Charles Pittman (born July 6, 1948) is a former Mississippi State Senator (1980–1984) from

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. Since January, 2004, Pittman has been a Constituent Services/Special Project Consultant on Governor

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's staff. In 1982, Pittman ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary against

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John C. Stennis. Because of the 1982 Stennis Race, Pittman is listed in Forrest Lamar Cooper's book, "Mississippi Trivia," as the Mississippian having received the most votes ever in any Democratic primary campaign against Stennis, receiving 33,651 votes. Stennis later defeated Barbour in the 1982 general election. In 1983, Pittman was edged out in a crowded Democratic primary for Mississippi Secretary of State.

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was ultimately elected Secretary of State where he served for 12 years. In 1999 Pittman penned the Mississippi political slogan, "Me and My Truck Are For

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". In 2003, Pittman served as the statewide sign coordinator for the Barbour campaign. In 2002, he was a campaign staff member for

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. Pittman is best known as one of the Original Mississippi Singing Senators and still performs at various political functions.Music in the Rotunda
In 1997, Pittman was awarded the Mississippi Senate Distinguished Service Award for Public Service, selected by and from over 200 current and former living members of the Mississippi State Senate. Pittman received his undergraduate degree from

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, where he was a member of

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