Kevin Horan (born October 29, 1961) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of 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 ...

from the 34th district. He assumed office in January 2012. Horan previously represented the 24th district from 2012 to 2016.

Early life and education

Horan was born in

Water Valley, Mississippi Water Valley is a city in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,392 at the 2010 census. It is the larger of two county seats in the rural county, and at one time was the center of railroad shops. Geography According ...

in 1961 and attended Water Valley High School. He earned a

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

degree from the

University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical center in Jackson. It is Mississippi's oldest public university and its largest by enrollment. ...

and a

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from the

Mississippi College School of Law Mississippi College School of Law is an American Bar Association accredited law school. MC Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Mississippi, and is the only law school in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi. The school is a prof ...

Career

Outside of politics, Horan is an attorney at Horan & Horan. He was also the CFO of Milestone Hospice. Horan was elected to the

in 2011 and assumed office in 2012. Initially elected as a

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, Horan registered as an

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in 2020 and later as a

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. Horan also serves as chair of the House Corrections Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horan, Kevin Living people 1961 births People from Water Valley, Mississippi People from Grenada, Mississippi University of Mississippi alumni Mississippi College School of Law alumni Mississippi lawyers Mississippi Republicans Mississippi Democrats Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives