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MS SR18

Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/4/2011

Primary Sponsor

Derrick Simmons

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Senator Jeremy L. (Lee) Yancey is commended for his distinguished service in the Mississippi Senate representing District 20 (Rankin and Madison Counties), as he retires to run for the Office of State Treasurer
  • Yancey was born July 29, 1968, in Ripley, Mississippi, graduated from Mississippi College in 1991 with a degree in Religion, and earned a Master of Divinity and Doctorate in Leadership Administration from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 2007, Yancey served as Vice Chairman of the Highways and Transportation Committee and as a member of the Education, Ethics, Finance, Insurance, Judiciary A, and Public Health and Welfare Committees
  • Prior to his Senate service, Yancey worked as Senior Consultant/Lobbyist for the Christian Action Commission of the Mississippi Baptist Convention beginning in 2000 and later joined Woodridge Capital Portfolio Management as a money manager in February 2008
  • The resolution, sponsored by 51 senators during the 2011 Regular Session, directs that it be presented to Senator Yancey and made available to the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Commend public service of Senator Lee Yancey.

Last Action

Adopted

4/4/2011

Full Bill Text

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