State Rep. Gipson named Miss. agriculture commissioner
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday appointed a third-term state lawmaker to be the state’s new agriculture commissioner.
Gipson wields influence in 2014 legislative session
During the 2014 Mississippi legislative session, one of the most influential lawmakers was Rep. Andy Gipson, chairman of the House Judiciary B Committee.
The Republican from Braxton was a main sponsor of the session’s most complex legislation, House Bill 585, a package designed to make Mississippi’s criminal justice system more efficient and less expensive.