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

Member, Universities and Colleges 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