Andy Taggart

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Andy Taggart

Prior offices

Madison County Supervisor

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 27, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi College

Law

Tulane University School of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign website

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Andy Taggart was the Madison County Supervisor in Mississippi. Taggart left office in 2008.

Taggart (Republican Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Mississippi. Taggart lost in the Republican primary runoff on August 27, 2019.

Biography

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Andy Taggart received a bachelor's degree in political science from Mississippi College in 1979 and a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1984. His career experience includes working as an attorney. Collins served one term on the Madison County Board of Supervisors.

Elections

2019

See also: Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019

General election

General election for Attorney General of Mississippi

Lynn Fitch defeated Jennifer Collins in the general election for Attorney General of Mississippi on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Fitch (R)	57.8	507,468
		Jennifer Collins (D)	42.2	370,068

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 877,536
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Mississippi

Lynn Fitch defeated Andy Taggart in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Mississippi on August 27, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Fitch	52.1	168,278
		Andy Taggart	47.9	154,807

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 323,085
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Mississippi

Jennifer Collins advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Collins	100.0	253,042

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Mississippi

Lynn Fitch and Andy Taggart advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mark Baker in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lynn Fitch	44.2	163,733
✔		Andy Taggart	28.6	105,689
		Mark Baker	27.2	100,598

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 370,020
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Campaign themes

2019

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Campaign website

Taggart's campaign website stated the following:

“	"We need leaders who are as passionate about Mississippi’s future as some are about our past. As your next Attorney General, I will use my 34 years of legal experience, a lifetime of fighting for conservative Republican values and a real vision for leading Mississippi out of the past and into a better future." The Drug Scourge We must win the drug war and stop the scourge this poison unleashes in our communities. My family has suffered a front-line casualty in that war. I know the difference between victims and predators, and we can’t keep treating victims and predators in the same way. Public safety is the first job of state government, and using tools like drug courts and mental health courts to help victims will free up resources so our criminal justice system can root out and punish predators. Mississippi’s Future Andy Taggart is a can-do conservative ready to move Mississippi into a better future. We need an Attorney General with the courage to lead the way to retire the old flag with dignity to our new Museum of Mississippi History. We need a leader as passionate about Mississippi's future as some are about our past. Experience Mississippi needs a skilled, practicing courtroom attorney as the state's top lawyer. Andy Taggart has been practicing law for 34 years. Andy was the Chief of Staff and Counsel to Governor Kirk Fordice, Litigation Counsel to Governor Haley Barbour, and Counsel to then-State Auditor Phil Bryant.	”
—Andy Taggart’s campaign website (2019)

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Current members of the Mississippi State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Michael McLendon (R)

District 2

David Parker (R)

District 3

Kathy Chism (R)

District 4

Rita Parks (R)

District 5

Daniel Sparks (R)

District 6

Chad McMahan (R)

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Hob Bryan (D)

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Benjamin Suber (R)

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Nicole Boyd (R)

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Neil Whaley (R)

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Reginald Jackson (D)

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Derrick Simmons (D)

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Sarita Simmons (D)

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Lydia Chassaniol (R)

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Bart Williams (R)

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Angela Turner-Ford (D)

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Charles Younger (R)

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Lane Taylor (R)

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Kevin Blackwell (R)

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Josh Harkins (R)

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Bradford Blackmon (D)

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Joseph Thomas (D)

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Briggs Hopson (R)

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Walter Michel (R)

District 26

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District 27

Hillman Frazier (D)

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Sollie Norwood (D)

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David Blount (D)

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Dean Kirby (R)

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Tyler McCaughn (R)

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Rod Hickman (D)

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Jeff Tate (R)

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Juan Barnett (D)

District 35

Andy Berry (R)

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Brian Rhodes (R)

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Albert Butler (D)

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Gary Brumfield (D)

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Jason Barrett (R)

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Angela Hill (R)

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Joey Fillingane (R)

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Robin Robinson (R)

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Dennis DeBar (R)

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John Polk (R)

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Chris Johnson (R)

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Philman Ladner (R)

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Joseph Seymour (R)

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Mike Thompson (R)

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Joel Carter (R)

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Scott DeLano (R)

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Jeremy England (R)

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Brice Wiggins (R)

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