Michael McLendon

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Michael McLendon
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 7, 2020
Preceded byChris Massey
Personal details
Born
Michael Warren McLendon

(1963-11-14) November 14, 1963 (age 61)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children2
Alma materNorthwest Mississippi Community College
Memphis State University
OccupationPolitician, insurance producer

Michael McLendon (born November 14, 1963) is an American politician and insurance producer who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 1st district since 2020.

Early life and education

McLendon was born in Dallas, Texas and later moved to Tennessee, where he attended Oakhaven Baptist Academy in Memphis. He graduated from Northwest Mississippi Community College and Memphis State University.[1]

Career

McLendon worked as an insurance agent for Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee for 19 years, before later joining Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance in 2013. In the same year, he ran for the Hernando City Council and became a councilmember for Ward 4.[2]

In 2019, he ran for election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 1, which represents part of DeSoto county. He finished second in the Republican primary and came first in the Republican primary runoff election. He won the general election uncontested.[3] He ran uncontested in 2023.[4]

For the 2024 session, he serves as the Chair for the State Library Committee and is a member of Insurance, Appropriations, Education, Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res, Gaming, Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.[1]

Personal life

He is a member of the Methodist Church. He is married to Vickey Blythe McLendon and has two children, Dr. Hunter McLendon and Sadler McLendon.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Michael McLendon". Mississippi State Legislature. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senate District 1: Michael W. McLendon". Mississippi Public Education PAC. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Michael McLendon". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mississippi Election Results". The New York Times. November 7, 2023. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 31, 2024.