David Blount
| David Blount | |
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| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 29th district |
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| In office 2008– |
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| Born | July 19, 1967 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Katie Blount |
| Children | Susanna and Charley Blount |
| Residence | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | Davidson College, University of Virginia |
| Occupation | Commercial real estate |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
David Blount is a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 29th District since 2008. His present term of office is to end in 2020.
Prior to being a state senator, he was employed at the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. (Eric Clark was then the Secretary of State.) In 2007, he defeated two other Democratic opponents to win the Democratic nomination for Senate seat #29 in Hinds County. He went on to defeat the incumbent senator, Richard White. Blount was re-elected in 2011 with 69 percent of the vote over a Republican opponent, and again in 2015 with 79 percent of the vote.
External links
- Mississippi State Senate - David Blount official government website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator David Blount (MS) profile
- Follow the Money - David Blount
- 2007 campaign contributions
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