David Blount

American politician
David Blount
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2008
Preceded byRichard G. White
Personal details
Born (1967-07-19) July 19, 1967 (age 56)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKatherine Blount
ChildrenSusanna Blount, Charley Blount
ResidenceJackson, Mississippi
Alma materDavidson College
University of Virginia
OccupationCommercial real estate

David Blount (born July 19, 1967) is a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 29th District since 2008. His present term of office will end in 2028. He is Vice Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. [1]

Prior to being a state senator, he was employed at the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi under Eric Clark, the Secretary of State. In 2007, he defeated two other Democratic opponents to win the Democratic nomination for Senate seat #29 in Hinds County. He went on to defeat the incumbent senator, Richard White. Blount was re-elected in 2011 with 69 percent of the vote over a Republican opponent, and again in 2015 with 79 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2019.

References

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".

External links

  • Mississippi State Senate - David Blount official government website
  • Project Vote Smart - Senator David Blount (MS) profile
  • Follow the Money - David Blount
    • 2007 campaign contributions
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Members of the Mississippi State Senate
President of the Senate
Delbert Hosemann (R)
President pro tempore
Dean Kirby (R)
  1. ▌Michael McLendon (R)
  2. ▌David Parker (R)
  3. ▌Kathy Chism (R)
  4. ▌Rita Potts Parks (R)
  5. ▌Daniel Sparks (R)
  6. ▌Chad McMahan (R)
  7. ▌Hob Bryan (D)
  8. ▌Benjamin Suber (R)
  9. ▌Nicole Akins Boyd (R)
  10. ▌Neil Whaley (R)
  11. ▌Reginald Jackson (D)
  12. ▌Derrick Simmons (D)
  13. ▌Sarita Simmons (D)
  14. ▌Lydia Chassaniol (R)
  15. ▌Bart Williams (R)
  16. ▌Angela Turner-Ford (D)
  17. ▌Charles Younger (R)
  18. ▌Jenifer Branning (R)
  19. ▌Kevin Blackwell (R)
  20. ▌Josh Harkins (R)
  21. ▌Bradford Blackmon (D)
  22. ▌Joseph C. Thomas (D)
  23. ▌Briggs Hopson (R)
  24. ▌David Lee Jordan (D)
  25. ▌J. Walter Michel (R)
  26. ▌John Horhn (D)
  27. ▌Hillman Terome Frazier (D)
  28. ▌Sollie Norwood (D)
  29. ▌David Blount (D)
  30. ▌Dean Kirby (R)
  31. ▌Tyler McCaughn (R)
  32. ▌Rod Hickman (D)
  33. ▌Jeff Tate (R)
  34. ▌Juan Barnett (D)
  35. ▌Andy Berry (R)
  36. ▌Brian Rhodes (R)
  37. ▌Albert Butler (D)
  38. ▌Gary Brumfield (D)
  39. ▌Jason Barrett (R)
  40. ▌Angela Burks Hill (R)
  41. ▌Joey Fillingane (R)
  42. ▌Robin Robinson (R)
  43. ▌Dennis DeBar (R)
  44. ▌John A. Polk (R)
  45. ▌Chris Johnson (R)
  46. ▌Philman Ladner (R)
  47. ▌Mike Seymour (R)
  48. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
  49. ▌Joel Carter (R)
  50. ▌Scott DeLano (R)
  51. ▌Jeremy England (R)
  52. ▌Brice Wiggins (R)


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