Jessica Upshaw Explained

Birth Date:	31 August 1959
Birth Place:	Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Death Place:	Mendenhall, Mississippi, U.S.
Term:	2004–2013
District:	95th
State House:	Mississippi

Jessica Sibley Upshaw (August 31, 1959  - March 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer.^[1]

Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Upshaw received her bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Mississippi and practiced law. She served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, from Diamondhead, Mississippi, as a Republican from 2004 to 2013.^{[2] [3]} Upshaw was found dead in the home of former Mississippi State Representative Clint Rotenberry in Mendenhall, Mississippi on March 24, 2013.^[4] Police investigated her death, an apparent gunshot suicide.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jessica Upshaw. 2013-03-28. Legacy.com. The Clarion-Ledger.
2. Web site: Jessica Upshaw's Biography. Vote Smart. 2020-03-24.
3. Web site: Representative Jessica Upshaw-Mississippi House of Representatives . 2013-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629103957/http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/upshaw.xml . 2013-06-29 . dead .
4. Web site: State Rep. Jessica Upshaw found dead of apparent suicide. 2013-03-27. WAPT. en. 2020-03-24.
5. News: Police investigate death of Miss. state legislator. 2013-03-25. Meridian Star. 2020-03-24. Associated Press. en.
6. Web site: Upshaw's death an apparent suicide. Lenain. Jennifer. 2013-03-26. The Sea Coast Echo. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140324155520/http://www.seacoastecho.com/article_6789.shtml. 2014-03-24.