J. P. Wilemon

American politician

J. P. Wilemon
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 2004 (2004-Jan) – January 2020 (2020-Jan)
Preceded byCharles Walden
Succeeded byDaniel Sparks
Personal details
Born
James Price Wilemon Jr.

(1940-09-10) September 10, 1940 (age 84)
Prentiss County, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBobbie Johnson
Children2
Residence(s)Belmont, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materMemphis State University (BA)
ProfessionBanker

James Price Wilemon Jr. (born September 10, 1940) is a former Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, where he representing the 5th district. The 5th district is located in the northeastern portion of the state and includes all or portions of Tishomingo, Prentiss and Itawamba counties.[1] He first won the seat at the 2003 general election after initially losing to his predecessor, Republican Charles Walden, in a special election in 2002 after the longtime holder of the seat, Democrat John White, resigned; he beat Walden in the rematch.[2][3]

In the Senate, during the 2015-2019 session, he was the chair of the Municipalities Committee, Vice Chair of the Committees on Accountability, Efficiency & Transparency and Business and Financial Institutions respectively. He also serves on Appropriations, Drug Policy, Education, Enrolled Bills, Investigate State Offices, Judiciary-Division B and Universities & Colleges.[4]

References

  1. ^ "MS Senate Districts as Adopted May 3, 2012" (PDF). Mississippi Redistricting Commission. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Elections Info". Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Multi-County Districts" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us.
  4. ^ "Mississippi State Senate: J. P. Wilemon, Jr". Mississippi Senate. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  • Senator J.P. Wilemon Biography at Mississippi Senate
  • J.P. Wilemon at Open States
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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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