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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; State Auditor; State Treasurer; Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce; Commissioner of Insurance; Land Commissioner; The table also indicates the historical party composition in ...
This was the reason the Democratic Party dominated state and federal elections in Mississippi into the 1960s. From 1876 to 1980, Mississippi was essentially a one-party state, electing Democratic governors, federal representatives, and most state officials. When Mississippi's constitution passed a Supreme Court challenge in Williams v.
The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi [2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.
The state auditor of Mississippi is an elected official in the executive branch of Mississippi's state government. The duty of the state auditor is to ensure accountability in the use of funds appropriated by the state legislature by inspecting and reporting on the expenditure of the public funds.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Redrawing some Mississippi legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots, state officials say in ...
The lieutenant governor of Mississippi is the second-highest ranking elected executive officer in the U.S. state of Mississippi, below the governor of Mississippi, and is the only official in the state to be a member of two branches of state government. The office of lieutenant governor was established when Mississippi became a state in 1817 ...
Owens was first elected as Hinds County DA in 2019. Previously, he was the managing attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mississippi office.
Both would give white state government officials more power over Jackson, which has the highest percentage of Black residents of any major U.S. city. Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by ...