Tommy Gollott | |
|---|---|
 1968 | |
| President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
| In office January 2, 1996 –January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Pud Graham |
| Succeeded by | Travis Little |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 50th district | |
| In office January 1980 –January 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Scott DeLano |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1968 –January 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Arlin Gollott September 29,1935 Biloxi,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (2007–present) Democratic (1967–2007) |
| Spouse | Zelma Jackson |
| Residence(s) | Biloxi,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi |
| Occupation | Businessman,transfer &storage company |
Thomas Arlin Gollott (born September 29,1935) 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. [1] 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. [2] [3] In September 2017,he became the longest-serving member of the Mississippi Legislature in history. [4] He retired from the Senate in 2020,after deciding not to run for another term. [5]
In 1996,Gollott was elected the president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate for the 1996-2000 term. [6] He was the first president pro tempore from the Gulf Coast region since Merle F. Palmer in 1968. [6]
