;Constitution;Drug Policy;Economic and Workforce Development;Labor;Public Property;and Wildlife,Fisheries,and Parks. [1]
Chism has advocated for improvements regarding Mississippi's public education system. Prior to taking her seat,she called for a salary increase for public educators,a statewide public pre-K,and more opportunities for career and technical programs. [4]
She was against changing the Mississippi state flag. In July 2020,she falsely claimed that the Mississippi Flag was designed by an African American Confederate Soldier,which was later proved wrong by the Mississippi Historical Society. [5] Chism was one of 14 senators to vote against the bill to change the Mississippi flag, [6] arguing the people of Mississippi should be allowed to vote on the decision. [7]
Chism is a member of Union County Women,National Realtors Association,N. E. Board of Realtors,Republican Party Mississippi,and Mississippi Auctioneer. [1] She is married and has one child and four grandchildren. [1] She is a Baptist. [1]
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