Abe M. Hudson Jr. (born September 30, 1976) is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 29th district from July 25, 2016 to 2021.

Early life and education

Hudson was born in

Hollandale, Mississippi Hollandale is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,323 at the 2020 census. Deer Creek flows through Hollandale, and the Leroy Percy State Park is west of the city along Mississippi Highway 12. The Hol ...

and graduated from T.L. Weston High School. He earned a

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanc ...

in marketing from the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to a ...

, a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accou ...

and Master of Science from

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...

, and a PhD in city, urban, and regional planning from

Jackson State University Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of stude ...

Career

Hudson worked as a visiting professor of business at

Delta State University Delta State University (DSU) is a public university in Cleveland, Mississippi, a city in the Mississippi Delta. History The school was established in 1924 by the State of Mississippi, using the facilities of the former Bolivar County Agricultu ...

. Since 2002, he has owned a private consulting company. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in a special election and assumed office on July 25, 2016. In the 2020–2021 legislative session, Hudson served as vice chair of the House Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Abe M., Jr 1976 births People from Hollandale, Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi alumni Mississippi State University alumni Jackson State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Living people 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature