Sonya Williams-Barnes
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.
Apr 14, 2016: Sun Herald: Here's how Mississippi schools could get lawmakers' attention
For Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes of Gulfport, the most instructive of the children was a girl from Yazoo City.
For Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes of Gulfport, the most instructive of the children was a girl from Yazoo City.
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Mar 15, 2016: Jackson Free Press: Sonya Williams-Barnes
Democratic Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes of Gulfport is stepping into a new leadership role as chairwoman of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus. Dec 1, 2015: Sun Herald: BILLY HEWES: Don't squander a second chance at Turkey Creek
Councilman Truck Casey, Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, and NAACP President Gary Fredericks have worked with Gulfport's CAO, Dr. John Kelly, to coordinate efforts with Gov. Phil Bryant and our federal delegation to create new opportunities for both the Turkey Creek Watershed and the Job Corps Center on 34th Avenue. 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. |
Mar 7, 2015: Sun Herald: Mississippi Hospital Association sank a quarter-million into last legislative election
Committee members who were backed by MHA PAC:
Bobby Shows, R-Ellisville, $1,000- Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, $2,500, Hank Lott, R-Sumrall, $1,000, Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, $1,000, Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport, $4,500, Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, $2,500. The PAC gave Sid Bondurant, R-Granada, $1,000, but he lost to committee member Kevin Horan, D-Granada.
Committee members who were backed by MHA PAC:
Bobby Shows, R-Ellisville, $1,000- Becky Currie, R-Brookhaven, $2,500, Hank Lott, R-Sumrall, $1,000, Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, $1,000, Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport, $4,500, Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, $2,500. The PAC gave Sid Bondurant, R-Granada, $1,000, but he lost to committee member Kevin Horan, D-Granada.
Mar 2, 2015: Sun Herald: Bill to open SRHS, others to scrutiny in danger in Mississippi House
Coast members of the committee, Rep. John Read, R-Gautier, Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport, and Rep. Carolyn Crawford, R-Pass Christian, didn't not return calls.
Coast members of the committee, Rep. John Read, R-Gautier, Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport, and Rep. Carolyn Crawford, R-Pass Christian, didn't not return calls.
Feb 11, 2015: Clarion Ledger: House approves school attendance change
Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport, on Wednesday unsuccessfully tried to amend the attendance bill to provide compulsory kindergarten attendance for five-year-olds. "The compulsory age is six," Williams-Barnes said. "This is just subtracting one, to five."
Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport, on Wednesday unsuccessfully tried to amend the attendance bill to provide compulsory kindergarten attendance for five-year-olds. "The compulsory age is six," Williams-Barnes said. "This is just subtracting one, to five."
Feb 8, 2015: Sun Herald: Zuber, with more than $140,009, has biggest campaign fund among Coast delegation in Mississippi House
Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport: $11,725 raised, $7,721 on hand
Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Gulfport: $11,725 raised, $7,721 on hand
Jan 26, 2015: WLOX: Lawmaker pushes to make kindergarten attendance mandatory in MS
It still surprises many people to learn that kindergarten attendance is not mandatory in Mississippi. On Monday, a state lawmaker from Gulfport announced her latest attempt to require all five-year-olds in the state to be in class. Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes is very passionate about this campaign.
It still surprises many people to learn that kindergarten attendance is not mandatory in Mississippi. On Monday, a state lawmaker from Gulfport announced her latest attempt to require all five-year-olds in the state to be in class. Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes is very passionate about this campaign.
Jan 8, 2015: MPB: Coast Delegation Says Insurance, Transparency At Top Of Agenda
Representative Sonya Williams Barnes, a Democrat from Gulfport, says the coast delegation wants more information on property insurance rates. They're pushing for a bill that would require insurance companies to report – by zip code – how much they collect in premiums and pay out in claims.
Representative Sonya Williams Barnes, a Democrat from Gulfport, says the coast delegation wants more information on property insurance rates. They're pushing for a bill that would require insurance companies to report – by zip code – how much they collect in premiums and pay out in claims.
Nov 12, 2014: Gulf Live: State Democrat leader Rickey Cole on Rep. Jeramey Anderson: 'Don't let the young face fool you'
The event was also attended by dignitaries like Rep. Sonya Williams Barnes, Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber, and Rickey Cole, executive director and chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.
Mar 13, 2014: Youtube: Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes speaking at MAE's Special Briefing on Public Education
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, the Mississippi Association of Educators held a briefing at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Titled Strengthen Our Schools: A Special Briefing on Public Education, Rep. Sonya Williams-Barns spoke eloquently about our state's need to ensure all five-year olds attend kindergarten.
The event was also attended by dignitaries like Rep. Sonya Williams Barnes, Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber, and Rickey Cole, executive director and chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.
Mar 13, 2014: Youtube: Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes speaking at MAE's Special Briefing on Public Education
On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, the Mississippi Association of Educators held a briefing at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Titled Strengthen Our Schools: A Special Briefing on Public Education, Rep. Sonya Williams-Barns spoke eloquently about our state's need to ensure all five-year olds attend kindergarten.
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Sonya Williams-Barnes is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 119. She was first elected to the chamber in 2011
Sonya Williams-Barnes is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 119. She was first elected to the chamber in 2011