Rounsaville S. McNeal, also known as Roun McNeal, (born September 4, 1984) is an American politician who served 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 fo ...

for the 105th district from 2016 to 2020.

Background

McNeal was born in

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County, Mississippi, Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County, Mississippi, Lamar County. The city popu ...

in 1984. He attended Greene County High School in Leakesville, Mississippi. He attended the University of Mississippi where he received a B.A. in political science. There, he was student body president and a member of St. Anthony Hall. He received a J.D. in law from the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Career

McNeal is an attorney in private practice in Leakesville as Rounsaville Mc Neal PLLC.

Politics

In 2011, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for he Mississippi Senate. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2015, representing District 105. He served as Vice-Chairman of the House County Affairs Committee. He also served on the following committees: Compilation, Revision and Publication; House Corrections; House Forestry; Judiciary En Banc; Judiciary B; Municipalities; Workforce Development; and House Universities and Colleges. McNeal voted "the conservative line on everything from alternative forms of execution to vaccination exemption expansion." The American Conservative Union and The Business and Industry Political Education Committee have both gave him high marks. He ran for re-election in 2019, but lost the primary runoff. He served from January 5, 2016 to January 7, 2020.

Personal

He lives in Leakesville, Mississippi. He is a member of Faith Presbyterian Church and the Kairos Prison Ministries.

References

1984 births Living people Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives {{Mississippi-politician-stub