Aug 25, 2015: Sea Coast Echo: Darrin 'Bo' Ladner defeats incumbent Tony Wayne Ladner for Dist. 5 supervisor's nomination
In the only other race on Tuesday's ballots, Sam Britton defeated Tony Smith in Hancock County in the Public Service Commissioner's (PSC) race. Britton collected 1,154 votes to Smith's 1,081. Aug 22, 2015: Picayune Item: Candidates prepare for Tuesday runoff
S.F. ‘Sam’ Britton, who received 2,751 votes in the primary election, will face Tony Smith with 5,129 votes in a run-off for Public Service Commissioner. Aug 18, 2015: WDAM: Republican PSC runoff candidates disagree with Miss. Power rate increase
Both Tony Smith and Sam Britton said they disagree with the Public Service Commission's approval of an 18 percent rate increase for Mississippi Power. Aug 12, 2015: Madison County Journal: PERRY: 'Silent Knight' for Dems
In Republican senate races: Jenifer Branning & Mark Forsman head to a run-off for the seat of retiring Senator Giles Ward (Senate 18); Chris Caughman won outright with 57 percent for the seat of retiring Senator Perry Lee; Joseph Seymour and Mike Tyson fight it out in a run-off to replace Senator Tony Smith (Senate 47) who ran for Southern District Public Service Commissioner; and Senator Will Longwitz (Senate 25) fended off a challenge from Bill Billingsley. |
In the state Public Service Commissioner's race, Sam Britton will square off against Tony Smith in another runoff.
Among the attendees were State Treasurer Lynn Fitch, candidate for Attorney Gen. Mike Hurst, candidate for Southern District Public Service Commissioner Tony Smith as well as Stacey Pickering and Mary Hawkins Butler, who are both running for state auditor.
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May 5, 2015: Sun Herald: Business briefs (May 6)
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce's 2015 Post Legislative Briefing will be May 20 at Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi, 151 Beach Blvd.Among those participating will be House members Richard Bennett, Scott DeLano, Greg Haney, Sonya Williams-Barnes and Patricia Willis and Senators Tony Smith and Sean Tindell. Other Coast legislators have been invited to the session. |
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Mar 16, 2015: Jackson Free Press: Analysis: Influence of Senate Conservative Coalition Wanes
The Conservative Coalition announced in 2013 consisted of one third-term senator, Perry Lee of Mendenhall; two second-term senators, McDaniel and Watson; and eight freshmen: Phillip Gandy of Waynesboro, Josh Harkins of Flowood, Angela Hill of Picayune, Longwitz, Chris Massey of Nesbit, David Parker of Olive Branch, Tony Smith of Picayune and Melanie Sojourner of Natchez. Feb 19, 2015: Clarion Ledger: 28 GOP senators endorse Reeves
Those listed: Sen. Nickey Browning, Sen. Terry Burton, Sen. Videt Carmichael, Sen. Lydia Chassaniol, Sen. Buck Clarke, Sen. Nancy Collins, Sen. Sally Doty, Sen. Joey Fillingane, Sen. Phillip Gandy, Sen. Tommy Gollott, Sen. Josh Harkins, Sen. Angela Hill, Sen. Briggs Hopson, Sen. Billy Hudson, Sen. Gary Jackson, Sen. Dean Kirby, Sen. Will Longwitz, Sen. Chris Massey , Sen. Phillip Moran, Sen. David Parker, Sen. Rita Parks, Sen. John Polk, Sen. Tony Smith. Sen. Sean Tindell, Sen. Gray Tollison, Sen. Giles Ward, Sen. Brice Wiggins, Sen. Charles Younger Feb 13, 2015: CBN: Mississippi Weighs Ban against Sharia Law
State Sen. Tony Smith, R-Picayune disagreed, considering that state is looking to make the Bible its official state book. "I'm going to say this is a Christian state, very conservative state, and I don't see any place for Sharia law here in Mississippi," he said. |
Joining McDaniel in voting against the measure were Republican Sens. Eugene Clarke, R-Hollandale, Angela Hill, R-Picayune, Tony Smith, R-Poplarville, Melanie Sojourner, R-Natchez, and Michael Watson, R-Pascagoula.
State Sen. Tony Smith, R-Picayune, on Thursday filed to run for Southern District Public Service Commissioner.
During this time of year elected officials in Mississippi will be gearing up for the beginning of the legislative session in January and the upcoming 2015 senatorial re-elections. District 47 State Senator Tony Smith will head to the Capitol next year with education on his mind and highlighting the areas where Mississippi ranks top in the nation
Oct 1, 2014: Weidie Report: The Most Vulnerable First Term Republican State Senators in Mississippi
The three are Senators Melanie Sojourner of Natchez, Tony Smith of Picayune and Will Longwitz of Madison. All three were original members of the anti-Tate Reeves Conservative Coalition in the Senate, and two of them were strong supporters of Chris McDaniel’s campaign against U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.
June 26, 2013: Mississippi PEP: PLUNKETT: Political response to Senate Conservative Coalition proves why it is needed.
The initial coalition members are: Senator Chris McDaniel, Senator Tony Smith, Senator Melanie Sojourner, Senator Michael Watson, Senator Perry Lee, Senator Angela Hill, Senator Philip Gandy, Senator Josh Harkins, Senator Will Longwitz, Senator Chris Massey, and Senator David Parker
SD-47 Tony Smith (R-Picayune)
Despite being in a 51% Obama district, Sen. Smith ran unopposed for an open seat in 2011. Nevertheless, he is the big beneficiary of the newly-drawn 48th. His current district, which snakes from Picayune to Pascagoula was drawn by Democrats to give the best chance of electing another Dem in the southern part of the state. The new 47th loses a lot of those Dem precincts and becomes a 74% McCain district. Safe R.
In Senate District 47, incumbent Ezell Lee came up short, with 413 votes to challenger Tony Smith's 641 votes, with all 31 precincts reporting, according to unofficial election returns. Smith of Picayune, owner of a barbecue restaurant, initially ran against Lee in 1999. He said what was different this time around is that Lee has switched parties from Democrat to Republican.