Wootsie Tate | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 47th district | |
| In office January 5, 1988 –January 7, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Martin T. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ezell Lee |
| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the 108th district | |
| In office January 3,1984 –January 5,1988 | |
| Preceded by | Terrell Breland |
| Succeeded by | Ezell Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Died | June 9,2006 (aged 72) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Billy Tate |
| Children | 3 |
Margaret "Wootsie" Tate (died June 9,2006) was a state legislator who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate. She served in the house from 1984 to 1988 and in the senate from 1988 to 1992. A Democrat she lived in Picayune and represented Hancock County. [1]
She was involved in insurance bills,legislation authorizing a landfill in Hancock County,and a mandatory seat belt law (it passed in the senate). She had a son and two daughters. [2] [3] In 2003,governor Ronnie Musgrove appointed her to the Mississippi Prison Industry Corporation. [4]