Amy Tuck
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Amy Tuck is currently the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, a Republican. She is only the second woman elected to statewide office in Mississippi and the first to be re-elected.
Tuck is a native of Maben in Oktibbeha County, received her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and her Master's Degree in Public Policy & Administration from Mississippi State University, and her law degree from Mississippi College School of Law.
In 1990, she defeated five others to be elected to the Mississippi Senate to represent Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha and Webster counties. In 1995, Tuck ran for Secretary of State to fill the post of Dick Molpus, who was running for Governor. She was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary by Eric Clark, the eventual winner. Undeterred by the political setback, she ran for Lt. Governor in 1999, defeating Bill Hawks.
In 2002, Tuck made national headlines when she switched from the Democratic to Republican Party. She cited philosophical differences with the different party on issues such as abortion and tort reform. In 2003, Tuck was resoundingly re-elected with 61% of the vote.
External link
- Lieutenant Governor page (http://www.ls.state.ms.us/ltgov/)