Clyde V. Woodfield (February 11, 1932 – September 29, 2001) was a state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1988–2000, and in the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

for eight years before that. He was a Democrat. After 12 years in office he lost in the 1999 Democratic Party primary to

Deborah Jeanne Dawkins Deborah Jeanne Dawkins (''née'' Johnson, born December 1, 1951) is an American politician who was a Democratic former member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 48th District from 1999 to 2020. Senate career Dawkins was a volunteer lo ...

. Woodfield died on September 29, 2001. His widow, Sharon, is a disability rights advocate.

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Mississippi state senators Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Mississippi Democrats 1932 births 2001 deaths People from Gulfport, Mississippi {{Mississippi-politician-stub