Johnny DuPree: ‘I’m the only candidate who has worked in every branch of government’
Johnny DuPree doesn’t need to be overly charismatic or wow crowds with eloquent speeches about how he plans to change the state of Mississippi. He’s done it, albeit at a local level.
Bill Luckett: ‘I love this state and want to make it better’
Not being a career politician is a quality Bill Luckett thinks Mississippi needs in its next governor.
Luckett slams Bryant, DuPree runs on own record
JACKSON — One of the Democrats running for Mississippi governor is sharpening his criticism of the Republican nominee, while the other says he’s running on his own record and not talking about other candidates.
Governor Candidate Profile: Bill Luckett
CLARKSDALE — Bill Luckett still vividly remembers his first work in helping renovate buildings. He was a ninth grader, and he sanded walls for house painters in his hometown of Clarksdale.
“That whole summer, I had no fingerprints.
Three candidates launch bids for Miss. governor
Republicans Phil Bryant and Dave Dennis and Democrat Bill Luckett have been campaigning for governor for months. On Monday, the first work day of the 2011 election year, they ramped up their efforts.