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Sean Tindell
Sean Tindell is the Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner. He was appointed to the position by Governor Tate Reeves (R) on May 20, 2020, and assumed office on June 1, 2020.[1][2]
Tindell is a former judge for District 5 Position 2 of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. He served on the court from 2017 to 2020, until he was appointed to state executive office. Tindell succeeded former Judge David Ishee on the court, who was appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court.[3]
Tindell was formerly a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 49 from 2012 to 2017. He resigned his seat on October 16, 2017.[4]
Education
Tindell received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1996 and his J.D. from the Mississippi College School of Law in 2001. He also received a master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998.[3]
Career
- 2020–Present: Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner
- 2017-2020: Judge, Mississippi Court of Appeals
- 2012-2017: State senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 49
- 2007-2012: Attorney in private practice
- 2002-2007: Assistant District Attorney for Harrison, Hancock, and Stone Counties
Tindell also served as a Biloxi city prosecutor and as a Diamondhead city attorney.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 5 Position 2
Incumbent Sean Tindell won election in the general election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 5 Position 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Tindell (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 148,845 |
| Total votes: 148,845 | |||
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2015
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[5] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Sean Tindell defeated Katherine DeCoito in the Republican primary. Tindell ran unchallenged in the District 49 general election.
| Mississippi State Senate, District 49 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sean Tindell Incumbent |
69.8% | 6,204 |
| Katherine DeCoito | 30.2% | 2,682 |
| Total Votes | 8,886 | |
2011
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011
Tindell won the 2011 election for Mississippi Senate District 49. He ran unopposed in the primary on August 2, 2011. Jason Vitosky ran as an independent. No Democratic candidates ran in the primary. Tindell defeated Vitosky in the general election on November 8, 2011.[6]
| Mississippi State Senate, District 49 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sean Tindell |
66.7% | 6,331 | |
| Independent | Jason Vitosky | 33.3% | 3,158 | |
| Total Votes | 9,489 | |||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Journal, "Judge nominated as Mississippi public safety commissioner," May 20, 2020
- ↑ WLOX, "Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell on DMVs reopening," June 5, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mississippi Business Journal, "Sen. Sean J. Tindell appointed to Mississippi Court of Appeals," September 29, 2017
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Mississippi Senate special election," October 17, 2017
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Candidate List," accessed April 2, 2015
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Mississippi, Southern District of Mississippi
State courts:
Mississippi Supreme Court • Mississippi Court of Appeals • Mississippi circuit courts • Mississippi Chancery Court • Mississippi county courts • Mississippi justice courts • Mississippi youth courts • Mississippi Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Mississippi • Mississippi judicial elections • Judicial selection in Mississippi
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