Sollie Norwood's Biography
- State Senate (MS) - District 28, Democratic
Contact Information
Post Office Box 20192
Jackson, MS 39289
Phone: 601-672-0048
Phone: 601-352-1205
Office
Room 407
Post Office Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Post Office Box 20192
Jackson, MS 39289
Full Name:
Sollie B. Norwood
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Joan; 2 Children: Sollie II, Ashley
Birth Date:
08/05/1952
Birth Place:
Florence, MS
Home City:
Jackson, MS
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Student Personnel in Higher Education, University of Mississippi
BA, Sociology, Jackson State University
MSEd, Guidance and Counseling, Jackson State University
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 28, 2013-present
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 28, 2023
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Corrections Committee
Member, Drug Policy Committee
Member, Economic and Workforce Development Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Enrolled Bills Committee
Member, Ethics Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER)
Member, Municipalities Committee
Chair, State Library Committee
Former Member, Housing Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Interstate and Federal Cooperation Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Labor Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Medicaid Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Broker/Owner, Lil'Sol Realty Company, present
Former Director, Community Services, Mississippi Department of Human Services
Former Employee, Youth Programs, Jackson State University
Life Member, Jackson State University National Alumni Association, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Jackson Branch, present
Deacon, New Hope Baptist Church, present
Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated, present
33rd Degree Mason, Prince Hall Freemasons, present
Former President/Member, Board of Trustees, Jackson Public School District
Member, Jim Hill High School Education Foundation