Russell Jolly

Russell Jolly
Mississippi Senate District 8
Incumbent
In office
2012 - Present
Term ends
January 3, 2016
Years in position	1
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$10,000/year
Per diem	$109/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 8, 2011
First elected	November 8, 2011
Next election	November 3, 2015
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Profession	Small business owner and cattle farmer
Religion	Christian
Websites
Personal website
Campaign website

Russell Jolly is a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 8th Senatorial District. He joined the Mississippi State Senate in after winning a November 8, 2011 special election and has served in that position since.

Jolly spent much of his career running a grocery store in rural Mississippi. He currently operates his family's cattle farm.

Elections

2011

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011

General election

Jolly won election to the Mississippi Senate District 8. He defeated Marshall Coleman, Barry Springer and Sherman Carouthers in the primary on August 2, 2011. Patsy Gregory defeated Victor Horn in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.

Mississippi State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Russell Jolly	66.3%	11,558
	Republican	Patsy Gregory	33.7%	5,872
Total Votes				17,430

Mississippi State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2011
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Russell Jolly	50.2%	6,112
Marshall Coleman	27.8%	3,390
Sherman Carouthers	22%	2,678
Total Votes		12,180

Special election

Jolly won election in the 2011 special election for Mississippi Senate District 8. He faced Patsy Gregory (R) in the special election.

Campaign donors

2011

In 2011, Jolly received $62,441 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Mississippi State Senate 2011 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Russell Jolly's campaign in 2011
Jolly, Russell	$25,000
Mississippi Hospital Association	$7,500
Brand, Neta	$3,000
Nonitemized Contributions	$2,455
Mississippi Association Of Realtors	$2,000
Total Raised in 2011	$62,441
Total Votes received in 2011	11,558
Cost of each vote received	$5.4

Issues

On his Facebook campaign page, Jolly highlights the following issues:

• Economic development and job growth: "conomic development and job growth are imperative to the vitality of our communities and to keeping our bright and talented young people from leaving this area. I will work with local, regional and state leaders to take measures to attract new businesses and higher paying jobs to District 8. For example, I will fight for our fair share of transportation dollars to improve infrastructure so that District 8 will be a more attractive venue for economic development."
• Public schools: "A good public school system is critical to the educational, social, and moral development of our children and grandchildren. I have a close association with our public school system. My wife, Rhonda, has been a public school teacher for 33 years and both of our children obtained good educations in the public school system. If you give me the opportunity to be your next senator, I will fight to adequately fund public education and also to bring more accountability and better moral standards to our school systems."
• Conservative values: "As a husband, father, and grandfather, I also will be committed to restoring and preserving our conservative values. It is no secret that America has lost its moral compass and our value system has eroded in recent years. I will fight to reclaim those traditional Christian values. I also will fight to protect other conservative values such as our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms and the right to not have our private property unfairly taken by the government through eminent domain."
• Finance: "A a farmer and former small business owner, I have had years of experience making tough financial decisions and living within my means. If elected, I will use that experience and a common-sense perspective in making decisions with how our state government spends our tax dollars. I will fight to cut wasteful spending of our hard-earned money."

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Personal

Jolly and his wife, Rhonda, have two children and five grandchildren.

Additional reading

• NEMS360.com, "Senate District 8: Gregory and Jolly to be on ballot twice on election day," October 29, 2011
• The Parents' Campaign, "Candidates for Senate District 8" (Candidate Questionnaire)

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign site
• Campaign page on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	Mississippi State Senate District 8 2012–present	Succeeded by NA