Room 408
Post Office Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
1305 Saint Mary Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Full Name:
David Blount
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Katherine; 2 Children: Susanna, Charles
Birth Date:
07/19/1967
Home City:
Jackson, MS
Religion:
Episcopalian
MA, University of Virginia
BA, Davidson College, 1985-1989
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 29, 2008-present
Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 29, 2023
Member, Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Member, Elections Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Chair, Gaming Committee
Member, Highways and Transportation Committee
Member, Medicaid Committee
Member, Public Health and Welfare Committee
Member, Public Property Committee
Former Vice Chair, Elections Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Ethics Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary, Division B Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Chair, Public Property Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Real Estate Broker, The Overby Company, 2012-present
Former Communications Director, Mississippi Secretary of State's Office
Member, Board of Directors, Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, present
Member, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Association, present
Member, Board of Directors, United Way of the Capitol Area, present
Member, Byram Business Association, present
Member, Byram Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Jackson Association of Realtors, present
Member, Jackson Municipal Democratic Executive Committee, present
Member, Leadership Jackson, present
Member, Mississippi Association of Realtors, present
Member/Former President, Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, present
Member, Parents for Public Schools of Jackson, present
Member, Terry Business Association, present
Former Vice President, Parents for Public Schools of Jackson
Awards:
Mississippi Business Journal, "Top 40 Under 40"
Martin Luther King, Jr. Award - Terry MLK breakfast 2014
Chairman's Award, MS Democratic Party
Leadership Award, MS Dept. of Rehabilitation Services
Horizon Award, Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
"Legislator of the Year," Mississippi chapter of the Association of Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired
President's Award - Mississippi Press Association
Father's Name:
Richard Blount
Mother's Name:
Martha Blount