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1988–1992 Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMississippi Legislature
JurisdictionMississippi,  United States
Meeting placeMississippi State Capitol
Term5 January 1988 (1988-01-05) – 7 January 1992 (1992-01-07)
Election1987 Mississippi elections
Mississippi State Senate
Members52
PresidentBrad Dye
President pro temporeGlen Deweese
Party controlDemocratic
Mississippi House of Representatives
Members122
SpeakerTim Ford
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1st5 January 1988 (1988-01-05) – 8 May 1988 (1988-05-08)
2nd10 August 1988 (1988-08-10) – 16 August 1988 (1988-08-16)
3rd3 January 1989 (1989-01-03) – 10 April 1989 (1989-04-10)
4th17 April 1989 (1989-04-17) – 19 April 1989 (1989-04-19)
5th2 January 1990 (1990-01-02) – 14 April 1990 (1990-04-14)
6th18 June 1990 (1990-06-18) – 30 June 1990 (1990-06-30)
7th8 January 1991 (1991-01-08) – 6 May 1991 (1991-05-06)
8th18 December 1991 (1991-12-18) – 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)

The 1988–1992 Mississippi Legislature met in eight sessions between January 5, 1988 and January 7, 1992.[1]

Background

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Elections were held in November 1987, and members were elected to four-year terms.[2][1]

Officers

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Senate

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As Lieutenant Governor, Brad Dye served as President of the Senate.[1] Glen Deweese, senator from the 33rd District, served as President pro tempore of the Senate.[3][1] Non-senators Charles H. Griffin and Charles Ravencraft served as the Senate's Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms, respectively.[3]

House

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Tim Ford, from the 18th District, served as Speaker of the House.[1][4] Cecil L. Simmons, from the 37th District, served as Speaker pro Tempore.[1][4] Non-representatives Charles J. Jackson Jr. served as Clerk, and Johnny Palmer served as Sergeant-at-Arms.[4]

Senate

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The Senate had 52 members, each from a different district.[1][5][6] The Senate had 46 Democrats and 6 Republicans.[1] In November 1989, a special election was held to replace Senator Gene Taylor.[7] The election was won by Democratic Bay St. Louis mayor Victor Franckiewicz Jr.[7][5]

District Counties Represented Senator Name Residence Party Previous Term Year of Birth
1 DeSoto George Guerieri Southaven D 1980–1988 1927
2 Benton, Marshall, Tippah Bill Renick Ashland D 1953
3 Pontotoc, Tippah, Union Pud Graham New Albany D 1984–1988 1936
4 Alcorn, Tishomingo Irb Benjamin Rienzi D 1984–1988 1946
5 Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo John White Baldwyn D 1984–1988 1937
6 Lee Roger Wicker Tupelo R 1951
7 Clay, Lowndes, Monroe Hob Bryan Amory D 1984–1988 1952
8 Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Lee Jack Gordon Okolona D 1980–1988 1944
9 Calhoun, Lafayette, Yalobusha Johnny Morgan Oxford D 1984–1988 1947
10 Panola, Tate Ronnie Musgrove Batesville D 1956
11 Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tunica Kenneth Williams Clarksdale D 1924
12 Bolivar, Coahoma Nevin Sledge Cleveland D 1984–1988 1921
13 Coahoma, Sunflower Bob Crook Ruleville D 1984–1988 1929
14 Carroll, Leflore Bunky Huggins Greenwood D 1984–1988 1938
15 Grenada, Montgomery, Tallahatchie John Keeton Grenada D 1984–1988 1923
16 Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster Bill Harpole

(1988–1990)[8]

Starkville D 1976–1988 1912
Amy Tuck Powell

(1991–1992)[6]

Starkville[9] D 1963
17 Lowndes Bill Canon Columbus D 1979–1988 1930
18 Choctaw, Neshoba, Winston Terry Jordan Philadelphia D 1948
19 Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Leake, Montgomery, Webster Buddy Bond Carthage R 1985–1988 1932
20 Holmes, Madison, Yazoo Bob Montgomery Canton D 1980–1988 1939
21 Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo Ollie Mohamed Belzoni D 1964–1972

1980–1988

1925
22 Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, Yazoo Hainon Miller Greenville D 1987–1988 1930
23 Issaquena, Warren, Washington Robert Monty Greenville D 1944
24 Warren Ken Harper Vicksburg D 1984–1988 1948
25 Hinds Dick Hall Jackson R 1938
26 Hinds Cy Rosenblatt Jackson D 1984–1988 1954
27 Hinds Doug Anderson Jackson D 1980–1988 1939
28 Hinds Alice Harden Jackson D 1948
29 Hinds Wayne Burkes

(1988–1989)

Clinton D 1980–1988 1929
Richard White

(1989–1992)[6][10]

Terry R
30 Rankin Barbara Blanton Brandon R 1937
31 Lauderdale, Newton, Scott Alan Heflin Forest D 1984–1988 1939
32 Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee Eddie Briggs DeKalb D 1984–1988 1949
33 Lauderdale Glen Deweese Meridian D 1976–1988 1932
34 Clarke, Jasper, Smith Billy Thames Mize D 1980–1988 1944
35 Copiah, Rankin, Simpson Rob Smith Jackson D 1980–1988 1951
36 Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson Lynn Posey Union Church D 1955
37 Adams, Wilkinson Bob M. Dearing Natchez D 1980–1988 1935
38 Amite, Franklin, Pike Pat Welch McComb D 1947
39 Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike W. L. Rayborn Brookhaven D 1980–1988 1936
40 Lamar, Marion, Pike, Walthall Joe Stogner Sandy Hook D 1939
41 Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones Ronnie Shows

(1988–1989)

Bassfield D 1980–1988 1947
Billy V. Harvey

(1989–1992)[11][12]

Carson[9] D 1932
42 Jasper, Jones, Wayne Vincent Scoper Laurel R 1980–1984 1933
43 George, Greene, Jackson, Wayne Cecil Mills Clara D 1980–1988 1934
44 Forrest, Lamar, Perry Jim Bean Hattiesburg R 1987–1988 1932
45 Forrest, Lamar Rick Lambert Hattiesburg D 1980–1988 1952
46 Hancock, Harrison, Jackson Gene Taylor

(1988–1989)

Bay St. Louis D 1984–1988 1953
Vic Franckiewicz Jr.

(1989–1992)[7]

Bay St. Louis[7] D
47 Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Stone Wootsie Tate Picayune D 1934
48 Harrison Clyde Woodfield Gulfport D 1933
49 Harrison Bob Usey Gulfport R 1980–1988 1940
50 Harrison Tommy Gollott Biloxi D 1980–1988 1935
51 Jackson Stephen Hale Pascaguola D 1984–1988 1951
52 Jackson Claude Bilbo Pascaguola D 1941

House

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The House had 122 members, each from a different district.[1] At the start of the 1988 session, House had 113 Democrats and 9 Republicans.[1][2] On April 11, 1990, four representatives (Guice, Holston, Ely, and Endt) switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party.[13]

District Counties Represented Representative Name Residence Party Previous Term Year of Birth
1 Alcorn, Tishomingo Mack L. Wadkins Iuka D 1980–1988 1937
2 Alcorn Harvey Moss Corinth D 1984–1988 1951
3 Alcorn, Prentiss William J. McCoy Rienzi D 1980–1988 1942
4 Benton, Tippah Joe M. McElwain Ripley D 1941
5 Marshall Tommy L. Woods Byhalia D 1933
6 DeSoto Morris Lee Scott Hernando D 1984–1988 1927
7 DeSoto John Grisham Jr.

(1988–1990)

Southaven D 1984–1988 1955
Greg Davis

(1991–1992)[14]

Southaven 1966
8 DeSoto, Tate Charlie Williams Senatobia D 1976–1988 1944
9 DeSoto, Quitman, Tunica Clayton P. Henderson Tunica D 1980–1988 1954
10 Lafayette, Marshall, Panola Harris L. Bryan Batesville D 1976–1988 1935
11 Panola, Quitman Wes McIngvale Batesville D 1976–1988 1933
12 Lafayette Edwin Perry Oxford D 1968–1988 1942
13 Benton, DeSoto, Marshall Andy Morris Ashland D 1957
14 Union John D. Pennebaker New Albany D 1976–1988 1943
15 Pontotoc D. Ted Foster Pontotoc D 1948
16 Lee D. Stephen Holland Plantersville D 1984–1988 1955
17 Lee Eloise Scott Tupelo D 1932
18 Lee, Prentiss Tim Ford Tupelo D 1980–1988 1951
19 Itawamba, Tishomingo Bill Wheeler Belmont D 1961
20 Itawamba, Monroe Dorlos Robinson

(1988–1989)[15]

Hamilton D 1980–1988 1935
Jerome Huskey

(1990–1992)[14][15]

Greenwood Springs 1936/1937[15]
21 Itawamba, Monroe Mike Mills Aberdeen D 1984–1988 1956
22 Chickasaw, Monroe William E. Bowles Houston D 1984–1988 1934
23 Calhoun, Lafayette, Union, Yalobusha Don Grist Vardaman D 1976–1988 1938
24 Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha Mike Nipper Grenada D 1976–1988 1944
25 Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery Billy D. Lancaster Winona D 1984–1988 1933
26 Bolivar, Coahoma Aaron E. Henry Clarksdale D 1980–1988 1922
27 Coahoma Delma Furniss Rena Lara D 1984–1988 1934
28 Bolivar Charlie Capps Jr. Cleveland D 1972–1988 1925
29 Bolivar Edward G. Jackson Cleveland D 1976–1988 1942
30 Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie Charles E. Waldrup Drew D 1987 1925
31 Sunflower W. G. Poindexter Inverness D 1976–1988 1944
32 Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha Thomas U. Reynolds Charleston D 1980–1988 1954
33 Leflore James D. Green Itta Bena D 1984–1988 1921
34 Leflore Joedy George Greenwood D 1936
35 Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Webster Glenn D. Burdine Mathiston D 1930
36 Clay H. Scott Ross West Point D 1984–1988 1960
37 Oktibbeha Cecil L. Simmons Maben D 1972–1988 1946
38 Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha Tyrone Ellis Starkville D 1980–1988 1946
39 Lowndes Bruce J. Hanson Columbus D 1980–1988 1942
40 Lowndes Terry W. Brown Columbus D 1950
41 Lowndes, Oktibbeha Alfred L. Walker Jr. Columbus D 1935
42 Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba Jerry E. Wilkerson Daleville D 1980–1988 1945
43 Noxubee, Winston Bobby Moody Louisville D 1984–1988 1942
44 Neshoba Shelton Bounds Philadelphia D 1929
45 Leake, Neshoba Bennett Malone Carthage D 1980–1988 1944
46 Attala, Montgomery Hubert S. McMillan Kosciusko D 1980–1988 1949
47 Holmes, Yazoo Robert G. Clark Jr. Lexington ID 1968–1988 1929
48 Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys Mary Ann Stevens West D 1981–1988
49 Washington Leslie D. King Greenville D 1980–1988 1949
50 Washington Ashley Hines Greenville D 1984–1988 1951
51 Humphreys, Washington David M. Halbrook Belzoni D 1968–1988 1927
52 Washington H. L. Merideth Jr. Greenville D 1960–1988 1930
53 Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren Charles Weissinger Jr. Rolling Fork D 1950
54 Warren Ed Buelow Jr. Vicksburg R 1976–1988 1940
55 Warren George Flaggs Jr. Vicksburg D 1953
56 Yazoo Joel Netherland Yazoo City R 1984–1988 1935
57 Madison Edward Blackmon Jr. Canton D 1979–1980

1984–1988

1947
58 Madison Don Alford Ridgeland D 1980–1988 1950
59 Rankin Frances Savage Brandon D 1984–1988 1940
60 Rankin Cecil McCrory Brandon D 1951
61 Rankin Ray Rogers Pearl D 1984–1988 1931
62 Copiah, Rankin, Simpson Mark S. Scarborough Florence D 1984–1988 1957
63 Hinds Walter L. Robinson Jr. Bolton D 1984–1988 1947
64 Hinds Bill Denny Jackson R 1930
65 Hinds Ken Stribling Jackson R 1959
66 Hinds Kane Ditto (1988–1990)[16] Jackson D 1944
Mike Gunn

(1991–1992)[14]

Jackson
67 Hinds Hillman Terome Frazier Jackson D 1980–1988 1950
68 Hinds Credell Calhoun Jackson D 1980–1988 1945
69 Hinds Alyce Griffin Clarke Jackson D 1985–1988 1939
70 Hinds Horace L. Buckley Jackson D 1976–1988 1941
71 Hinds Dewayne Thomas Jackson R 1984–1988 1954
72 Hinds John Reeves Jackson D 1984–1988 1957
73 Hinds Jim Ellington Jackson R 1943
74 Hinds William Hale Singletary Clinton D 1984–1988 1951
75 Scott Richard L. Livingston Pulaski D 1972–1988 1940
76 Copiah, Hinds, Simpson Clifford C. Britt Wesson D 1987 1948
77 Simpson Brent Walker Magee D 1963
78 Neshoba, Newton Raymond Comans Decatur D 1964–1976

1984–1988

1930
79 Covington, Scott, Smith Eric C. Clark Taylorsville D 1980–1988 1951
80 Clarke, Jasper Johnny W. Stringer Montrose D 1980–1988 1950
81 Lauderdale Rick Fortenberry Meridian D 1984–1988 1946
82 Lauderdale Charles L. Young Meridian D 1980–1988 1931
83 Lauderdale Tommy Horne Meridian D 1972–1984 1936
84 Clarke, Lauderdale Roy A. Dabbs Meridian D 1950
85 Claiborne, Jefferson Charles B. Shepphard Lorman D 1980–1988 1949
86 Greene, Wayne Joe Taylor Waynesboro D 1943
87 Jones Gus Townsend Laurel D 1980–1988 1932
88 Jones Gary Staples Laurel D 1940
89 Jones D. R. "Dick" Anderson Ellisville D 1984–1988 1924
90 Covington, Jefferson Davis J. L. Warren Mt. Olive D 1980–1988 1952
91 Jefferson Davis, Lawrence Jimmy W. Tyrone Monticello D 1947
92 Lincoln Robert D. Underwood Brookhaven D 1987–1988 1956
93 Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln Bobby Moak Bogue Chitto D 1984–1988 1958
94 Adams, Franklin Barney Schoby Natchez D 1980–1988 1940
95 Adams R. Ayres Haxton Natchez D 1948
96 Amite, Pike, Wilkinson David L. Green Gloster D 1980–1988 1951
97 Pike Thomas H. Walman McComb D 1976–1988 1943
98 Pike, Walthall Clem M. Nettles Jayess D 1930
99 Lamar, Marion, Walthall Robert E. Vince Sandy Hook D 1980–1988 1930
100 Marion Miriam Simmons Columbia D 1928
101 Forrest, Lamar Carl Parker Sumrall R 1923
102 Forrest J. B. Van Slyke Jr. Hattiesburg D 1984–1988 1942
103 Forrest Percy W. Watson Hattiesburg D 1980–1988 1951
104 Forrest William Harold Jones Petal D 1980–1988 1952
105 George, Greene, Perry Dorthy Cole Richton D 1933
106 Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Stone Curtis Holston Poplarville D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1984–1988 1939
107 George, Stone Percy L. Maples Lucedale D 1982–1988 1938
108 Pearl River Ezell Lee Picayune D 1933
109 Jackson Frank Ely Hurley D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1985–1988 1924
110 Jackson William Mitchell Ellerby Sr. Moss Point D 1984–1988 1946
111 Jackson Curt Hebert Jr. Pascaguola R 1962
112 Jackson Raymond Vecchio Gautier D 1985–1988 1933
113 Jackson Alvin C. Endt Ocean Springs D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1984–1988 1933
114 Harrison, Jackson Daniel D. Guice Jr. Ocean Springs D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1984–1988 1953
115 Jackson Ed Ryan Biloxi D 1939
116 Harrison Oliver Diaz Biloxi R 1959
117 Harrison Glenn E. Endris Biloxi D 1972–1988 1938
118 Harrison Bob Short Gulfport D 1984–1988 1946
119 Harrison Isiah Fredericks

(1988–1990)[17]

Gulfport D 1980–1988 1930
Frances Fredericks

(1991–1992)[17][9]

Gulfport D 1935
120 Harrison James C. Simpson Long Beach D 1964–1988 1930
121 Harrison Diane C. Peranich Pass Christian D 1940
122 Hancock J. P. Compretta Bay St. Louis D 1976–1984 1945

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mississippi Legislature 1988 Handbook. 1988. pp. 2–13, 21–45.
  2. ^ a b "Mississippi House 1988". Clarion-Ledger. 1987-11-05. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "senate/1988-92Senate.tif - Senate (1980-2016)". da.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ a b c "house/1988-92.tif - House of Representatives (1948-2016)". da.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ^ a b "Voter's Guide: The Senate (1988-1992) Part 1". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-09-15. p. 97. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. ^ a b c "Voter's Guide: The Senate (1988-1992) Part 2". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-09-15. p. 100. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  7. ^ a b c d "Sun Herald from Biloxi, Mississippi". Newspapers.com. 1995-12-06. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  8. ^ "Obituary for Bill Harpole". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  9. ^ a b c "MS House & Senate 1991". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-04-14. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  10. ^ "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi". Newspapers.com. 1989-05-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  11. ^ "Voter's Guide: The Senate (1988-1992) Part 1". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-09-15. p. 97. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  12. ^ "Longtime state Sen. Billy Harvey dies at 73". Clarion-Ledger. 2006-03-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  13. ^ "4 LEGISLATORS IN MISSISSIPPI JUMP TO GOP". Washington Post. 2024-03-04. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  14. ^ a b c "MS House 1991". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-04-14. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  15. ^ a b c "The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee". Newspapers.com. 1990-02-15. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  16. ^ Bowers, James R.; Rich, Wilbur C. (2000). Governing Middle-sized Cities: Studies in Mayoral Leadership. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-55587-870-2.
  17. ^ a b "Frances Fredericks reflects on time in legislature". WLOX. 2011-01-18. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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