Rufus Straughter's Biography
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Full Name:
Rufus 'Pete' E. Straughter
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mattie
Birth Date:
05/04/1937
Home City:
Belzoni, MS
Religion:
Protestant
Attended, Economics, Tougaloo College
BA, Delta State University
MBA, Jackson State University
MS, Jackson State University
Representative, Mississippi State House of Representatives, District 51, 1996-2024
Candidate, Mississippi State House of Representatives, District 51, 2023
Former Member, Local and Private Legislation Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
No professional experience on file.
Member, Elks Club, present
Member, Haywood County Association of Educators, present
Member, Mississippi Association of Education, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, present
Member, National Education Association (NEA), present
Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, present