NEWS

STATEMENT FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT REGARDING THE GOVERNOR'S CALL OF A SPECIAL SESSION

5.16.08 - Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant stated, “We have some important issues to address in the special session and we will continue to work with the Speaker and the Governor’s Office to get our job done quickly and effectively.”


About Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant

Phil Bryant was sworn-in as Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor on January 10, 2008 after capturing 59% of the vote in the November election. He started his career in public service as a Hinds County Deputy Sheriff and was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 59 in Rankin County in 1992 and re-elected in 1995. Bryant was appointed State Auditor by the late Governor Kirk Fordice and re-elected overwhelmingly in 1999 and without opposition in 2003.

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