Mississippi lieutenant governor launches bid for 2nd term

JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann filed Thursday to hunt reelection, launching his bid for a second time period because the state’s second-highest rating official.

Touting a state price range surplus of over $1 billion, a lowered variety of state authorities workers and a smaller state debt, Hosemann stated his first time period was guided by “accountable, conservative, Republican management.”

Hosemann appeared to put the groundwork for a distinction with a possible major challenger and promised to run a marketing campaign targeted on coverage points.

“To me, for those who’re a candidate, you inform individuals what you do and have finished and what you promise to do,” Hosemann stated on the state Republican Social gathering headquarters. “I’ve bought a file. I’ve lowered the scale of presidency, paid off debt, instructor pay elevate, infrastructure, most cash within the financial institution. Should you take a look at that and you want what we’re doing, you possibly can anticipate I’ll do the identical factor.”

Hosemann, of Jackson, is an lawyer and served three phrases as secretary of state earlier than successful the lieutenant governor’s race 4 years in the past. One candidate who confronted Hosemann within the 2019 Republican major, Shane Fast, has filed to run once more.

Democrats haven’t launched names of candidates who’ve filed for the reason that qualifying interval started Tuesday.

Feb. 1 is the qualifying deadline for statewide places of work, state district places of work, legislative seats and county places of work. Social gathering primaries are Aug. 8, with runoffs Aug. 29. The overall election on Nov. 7, with runoffs Nov. 28.

The lieutenant governor presides over the 52-member Mississippi Senate, appoints senators to committees and names the committee leaders.