Candidate John Rounsaville, former U.S. Rural Development Authority state director, asked that the Stennis Institute of Mississippi State University coordinate a total of four debates to be held throughout the state, one of them in Jackson.
The qualifying deadline for congressional races is Jan. 11. The seat is being vacated by longtime Congressman Chip Pickering.
Other candidates who have announced intentions to run for the post include state Sen. Charlie Ross, Madison businessman David Landrum and former Rankin County Republican Party Chairman Gregg Harper.
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April 17, 2026
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
