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De'Keither Stamps
2024 - Present
2028
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De'Keither Stamps (Democratic Party) is a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, representing Central District. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Stamps (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi Public Service Commission to represent Central District. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
De'Keither Stamps was born in Learned, Mississippi. Stamps graduated from Crystal Springs High School in 1995. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Stamps' career experience includes founding De'Keither Stamps Enterprises. He has served on the board of directors of the Central Mississippi Planning & Development District and has been affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
De'Keither Stamps defeated incumbent Brent Bailey in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | De'Keither Stamps (D) | 51.1 | 138,741 |
 | Brent Bailey (R)  | 48.9 | 132,853 | |
| Total votes: 271,594 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
De'Keither Stamps advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps | 100.0 | 84,476 |
| Total votes: 84,476 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
Incumbent Brent Bailey advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brent Bailey | 100.0 | 85,778 |
| Total votes: 85,778 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stamps in this election.
2020
See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2020
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
De'Keither Stamps defeated Bob Lee Jr. in the special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on October 13, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps (Nonpartisan) | 61.5 | 912 |
| Bob Lee Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 572 | ||
| Total votes: 1,484 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on September 22, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 762 |
| ✔ | Bob Lee Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 494 | |
 | Gregory Divinity (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 457 | |
| Calvin Williams (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 116 | ||
| Kathryn Perry (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 45 | ||
 | Fabian Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 33 | |
| Total votes: 1,907 | |||
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2019
See also: Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
Brent Bailey defeated De'Keither Stamps in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brent Bailey (R) | 50.3 | 146,596 |
| De'Keither Stamps (D) | 49.7 | 144,574 | |
| Total votes: 291,170 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
De'Keither Stamps defeated Dorothy Benford in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps | 58.8 | 38,314 |
| Dorothy Benford | 41.2 | 26,864 | ||
| Total votes: 65,178 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
De'Keither Stamps and Dorothy Benford advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ryan Brown and Bruce Burton in the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps | 39.5 | 42,967 |
| ✔ | Dorothy Benford | 33.7 | 36,641 | |
 | Ryan Brown | 15.6 | 16,989 | |
 | Bruce Burton | 11.2 | 12,157 | |
| Total votes: 108,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
Brent Bailey defeated Nic Lott in the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brent Bailey | 74.4 | 73,726 |
 | Nic Lott | 25.6 | 25,363 | |
| Total votes: 99,089 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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De'Keither Stamps did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Stamps' campaign website stated the following:
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Affordable Rates- No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on or putting food on the table. Energy bills are going up, putting pressure on Mississippi families. With the right priorities, we can work to make energy affordable. Reliable Services- Grid modernization is critical to improving the physical security and cybersecurity of our investments. Making the right investments in forward-thinking utility infrastructure helps create jobs for Mississippi now and in the future. Accessible Utilities- Investing in utility infrastructure will continue to make Mississippi a great place to do business. Utility infrastructure plays a vital role in laying the foundation for strong future economic growth.[3] |
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| —De'Keither Stamps' campaign website (2023)[4] | ||
2020
De'Keither Stamps did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
De'Keither Stamps did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
State legislative tenure
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2023
In 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.
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2021
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In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
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Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Stamps was assigned to the following committees:
- House Constitution Committee
- House Investigate State Offices Committee
- Military Affairs Committee
- House Municipalities Committee
- Public Utilities Committee
2020-2021
Stamps was assigned to the following committees:
- House Investigate State Offices Committee
- Military Affairs Committee
- House Municipalities Committee
- Public Utilities Committee
- House Constitution Committee
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District |
Officeholder Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "De'Keither Stamps," accessed March 6, 2023
- ↑ Mississippi House of Representatives, "De'Keither A. Stamps," accessed March 6, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ De'Keither Stamps, “Platform,” accessed March 4, 2023
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brent Bailey (R) |
Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Fabian Nelson (D) |
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