Lydia Chassaniol
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December 29, 1950
Lydia Chassaniol | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 14th district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Bunky Huggins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lydia Graves December 29, 1950 Winona, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Emmett Chassaniol |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
Lydia Chassaniol (born December 29, 1950) is an American politician. She has served in the Mississippi Senate from the 14th district since 2007. Chassaniol is a member of the Republican Party.
Chassaniol is from Winona, Mississippi. She served on the Mississippi Parole Board from 1997 through 2000,[1] and was first elected to the Mississippi Senate in 2007.[2]
Chassaniol ran unopposed for District 14 of the Mississippi Senate in 2007. In November 2011, she was re-elected to the seat, defeating Democrat Carlos Moore. Chassaniol was re-elected again in 2015.[3] During her time in office, Chassaniol has sponsored anti-immigration bills. She chairs the Mississippi Senate Tourism Committee, and is vice-chair of the state's committee on corrections.
Membership in Council of Conservative Citizens
Chassaniol is a member of the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC), and has spoken at the group's national convention.[4][5] In her speech to the CCC Convention, she called its members "lone voices crying in the wilderness" and said that, "Seeing all of you here today gives me hope."[6]
