Carolyn Crawford

Carolyn Crawford
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Mississippi House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent
In office
2012 - present
Term ends
January 3, 2016
Years in position	1
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$10,000 per 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
Education
Bachelor's	University of South Alabama
Websites
Campaign website

Carolyn Crawford is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. She has represented the 121st District since 2012.

Crawford has worked as a Licensed Social Worker at South Mississippi Regional Center and as a Child Case Manager at Gulf Coast Mental Health Clinic. She earned a bachelors degree in sociology from the University of South Alabama.

Committee assignments

2012-2013

During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Crawford has been appointed to the following committees:

• Corrections
• Education
• Ethics
• Judiciary A
• Judiciary En Banc
• Marine Resources
• Public Health And Human Services
• Tourism

Elections

2011

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Crawford won election to District 121 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. She defeated Jeff Wallace in the primary on August 2, 2011. Crawford defeated incumbent Democrat Diane Peranich in the November 8 general election.

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 121 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carolyn Crawford	61.7%	3,455
	Democrat	Diane Peranich Incumbent	38.3%	2,149
Total Votes				5,604

Campaign themes

On her campaign website Crawford lists five main issues:

• Creating Jobs: "As our Republican State Representative, Carolyn Crawford will work to improve our pro-business atmosphere in Mississippi by keeping taxes low, getting government out of the way, and reducing burdensome regulations that hinder job growth."
• Lowering Healthcare Costs: "Carolyn Crawford is running for representative to fight to lower our healthcare costs and protect healthcare providers by standing up to the trial lawyers."
• Improving Education: "Crawford understands that we must improve education by starting at the local level. Crawford will work to ensure that money is in the classroom."
• Cutting Wasteful Spending: "A fiscal conservative, Republican Carolyn Crawford knows we must reduce spending in Jackson because we cannot continue to pass debt onto Mississippi's future generations."
• Public Retirement System: "Crawford agrees with Lt. Governor Bryant's comment that said, 'I will not support any plan to eliminate the 13th check or change the arrangement current retirees and current employees have with PERS.'"

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Personal

Crawford and her husband Mike have three children. They are active members of St. Thomas Church.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Project Vote Smart bio
• Facebook campaign page

References

Political offices
Preceded by Diane Peranich	Mississippi House of Representatives District 121 2012 – Present	Succeeded by NA