David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat,he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the United States Senate,losing to incumbent Senator Roger Wicker. Musgrove is a principal at a public affairs consulting firm,Politics. In 2014,he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson,Mississippi,Musgrove/Smith Law. As of 2024,he is the last Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Mississippi.
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature,the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890,it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old,a resident of Mississippi for at least four years,and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The flag of Mississippi consists of a white magnolia blossom surrounded by 21 stars and the words 'In God We Trust' written below,all put over a blue Canadian pale with two vertical gold borders on a red field. The topmost star is composed of a pattern of five diamonds,an Indigenous symbol;the other 20 stars are white,as Mississippi was the 20th state to join the Union. The flag was adopted on January 11,2021.
Kelvin E. Butler is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Senate,representing the 38th district.
Brandon Everitt Presley is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District from 2008 to 2024 and mayor of Nettleton,Mississippi,from 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Robert Lee Johnson III is an American politician. He is first served as a state senator before becoming a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 94th District,being first elected in 2004. He has been the Minority Leader of the State House since 2020.
Manly George Barton is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 109th District,being first elected in 2011. He was elected Speaker pro tempore in 2024. He is a member of the Republican party.
David Parker is an American optometrist and politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate for District 2,which includes part of DeSoto county.
Thomas Edward King,Jr. is an American politician. A Republican,he served for nearly two decades in the Mississippi Legislature before successfully running for the Southern District seat on the Mississippi Transportation Commission in 2011. He retired from the position in 2023.
Y'all Politics was a for profit digital media service focused on political news in the United States state of Mississippi. Originally founded in 2004 by Alan Lange to cover that year's race for mayor in Jackson,Mississippi,the publication was considered to have a politically conservative perspective. In 2013,it was named one of the best state-based political blogs by Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post's blog The Fix. Y'all Politics staff members were regularly featured in a variety of media outlets as experts on Mississippi politics,and the news site also conducted polling on Mississippi political issues.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Mississippi will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Incumbent Senator Roger Wicker took office on December 31,2007,to replace fellow Republican Trent Lott,who resigned 13 days earlier. Wicker retained his Senate seat in the 2008 special election,won full terms in 2012 and 2018,and is running for a third full term. Primary elections took place on March 12,2024.
Daniel Paul Eubanks is an American politician,having represented District 25 as a Republican in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2016.
The 2020 Mississippi flag referendum was a legislatively referred state statute appearing on the November 3,2020 general election ballot in Mississippi.
Kathy L. Chism is an American politician,serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 3rd district since 2020.
Missy Warren McGee is an American politician,representing the 102nd district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2017.
De'Keither Stamps is an American politician serving as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission. He previously served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 66th district as a Democrat from 2020 to 2024. He ran for the 2023 election to the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the Central District,defeating Republican incumbent Brent Bailey in a rematch of their 2019 race. He assumed office in 2024.
Charles Harold Busby is an American politician,engineer,and businessman formerly serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 111th district. He assumed office in 2012 and served until 2024. He currently serves as the Transportation Commissioner for the Southern District,where he assumed office in January 4,2024.
Robin J. Robinson is an American politician and accountant serving as a member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 42nd district. She assumed office on January 2,2024. She previously served in the Mississippi House of Representatives,representing the 88th district from 2020 to 2024.
The 2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2023,to elect the lieutenant governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann won re-election to a second term in office,significantly outperforming Republican Governor Tate Reeves in the concurrent governor election.
Nelson Wayne Carr is an American businessman and Mississippi politician who has served on the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the Southern District since 2024 after defeating incumbent Dane Maxwell in the primary. Prior to his role on the commission,he served in the contracting and development business as an electrician.
