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Melanie Sojourner's Biography

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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

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 Cattlemen’s 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

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