Rod Hickman

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Rod Hickman
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 32nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 8, 2021

Rodgrick Glenard Hickman is an American politician, serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 32nd district since 2021. A Democrat, he won a special election to replace retiring state senator Sampson Jackson.

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Born in Shuqualak, Mississippi, he graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He is an attorney at his own law practice, an adjunct law professor at Tougaloo College and the Mississippi University for Women, and a part-time prosecutor for Noxubee County, Mississippi.

Early life and education

Hickman was born in Shuqualak, Mississippi. He graduated from Noxubee County High School in 2007. [1] In high school, he was a board member for a smoking prevention and cessation organization. [2]

He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts and later a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from its School of Law. [1] He served as an editor for the Mississippi Law Journal and on the executive board of the National Black Law Students Association. [1]

Career

After graduating from law school, he worked at a law firm specializing in employment law and premises liability litigation. [1] He currently works as an attorney at his own practice. [1] [3] He is a law professor at Tougaloo College and the Mississippi University for Women. [3]

In 2019, he was elected as the first Black County Attorney for Noxubee County, Mississippi. [4] [1] [3] He was appointed municipal prosecutor for his hometown of Shuqualak in January 2020. [1]

He won a special election runoff in 2021 for District 32 in the Mississippi State Senate to replace retiring Senator Sampson Jackson, who he received an endorsement from. [5] [3] [6] Hickman was re-elected in 2023 without opposition in either the primary or general election. [7] [8]

Personal life

He has one child and is Christian. [9] He lives in Macon, Mississippi. [3]

Hickman is a member of the NAACP, Magnolia Bar Association, National Bar Association, and the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. [9]

Electoral history

2021

2021 Mississippi Senate 32nd district special election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rod Hickman 1,843 25.78%
Nonpartisan Minh Duong 1,611 22.53%
Nonpartisan Keith Jackson93613.09%
Nonpartisan Kim Houston91312.77%
Nonpartisan Stan Copeland77110.78%
Nonpartisan James Creer5487.66%
Nonpartisan Justin Creer3004.20%
Nonpartisan W.J. Coleman1381.93%
Nonpartisan Bradley Sudduth901.26%
Total votes7,150 100%
2021 Mississippi Senate 32nd district special runoff election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rod Hickman 4,302 59.75%
Nonpartisan Minh Duong2,89840.25%
Total votes7,200 100%

2023

2023 Mississippi Senate 32nd district Democratic primary election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rod Hickman (incumbent) 7,917 100.0%
Total votes7,917 100.0%
2023 Mississippi Senate 32nd district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rod Hickman (incumbent) 12,200 100.0%
Total votes12,200 100.0%
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Our Attorneys". HickmanFondren. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Tobacco battle heats up at capitol". The Picayune Item . Associated Press. January 10, 2007. p. 3.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Jackson, Tynisha (September 29, 2021). "Rod Hickman runs for state Senate seat". WTOK-TV . Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Community Prays for Peace and a Return to Civility in New Year". Scott County Times . January 1, 2020. pp. A15.
  5. ↑ "Hickman wins Senate District 32 race". WTOK-TV . November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hickman wins District 32 senate race". The Winston County Journal . December 1, 2021. pp. A6.
  7. 1 2 "2023 Democratic Primary Official Results" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. August 18, 2023. p. 41. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Official Tabulation of November 7, 2023, General Election" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. December 5, 2023. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Rod HIckman". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  10. ↑ Ford, Craig (November 3, 2021). "Results from Tuesday's election". WTVA . Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Live Results: Mississippi State Senate Special Election Runoff". 270toWin . November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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