House Speaker chooses committee chairs Friday. See who they are

Grant McLaughlin, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
·5 min read

The Mississippi House of Representatives met Friday to announce Committee appointments ahead of the 2024 legislative session.

After the chair, vice chair and member appointments were made Friday morning, House Speaker Jason White said in a press release that he looks forward to working with all the members selected to different committees.

“It is with great pride that I announce the House leadership team for the next four years," White said. "The selections for chairs and vice chairs directly reflect our desire and drive to elevate Mississippi. I am enthusiastic to work with these Republican, Democrat, and Independent Chairs and Vice Chairs as we address our state’s challenges and opportunities through a conservative lens to build a better, brighter Mississippi.”

On Jan, 5, the House voted to create several new committees, including four new alternate appropriations committees that would not feature vice chairs, as well as the state affairs committee.

Mississippi Speaker of the House Jason White announced House committee chairs and vice chairs on Friday.
Mississippi Speaker of the House Jason White announced House committee chairs and vice chairs on Friday.

Who chairs and vice chairs committees now

  • Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency: Kevin Ford, R, representing Issaquena, Warren and Yazoo counties, and Daryl Porter, D, serving Pike and Walthall counties.

  • Agriculture: Bill Pigott, R, representing Lamar, Lawrence, Marion and Walthall counties, and Vince Mangold, R, serving Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln and Pike counties.

  • Apportionment and Elections: Noah Sanford, R, representing Covington, Forrest, Jefferson, Davis, Jones and Simpson counties, and Mark Tullos, serving Jasper, Rankin, Scott and Smith counties.

  • Appropriations A: John Read, R, representing Jackson County, and Angela Cockerham, I, serving Adams, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson counties.

  • Appropriations B: C. Scott Bounds, R, representing Leake and Neshoba counties.

  • Appropriations C: Clay Deweese, R, representing Lafayette County.

  • Appropriations D: Sam C. Mims, R, representing Adams, Amite, Franklin and Pike counties.

  • Appropriations E: Karl Oliver, R, representing Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery and Webster counties.

  • Banking and Financial Services: Shane Aguirre, R, representing Lee County, and Andy Boyd, serving Clay, Lowndes and Monroe counties.

  • Business and Commerce: Lee Yancy, R, representing Rankin County, and Billy Adam Calvert, R, serving Kemper, Lauderdale and Newton counties.

  • Conservation and Water Resources: Timmy Ladner, R, representing Hancock, Pearl River and Stone counties.

  • Constitution: Price Wallace, R, representing Rankin and Simpson counties, and Cheikh Taylor, D, serving Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties.

  • Corrections: Becky Currie, R, representing Copiah, Lawrence and Lincoln counties and Charles Young Jr., D, serving Lauderdale County.

  • County Affairs: Larry Byrd, R, representing Forrest County and Troy Smith, R, serving Clarke, Jasper and Newton counties.

  • Drug Policy: Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, R, representing Pearl River County, and Christopher M. Bell, D, representing Hinds County.

  • Education: Rob Roberson, R, representing Oktibbeha County, and Kent McCarty, R, serving Lamar County.

  • Energy: Jeff Hale, R, representing DeSoto County, and Tracey T. Rosebud, D, serving Grenada, Sunflower and Tallahatchie counties.

  • Enrolled bills: Stephen A. Horne, R, representing Clarke, Lauderdale and Newton counties.

  • Ethics: Vince Mangold, R, representing Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln and Pike counties, and Rickey Thompson, D, serving Chickasaw, Lee and Monroe counties.

  • Executive Contingent Fund: Carolyn Crawford, R, representing Harrison County and Hester Jackson McCray, D, serving DeSoto County.

  • Forestry: Ken Morgan, R, representing Lamar and Marion counties, and Jonathan McMillan, R, representing Madison County.

  • Gaming: Casey Eure, R, representing Harrison County and Jay McKnight, R, serving Hancock and Harrison counties.

  • Housing: Carl Mickens, D, representing Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee and Winston counties

  • Insurance: Jerry Turner, R, representing Lee and Prentiss counties, and William Tracy Arnold, R, serving Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties.

  • Interstate Cooperation: Cedric Burnett, D, representing Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tate and Tunica counties, and Robert Sanders, D, serving Bolivar and Sunflower counties.

  • Investigative State Office: Randy Boyd, R, representing Itawamba and Lee counties, and Dan Eubanks, R, serving DeSoto County.

  • Judiciary A: Joey Hood, R, representing Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston counties, and Shanda Yates, I, serving Hinds and Madison counties.

  • Judiciary B: Kevin Horan, R, representing Carroll, Grenada, Lafayette and Yalobusha counties.

  • Local and Private: Shane Barnett, R, representing Greene, Perry and Wayne counties, and John W. Hines D, serving Bolivar, Issaquena and Washington counties.

  • Management: Manly Barton, R, representing George and Jackson counties, and Steve Massengill, R, serving Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc and Union counties.

  • Marine Resources: Brent Anderson, R, representing Hancock County, and Jeffrey Hulum, D, serving Harrison County.

  • Medicaid: Missy McGee, R, representing Forrest County, and Clay Mansell, R, serving Hinds and Madison counties.

  • Military Affairs: Lester Carpenter, R, representing Alcorn and Tishomingo counties, and Rodney Hall, R, representing DeSoto County.

  • Municipalities: Randy Rushing, R, representing Leake, Newton and Scott counties, and Ronnie C. Crudup, D, serving Hinds County.

  • Ports, Harbors and Airports: Jeffrey Guice, R, representing Jackson County, and Willie Bailey, D, serving Washington County.

  • Public Health and Human Services: Sam Creekmore, R, representing Union County, and Kevin Felsher, R, serving Harrison County.

  • Public Property: Richard Bennett, R, representing Harrison County, and Gene Newman, R, serving Rankin County.

  • Public Utilities: Brent Powell, R, representing Rankin County, and Jonathan Ray Lancaster, R, serving Chickasaw, Monroe and Pontotoc counties.

  • Rules: Fred Shanks, R, representing Rankin County, and Bryan W. Clark, R, serving Attala, Holmes and Yazoo counties.

  • State Affairs: Henry Zuber, R, representing Jackson County, and Robert L. Johnson, D, representing Adams, Franklin and Jefferson counties.

  • State Library: Karl Gibbs, D, representing Chickasaw, Clay, Monroe and Oktibbeha counties, and Stephanie Foster, D, serving Hinds County.

  • Technology: Jill Ford, R, representing Madison County, and John G. Faulkner, D, serving Benton, Lafeyette and Marshall counties.

  • Tourism: Greg Haney, R, representing Harrison County, and Oscar Denton, D, serving Warren County.

  • Transportation: Steve Massengill, and Joseph Tubb, R, serving Forrest and Lamar counties.

  • Universities and Colleges: Donnie Scoggin, R, representing Jones County, and Gregory Holloway, D, serving Copiah and Hinds counties.

  • Ways and Means: Trey Lamar, R, representing Lafayette and Tate counties, and Jody Steverson, R, serving Alcorn and Tippah counties.

  • Wildlife Fisheries and Parks: Bill Kinkade, R, representing DeSoto and Marshall counties, and Jimmy Fondren, R, serving Jackson County.

  • Workforce Development: Donnie Bell, R, representing Itawamba and Munroe counties, and Dana McLean, R, serving Lowndes and Monroe counties.

  • Youth and Family Affairs: Otis Anthony, D, representing Bolivar and Sunflower counties, and Kabir Karriem, serving Lowndes County.

Grant McLaughlin covers state government for the Clarion Ledger. He can be reached at gmclaughlin@clarionledger.com or 972-571-2335.

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