Full Name:
Melanie Sojourner
Gender:
Female
Family:
2 Children: Kaelin Ann, Dayne Andrew
Birth Date:
01/05/1968
Birth Place:
Centreville, MS
Home City:
Natchez, MS
Religion:
Baptist
BS, Animal Science/Speech Communications, Louisiana State University, 1989-1992
AA, Communications/Journalism, Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 1987-1989
Member, National Federation of Independent Business, Present
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 37, 2012-2016, 2020-2024
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 37, 2015, 2019
No caucus information on file.
Director, Business Development and Marketing, Advanced Solutions Network, 2012-present
Co-Founder/Owner, Everyday Adventure, Limited Liability Company, 2011-present
Co-Owner, Oakwood Plantation, present
Former Franchise Owner, Exxon-Mobile Incorporated
Former Production Assistant, Walt Disney Corporation
Extension Associate, Mississippi State University Extension Service, 2008-2011
Consultant, Directions International, Limited Liability Company, 2010
Director/Manager, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, 2001-2007
Franchise Owner, The Country's Best Yogurt, Incorporated, 1995-1999
Lead Production Assistant, Mighty Miss Productions, 1992-1993
Member/Choir Singer, First Baptist Church of Natchez, present
Member, Mississippi Cattlemens Association, present
Former Parent-Teacher League President, Adams County Christian School
Officer, Adams County Farm Bureau Federation, Present
Former Voting Delegate, Board of Directors, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
Founding Chair, Healthcare Foundation of Natchez Regional Medical Center
Former Communications Director, Mississippi Senate Conservative Coalition
Member, Official Mississippi Women's Club, Present
Awards:
"Top 45 Republican Women Under the Age of 45," National Republican Security Council
Senate Legislator of the Year, Mississippi Tourism Association
Outstanding Member of the LSU Livestock Judging Team, Louisiana State University
Student President of the Department of Animal Science, Louisiana State University
Campus Favorite,Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Homecoming Sophomore Maid,Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Dean's List Student, Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Alumni Scholarship Recipient, Louisiana State University
Best for Business,National Federation of Independent Businesses
Father's Name:
Jack Sojourner
Father's Occupation:
Life-long row-crop farmer and cattle producer
Mother's Name:
Sandra Sojourner
Mother's Occupation:
Adams County Elections Commissioner