Faculty 2025 Advocacy Scholars

  • Steve Holland

    Retired Representative Steve Holland, 1985-2020, District 016 (D)

  • Rickey Thompson

    Representative Rickey Thompson, District 016, (D)

  • Marty Wiseman

    Dr. Marty Wiseman, Former Director, John C. Stennis Institute, Emeritus Faculty, Public Science and Administration, Mississippi State University

  • Manly Barton

    Representative Manly Barton, District 109, Speaker Pro Temp of the House (R)

  • Lynn Dietrich

    Dr. Lynn Dietrich, Teaching Professor and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, University of Washington

  • Lloyd Gray

    Lloyd Gray, Executive Director, The Phil Hardin Foundation, Former newspaper editor

  • Danny McKenzie

    Danny McKenzie, veteran Mississippi journalist

  • Cheikh Taylor

    Representative Cheikh Taylor, District 38, (D)

  • Bill Crawford

    Political columnist and author

  • Oleta Fitzgerald

    Director, Children’s Defense Fund, Southern Regional Office

  • Chad McMahan

    Senator Chad McMahan, 6th District, (R)

  • Andy Mullins

    Dr. Andy Mullins, Retired, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor, University of Mississippi and Senior Staff Governor William Winter