Full Name:
Jim Hood
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Debbie; 3 Children: Rebecca, Matthew, Annabelle
Birth Date:
05/15/1962
Birth Place:
New Houlka, MS
Religion:
Baptist
BA, University of Mississippi
JD, University of Mississippi, 1988
Attorney General, State of Mississippi, 2003-2020
Candidate, Governor of Mississippi, 2019
No caucus information on file.
Founder, Crime Prevention and Victims Services Division, Mississippi Attorney General's Office
Founder, Cyber Crime Unit Fusion Center, Mississippi Attorney General's Office
Founder, Domestic Violence Unit, Mississippi Attorney General's Office
Assistant Attorney General, Drug Asset Forfeiture Unit, State of Mississippi
Founder, Identity Theft Unit, Mississippi Attorney General's Office
District Attorney, Third Circuit Court District, State of Mississippi
Founder, Vulnerable Adults Unit, Mississippi Attorney General's Office
Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1988-1989
Board of Directors Member, Jason Foundation
Board of Directors Member, National Association of Model State Drug Laws
Non-Regional Director, National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
President, National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), 2014-2015
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Avid outdoorsman and hunter