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Mar 23, 2016: Jackson Free Press: Mississippi Consumer Finance Association Lobbyist’s Client Reports
The Mississippi Consumer Finance Association's lobbying efforts focus on key lawmakers in both the House and Senate who serve on Banking and Financial Services Committees, and for the past few years, the association pays to send lawmakers to Florida for the association's annual convention held in Destin, Fla. In 2015, the association spent more than $13,000 to send nine lawmakers and the state's banking commissioner to the convention. In 2014, the association spent over $23,000 to send 15 lawmakers and the state's insurance and banking commissioners to the same convention.
Representatives paid for:
Rep. Lester Bubba Carpenter, R-Burnsville, on Banking and Financial Services and Ways and Means Committees
The Mississippi Consumer Finance Association's lobbying efforts focus on key lawmakers in both the House and Senate who serve on Banking and Financial Services Committees, and for the past few years, the association pays to send lawmakers to Florida for the association's annual convention held in Destin, Fla. In 2015, the association spent more than $13,000 to send nine lawmakers and the state's banking commissioner to the convention. In 2014, the association spent over $23,000 to send 15 lawmakers and the state's insurance and banking commissioners to the same convention.
Representatives paid for:
Rep. Lester Bubba Carpenter, R-Burnsville, on Banking and Financial Services and Ways and Means Committees
Oct 19, 2015: ABC News: Mississippi Lawmaker Apologizes Over 'Black Judge' Comment
Rep. Lester "Bubba" Carpenter, who lives in the northern Mississippi town of Burnsville, issued his apology hours after a cameraman posted a video online of a speech Carpenter made at a Tishomingo County Republican meeting.
Rep. Lester "Bubba" Carpenter, who lives in the northern Mississippi town of Burnsville, issued his apology hours after a cameraman posted a video online of a speech Carpenter made at a Tishomingo County Republican meeting.
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Oct 18, 2015: Daily Journal: Legislative elections scattered throughout Northeast Mississippi
District 1 incumbent Lester “Bubba” Carpenter, R-Burnsville, vs. Lisa Benderman Wigginton, D-Corinth. Aug 9, 2015: Daily Journal: Only two Northeast Mississippi incumbents not returning for sure – thus far
Contested Northeast Mississippi November general elections on the House side are: District 1 incumbent Lester “Bubba” Carpenter, R-Burnsville, vs. Lisa Benderman Wigginton, D-Corinth. |
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June 24, 2015: Y'all Politics: State Rep. Bubba Carpenter says Mississippi flag will fly proud until voters say take it down
State Rep. Bubba Carpenter made this statement on Facebook late Wednesday evening regarding the Mississippi flag: |
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Feb 12, 2015: Cottomouth: Two North Mississippi House Candidates Announce Campaigns
Retired teacher Lisa Benderman Wigginton of Corinth is challenging Rep. Bubba Carpenter (R-Burnsville) in House District 1. Her father, the late state Rep. Harvey Benderman, held this seat in the early 1990s. Apr 10, 2015: USA Today: Thief's mistake alerts lawmaker to tax fraud Mississippi Rep. Bubba Carpenter went to his accountant to file his tax return only to find out that someone else already had. May 15, 2012: Think Progress: Coat Hanger Abortions Are Fine, Says Mississippi Lawmaker, Because ‘Hey, You Have To Have Moral Values’ Mississippi state Rep. Bubba Carpenter (R) said that it’s OK for women to have coat hanger abortions because it’s for a greater good. |
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Lester E. "Bubba" Carpenter, born September 1, 1970, is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the First District of Mississippi since 2008 |