Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. (born April 7, 1956) is an American politician from

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who represented District 6 in the

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from 2012 to 2024. A Republican, White previously served in the

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for District 64 between 2004 and 2012.

Electoral history

White was first elected to the

in 2003, succeeding Tony Perkins. In

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, White successfully ran for the

's 6th district, narrowly defeating

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executive Mike Mannino in the first round. In 2016, White ran for

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mayor-president, but lost in the runoff election to Democrat Sharon Weston Broome.

References

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