Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett
Jocelyn Pepper "Joce" Pritchett was a Democratic candidate for Mississippi Auditor in the 2015 elections.[1] She qualified for the ballot and formally announced her candidacy outside the state Capitol on February 27, 2015, the final day of the filing period.[2] Pritchett was defeated by incumbent Stacey Pickering in the general election.[3]
Pritchett is a civil engineer and owner of Pritchett Engineering & Planning.[4]
She is a prominent advocate for LBGT rights in Mississippi. In 2014, Pritchett and her wife, Carla Webb, were plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage.[2][5]
Biography
A Mississippi native, Pritchett was born in Bellefontaine and graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in civil engineering. She went on to earn an M.S. in both civil engineering and city planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999. After completing her education, Pritchett returned to Mississippi to begin her career as a civil engineer and planner.[4]
In addition to owning her own firm, Pritchett Engineering & Planning LLC, which she founded in 2009, Pritchett's professional experience includes working for ABMB Engineers, Inc., the Mississippi Department of Transportation and Parsons Brinckerhoffown.[6]
Education
- Eupora High School (1985)
- B.S. in civil engineering - Mississippi State University (1990)
- M.S. in civil engineering - Georgia Institute of Technology (1999)
- M.S. in city planning - Georgia Institute of Technology (1999)
Elections
2015
- See also: Mississippi Auditor election, 2015
Eleven state executive offices in Mississippi were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on August 4, 2015. Runoffs were scheduled for August 25 in case no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the popular vote in a given primary race.
Pritchett ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, and faced incumbent Stacey Pickering (R) and challenger Lajena Walley (I) in the general election.[7]
| Mississippi State Auditor, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jocelyn Pritchett | 34.8% | 248,493 | |
| Republican |  Stacey Pickering Incumbent |
63.9% | 456,909 | |
| Reform | Lajena Walley | 1.3% | 9,385 | |
| Total Votes | 714,787 | |||
| Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
Pre-election report (July 1, 2015 - July 25, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $107,625.43 and spent a total of $170,930.64 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 29, 2015.[8]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
Stacey Pickering |
Mississippi Auditor | $157,786.89 | $38,699.00 | $133,581.36 | $81,904.53 |
| Mary Hawkins Butler |
Mississippi Auditor | $30,828.20 | $52,913.25 | $22,597.67 | $61,557.30 |
Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett |
Mississippi Auditor | $10,959.54 | $16,013.18 | $14,751.61 | $12,221.11 |
Lajena Walley |
Mississippi Auditor | $0.00 | $- | $- | $- |
| Grand Total Raised | $107,625.43 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $170,930.64 | ||||
Third periodic report (June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $15,830.79 and spent a total of $155,101.8 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 26, 2015.[9]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Stacey Pickering |
Mississippi Auditor | $210,684.86 | $1,850.00 | $54,747.97 | $157,786.89 |
| Mary Hawkins Butler |
Mississippi Auditor | $102,973.40 | $413.55 | $72,558.76 | $30,828.20 |
| Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett |
Mississippi Auditor | $25,157.37 | $13,567.24 | $27,795.07 | $10,959.54 |
| Lajena Walley |
Mississippi Auditor | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $15,830.79 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $155,101.8 | ||||
Second periodic report (May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $29,421.54 and spent a total of $64,076.85 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on June 26, 2015.[10]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Stacey Pickering |
Mississippi Auditor | $213,796.97 | $26,905.00 | $30,017.11 | $210,684.86 |
| Mary Hawkins Butler |
Mississippi Auditor | $112,825.01 | $500.00 | $10,903.50 | $102,973.40 |
| Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett |
Mississippi Auditor | $46,237.07 | $2,016.54 | $23,156.24 | $25,157.37 |
| Lajena Walley |
Mississippi Auditor | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $29,421.54 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $64,076.85 | ||||
First periodic report (Jan. 1 2015 - April 30 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $410,818.23 and spent a total of $64,628.82 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 8, 2015.[11]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Stacey Pickering |
Mississippi Auditor | $27,221.54 | $204,071.00 | $17,495.57 | $213,796.97 |
| Mary Hawkins Butler |
Mississippi Auditor | $0.00 | $142,944.38 | $29,567.47 | $112,825.01 |
| Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett |
Mississippi Auditor | $0.00 | $63,602.85 | $17,365.78 | $46,237.07 |
| Lajena Walley |
Mississippi Auditor | $0.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $410,818.23 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $64,628.82 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
On her campaign website, Pritchett said she was running for auditor because:
| “ | "I'm running because I’m tired of watching the old-guard establishment wreck our state. Mississippi deserves elected officials who care more about Mississippians than their own pockets. We've seen scandal after scandal in our county governments and state agencies because the state auditor has been asleep at the wheel. I'm running because I want to make mississippi a better place for my family and everyone else's, too."[12] | ” |
| —Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett | ||
Personal
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Pritchett resides in Hinds County with her wife, Carla Webb, and their two children, Grace and Ethan.[4]
Recent news
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See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed March 4, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WAPT News, "Jocelyn Pritchett plans to run for state auditor," February 27, 2015
- ↑ WHLT 22, "Mississippi 2015 State General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Pritchett for Auditor, "About," accessed March 15, 2015
- ↑ southernequality.org, "Why we're suing for marriage equality in Mississippi," November 10, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jocelyn Pritchett," accessed March 17, 2015
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," May 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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