Summary: <p>We just finished Mississippi House and Senate Elections. Have you ever thought about running, yourself? We’ll learn what’s involved from a newly elected house member: Representative Justis Gibbs from District 72. h<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ttp://www.gibbstravis.com/our-team/justis-r.-gibbs-ii</a></p><br><p>If you’re interested, to be a Mississippi state senator you must be: </p><ul> <li> A qualified elector of the state four years </li> <li>At least 25 years old</li> <li>An actual resident of the district or territory represented for two years before the election. </li> </ul><p><br></p><p>To be elected a Mississippi state representative you must be:</p><ul> <li>A qualified elector and resident citizen of the state four years</li> <li>At least 21 years old</li> <li>A resident of the district represented for two years before the election</li> </ul><p>That information and the requirements for other elected offices can be found on the Secretary of State’s website. </p><p><a href="https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/candidate-qualifying-forms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/candidate-qualifying-forms</a></p><br><p>Mississippi has two main political parties. </p><p>If you’re interested in running for public office as a member of the Republican party, you’ll need to learn about them. You can do that at their website: <a href="https://www.msgop.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.msgop.org</a> According to their website you can learn about the party and platform, shop their store for merch, and view the event calendar.</p><br><p>If you are interested in running for public office as a member or the Democratic Party of the State of Mississippi, their website is : <a href="https://www.mississippidemocrats.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mississippidemocrats.org/</a> There you can learn about getting involved and voting, contacting party officials, and they too have a merchandise store.</p><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
