Sam Mims V | |
State House: | Mississippi |
District: | 97th |
Term Start: | January 6, 2004 |
Predecessor: | Clem Nettles |
Birth Name: | Samuel Cochran Mims V |
Birth Date: | 2 April 1972 |
Birth Place: | McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Alma Mater: | Delta State University (BBA) |
Relations: | Sam Mims Jr. (great-grandfather) |
Samuel Cochran Mims V (born April 2, 1972) is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 97th District, being first elected in 2003. He is a member of the Republican party.[1]
Mims' great-grandfather, Sam Mims Jr., was a (Democratic) Mississippi state senator.
He was married to the former Amanda Ashley Legg at Centenary United Methodist Church in McComb on September 7, 1996.[2] [3] They have two daughters and one son, named Sam VI.[4] [5]
On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Mims, who chairs the House Public Health Committee, announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[6]