Bills & Legislation

David Chadwick (Chad) Riemann, Gulfport, Mississippi, State Board of Funeral Service as the Funeral Director Licensee representative from the Second Supreme Court District, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

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James L. (Jim) Perry, Jackson, Mississippi, State Board of Health, six year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2031, representing the Second Congressional District as it exists on the day of appointment.

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Albert L. Junkin, Jr., Merigold, Mississippi, MS Home Inspector Regulatory Board, remainder of an initial two year term effective June 30, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, representing the Second Congressional District, vice Ray H. Millwood.

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Albert L. Junkin, Jr., Merigold, Mississippi, MS Home Inspector Regulatory Board, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030, representing the Second Congressional District.

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Joseph Adam Rowell, Moselle, Mississippi, MS Home Inspector Regulatory Board, remainder of the initial three year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the Fourth Congressional District, vice Marty Pigott.

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Kent Gerard Nicaud, Pass Christian, Mississippi, MS Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority as a person possessing not less than ten years' experience in hospital management and finance, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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Thomas Allen (Tom) Wicker, Tupelo, Mississippi, Information Technology Services Authority, five year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.

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Philip Alan Chamblee, Madison, Mississippi, MS Lottery Corporation Board of Directors, five year term effective June 24, 2025 and ending December 31, 2030.

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Terrance D. Bonner, Columbus, Mississippi, MS State Board of Massage Therapy as a Licensed Massage Therapist, four year term effective August 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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Kenneth Jeffery (Jeff) Smith, Pontotoc, Mississippi, MS Motor Vehicle Commission, seven year term effective August 21, 2025 and ending June 30, 2032, representing the First Congressional District, vice Michael McGill.

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Dr. LaWanda W. Baskin, McComb, Mississippi, MS Board of Nursing as a Nurse Educator, remainder of a four year term effective July 10, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, vice Dr. Mary Stewart.

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William Chadwick (Chad) Blackard, Madison, Mississippi, MS State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as the Nursing Home Administrator, four year term effective June 20, 2025 and ending June 5, 2029, representing the First Supreme Court District.

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George Anthony (Tony) Hamrick, RN, LNH, Laurel, Mississippi, MS State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as the Registered Nurse, four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2028.

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Alicia Drury Tice, Wiggins, Mississippi, MS State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as the Nursing Home Administrator, four year term effective June 20, 2025 and ending June 5, 2029, representing the Second Supreme Court District.

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Dr. Dax McRee Eckard, Belden, Mississippi, MS State Board of Optometry to represent the Third Supreme Court District, five year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.

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David Edward Holman, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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Payton Longmire Lockey, Madison, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, remainder of a term effective July 16, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Drew St. John.

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Payton Longmire Lockey, Madison, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

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Joshua Charles (Josh) Raggio, Raymond, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, remainder of a four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2026.

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Joshua Charles (Josh) Raggio, Raymond, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030.

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Donna Rogers Perkins, Brandon, Mississippi, State Parole Board, appointment is effective November 17, 2025 and the appointee shall serve a term at the will and pleasure of the Governor, vice Julia Norman.

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Donald Geaty (Don) Brown, Vicksburg, Mississippi, Mississippi State Personnel Board, five year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030, representing the State at Large.

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Hollis Raymond (Ray) Smith, Jr., Tupelo, Mississippi, Mississippi State Personnel Board to represent the Third Supreme Court District, remainder of a five year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Col. Nick Paul Ardillo, Jr..

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Hollis Raymond (Ray) Smith, Jr., Tupelo, Mississippi, Mississippi State Personnel Board to represent the Third Supreme Court District, five year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2031.

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Patsy Rouse (Patti) Hawkins, Nettleton, Mississippi, State Board of Pharmacy as an at-large pharmacist holding an institutional permit, five year term effective August 27, 2025 and ending July 1, 2030, vice Ronnie Bagwell.

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Anthony Charles (Tony) Waits, Prentiss, Mississippi, State Board of Pharmacy as the Fourth Congressional District representative as the District existed on July 1, 2001, five year term effective August 27, 2025 and ending July 1, 2030.

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Leonard Cooper Lewis, PT, DPT, Sardis, Mississippi, MS State Board of Physical Therapy as a physical therapist representing the 2nd Congressional District, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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David Jonathan Clayton, Petal, Mississippi, Polygraph Examiners Board as the Commercial Polygraph Examiner representative, six year term effective October 7, 2025 and ending June 30, 2031.

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Rita Theresa Wray, --, Mississippi, Public Procurement Review Board, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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William Ray (Bill) Anton, Hernando, Mississippi, MS Real Estate Appraisal Board to represent the state at large, four year term effective January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2029, vice Tracy Wofford.

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Jessica A. Culpepper, LSW, Union, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Social Worker, four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2028.

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Dr. Heath A. Grames, Petal, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, remainder of a four year term effective July 29, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, vice Gerard Tarrant.

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Dr. Heath A. Grames, Petal, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, four year term effective July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2030, representing a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

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LaPatrick D. (Pat) Stephens, LCSW, Starkville, Mississippi, Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Certified Social Worker, four year term effective upon confirmation and ending June 30, 2028.

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Marcus Jones Martin, CPA, Laurel, Mississippi, State Tax Appeals Board as an associate member, remainder of a six year term effective June 24, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, vice William Green Poindexter.

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BG Billy Lamar Pierce, (Ret.), Decatur, Mississippi, State Veterans Affairs Board to represent the Third Congressional District, five year term effective June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2030.

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Com. Sgt. Maj. Silvester Tatum, Flowood, Mississippi, State Veterans Affairs Board to represent the State-At-Large, five year term effective June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2030.

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Alison S. Moore, DVM, Meridian, Mississippi, State Board of Veterinary Medicine, remainder of a five year term effective December 4, 2025 and ending April 22, 2028, vice Dr. David C. Newell.

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Thomas Kevin Smith, DVM, Picayune, Mississippi, Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine, five year term effective June 3, 2025 and ending May 22, 2030, representing the Second Supreme Court District.

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Michael Barrie (Barrie) Nelson, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women, four year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029, representing an At-Large appointment.

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Bradley R. (Brad) White, Madison, Mississippi, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, term effective April 1, 2026 and set to expire April 1, 2030.

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Allison Grogan Crews, Canton, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, four year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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Wesley Todd Freeman, Ridgeland, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, six year term effective August 1, 2026 and ending July 31, 2032.

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Wendi Founds Hill, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of a three year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2027.

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Myrtis Stuart McElreath, Oxford, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of four year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2028.

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Ralph Kipp (Kipp) Brown, Winona, Mississippi, MS Board of Animal Health as the Small Ruminant Breeder and Producer representative, four year term effective December 18, 2025 and ending July 28, 2029.

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James Shelton (Raz) Rasberry, Kosciusko, Mississippi, MS Board of Animal Health as the Horse Breeder and Producer representative, four year term effective December 18, 2025 and ending July 31, 2029.

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George Jeffrey (Jeff) Martin, Petal, Mississippi, Auctioneer Commission, five year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030, representing the Second Supreme Court District.

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Ruthie Fay Taylor, Grenada, Mississippi, Auctioneer Commission, remainder of a five year term effective June 30, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, representing the Third Supreme Court District, vice J. Marshall Riddick.

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Douglas Wesley (Wes) Rouse, III, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, MS Industries for the Blind as the representative with at least five years actual experience in finance or a related field, four year term effective July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2029.

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