Kevin Blackwell's Biography
- State Senate (MS) - District 19, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Room: 212 B
Post Office Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Post Office Box 1412
Southaven, MS 38671
Full Name:
Kevin Blackwell
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Vicki; 3 Children: Victoria, Danielle, Keegan
Birth Date:
10/24/1954
Home City:
Southaven, MS
Religion:
Catholic
AA, San Diego Mesa College
BBA, Health Services Management, National University
MS, Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth Universitys Medical College of Virginia, 1991-1993
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 19, 2016-present
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 19, 2023
Member, Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Business and Financial Institutions Committee
Member, Elections Committee
Member, Gaming Committee
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER)
Chair, Medicaid Committee
Member, Public Health and Welfare Committee
Member, Technology Committee
Former Member, Drug Policy Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Economic Development Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Chair, Elections Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Insurance Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Division B, Mississippi State Senate
Chief Executive Officer/Owner, DeSoto Imaging Specialists, 2005-present
Founder/Owner, DeSoto Medical Plaza, present
Founder/Owner, The Wine Cellar, present
Hospital Corpsman, United States Navy
Lifetime Member, American Hunting Club, present
Lifetime Member, Buckmasters, present
Member, Byhalia, Olive Branch, Southaven Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, DeSoto County Conservative Coalition, present
Board Member, DeSoto County Republican Club, present
Member, Desoto County Economic Council, present
Member, Ducks Unlimited, present
Member, Longview Heights Baptist Church, present
Member, Marshall County Republican Club, present
Member, Mississippi Economic Council, present
Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary Foundation, present
Member, The Rotary Club of Southaven, present
Former Chair, DeSoto County Republican Party
Former Member, Executive Board, DeSoto County Economic Council
Former Board Member, Mississippi Hospital Association
Former President, Rotary Club of Olive Branch
Former President, Rotary Club of Southaven
Former President, Southaven Chamber of Commerce
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2012
Awards:
Southaven Chamber Ambassador of the Year, 2010