Abe M. Hudson Jr.

Hudson was born in Hollandale, Mississippi and graduated from T.L. Weston High School. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science from Mississippi State University, and a PhD in city, urban, and regional planning from Jackson State University.^[1][2]

Hudson worked as a visiting professor of business at Delta State University. Since 2002, he has owned a private consulting company. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in a special election and assumed office on July 25, 2016. In the 2020–2021 legislative session, Hudson served as vice chair of the House Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee.^{[3][better source needed]}

Hudson announced his candidacy for the Mississippi State Senate District 11 seat, representing Desoto, Tate, Tunica, Quitman, and Coahoma counties, in June 2025.^[4]