Jeremy Thomas England (born November 11, 1982) is an American politician serving in the

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from the 51st district since 2020.

Early life and education

England was born in

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and attended

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. In high school, he was the first student representative of the

Pascagoula The Pascagoula (also Pascoboula, Pacha-Ogoula, Pascagola, Pascaboula, Paskaguna) were an indigenous group living in coastal Mississippi on the Pascagoula River. The name ''Pascagoula'' is a Mobilian Jargon term meaning "bread people". Choctaw na ...

City Council Strategic Planning Committee. He served as president of the student council in high school, graduated Top 10 in his class, and was the first of his family to attend college. He graduated from

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in the spring of 2005, earning a

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, being recognized as the top Political Science graduate of his class. In late 2005, he entered the

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, graduating in 2008 with a

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. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in October 2, 2008.

Career

After graduating from law school, England entered into legal practice at Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett & Stubley, LLC, where he serves as the only attorney from Mississippi. For his active service in Jackson county, he received the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi Award for 2014-2015. He went on to serve on the Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Board of Directors, where he was nominated as District Representative to the

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Young Lawyers Division. From 2012-2016, he was named a Mid-South Rising Star by Super Lawyer Magazine. He became a Fellow to the American Bar Foundation in 2015. England ran for election to the 51st district following incumbent State Senator Michael Watson decision to run for election for

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. England competed against four others in the

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primary, ultimately coming in second with 35.9% of the vote. As no candidate reached a majority, he competed against contender Moss Point

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Gary Wayne Lennep in the Republican primary runoff, achieving 50.2% of the vote, narrowly winning by 38 votes. Although hesitant to accept the results, Lennep eventually conceded the race. As of 2020, in the Senate, England serves as vice-chair for the Economic and Workforce Development committee and is a member on the following other committees: Constitution; Finance; Gaming; Highways and Transportation; Judiciary, Division A; Judiciary, Division B; and Ports and Marine Resources.

Political positions

He voted for changing the

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in late June 2020.

Personal life

England has two children and attends a

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church in Ocean Springs. He is a member of the Jackson County Republican Club and a member of the

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. He also coaches St. Martin Youth Baseball, while his wife, Melissa England, is a player agent.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:England, Jeremy Living people Republican Party Mississippi state senators 21st-century American legislators Mississippi State University alumni University of Mississippi School of Law alumni 1982 births People from Ocean Springs, Mississippi