Rita Potts Parks | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 4th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Eric Powell |
Personal details | |
Born | Rita Potts Parks December 18,1962 Corinth,Mississippi,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | Northeast Mississippi Community College (AS) University of Mississippi (BS) State Technical Institute (AS) |
Occupation | Quality and regulatory affairs |
Rita Potts Parks (born 1962) is a Mississippi politician serving as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate,representing the 4th district since 2012. Her district represents parts of Alcorn and Tippah counties.
Parks was born on December 18,1962,in Corinth,Mississippi. [1] She attended Alcorn Central High School. [1] After high school,she went to Northeast Mississippi Community College,graduating with an Associate of Science in Biology in 1982. [2] She entered the University of Mississippi in late 1982 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Biological Sciences in 1985. [2] In 1987,she entered State Technical Institute,earning an Associate of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1989. [2]
Parks ran for election for Mississippi Senate District 4 in 2011,where she ran unopposed in the Republican primary. [3] She won the general election by a narrow margin,earning 50.7% of the vote;she assumed office on January 3,2012. [3] Her district includes parts of Alcorn County and Tippah County. [1]
For the 2024 session,she chairs the Local and Private committee and is the vice-chair for the Highways and Transportation committee;she is a member of Appropriations,Business and Financial Institutions,County Affairs,Energy,Investigate State Offices,Medicaid,and Public Health and Welfare. [1]
She voted for changing the Mississippi state flag in 2020. [4]
She is a member of the National Rifle Association,the Kiwanis service club,the American Society for Quality,and the Parenteral Drug Association. [5]
Parks is married and has one daughter. [1] She is a Baptist. [1]
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