Joey Hood Explained

Birth Date:11 December 1976
State House:Mississippi
District:35th
Termstart:January 2012
Predecessor:Dannie Reed[1]
Party:Republican
Birth Place:Amory, Mississippi, U.S.

Joey Hood (born December 11, 1976) is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Ackerman, Mississippi. Hood attended the French Camp Academy in French Camp, Mississippi, and received a history and political science degree from Mississippi State University.[2] He then worked for Republican senator Trent Lott in Washington D.C. Hood later returned to Mississippi to study at the Mississippi College School of Law and became a law clerk and attorney.[3]

On August 2, 2011, Hood won a Republican primary election and stood as his party's candidate for District 35.[4] No Democrat ran against him and Hood easily defeated the Libertarian candidate in the November 8, 2011 general election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: house/2008-12 - House of Representatives (1948-2016) . 2022-08-08 . MS Digital Archives . en.
  2. News: Hood tells candidacy for Rep. District 35 . 2011-07-06 . . 13 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202065120/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/6346 . 2 February 2015 .
  3. Web site: The Voter's Self Defense System.
  4. News: State House - District 35 - GOP Primary. 2011-08-03. Associated Press. 13 January 2012.
  5. News: State House - District 35 - General. 2011-11-09. Associated Press. 13 January 2012.