Joey Hood
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Joey Hood | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dannie Reed[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1976 Amory, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Joey Hood (born December 11, 1976) is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Ackerman, Mississippi. Hood attended the French Camp Academy in French Camp, Mississippi, and received a history and political science degree from Mississippi State University.[2] He then worked for Republican senator Trent Lott in Washington D.C.[2] Hood later returned to Mississippi to study at the Mississippi College School of Law and became a law clerk and attorney.[2][3]
On August 2, 2011, Hood won a Republican primary election and stood as his party's candidate for District 35.[4] No Democrat ran against him and Hood easily defeated the Libertarian candidate in the November 8, 2011 general election.[5]
