Dec 8, 2022: Jackson Advocate: Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus open to serve Black and other residents since 1976
The MS State House currently has the following members: JERAMY ANDERSON, who is not listed on the caucus’ website, but who has served as the representative from Moss Point; OTIS ANTHONY, representing Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, and Washington counties; WILLIE BAILEY, representing Washington County; EARLE BANKS, representing Hinds County; CHRISTOPHER BELL, representing Hinds County; EDWARD BLACKMON, representing Madison County; BO BROWN, representing Hinds County; CEDRIC BURNETT, representing Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica counties; BRYANT CLARK, representing Attala, Holmes, and Yazoo counties; ALYCE CLARKE, representing Hinds County; ANGELA COCKERHAM, representing Adams, Amite, Pike, and Wilkerson counties; RONNIE CRUDUP, representing Hinds County; OSCAR DENTON, representing Warren County; JOHN FAULKNER, representing Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tate counties; JOHN HINES, representing Bolivar, Issaquena, and Washington counties; GREGORY HOLLOWAY, representing Claiborne, Copiah, and Hinds counties; LATAISHA JACKSON, representing Panola and Tate counties; ROBERT JOHNSON, representing Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; KABIR KARRIEM, representing Lowndes County; HESTER JACKSON MCCRAY, representing Desoto County; CARL MICKENS, representing Lowndes, Noxubee, and Winston counties; SOLOMON OSBORNE, representing Leflore County; ORLANDO PADEN, representing Bolivar and Coahoma counties; DARYL PORTER, representing Pike and Walthall counties; TRACEY ROSEBUD, representing Bolivar, Quitman, Sunflower, and Tallahatchie counties; ROBERT SANDERS, representing Bolivar and Sunflower counties; OMERIA SCOTT, representing Clarke, Jasper, and Jones counties; DE’KEITHER STAMPS, representing Hinds County; RUFUS STRAUGHTER, representing Humphreys, Sharkey, and Yazoo counties; ZAKIYA SUMMERS, representing Hinds and Rankin counties; CHEIKH TAYLOR, representing Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties; RICKEY THOMPSON, representing Lee and Monroe counties; KENNETH WALKER, representing Attala, Leake, Madison, and Yazoo counties; PERCY WATSON, representing Forrest County; SONYA WILLIAMS BARNES, representing Harrison County; and CHARLES YOUNG, representing Lauderdale County.
The MS State House currently has the following members: JERAMY ANDERSON, who is not listed on the caucus’ website, but who has served as the representative from Moss Point; OTIS ANTHONY, representing Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, and Washington counties; WILLIE BAILEY, representing Washington County; EARLE BANKS, representing Hinds County; CHRISTOPHER BELL, representing Hinds County; EDWARD BLACKMON, representing Madison County; BO BROWN, representing Hinds County; CEDRIC BURNETT, representing Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica counties; BRYANT CLARK, representing Attala, Holmes, and Yazoo counties; ALYCE CLARKE, representing Hinds County; ANGELA COCKERHAM, representing Adams, Amite, Pike, and Wilkerson counties; RONNIE CRUDUP, representing Hinds County; OSCAR DENTON, representing Warren County; JOHN FAULKNER, representing Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, and Tate counties; JOHN HINES, representing Bolivar, Issaquena, and Washington counties; GREGORY HOLLOWAY, representing Claiborne, Copiah, and Hinds counties; LATAISHA JACKSON, representing Panola and Tate counties; ROBERT JOHNSON, representing Adams, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; KABIR KARRIEM, representing Lowndes County; HESTER JACKSON MCCRAY, representing Desoto County; CARL MICKENS, representing Lowndes, Noxubee, and Winston counties; SOLOMON OSBORNE, representing Leflore County; ORLANDO PADEN, representing Bolivar and Coahoma counties; DARYL PORTER, representing Pike and Walthall counties; TRACEY ROSEBUD, representing Bolivar, Quitman, Sunflower, and Tallahatchie counties; ROBERT SANDERS, representing Bolivar and Sunflower counties; OMERIA SCOTT, representing Clarke, Jasper, and Jones counties; DE’KEITHER STAMPS, representing Hinds County; RUFUS STRAUGHTER, representing Humphreys, Sharkey, and Yazoo counties; ZAKIYA SUMMERS, representing Hinds and Rankin counties; CHEIKH TAYLOR, representing Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties; RICKEY THOMPSON, representing Lee and Monroe counties; KENNETH WALKER, representing Attala, Leake, Madison, and Yazoo counties; PERCY WATSON, representing Forrest County; SONYA WILLIAMS BARNES, representing Harrison County; and CHARLES YOUNG, representing Lauderdale County.
Mar 15, 2016: Clarion Ledger: Regional Jackson airport commission moves forward
On a voice vote, with Johnson and state Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg, voting no, Senate Bill was passed out of the House Judiciary A Committee. The Senate bill was doubled referred to the House Judiciary A Committee and the Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee.
On a voice vote, with Johnson and state Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg, voting no, Senate Bill was passed out of the House Judiciary A Committee. The Senate bill was doubled referred to the House Judiciary A Committee and the Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee.
Feb 27, 2015: Washington Times: Former Mississippi House speaker Tim Ford dies at 63
Ford was a leader among the group of House members who were elected in November 1979 and took office in January 1980, said one member of that class, Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg. “He was a leader of the group from day one,” Watson said.
Ford was a leader among the group of House members who were elected in November 1979 and took office in January 1980, said one member of that class, Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg. “He was a leader of the group from day one,” Watson said.
Jan 30, 2015: WDAM: House bill looks to add additional judge to 12th district
The authors are Representatives Toby Barker (R- 102), Larry Byrd (R- Dist. 104), Dennis DeBar (R- Dist. 105), Doug McLeod (R- Dist. 107) and Percy Watson (D- 103).
The authors are Representatives Toby Barker (R- 102), Larry Byrd (R- Dist. 104), Dennis DeBar (R- Dist. 105), Doug McLeod (R- Dist. 107) and Percy Watson (D- 103).
Aug 23, 2014: Clarion Ledger: Legal aid funding for Miss.’s poor declining
Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, co-chairman of the fundraising campaign, thanked Mississippi Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., Presiding Justice Jess Dickinson and state Rep. Percy Watson for their support of legislation that will add funding for civil legal assistance. House Bill 579, which addressed funding at several levels of the judiciary, includes a $2.77 special assessment on some misdemeanor fines, generating money for the Civil Legal Assistance Fund. The legislation went into effect July 1.
Jan 28, 2014: Jackson Free Press: Dems Push for Fair Pay
HB 169, "The Fair Pay Act of 2014," would require employers to pay equivalent pay for equivalent jobs, not discriminating because of sex, race or national origin and to protect employees seeking to enforce equal pay from retaliation from their employers. The bills' sponsors are: HB 169, Rep. Bob Evans, D-Monticello; HB 193, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis; HB 197, Rep. Sherra Lane, D-Waynesboro; HB 1151, Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg.
Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, co-chairman of the fundraising campaign, thanked Mississippi Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., Presiding Justice Jess Dickinson and state Rep. Percy Watson for their support of legislation that will add funding for civil legal assistance. House Bill 579, which addressed funding at several levels of the judiciary, includes a $2.77 special assessment on some misdemeanor fines, generating money for the Civil Legal Assistance Fund. The legislation went into effect July 1.
Jan 28, 2014: Jackson Free Press: Dems Push for Fair Pay
HB 169, "The Fair Pay Act of 2014," would require employers to pay equivalent pay for equivalent jobs, not discriminating because of sex, race or national origin and to protect employees seeking to enforce equal pay from retaliation from their employers. The bills' sponsors are: HB 169, Rep. Bob Evans, D-Monticello; HB 193, Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis; HB 197, Rep. Sherra Lane, D-Waynesboro; HB 1151, Rep. Percy Watson, D-Hattiesburg.