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Robert Foster (Mississippi)
Robert Foster (Republican Party) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 28. Foster assumed office on January 5, 2016. Foster left office on January 7, 2020.
Foster (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Mississippi. Foster lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2019.
Biography
Foster received his B.B.A. from the University of Mississippi in 2005. He then began working for, and later managing, his family's agri-tourism business, Cedar Hill Farm, in Love, Mississippi.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2019
General election
General election for Governor of Mississippi
Tate Reeves defeated Jim Hood, David Singletary, and Bob Hickingbottom in the general election for Governor of Mississippi on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tate Reeves (R) | 51.9 | 459,396 |
 | Jim Hood (D) | 46.8 | 414,368 | |
 | David Singletary (Independent)  | 1.0 | 8,522 | |
 | Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution Party) | 0.3 | 2,625 | |
| Total votes: 884,911 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Governor of Mississippi
Tate Reeves defeated William Waller in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Mississippi on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tate Reeves | 54.1 | 179,623 |
 | William Waller | 45.9 | 152,201 | |
| Total votes: 331,824 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Hood | 69.0 | 208,634 |
 | Michael Brown | 11.0 | 33,247 | |
 | Velesha P. Williams | 6.9 | 20,844 | |
 | Robert Shuler Smith | 6.7 | 20,395 | |
| Robert Ray | 1.9 | 5,609 | ||
| William Compton | 1.8 | 5,321 | ||
 | Albert Wilson | 1.7 | 5,122 | |
| Gregory Wash | 1.1 | 3,218 | ||
| Total votes: 302,390 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Phillip West (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi
Tate Reeves and William Waller advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robert Foster in the Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tate Reeves | 48.9 | 187,312 |
| ✔ | | William Waller | 33.4 | 128,010 |
 | Robert Foster | 17.7 | 67,758 | |
| Total votes: 383,080 | |||
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2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[2] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Robert Foster defeated Les Green in the Republican primary. Foster ran unchallenged in the District 28 general election.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Robert Foster |
58.2% | 3,819 |
| Les Green | 41.8% | 2,748 |
| Total Votes | 6,567 | |
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Foster did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Foster was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Constitution Committee
- Local and Private Legislation Committee
- House Municipalities Committee
- Workforce Development Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee, Vice-Chairman
Sponsored legislation
Scorecards
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2020
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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. There was also a special session June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 28 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Jerry Darnell (R) |
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