Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce explained
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce abbreviates to MDAC. For all other references see MDAC.
| Post: | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce |
| Body: | Mississippi |
| Incumbent: | Andy Gipson |
| Incumbentsince: | March 29, 2018 |
| Termlength: | 4 years |
| Formation: | 1906 |
| First: | Henry Edward Blakeslee |
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (also sometimes referred to as the MDAC) is a government department of Mississippi, headquartered in Jackson. MDAC regulates agricultural-related businesses within Mississippi, as well as promotes Mississippi products throughout the world.[1] To fulfill these goals, the department was created by the Mississippi Legislature in 1906.
The Commissioner of MDAC is an elected office. The position is contested every four years at the same time as the gubernatorial election. The commissioner regulates agriculture and aquaculture in the state and promotes their products.[2]
Commissioners of Agriculture and Commerce, 1906–present
!scope="col" colspan="2"| Agriculture Commissioner | Term in office | Party | Source |
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| 1 | | Henry Edward Blakeslee | 1906 – 1916 | | Democratic | |
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| 2 | | Peter Parley Garner | 1916 – 1928 | | Democratic | |
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| 3 | | J.C. Holton | 1928 – 1940 | | Democratic | |
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| 4 | | Silas Corley | 1940 – 1968 | | Democratic | |
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| 5 | | Jim Buck Ross | 1968 – 1996 | | Democratic | [3] |
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| 6 | | Lester Spell | 1996 – 2012 | Democratic (1996 – 2005) | [4] |
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| Republican (2005 – 2012) |
| 7 | | Cindy Hyde-Smith | 2012 – 2018 | | Republican | |
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| 8 | | Andy Gipson | 2018 – present | | Republican | | |
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References
Works cited
- Book: Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2020–2024 . 2021 . Mississippi Secretary of State . Jackson . 1353823876 . .
- Book: Wilson, Brian . The Mississippi Encyclopedia . University Press of Mississippi . 2017 . 978-1-4968-1159-2 . Ownby . Ted . Jackson . 19 . Agriculture and Commerce, Commissioner of . Wilson . Charles R. . Abadie . Ann J. . Lindsey . Odie . Thomas, Jr. . James G. . https://books.google.com/books?id=HWolDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19.
Further reading
- Book: History of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce . Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce . 2022.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: About MDAC . March 15, 2023 . Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce . en-US.
- Web site: The Government of Mississippi: How it Functions. Clark. Eric. December 2007. Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. March 17, 2023.
- News: Wagster . Emily . October 23, 1995 . Candidates for top state offices go one-on-one on ETV . 9 . Clarion-Ledger.
- Web site: Elkins . Ashley . June 4, 2005 . Spell switches to Republican Party . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315221229/https://www.djournal.com/news/spell-switches-to-republican-party/article_a3f23a42-2612-511b-90fa-b9d69915d716.html . March 15, 2023 . 2023-03-15 . Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . en.
