Full Name:
Gray Tollison
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Amanda; 2 Children: Grady, Laurel
Birth Date:
09/08/1964
Birth Place:
Memphis, TN
Home City:
Oxford, MS
Religion:
Episcopalian
JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1990
BA, Rhodes College, 1986
Former President Pro Tempore, Mississippi State Senate
Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 9, 1996-2020
Former Chairman, Division "B" Committee, Judiciary, 2004-2012
Former Vice Chairman, Education Committee, 2004-2012
Former Chairman, Constitution Committee, 2000-2004
Former Vice-Chairman, Elections Committee, 1996-2000
Attorney, Tollison Law Firm, 1992-present
Attorney, Lafayette County School Board, present
Former Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Armis E. Hawkins
Attorney, present
Former Employee, United States Senator, John C. Stennis, Washington, D.C. Office
Member, Member, Christ Presbyterian Church, present
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, present
Awards:
Leadership in Juvenile Justice Reform, Mississippi, 2010;
Legislator of the Year, Mississippi, Homebuilders Association, 2008;
Legislative Leadership Award, State Troopers Association, 2007;
Seat Belt Champion Award, State Farm Alliance, 2006