Jenifer Burrage Branning (born March 13, 1979) is an American lawyer and politician. She serves as a
Republican member of the
Mississippi State Senate
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...
.
Early life
Jenifer Branning was born on March 13, 1979.
Her family has lived in
Neshoba County, Mississippi
Neshoba County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,087. Its county seat is Philadelphia. It was named after ''Nashoba'', a Choctaw chief. His name means "wolf" in the ...
for five generations.
Her grandfather was
Olen Lovell Burrage
Olen Lavelle Burrage (March 16, 1930 – March 15, 2013) was a Mississippi farmer and businessman. He was alleged to have been linked to the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in June 1964. The bodies ...
who was involved in the 1964 Freedom Summer Murders.
Branning graduated 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 Unive ...
, where she received a bachelor of arts degree.
She received a juris doctor from the
Mississippi College School of Law
Mississippi College School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school. MC Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Mississippi, and is the only law school in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi. The school is a prof ...
in 2004.
Career
Branning is a lawyer in
Philadelphia, Mississippi.
In 2015, she ran to win state senator
Giles Ward's seat.
She has served as a
Republican member of the
Mississippi State Senate
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...
since January 2016,
where she represents District 18, including parts of
Leake County, Neshoba County, and
Winston County.
Personal life
Branning has a husband, Chancy.
She is a Christian.
References
Living people
1979 births
People from Philadelphia, Mississippi
Mississippi State University alumni
Mississippi College School of Law alumni
Mississippi lawyers
Republican Party Mississippi state senators
Women state legislators in Mississippi
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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