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Mississippi
Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 32nd largest by area and List of U.S. states by population, 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson is both the state's List of capitals in the United States, capital and largest city. Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, Greater Jackson is the state's most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 2020 United States census, in 2020. Other major cities include Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport, Southaven, Mississippi, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Along with Raymond, Mississippi, Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County, Mississippi, Hinds County. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, a decline of 11.42% from 173,514 since the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any Major cities in the U.S., major U.S. city. The Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, Jackson metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area located entirely in the state and the tenth-largest urban area in the Deep South, with 592,000 residents in 2020. The city is located in the Deep South halfway between Memphis, Tennessee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Metropolitan Area, Mississippi
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah County, Mississippi, Copiah, Hinds County, Mississippi, Hinds, Holmes County, Mississippi, Holmes, Madison County, Mississippi, Madison, Rankin County, Mississippi, Rankin, Simpson County, Mississippi, Simpson, and Yazoo County, Mississippi, Yazoo. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has slightly increased to 594,806. Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson is the principal city of the MSA. Counties *Copiah County, Mississippi, Copiah *Hinds County, Mississippi, Hinds *Holmes County, Mississippi, Holmes *Madison County, Mississippi, Madison *Rankin County, Mississippi, Rankin *Simpson County, Mississippi, Simpson *Yazoo County, Mississippi, Yazoo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district (MS-2) covers much of Western Mississippi. It includes most of Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson, the riverfront cities of Greenville, Mississippi, Greenville, Natchez, Mississippi, Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi, Vicksburg and the interior market cities of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Clarksdale, Greenwood, Mississippi, Greenwood and Clinton, Mississippi, Clinton. The district is approximately long, wide and borders the Mississippi River; it encompasses much of the Mississippi Delta, for a total of 28 counties plus parts of Hinds and Madison. It is the only majority-black district in the state. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+11, it is also the only Democratic district in Mississippi. The district is home to five of Mississippi's eight public four-year colleges and universities: Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, Lorman; Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, Cleveland; Jackson State University in Jacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi's 1st Congressional District
Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Mississippi, Columbus, Oxford, Mississippi, Oxford, Southaven, Mississippi, Southaven, Tupelo, Mississippi, Tupelo, Olive Branch, Mississippi, Olive Branch, and West Point, Mississippi, West Point. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district. The district includes Alcorn County, Mississippi, Alcorn, Benton County, Mississippi, Benton, Calhoun County, Mississippi, Calhoun, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Chickasaw, Choctaw County, Mississippi, Choctaw, Clay County, Mississippi, Clay, DeSoto County, Mississippi, DeSoto, Itawamba County, Mississippi, Itawamba, Lafayette County, Mississippi, Lafayette, Lee County, Mississippi, Lee, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Lowndes, Marshall County, Mississippi, Marshall, Monroe County, Mississippi, Monroe, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, Pontotoc, Prentiss County, Mississippi, Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Representatives From Mississippi
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Mississippi. The list of names should be complete as of January 3, 2025, but other data may be incomplete. Current representatives Current as of January 3, 2025. * : Trent Kelly (R) (since 2015) * : Bennie Thompson (D) (since 1993) * : Michael Guest (R) (since 2019) * : Mike Ezell (R) (since 2023) List of members representing the state See also * List of United States senators from Mississippi * United States congressional delegations from Mississippi * Mississippi's congressional districts Referencespoliticalgraveyard.com- 1870s- John R. Lynch {{US_Congress_by_State Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tate Reeves
Jonathan Tate Reeves (born June 5, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 65th List of governors of Mississippi, governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Reeves served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020 and as the 53rd Mississippi State Treasurer, treasurer of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. Born in Florence, Mississippi, Reeves graduated from Florence High School (Mississippi), Florence High School in 1992 and Millsaps College in 1996. After receiving his degree in economics, he became a Chartered Financial Analyst. He began work at Park South Corporation, leaving in 2000 to become a financial portfolio manager at Trustmark (bank), Trustmark. Reeves entered the race for Mississippi state treasurer after Democratic incumbent Marshall G. Bennett announced he would not run. In the Republican Partisan primary, primary Two-round system, runoff, he defeated former Central District Tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert Hosemann
Charles Delbert Hosemann Jr. (born June 30, 1947) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the secretary of state of Mississippi from 2008 to 2020. Before entering public office, Hosemann practiced business and tax law for over three decades, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. A native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Hosemann attended the University of Notre Dame, the University of Mississippi School of Law, and New York University, where he earned a Master of Laws in Taxation. He enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1969, serving for eight years. Hosemann first ran for office in 1981 in a special election for Mississippi’s 4th congressional district but failed to secure the Republican nomination. He later became the party's nominee for the district in 1998 but lost in the general election. In 2003, he briefly campaigned for attorney general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith (née Hyde; born May 10, 1959) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was previously the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and a member of the Mississippi State Senate. Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Hyde-Smith is a graduate of Copiah–Lincoln Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. In 1999, she was elected to the Mississippi State Senate as a Democrat. She represented the 39th district from 2000 to 2012. In 2010, Hyde-Smith Party switching in the United States, switched parties and became a Republican, citing her Conservatism in the United States, conservative beliefs. Hyde-Smith was elected Mississippi agriculture commissioner in 2011; she is the first woman to be elected to that office, and she was reelected in 2015. On March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of Mississippi
The Supreme Court of Mississippi is the Supreme court, highest court in the state of Mississippi. It was established in 1818 per the terms of the first constitution of the state and was known as the High Court of Errors and Appeals from 1832 to 1869. The court is an appellate court. The court consists of nine justices elected in nonpartisan contests from three districts to serve eight-year terms. The most senior justice serves as the chief justice. It is housed in the Carroll Gartin Justice Building in Jackson, Mississippi, the state Capital (political), capital. The state constitution grants the Supreme Court broad jurisdiction to review cases that raise questions of law. It only has original jurisdiction over legal cases arising from actions taken by the Mississippi Public Service Commission to alter utility rates and in investigating instances of judicial misconduct. State law gives the Supreme Court direct appellate jurisdiction over cases involving capital punishment, municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Governor Of Mississippi
The lieutenant governor of Mississippi is the second-highest ranking elected executive officer in the U.S. state of Mississippi, below the governor of Mississippi, and is the only official in the state to be a member of two branches of state government. The office of lieutenant governor was established when Mississippi became a state in 1817, abolished for a few decades in the first half of the 19th century, and restored later in the century. The lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is Delbert Hosemann, a Republican Party (United States), Republican, who has held the office since 2020. The lieutenant governor is constitutionally ''ex officio'' President of the Mississippi State Senate. As such, they rule on points of order, sign all passed Bill (law), bills, and can cast tie-breaking votes in the body. They are empowered by Senate rules to determine the composition of its committees and refer bills to them. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mississippi House Of Representatives
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. Membership, qualifications, and apportionment Article 4, Section 36 of the Constitution of Mississippi, Mississippi Constitution specifies that the state legislature must meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in other years. The Mississippi House of Representatives has the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of its membership. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician, attorney, and United States Air Force, Air Force veteran serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Wicker was a Mississippi State Senate, Mississippi State Senator from 1988 to 1995 and the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 1995 until 2007. Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Wicker is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi School of Law. He was an officer in the United States Air Force from 1976 to 1980 and a member of the United States Air Force Reserves from 1980 to 2003. During the 1980s, he worked as a political counselor to then-Congressman Trent Lott on the United States House Committee on Rules, House Rules Committee. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
