JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Three new Mississippi state lawmakers have taken office.
State Sen. Neil Whaley and state Reps. Cheikh (CHAYK) Taylor and Kevin Ford were sworn in Monday.
Whaley, a Potts Camp Republican, won a runoff Nov. 28 in Senate District 10 in Marshall and Tate counties. The Republican businessman will serve the last two years of a term started by Democrat Bill Stone of Holly Springs, who took another government job.
Taylor, a Starkville Democrat, defeated two candidates in House District 38 in Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties on Nov. 7. The nonprofit leader succeeds retiring Democrat Tyrone Ellis of Starkville.
Ford, a Vicksburg Republican, won a runoff Nov. 28 in House District 54 in Warren and Yazoo counties. The insurance agency owner follows Republican Alex Monsour, who became a Vicksburg alderman.
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