John A. Polk

American businessman and politician
John A. Polk
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 44th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2012
Preceded byTom King
Personal details
Born
John Allen Polk

(1949-03-18) March 18, 1949 (age 75)
Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJan Barnett
ResidenceHattiesburg, Mississippi
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi
OccupationBusinessman, politician

John Allen Polk (born March 18, 1949) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the Mississippi State Senator from the 44th district since 2012.

Early life

John A. Polk was born on March 18, 1949, in Columbia, Mississippi.[1] He was educated at the Prentiss High School in Prentiss, Mississippi.[1] He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1974.[2]

Career

Polk was an executive at Polk Meat Products, his family meat business.[2] Since 2012, he has served as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 44.[1] In 2015, he proposed a bill for the repeal of annual vehicle inspections, arguing that cars are less dangerous now than they were when car stickers were introduced.[3]

Polk was honored as the 2011 Alumni of the Year by the College of Business at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi.[2]

Personal life

Polk is married to Jan Barnett.[1] They have a son, Brian Polk and a daughter, Julie Polk Breazeale.[1] They reside in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[1] He is a Baptist.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "John A. Polk". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Polk, Palazzo honored". Mississippi Business Journal. December 18, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Miss. Senate passes bill to eliminate inspection stickers". Mississippi Business Journal. February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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Members of the Mississippi State Senate
President of the Senate
Delbert Hosemann (R)
President pro tempore
Dean Kirby (R)
  1. ▌Michael McLendon (R)
  2. ▌David Parker (R)
  3. ▌Kathy Chism (R)
  4. ▌Rita Potts Parks (R)
  5. ▌Daniel Sparks (R)
  6. ▌Chad McMahan (R)
  7. ▌Hob Bryan (D)
  8. ▌Benjamin Suber (R)
  9. ▌Nicole Akins Boyd (R)
  10. ▌Neil Whaley (R)
  11. ▌Reginald Jackson (D)
  12. ▌Derrick Simmons (D)
  13. ▌Sarita Simmons (D)
  14. ▌Lydia Chassaniol (R)
  15. ▌Bart Williams (R)
  16. ▌Angela Turner-Ford (D)
  17. ▌Charles Younger (R)
  18. ▌Jenifer Branning (R)
  19. ▌Kevin Blackwell (R)
  20. ▌Josh Harkins (R)
  21. ▌Bradford Blackmon (D)
  22. ▌Joseph C. Thomas (D)
  23. ▌Briggs Hopson (R)
  24. ▌David Lee Jordan (D)
  25. ▌J. Walter Michel (R)
  26. ▌John Horhn (D)
  27. ▌Hillman Terome Frazier (D)
  28. ▌Sollie Norwood (D)
  29. ▌David Blount (D)
  30. ▌Dean Kirby (R)
  31. ▌Tyler McCaughn (R)
  32. ▌Rod Hickman (D)
  33. ▌Jeff Tate (R)
  34. ▌Juan Barnett (D)
  35. ▌Andy Berry (R)
  36. ▌Brian Rhodes (R)
  37. ▌Albert Butler (D)
  38. ▌Gary Brumfield (D)
  39. ▌Jason Barrett (R)
  40. ▌Angela Burks Hill (R)
  41. ▌Joey Fillingane (R)
  42. ▌Robin Robinson (R)
  43. ▌Dennis DeBar (R)
  44. ▌John A. Polk (R)
  45. ▌Chris Johnson (R)
  46. ▌Philman Ladner (R)
  47. ▌Mike Seymour (R)
  48. ▌Mike Thompson (R)
  49. ▌Joel Carter (R)
  50. ▌Scott DeLano (R)
  51. ▌Jeremy England (R)
  52. ▌Brice Wiggins (R)


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