De'Keither Stamps

Stamps joined the United States Marine Corps and was assigned to President Bill Clinton's security team, serving three years in that role.^[4] Stamps was later a military security officer assigned to American embassies in Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, spending three years in that role before discharging in 2002.^[5][6] He joined the United States Army in 2005 as a member of the 82nd Airbornes to fight in the Iraq War and served three years over two consecutive deployments.^[4][6]

A Democrat, Stamps served on the Jackson City Council for Ward 4 from 2013 to 2020.^[3] As a council member, he objected to the Jackson's mayor open carry gun ban.^[7] With the resignation of Representative Jarvis Dortch, Stamps filed to fill the vacancy for the Mississippi House of Representatives.^[5] He greatly outraised his contender Bob Lee and won the October 16, 2020 special election.^[8][9] He was appointed to the Constitution, Investigate State Offices, Military Affairs, Municipalities, and Public Utilities committees.^[2] He co-sponsored a bill protecting Mississippi students’ right to free speech.^[10] He voiced opposition to an election bill that would revise voter rolls.^[11]

He ran for election for the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the central district in 2019, narrowly losing to Brent Bailey 50.3% to 49.7%.^[12][13] He ran again in 2023 in what was considered a competitive race.^[14] In an interview for the race, he emphasized affordability, reliability, and return on investment of utilities in ratemaking. He supported a consumer advocate position at the commission.^[15] He narrowly flipped the seat 51.1% to 48.9%, making him the only Democrat on the commission.^[12][13]

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