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Melanie Sojourner (born January 5, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Mississippi .[1] Mississippi State Senate , representing the 37th district. She is a member of the Republican Party .[2]
She was born in Centreville, Mississippi , and was raised in Kingston, Mississippi .[3] Albert Boyd Sojourner , who was in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1916.[3]
She attended Adams County Christian School , which was founded as a segregation academy and uses the Confederate flag as its symbol, and has enrolled her daughter there.[4] Flag of Mississippi .[5]
Sojourner graduated from Louisiana State University . She then worked for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association for eight years, and then as a 4-H associate for Mississippi State University .[6]
Sojourner defeated Bob Dearing in the 2011 elections to serve in the State Senate.[7] Chris McDaniel 's 2014 U.S. Senate campaign .[8] 2015 elections .[9] 2019 elections .[10]
Sojourner's legislative district was effectively dismantled during 2022 redistricting and she ultimately did not seek re-election to the Senate in 2023.[11]
References
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^ a b Guajardo, Rod (February 20, 2014). "Southwest Mississippi Legislators: Sojourner willing to serve Miss. citizens" . The Natchez Democrat . Retrieved April 1, 2021 .
^ Pittman, Ashton (November 1, 2019). "Nominees Share History of Slavery, Plantations, Seg Academies in Natchez Senate Race" . Jackson Free Press . Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^ Ashton Pittman. "MS Senator: Romney's call to remove Confederate flag is "what's wrong with society" . Deep South Daily . Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015 .
^ "Sojourner joins Stedman Realtors as associate - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper" . Retrieved September 19, 2014 .
^ "All votes in, Sojourner wins - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper" . Retrieved September 19, 2014 .
^ "In Mississippi, Senate hopeful McDaniel embodies what GOP fears about tea party" . Washington Post . Retrieved September 19, 2014 .
^ Gates, Jimmie E. "Sojourner: Shy of votes to keep District 37 Senate seat" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved July 30, 2020 .
^ "Sojourner, Mims, Cockerham win election to Legislature seats" . Natchez Democrat . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
^ "Republicans make few changes to legislative maps during redistricting" . Clarion Ledger . Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
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