GOP’s White files to seek reelection as Mississippi auditor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Shad White has filed to hunt one other time period as state auditor in Mississippi.

White was first appointed to the job by then-Gov. Phil Bryant in 2018 after Stacey Pickering stepped down. White received a four-year time period in 2019.

“Mississippians clearly need to maintain robust, energetic management within the auditor’s workplace,” White stated in a information launch Monday.

Below White, who can also be a Mississippi Nationwide Guard captain, the auditor’s workplace has investigated misspending of welfare cash within the Mississippi Division of Human Providers — the biggest public corruption case in state historical past.

John Davis, the Human Providers director from 2016 to 2019, awaits sentencing after he pleaded responsible in September to state and federal costs. Others have additionally pleaded responsible within the case.

Mississippi’s candidate qualifying interval opened final week and ends Feb. 1. White was the primary Republican to file papers to run for auditor. Democrats haven’t but launched candidates’ names.

Get together primaries are Aug. 8, with runoffs Aug. 29. The overall election is Nov. 7, with runoffs Nov. 28.