Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves | |
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| Governor-elect of Mississippi | |
| Assuming office January 14, 2020 | |
| Lieutenant | Delbert Hosemann (elect) |
| Succeeding | Phil Bryant |
| 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2012 | |
| Governor | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Phil Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Delbert Hosemann (elect) |
| 33rd Treasurer of Mississippi | |
| In office January 13, 2004 – January 10, 2012 | |
| Governor | Haley Barbour |
| Preceded by | Peyton Prospere |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Fitch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathon Tate Reeves June 5, 1974 Florence, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elee Williams |
| Education | Millsaps College (BA) |
Jonathon Tate Reeves (born June 5, 1974), known as Tate Reeves, is an American Republican politician. Reeves is the Governor-elect of Mississippi. He is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi since 2012.
Reeves was earlier elected as Mississippi’s 33rd state treasurer on November 4, 2003 and re-elected to a second term in 2007. He is the first Republican to have been state treasurer in Mississippi history.[1]
After Senator Thad Cochran resigned in March 2018, news spread that Governor Phil Bryant would make Reeves Cochran's replacement.[2] Cindy Hyde-Smith was selected as Cochran's replacement on March 21, 2018.
He was a candidate for Governor of Mississippi in the 2019 election. He beat Jim Hood in the general election, winning 52% of the vote.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Mississippi Treasurer Tate Reeves". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2011. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran to resign". NBC News. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ↑ Collins, Sean (2019-11-05). "Republican Tate Reeves wins a surprisingly close race, becoming Mississippi's next governor". Vox. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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