Josh Harkins (born 5 April 1974) is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the

Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...

Early life

Josh Harkins was born on April 5, 1974, in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

. He graduated from

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

Career

Harkins has served as a

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member of the

since 2012, where he represents District 20, including parts of

Rankin County, Mississippi Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 141,617, making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The ...

Personal life

Harkins is married to Andrea Scales and has two children. They reside in

Flowood, Mississippi Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,202 at the 2020 U.S. Census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1950, a delegation from Flowood petitioned Governor Fielding L ...

Trivia

Harkins was featured on the

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episode of Irish network TG4's television travel series ''Hector - Ó Chósta go Cósta'', speaking in support of the benefits of exercise and fitness for Mississippians at the Paul Lacoste gym.

References

Living people 1974 births Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi People from Flowood, Mississippi Republican Party Mississippi state senators 21st-century American politicians {{Mississippi-politician-stub