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1988–1992 Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMississippi Legislature
JurisdictionMississippi,  United States
Meeting placeMississippi State Capitol
Term5 January 1988 (1988-01-05) – 7 January 1992 (1992-01-07)
Election1987 Mississippi elections
Mississippi State Senate
Members52
PresidentBrad Dye
President pro temporeGlen Deweese
Party controlDemocratic
Mississippi House of Representatives
Members122
SpeakerTim Ford
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
1st5 January 1988 (1988-01-05) – 8 May 1988 (1988-05-08)
2nd10 August 1988 (1988-08-10) – 16 August 1988 (1988-08-16)
3rd3 January 1989 (1989-01-03) – 10 April 1989 (1989-04-10)
4th17 April 1989 (1989-04-17) – 19 April 1989 (1989-04-19)
5th2 January 1990 (1990-01-02) – 14 April 1990 (1990-04-14)
6th18 June 1990 (1990-06-18) – 30 June 1990 (1990-06-30)
7th8 January 1991 (1991-01-08) – 6 May 1991 (1991-05-06)
8th18 December 1991 (1991-12-18) – 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)

The 1988–1992 Mississippi Legislature met in eight sessions between January 5, 1988 and January 7, 1992.

Background

Elections were held in November 1987, and members were elected to four-year terms.

Officers

Senate

As Lieutenant Governor, Brad Dye served as President of the Senate. Glen Deweese, senator from the 33rd District, served as President pro tempore of the Senate. Non-senators Charles H. Griffin and Charles Ravencraft served as the Senate's Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms, respectively.

House

Tim Ford, from the 18th District, served as Speaker of the House. Cecil L. Simmons, from the 37th District, served as Speaker pro Tempore. Non-representatives Charles J. Jackson Jr. served as Clerk, and Johnny Palmer served as Sergeant-at-Arms.

Senate

The Senate had 52 members, each from a different district. The Senate had 46 Democrats and 6 Republicans. In November 1989, a special election was held to replace Senator Gene Taylor. The election was won by Democratic Bay St. Louis mayor Victor Franckiewicz Jr.

District Counties Represented Senator Name Residence Party Previous Term Year of Birth
1 DeSoto George Guerieri Southaven D 1980–1988 1927
2 Benton, Marshall, Tippah Bill Renick Ashland D 1953
3 Pontotoc, Tippah, Union Pud Graham New Albany D 1984–1988 1936
4 Alcorn, Tishomingo Irb Benjamin Rienzi D 1984–1988 1946
5 Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo John White Baldwyn D 1984–1988 1937
6 Lee Roger Wicker Tupelo R 1951
7 Clay, Lowndes, Monroe Hob Bryan Amory D 1984–1988 1952
8 Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clay, Lee Jack Gordon Okolona D 1980–1988 1944
9 Calhoun, Lafayette, Yalobusha Johnny Morgan Oxford D 1984–1988 1947
10 Panola, Tate Ronnie Musgrove Batesville D 1956
11 Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tunica Kenneth Williams Clarksdale D 1924
12 Bolivar, Coahoma Nevin Sledge Cleveland D 1984–1988 1921
13 Coahoma, Sunflower Bob Crook Ruleville D 1984–1988 1929
14 Carroll, Leflore Bunky Huggins Greenwood D 1984–1988 1938
15 Grenada, Montgomery, Tallahatchie John Keeton Grenada D 1984–1988 1923
16 Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster Bill Harpole

(1988–1990)

Starkville D 1976–1988 1912
Amy Tuck Powell

(1991–1992)

Starkville D 1963
17 Lowndes Bill Canon Columbus D 1979–1988 1930
18 Choctaw, Neshoba, Winston Terry Jordan Philadelphia D 1948
19 Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Leake, Montgomery, Webster Buddy Bond Carthage R 1985–1988 1932
20 Holmes, Madison, Yazoo Bob Montgomery Canton D 1980–1988 1939
21 Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo Ollie Mohamed Belzoni D 1964–1972

1980–1988

1925
22 Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, Yazoo Hainon Miller Greenville D 1987–1988 1930
23 Issaquena, Warren, Washington Robert Monty Greenville D 1944
24 Warren Ken Harper Vicksburg D 1984–1988 1948
25 Hinds Dick Hall Jackson R 1938
26 Hinds Cy Rosenblatt Jackson D 1984–1988 1954
27 Hinds Doug Anderson Jackson D 1980–1988 1939
28 Hinds Alice Harden Jackson D 1948
29 Hinds Wayne Burkes

(1988–1989)

Clinton D 1980–1988 1929
Richard White

(1989–1992)

Terry R 1949/50
30 Rankin Barbara Blanton Brandon R 1937
31 Lauderdale, Newton, Scott Alan Heflin Forest D 1984–1988 1939
32 Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee Eddie Briggs DeKalb D 1984–1988 1949
33 Lauderdale Glen Deweese Meridian D 1976–1988 1932
34 Clarke, Jasper, Smith Billy Thames Mize D 1980–1988 1944
35 Copiah, Rankin, Simpson Rob Smith Jackson D 1980–1988 1951
36 Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson Lynn Posey Union Church D 1955
37 Adams, Wilkinson Bob M. Dearing Natchez D 1980–1988 1935
38 Amite, Franklin, Pike Pat Welch McComb D 1947
39 Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike W. L. Rayborn Brookhaven D 1980–1988 1936
40 Lamar, Marion, Pike, Walthall Joe Stogner Sandy Hook D 1939
41 Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones Ronnie Shows

(1988–1989)

Bassfield D 1980–1988 1947
Billy V. Harvey

(1989–1992)

Carson D 1932
42 Jasper, Jones, Wayne Vincent Scoper Laurel R 1980–1984 1933
43 George, Greene, Jackson, Wayne Cecil Mills Clara D 1980–1988 1934
44 Forrest, Lamar, Perry Jim Bean Hattiesburg R 1987–1988 1932
45 Forrest, Lamar Rick Lambert Hattiesburg D 1980–1988 1952
46 Hancock, Harrison, Jackson Gene Taylor

(1988–1989)

Bay St. Louis D 1984–1988 1953
Vic Franckiewicz Jr.

(1989–1992)

Bay St. Louis D
47 Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Stone Wootsie Tate Picayune D 1934
48 Harrison Clyde Woodfield Gulfport D 1933
49 Harrison Bob Usey Gulfport R 1980–1988 1940
50 Harrison Tommy Gollott Biloxi D 1980–1988 1935
51 Jackson Stephen Hale Pascaguola D 1984–1988 1951
52 Jackson Claude Bilbo Pascaguola D 1941

House

The House had 122 members, each from a different district. At the start of the 1988 session, House had 113 Democrats and 9 Republicans. On April 11, 1990, four representatives (Guice, Holston, Ely, and Endt) switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party.

District Counties Represented Representative Name Residence Party Previous Term Year of Birth
1 Alcorn, Tishomingo Mack L. Wadkins Iuka D 1980–1988 1937
2 Alcorn Harvey Moss Corinth D 1984–1988 1951
3 Alcorn, Prentiss William J. McCoy Rienzi D 1980–1988 1942
4 Benton, Tippah Joe M. McElwain Ripley D 1941
5 Marshall Tommy L. Woods Byhalia D 1933
6 DeSoto Morris Lee Scott Hernando D 1984–1988 1927
7 DeSoto John Grisham Jr.

(1988–1990)

Southaven D 1984–1988 1955
Greg Davis

(1991–1992)

Southaven 1966
8 DeSoto, Tate Charlie Williams Senatobia D 1976–1988 1944
9 DeSoto, Quitman, Tunica Clayton P. Henderson Tunica D 1980–1988 1954
10 Lafayette, Marshall, Panola Harris L. Bryan Batesville D 1976–1988 1935
11 Panola, Quitman Wes McIngvale Batesville D 1976–1988 1933
12 Lafayette Edwin Perry Oxford D 1968–1988 1942
13 Benton, DeSoto, Marshall Andy Morris Ashland D 1957
14 Union John D. Pennebaker New Albany D 1976–1988 1943
15 Pontotoc D. Ted Foster Pontotoc D 1948
16 Lee D. Stephen Holland Plantersville D 1984–1988 1955
17 Lee Eloise Scott Tupelo D 1932
18 Lee, Prentiss Tim Ford Tupelo D 1980–1988 1951
19 Itawamba, Tishomingo Bill Wheeler Belmont D 1961
20 Itawamba, Monroe Dorlos Robinson

(1988–1989)

Hamilton D 1980–1988 1935
Jerome Huskey

(1990–1992)

Greenwood Springs 1936/1937
21 Itawamba, Monroe Mike Mills Aberdeen D 1984–1988 1956
22 Chickasaw, Monroe William E. Bowles Houston D 1984–1988 1934
23 Calhoun, Lafayette, Union, Yalobusha Don Grist Vardaman D 1976–1988 1938
24 Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha Mike Nipper Grenada D 1976–1988 1944
25 Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery Billy D. Lancaster Winona D 1984–1988 1933
26 Bolivar, Coahoma Aaron E. Henry Clarksdale D 1980–1988 1922
27 Coahoma Delma Furniss Rena Lara D 1984–1988 1934
28 Bolivar Charlie Capps Jr. Cleveland D 1972–1988 1925
29 Bolivar Edward G. Jackson Cleveland D 1976–1988 1942
30 Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie Charles E. Waldrup Drew D 1987 1925
31 Sunflower W. G. Poindexter Inverness D 1976–1988 1944
32 Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha Thomas U. Reynolds Charleston D 1980–1988 1954
33 Leflore James D. Green Itta Bena D 1984–1988 1921
34 Leflore Joedy George Greenwood D 1936
35 Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Webster Glenn D. Burdine Mathiston D 1930
36 Clay H. Scott Ross West Point D 1984–1988 1960
37 Oktibbeha Cecil L. Simmons Maben D 1972–1988 1946
38 Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha Tyrone Ellis Starkville D 1980–1988 1946
39 Lowndes Bruce J. Hanson Columbus D 1980–1988 1942
40 Lowndes Terry W. Brown Columbus D 1950
41 Lowndes, Oktibbeha Alfred L. Walker Jr. Columbus D 1935
42 Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba Jerry E. Wilkerson Daleville D 1980–1988 1945
43 Noxubee, Winston Bobby Moody Louisville D 1984–1988 1942
44 Neshoba Shelton Bounds Philadelphia D 1929
45 Leake, Neshoba Bennett Malone Carthage D 1980–1988 1944
46 Attala, Montgomery Hubert S. McMillan Kosciusko D 1980–1988 1949
47 Holmes, Yazoo Robert G. Clark Jr. Lexington ID 1968–1988 1929
48 Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys Mary Ann Stevens West D 1981–1988
49 Washington Leslie D. King Greenville D 1980–1988 1949
50 Washington Ashley Hines Greenville D 1984–1988 1951
51 Humphreys, Washington David M. Halbrook Belzoni D 1968–1988 1927
52 Washington H. L. Merideth Jr. Greenville D 1960–1988 1930
53 Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren Charles Weissinger Jr. Rolling Fork D 1950
54 Warren Ed Buelow Jr. Vicksburg R 1976–1988 1940
55 Warren George Flaggs Jr. Vicksburg D 1953
56 Yazoo Joel Netherland Yazoo City R 1984–1988 1935
57 Madison Edward Blackmon Jr. Canton D 1979–1980

1984–1988

1947
58 Madison Don Alford Ridgeland D 1980–1988 1950
59 Rankin Frances Savage Brandon D 1984–1988 1940
60 Rankin Cecil McCrory Brandon D 1951
61 Rankin Ray Rogers Pearl D 1984–1988 1931
62 Copiah, Rankin, Simpson Mark S. Scarborough Florence D 1984–1988 1957
63 Hinds Walter L. Robinson Jr. Bolton D 1984–1988 1947
64 Hinds Bill Denny Jackson R 1930
65 Hinds Ken Stribling Jackson R 1959
66 Hinds Kane Ditto (1988–1990) Jackson D 1944
Mike Gunn

(1991–1992)

Jackson
67 Hinds Hillman Terome Frazier Jackson D 1980–1988 1950
68 Hinds Credell Calhoun Jackson D 1980–1988 1945
69 Hinds Alyce Griffin Clarke Jackson D 1985–1988 1939
70 Hinds Horace L. Buckley Jackson D 1976–1988 1941
71 Hinds Dewayne Thomas Jackson R 1984–1988 1954
72 Hinds John Reeves Jackson D 1984–1988 1957
73 Hinds Jim Ellington Jackson R 1943
74 Hinds William Hale Singletary Clinton D 1984–1988 1951
75 Scott Richard L. Livingston Pulaski D 1972–1988 1940
76 Copiah, Hinds, Simpson Clifford C. Britt Wesson D 1987 1948
77 Simpson Brent Walker Magee D 1963
78 Neshoba, Newton Raymond Comans Decatur D 1964–1976

1984–1988

1930
79 Covington, Scott, Smith Eric C. Clark Taylorsville D 1980–1988 1951
80 Clarke, Jasper Johnny W. Stringer Montrose D 1980–1988 1950
81 Lauderdale Rick Fortenberry Meridian D 1984–1988 1946
82 Lauderdale Charles L. Young Meridian D 1980–1988 1931
83 Lauderdale Tommy Horne Meridian D 1972–1984 1936
84 Clarke, Lauderdale Roy A. Dabbs Meridian D 1950
85 Claiborne, Jefferson Charles B. Shepphard Lorman D 1980–1988 1949
86 Greene, Wayne Joe Taylor Waynesboro D 1943
87 Jones Gus Townsend Laurel D 1980–1988 1932
88 Jones Gary Staples Laurel D 1940
89 Jones D. R. "Dick" Anderson Ellisville D 1984–1988 1924
90 Covington, Jefferson Davis J. L. Warren Mt. Olive D 1980–1988 1952
91 Jefferson Davis, Lawrence Jimmy W. Tyrone Monticello D 1947
92 Lincoln Robert D. Underwood Brookhaven D 1987–1988 1956
93 Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln Bobby Moak Bogue Chitto D 1984–1988 1958
94 Adams, Franklin Barney Schoby Natchez D 1980–1988 1940
95 Adams R. Ayres Haxton Natchez D 1948
96 Amite, Pike, Wilkinson David L. Green Gloster D 1980–1988 1951
97 Pike Thomas H. Walman McComb D 1976–1988 1943
98 Pike, Walthall Clem M. Nettles Jayess D 1930
99 Lamar, Marion, Walthall Robert E. Vince Sandy Hook D 1980–1988 1930
100 Marion Miriam Simmons Columbia D 1928
101 Forrest, Lamar Carl Parker Sumrall R 1923
102 Forrest J. B. Van Slyke Jr. Hattiesburg D 1984–1988 1942
103 Forrest Percy W. Watson Hattiesburg D 1980–1988 1951
104 Forrest William Harold Jones Petal D 1980–1988 1952
105 George, Greene, Perry Dorthy Cole Richton D 1933
106 Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Stone Curtis Holston Poplarville D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1984–1988 1939
107 George, Stone Percy L. Maples Lucedale D 1982–1988 1938
108 Pearl River Ezell Lee Picayune D 1933
109 Jackson Frank Ely Hurley D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1985–1988 1924
110 Jackson William Mitchell Ellerby Sr. Moss Point D 1984–1988 1946
111 Jackson Curt Hebert Jr. Pascaguola R 1962
112 Jackson Raymond Vecchio Gautier D 1985–1988 1933
113 Jackson Alvin C. Endt Ocean Springs D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1984–1988 1933
114 Harrison, Jackson Daniel D. Guice Jr. Ocean Springs D (1988–1990)

R (1990–1992)

1984–1988 1953
115 Jackson Ed Ryan Biloxi D 1939
116 Harrison Oliver Diaz Biloxi R 1959
117 Harrison Glenn E. Endris Biloxi D 1972–1988 1938
118 Harrison Bob Short Gulfport D 1984–1988 1946
119 Harrison Isiah Fredericks

(1988–1990)

Gulfport D 1980–1988 1930
Frances Fredericks

(1991–1992)

Gulfport D 1935
120 Harrison James C. Simpson Long Beach D 1964–1988 1930
121 Harrison Diane C. Peranich Pass Christian D 1940
122 Hancock J. P. Compretta Bay St. Louis D 1976–1984 1945

References

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