RELEASE:
Hillary for Mississippi Announces Leadership Council
Jackson, MS – Hillary for Mississippi announced its Leadership Council – a group of more than 75 elected officials, community, and grassroots leaders who are building a grassroots-driven volunteer team that will help Hillary Clinton win the Democratic presidential primary in Mississippi on March 8.
Leadership Council members share Clinton’s commitment to strengthening our nation’s infrastructure, raising wages, and protecting civil rights.
“These Mississippians know that, as President, Hillary Clinton will fight to make sure families in Mississippi, and all across the nation, see greater opportunity,” said Hillary for Mississippi Press Secretary Ouida Meruvia. “Hillary Clinton has dedicated her life to fighting for social justice and working to make people’s lives better, especially in underserved communities. She is committed to breaking down barriers that hold us back so that education and job prospects are never limited by things like race, economic status, and zip code.”
Joining the Hillary for Mississippi Leadership Council today:
Bennie Thompson, Congressman
Rickey Cole, DNC Member
Vallena Greer, DNC Member
William Winter, Former Governor
Ronnie Musgrove, Former Governor
Dick Molpus, Former Secretary of State
Jeramey Anderson, State Representative
Willie L. Bailey, State Representative
Earle S. Banks, State Representative
Christopher Bell, State Representative
Edward Blackmon, State Representative
Cedric Burnett, State Representative
Credell Calhoun, State Representative
Kimberly Campbell, State Representative
Bryant Clark, State Representative
Alyce Griffin Clarke, State Representative
Orlando W. Paden, State Representative
Linda F. Coleman, State Representative
Oscar Denton, State Representative
Jarvis Dortch, State Representative
Michael T. Evans, State Representative
John G. Faulkner, State Representative
Karl Gibbs, State Representative
John W. Hines, State Representative
Steve Holland, State Representative
Gregory Holloway, Sr., State Representative
Robert E. Huddleston, State Representative
Lataisha Jackson, State Representative
Robert L. Johnson III, State Representative
Kabir Karriem, State Representative
Carl Mickens, State Representative
America “Chuck” Middleton, State Representative
David Myers, State Representative
Willie J. Perkins, State Representative
Tommy Reynolds, State Representative
Omeria Scott, State Representative
Rufus E. Straughter, State Representative
Kathy Sykes, State Representative
Sara Richardson Thomas, State Representative
Kenneth Walker, State Representative
Percy W. Watson, State Representative
Adrienne Wooten, State Representative
Charles Young, Jr., State Representative
Albert Butler, State Senator
Deborah Dawkins, State Senator
David Jordan, State Senator
Hillman Frazier, State Senator
Sampson Jackson II, State Senator
Robert Jackson, State Senator
John Horhn, State Senator
Sollie Norwood, State Senator
Derrick Simmons, State Senator
Willie Simmons, State Senator
Angela Turner, State Senator
Tammy Witherspoon, State Senator
Percy Bland, Mayor of Meridian
Johnny Dupree, Mayor of Hattiesburg
George Flaggs, Mayor of Vicksburg
Connie Moran, Mayor of Ocean Springs
Jason Shelton, Mayor of Tupelo
Errick Simmons, Mayor of Greenville
Parker Wiseman, Mayor of Starkville
Tony Yarber, Mayor of Jackson
James Young, Mayor of Philadelphia
Gloria Williamson, Former State Senator
Mary H. Coleman, Former State Representative
Bobby Moak, Former State Representative
Barbara Brooks, Former Mayor of Leland
Charles Tillman, Councilman
Leroy Clemons, Community Leader
Ramel Cotton, Community Leader
Tammy Cotton, Community Leader
Danny Cuppit, Community Leader
Charlie Horhn, Community Leader
Crymes Pittman, Community Leader
Vicki Slater, Community Leader
Jacqueline Woods, Community Leader
2/24/16
