Mississippi
Speaker Gunn will not seek re-election to the Mississippi House
Gunn was the primary Republican Speaker of the Mississippi Home since Reconstruction after Republicans received the bulk 12 years in the past.
Speaker of the Mississippi Home of Representatives Philip Gunn introduced Wednesday afternoon that he wouldn’t be working for re-election in Home District 56 within the 2023 state elections.
BREAKING: Speaker of the Home @PhilipGunnMS tells Republican caucus he is not going to be working for reelection of his seat after his time period is accomplished, extra particulars to come back. #msleg
— Yall Politics (@MSyallpolitics) November 9, 2022
In a press release, Gunn stated it has been one of many best honors of his life to function Speaker of the Mississippi Home.
“I’m extraordinarily grateful to the folks of District 56 who’ve given me the chance to serve them for the final 20 years and to the members of the Home who’ve entrusted the function of Speaker to me for 12 years,” Gunn stated. “I consider we’ve moved Mississippi in a optimistic course, and I’m pleased with what we’ve achieved collectively and stay up for one other productive session in 2023.”
Gunn was the primary Republican Speaker of the Mississippi Home since Reconstruction when Republicans received the bulk 12 years in the past.
“Having stated that, I’ve determined to not search re-election for Home District 56. My service as Speaker coming to an finish doesn’t imply I cannot be open to future alternatives to serve,” Gunn stated, however didn’t elaborate as to what the long run could maintain for him.
“I really like our state and can all the time work to make her higher. I consider there can be a chance for me to serve our state quickly and when that point comes I can be prepared,” Gunn concluded.
Jason White, the present Speaker Professional Tem, is the odds-on favourite to exchange Gunn assuming Republicans maintain the bulk within the Home in November 2023.