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Statement from Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann on Announcement of Senate Committee Chairs, Vice-Chairs
Jackson, Miss. — The following statement is attributable to Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, who announced Senate committee chairmen and chairwomen today:
“We have spent hundreds of hours working on these assignments. My decision in these appointments is to place Senators in the best position to serve the State of Mississippi and the citizens who sent us here; secondly, where they are best positioned to serve the Mississippi Senate; and finally, to honor each Senator’s committee preferences where it was feasible to do so,” Hosemann said. “We have a great team and I’m ready to get to work on the challenges and opportunities awaiting us this term.”
The Senate Committee chairmen and chairwomen are as follows:
Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency
David Parker, Chair
Jason Barrett, Vice-Chair
Agriculture
Chuck Younger, Chair
Andy Berry, Vice-Chair
Appropriations
W. Briggs Hopson III, Chair
John A. Polk, Vice-Chair
Business and Financial Institutions
John A. Polk, Chair
Chad McMahan, Vice-Chair
Constitution
Angela Burks Hill, Chair
Derrick T. Simmons, Vice-Chair
Corrections
Juan Barnett, Chair
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Vice-Chair
County Affairs
Derrick Simmons, Chair
Joseph M. Seymour, Vice-Chair
Drug Policy
Angela Turner-Ford, Chair
Angela Burks Hill, Vice-Chair
Economic and Workforce Development
Daniel H. Sparks, Chair
Benjamin Suber, Vice-Chair
Education
Dennis DeBar Jr., Chair
David Blount, Vice-Chair
Elections
Jeremy England, Chair
Kevin Blackwell, Vice-Chair
Energy
Joel R. Carter Jr., Chair
Bart Williams, Vice-Chair
Enrolled Bills
David Jordan, Chair
Juan Barnett, Vice-Chair
Environmental Protection, Conservation, and Water Resources
Scott DeLano, Chair
Mike Thompson, Vice-Chair
Ethics
Joseph M. Seymour, Chair
Gary Brumfield, Vice-Chair
Executive Contingent Fund
Sollie B. Norwood, Chair
Angela Turner-Ford, Vice-Chair
Finance
Josh Harkins, Chair
Chris Johnson, Vice-Chair
Forestry
Tyler McCaughn, Chair
Brian Rhodes, Vice-Chair
Gaming
David Blount, Chair
Chuck Younger, Vice-Chair
Government Structure
Chris Johnson, Chair
Jenifer B. Branning, Vice-Chair
Highways and Transportation
Jenifer B. Branning, Chair
Rita Potts Parks, Vice-Chair
Housing
John Horhn, Chair
Jeff Tate, Vice-Chair
Insurance
J. Walter Michael, Chair
Michael McLendon, Vice-Chair
Interstate and Federal Cooperation
Hillman Terome Frazier, Chair
Sollie B. Norwood, Vice-Chair
Investigate State Offices
Albert Butler, Chair
Sarita Simmons, Vice-Chair
Judiciary, Division A
Brice Wiggins, Chair
Tyler McCaughn, Vice-Chair
Judiciary, Division B
Joey Fillingane, Chair
Daniel H. Sparks, Vice-Chair
Labor
Jason Barrett, Chair
Joseph Thomas, Vice-Chair
Local and Private
Rita Potts Parks, Chair
Neil S. Whaley, Vice-Chair
Medicaid
Kevin Blackwell, Chair
Nicole Boyd, Vice-Chair
Municipalities
Chad McMahan, Chair
Rod Hickman, Vice-Chair
Ports and Marine Resources
Mike Thompson, Chair
Jeremy England, Vice-Chair
Public Health and Welfare
Hob Bryan, Chair
David Parker, Vice-Chair
Public Property
Benjamin Suber, Chair
Albert Butler, Vice-Chair
State Library
Michael McLendon, Chair
Reginald Jackson, Vice-Chair
Technology
Bart Williams, Chair
Bradford Blackmon, Vice-Chair
Tourism
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chair
Robin Robinson, Vice-Chair
Universities and Colleges
Nicole Boyd, Chair
Scott DeLano, Vice-Chair
Veterans and Military Affairs
Jeff Tate, Chair
John Horhn, Vice-Chair
Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Neil S. Whaley, Chair
Philman Ladner, Vice-Chair
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