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Tammy Witherspoon

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Won the General, 2019 Mississippi State Senate District 38

Mississippi State Senate, District 38 (2015 - Present)

Councilwoman, Ward 3, McComb City Council (2010 - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Bachelor's, Education, Jackson State University
  • Master's, Secondary Education, Alcorn State University

Professional Experience

  • Bachelor's, Education, Jackson State University
  • Master's, Secondary Education, Alcorn State University
  • Program Director, McComb School District, 2002-2014
  • Owner/Director, Sankofa Preschool Academy, 2010-Present

Political Experience

  • Bachelor's, Education, Jackson State University
  • Master's, Secondary Education, Alcorn State University
  • Program Director, McComb School District, 2002-2014
  • Owner/Director, Sankofa Preschool Academy, 2010-Present
  • Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 38, 2015-present
  • Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 38, 2019
  • Councilperson, Ward 3, McComb City Council, 2010-2015

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Corrections Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Environment Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Member, Ports and Marine Resources Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations Committee

Member, Environment Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee

Vice Chair, Housing Committee

Member, Labor Committee

Member, Municipalities Committee

Member, Public Health and Welfare Committee

Member, State Library Committee

Member, Universities and Colleges Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelor's, Education, Jackson State University
  • Master's, Secondary Education, Alcorn State University
  • Program Director, McComb School District, 2002-2014
  • Owner/Director, Sankofa Preschool Academy, 2010-Present
  • Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 38, 2015-present
  • Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 38, 2019
  • Councilperson, Ward 3, McComb City Council, 2010-2015
  • Member, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, present
  • Member, Cure Sickle Cell Foundation, present
  • Member, National Association for Professional Women, present
  • Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
  • Secretary, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

Other Info

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