Dan Eubanks

Dan Eubanks
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 5, 2016
Preceded byGene Alday
Personal details
Born
Daniel Paul Eubanks

(1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 54)
Hicksville, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCorey Moore-Luckhardt
Children1
EducationKilgore College
Northwest Mississippi Community College
University of Arkansas (BA)

Daniel Paul Eubanks[1] (born June 11, 1970) is an American politician, having represented District 25 as a Republican in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2016.

Biography

Dan Eubanks was born on June 11, 1970, in Hicksville, Ohio.[2][3] He is a youth minister, and runs a small business.[2][3][4] He was first elected to represent District 25 as a Republican in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2015 for the 2016–2020 term.[2][3] During his time in the Mississippi House of Representatives, Eubanks was a co-founder of the House's Freedom Caucus.[5] He was re-elected for the 2020–2024 term.[3] Eubanks put forward a bill in 2021 to charge abortion providers with murder.[6] In 2022, Eubanks was one of six Republicans to vote against a bill to make equal pay for men and women a legal necessity.[7]

He was a candidate in the 2024 United States Senate election in Mississippi, challenging incumbent Roger Wicker in the Republican primary. He lost, receiving 14% of the vote.[4]

Eubanks is married to the former Corey Moore-Luckhardt.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dan Eubanks - Mississippi Representative - Open States".
  2. ^ a b c "Dan Eubanks". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Legislative" (PDF). sos.ms.gov. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Corder, Frank (June 19, 2023). "Senate 2024: Eubanks files to challenge Wicker". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Eubanks announces re-election bid for state House | DeSoto County News". DeSoto County News. December 6, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Mississippi bill would find anyone who performs an abortion guilty of murder". WLBT. January 20, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Pittman, Ashton (January 21, 2022). "Equal Pay For Women Passes Mississippi House With Six Men Opposed". Mississippi Free Press. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved July 1, 2023.