Melanie Sojourner

Melanie Sojourner
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 2012 – January 18, 2016
Preceded by Bob Dearing
Succeeded by Bob Dearing
Personal details
Born (1968-01-05) January 5, 1968
Centreville, Mississippi
Political party Republican
Residence Natchez, Mississippi
Alma mater Louisiana State University
Website www.melaniesojourner.com

Melanie Sojourner (born January 5, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Mississippi.[1] She served in the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 37th district. She is a member of the Republican Party.[2]

She opposes the removal of the confederate symbol from the Flag of Mississippi.[3]

Sojourner graduated from Louisiana State University. She then worked for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association for eight years, and then as a 4-H associate for Mississippi State University.[4]

Sojourner defeated Bob Dearing in the 2011 elections to serve in the State Senate.[5] She served as the campaign manager for Chris McDaniel's 2014 U.S. Senate campaign.[6] Sojourner lost her reelection bid to Dearing in the 2015 elections.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Reid J. Epstein. "Mississippi Senate Results to Be Certified Monday". WSJ. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mississippi's revolution may be just starting". POLITICO. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ashton Pittman. "MS Senator: Romney's call to remove Confederate flag is "what's wrong with society"". Deep South Daily. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sojourner joins Stedman Realtors as associate - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper". Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "All votes in, Sojourner wins - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper". Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "In Mississippi, Senate hopeful McDaniel embodies what GOP fears about tea party". Washington Post. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/politicalledger/2015/11/11/melanie-sojourner-concedes-defeat/75597926/


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