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March 2, 2015

MS Speaker Philip Gunn unopposed, Pro Tem Greg Snowden faces perennial Dem candidate Compton

Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn is unopposed in his bid for reelection in 2015. With Democrats scurrying around trying to appear as if they have a real chance in winning back the majority they lost just four years ago, Gunn will be free to hit the campaign trail and support his Republican colleagues.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 2, 2015

Former MS Speaker Tim Ford dies, second longest serving speaker in state history

Former Mississippi Speaker of the House Tim Ford dies JACKSON, MISS. — Former longtime Mississippi Speaker of the House Tim Ford has died of a heart attack…. …An attorney, Ford was elected to the House of Representatives in 1980 and was elected speaker in 1988, where he served until 2004. He was the second-longest serving…