Delbert Hosemann

Delbert Hosemann
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Mississippi Secretary of State
Incumbent
In office
2007 - Present
Term ends
2011
Years in position	6
Party	Republican
Education
Bachelor's	Notre Dame University (1969)
J.D.	University of Mississippi (1972)
Personal
Birthday	1947
Place of birth	Vicksburg, Mississippi
Websites
Office website

Delbert Hosemann, Jr. (born 1947 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is the current Republican Mississippi Secretary of State. He was first elected to the statewide position in 2007 and won re-election in 2011.

Biography

A Warren County native, Hosemann studied business administration at Notre Dame University before enrolling in the University of Mississippi Law School. After graduating with his juris doctor, he continued his studies at New York University, earning a L.L.M. in taxation. In his legal career, Hosemann specialized in business and tax law. A former partner of Phelps Dunbar, LLP, he was selected to the best lawyers in America 18 years in a row. He has also served in the United States Army Reserves.

He is a member of the Coastal Conservation Association, the Delta Wildlife Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, the Mississippi Track Club, the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, the National Rifle Association, the North Jackson Rotary Club, and the American Red Cross. He was Chairman of the Board of Mississippi Blood Services and the Treasurer of the the Board of Directors of the Jackson State University Development Foundation, volunteered with the Hurricane Katrina First Assistant Project, and is a past Chairman of Project Safe Neighborhoods.

Hosemann has completed both the New York and Boston Marathons, and represented Mississippi in the Senior Olympics. He currently resides in Jackson with Lynn, his wife of 40 years. The couple has three children and three grandchildren.

Education

• New York University: L.L.M. in taxation, 1973
• The University of Mississippi: J.D., 1972
• Notre Dame University: Bachelor in Business Administration, 1969

Professional experience

Hosemann has served as Secretary of State since 2008. Since taking office, he has worked to increase the transparency and accountability within the state.

Acting in his capacity as commissioner of public lands, he fulfilled a campaign promise to post all 16th Section leases on the agency's website, and continues to work cooperatively with the Department of Marine Resources and the Nature Conservancy to acquire and protect more state lands. As chief election officer, he has traveled throughout Mississippi, and overseas to Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan to promote voter education programs and give voters a forum in which to voice their concerns about elections.

Duties

See also: Mississippi Secretary of State

Article 6, Section 133 of the Mississippi Constitution details the initial duties of the secretary of state:

... and shall be keeper of the capitol; he shall keep a correct register of all official acts and proceedings of the governor; and shall, when required, lay the same, and all papers, minutes, and vouchers relative thereto, before the legislature, and he shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law...

The roles and responsibilities of the office of Secretary of State have necessarily evolved since the Constitution was written. Click [show] for more information about these expanded roles:

Chief election officer
training election officials collecting campaign finance and lobbying reports managing the statewide voter registry collecting election returns assisting local election officials in carrying out their election-related responsibilities

State land commissioner

enforcement of the 16th section public school trust lands and lieu land laws development and implementation of the public trust tidelands management programs sale of lands forefeited to the State for non-payment or ad valorem taxes inventory of State agency lands and services to the public and governmental subdivisions relating to sales, acquisitions, leasing, and the title of the State's real property assets

Point of contact for businesses
processes the formation of Mississippi corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and other business and non-profit entities regulates and approves all notaries public registers Mississippi trademark applications files leins under the Uniform Commercial Code

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Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Delbert Hosemann endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2011

See also: Mississippi secretary of state election, 2011

On February 24, 2011, Hosemann announced his intention to run for re-election in 2011. He handily defeated Gulfport City Council President Richard "Ricky" Dombrowski in the August 2 Republican primary and was unopposed in the November general election. Originally, Reform Party candidate John Luke Pannell had filed to run but his name did not appear on the ballot.

Secretary of State -- Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	Delbert Hosemann a	83%
	Republican Party	Richard "Ricky" Dombrowski	17%
Total Votes			268,137

2007

2007 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Delbert Hosemann	56.2%
	Republican Party	Mike Lott	32.5%
	Republican Party	Jeffrey Rupp	9.4%
	Republican Party	Gene Sills	4.3%
Total Votes			189,756

2007 Race for Secretary of State - General Election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	a Delbert Hosemann	58.2%
	Democratic Party	Robert H. Smith	41.8%
Total Votes			730,146

Campaign contributions

2007 Race for Secretary of State - Campaign Contributions
Total Raised		$1,023,290
Total Raised by Primary Opponent		$158,790
Total Raised by Gen. Election Opponent		$100,053
Top 5 Contributors		Mississippi Republican Party $120,000 (11.73% of Total)
		C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. $43,000 (4.20%)
		Anthony Clark $15,000 (1.47%)
		Brett Person $15,000 (1.47%)
		William D. Mounger $10,000 (0.98%)
Individuals v. Institutions		$763,282 (74.6%)
		$72,067 (7.0%)
In v. Outside State		$897,376 (87.7%)
		$125,914 (12.3%)

Contact Information

Capitol Address:
Mississippi Secretary of State
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136

Phone: (601) 359-1350
Fax: (601) 359-1499

External links

• Official Mississippi Secretary of State website
• Delbert Hosemann's campaign website
• Delbert Hosemann's Facebook profile
• Delbert Hosemann's MySpace profile
• Delbert Hosemann's Twitter account

References

Political offices
Preceded by Eric Clark	Mississippi Secretary of State 2007–present	Succeeded by NA