2016: January 25th-29th
*Each day's House Business is provided in the hyperlinks below. Monday, January 25th http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/daily_action/01252016.xml I headed down to Jackson, where we convened, took care of the day’s business, and then adjourned. I went to Legislative Services, and spoke to one of the lawyers about a couple of my bills. There has been much talk about shortening the session this year by 21 days. On a side note, the state saves $34,000 a day when the leg
2016: January 18th-22nd
*Each day's House Business is provided in the hyperlinks below. Monday, January 18th http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/daily_action/01182016.xml My family got up bright and early this morning and headed to the Gale Center in Hernando, for the first annual Martin Luther King prayer breakfast being hosted and organized by Mike Smith and the African American History Symposium. It was a wonderful time, and beautiful moment of community between brothers and sisters in Chr
2016: January 11th-15th
*Each day's House Business is provided detailed in the hyperlinks below. Monday, January 11th http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/daily_action/01112016.xml Drove down to Jackson, and gaveled in at 4 PM. Headed back to trailer after adjournment. My wife Corey had also headed down and we packed up and went to the Governor’s Legislative Reception at the Old Capital. It was an amazing atmosphere with fantastic food, complete with a string quartet playing in the atrium. The
2016: January 3rd-8th
*Each day's House Business is provided in the hyperlinks below. DAY 1, Sunday, January 3rd After much deliberation in the previous months, and after many number crunching sessions, I decided to purchase a used travel trailer to live in (as my home away from home) while serving down in Jackson. Hotel, apartment, room for rent, and cardboard box were some of the many options that I had. But with each of those options, except the last one, I would be spending almost my entire
The Blog
INTRODUCTION TO MY WEEKLY BLOG Out campaigning with my son on a hot day in July, 2015. MY MOTIVATION: In reflection, 2015 has proven to be one of the most exciting, yet challenging years of my life. Since the days that I served as Student Body President some 30+ years ago at my High School, I have often dreamed about public service. For the past 10 years, everytime that I witnessed a politician's seeming disregard for the political process, or their lack of morality and perso
