Misplaced Pages

Sally Doty

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American politician

Sally Doty
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 39th district
In office
January 10, 2012 – July 16, 2020
Preceded byCindy Hyde-Smith
Succeeded byJason Barrett
Personal details
Born (1966-12-22) December 22, 1966 (age 57)
Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children3
ResidenceBrookhaven, Mississippi
Alma materMississippi University for Women
Mississippi College School of Law (JD)
OccupationAttorney
Websitesallydoty.com

Sally Doty (born December 22, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Republican member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 39th District from 2012 to 2020.

Early life and education

Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Doty graduated from Kosciusko High School in 1984. She is a graduate of Mississippi University for Women and earned a Juris Doctor from the Mississippi College School of Law.

Career

Doty led numerous bipartisan legislative efforts during her two terms in the state senate. As chair of the elections committee, Doty authored and passed campaign finance reform prohibiting elected officials from spending campaign funds for personal use. She spearheaded a contentious multi-year effort to provide protections for victims of domestic violence through the reform of Mississippi's divorce laws. She served in a leadership position on Governor Phil Bryant's Teen Pregnancy Task Force and authored legislation to require Mississippi Community Colleges to develop a plan to address unplanned pregnancy. However, her attempt to modernize sex education requirements during the 2016 legislative session was unsuccessful.

Doty chaired the Mississippi Senate Energy Committee. She served as one of five Senators appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. She served as Vice-Chair of Judiciary A, and is a member of the following committees: Finance, Economic Development, Banking and Financial Institutions, Public Health, Highways and Transportation, Public Property, and Drug Policy.

In the spring of 2018, Doty was a candidate in the Republican primary for the United States House of Representatives to fill the seat held by retiring Rep. Gregg Harper (MS-3).

Doty was appointed by Gov. Tate Reeves to the executive director position of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff; she resigned from her senate seat on July 16, 2020. She was later appointed director of the office of broadband, known as BEAM, for Mississippi.

References

  1. "The Latest: Mississippi Senate elects Terry Burton as president pro tem". gulflive.com. The Associated Press. January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Senate passes its campaign finance reform bill". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  3. "Mississippi passes domestic abuse divorce reform". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  4. "Some States Help College Students Avoid Unplanned Pregnancies". www.pewtrusts.org. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  5. "Sex Education's Last Chance in Mississippi?". Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  6. Campbell, Donna (January 11, 2018). "Sen. Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, chosen to chair Energy committee". The Daily Leader.
  7. "MS Legislative Budget Office". www.lbo.ms.gov. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  8. "2018 Mississippi State Senate Committee Listing". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  9. Jimmie E. Gates (January 22, 2018). "State lawmaker, Magee businesswoman announce run for Congress". The Clarion-Ledger.
  10. "Doty stands strong at debate — Brookhaven senator shows off experience, know-how against Republican foes - Daily Leader". Daily Leader. April 19, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  11. Doyel, Sarah. "Doty resigns from Mississippi State Senate, special election set for replacement – Ballotpedia News". Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  12. "BEAM - Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi | MS.GOV". www.ms.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2024.

External links

Members of the Mississippi State Senate
President of the Senate
Delbert Hosemann (R)
President pro tempore
Dean Kirby (R)
  1. ▌Michael McLendon (R)
  2. ▌David Parker (R)
  3. ▌Kathy Chism (R)
  4. ▌Rita Potts Parks (R)
  5. ▌Daniel Sparks (R)
  6. ▌Chad McMahan (R)
  7. ▌Hob Bryan (D)
  8. ▌Benjamin Suber (R)
  9. ▌Nicole Akins Boyd (R)
  10. ▌Neil Whaley (R)
  11. ▌Reginald Jackson (D)
  12. ▌Derrick Simmons (D)
  13. ▌Sarita Simmons (D)
  14. ▌Lydia Chassaniol (R)
  15. ▌Bart Williams (R)
  16. ▌Angela Turner-Ford (D)
  17. ▌Charles Younger (R)
  18. ▌Jenifer Branning (R)
  19. ▌Kevin Blackwell (R)
  20. ▌Josh Harkins (R)
  21. ▌Bradford Blackmon (D)
  22. ▌Joseph C. Thomas (D)
  23. ▌Briggs Hopson (R)
  24. ▌David Lee Jordan (D)
  25. ▌J. Walter Michel (R)
  26. ▌John Horhn (D)
  27. ▌Hillman Terome Frazier (D)
  28. ▌Sollie Norwood (D)
  29. ▌David Blount (D)
  30. ▌Dean Kirby (R)
  31. ▌Tyler McCaughn (R)
  32. ▌Rod Hickman (D)
  33. ▌Jeff Tate (R)
  34. ▌Juan Barnett (D)
  35. ▌Andy Berry (R)
  36. ▌Brian Rhodes (R)
  37. ▌Albert Butler (D)
  38. ▌Gary Brumfield (D)
  39. ▌Jason Barrett (R)
  40. ▌Angela Burks Hill (R)
  41. ▌Joey Fillingane (R)
  42. ▌Robin Robinson (R)
  43. ▌Dennis DeBar (R)
  44. ▌John A. Polk (R)
  45. ▌Chris Johnson (R)
  46. ▌Philman Ladner (R)
  47. ▌Mike Seymour (R)
  48. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
  49. ▌Joel Carter (R)
  50. ▌Scott DeLano (R)
  51. ▌Jeremy England (R)
  52. ▌Brice Wiggins (R)
Categories: