"Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in." --Abraham Lincoln, March 9, 1832 First Political Announcement

Your Government

Statewide Officials

Governor – Haley Barbour

Lt. Governor – Phil Bryant

Attorney General – Jim Hood

Secretary of State – Delbert Hosemann

Treasurer – Tate Reeves

Insurance Commissioner – Mike Chaney

State Auditor – Stacey Pickering

Agriculture Commissioner – Lester Spell 

U.S. Congress

Senator – Thad Cochran

Senator – Roger Wicker

House of Representatives, 4th District – Gene Taylor 

Local Hattiesburg Legislative Delegation

Percy Watson – State Representative, District 103 (East Hattiesburg/Central Forrest Co.)

Harvey Fillingane – State Representative, District 101 (Lamar County)

Larry Byrd – State Representative, District 104 (Petal/East Forrest Co./Purvis)

Toby Barker – State Representative, District 102 (Central Hattiesburg/West Forrest Co.) 

Tom King – State Senate, District 44

Joey Fillingane – State Senate, District 43

Billy Hudson – State Senate, District 45 

Forrest County Board of Supervisors

David Hogan, District 1

Charles Marshall, District 2

Lynn Cartlidge, District 3

Rod Woullard, District 4

Chris Bowen, District 5 

Hattiesburg Mayor

Johnny L. DuPree 

Hattiesburg City Council

Kim Bradley, Ward 1

Deborah Denard-Delgado, Ward 2

Carter Carroll, Ward 3

Dave Ware, Ward 4

Henry Naylor, Ward 5