Donnie Scoggin (born August 12, 1962) is an American politician and nurse practitioner serving as a member of the

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 ...

from the 89th district. Elected in November 2016, he assumed office in January 2017.

Early life and education

Scoggin was born in

Ellisville, Mississippi Ellisville is a town in and the first county seat of Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,448 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 3,465 at the 2000 census. The Jones County Courthouse is located here, as is much of ...

in 1962. He earned an

Associate of Science in Nursing An Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) is a tertiary education nursing degree which typically takes 2–3 years to complete. In the United States, this type of degree is usually awarded by community colleges or similar nursing schools. Some fo ...

from

Jones County Junior College Jones College is a public community college in Ellisville, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and serves its eight-county district consisting of Clarke, Covington, G ...

, a

Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) also known in some countries as a Bachelor of Nursing (BN) or Bachelor of Science (BS) with a Major in Nursing is an academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by an accredited ...

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 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bac ...

, and a

Master of Science in Nursing A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is an advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses and is considered an entry-level degree for nurse educators and managers. The degree may also prepare a nurse to seek a career as a nurse adminis ...

from the

Mississippi University for Women Mississippi University for Women (MUW or "The W") is a coeducational public university in Columbus, Mississippi. It was formerly named the "Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls" and later the "Mississippi State Coll ...

Career

Scoggin began his career as an orderly at the South Central Regional Medical Center (SCRMC). He has since worked as an EMT, clinical nurse educator, emergency room nurse, and family nurse practitioner at the SCRMC. Scoggin was elected to the

in November 2016 and assumed office in January 2017. Scoggin is also the vice chair of the House Universities and Colleges Committee. In 2019 and 2020, he was vice chair of the House Technology Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scoggin, Donnie Living people American nurses Male nurses 1962 births People from Ellisville, Mississippi Jones County Junior College alumni University of Southern Mississippi alumni Mississippi University for Women alumni Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature