Rounsaville S. McNeal, also known as Roun McNeal, (born September 4, 1984) is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 105th district from 2016 to 2020.

Background

McNeal was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1984. He attended Greene County High School in

Leakesville, Mississippi Leakesville is a town in and the county seat of Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It is located along the Chickasawhay River in Greene County, Mississippi, United States. It is served by the junction of Mississippi routes 57 and 63. ...

. He attended 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 ...

where he received a B.A. in political science. There, he was student body president and a member of St. Anthony Hall. He received a J.D. in law from the

University of Mississippi School of Law The University of Mississippi School of Law, also known as Ole Miss Law, is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The School of Law offers the only dedicated aerospace law curr ...

Career

McNeal is an attorney in private practice in Leakesville as Rounsaville Mc Neal PLLC.

Politics

In 2011, he was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for he Mississippi Senate. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2015, representing District 105. He served as Vice-Chairman of the House County Affairs Committee. He also served on the following committees: Compilation, Revision and Publication; House Corrections; House Forestry; Judiciary En Banc; Judiciary B; Municipalities; Workforce Development; and House Universities and Colleges. McNeal voted "the conservative line on everything from alternative forms of execution to vaccination exemption expansion." The American Conservative Union and The Business and Industry Political Education Committee have both gave him high marks. He ran for re-election in 2019, but lost the primary runoff. He served from January 5, 2016 to January 7, 2020.

Personal

He lives in

. He is a member of Faith Presbyterian Church and the Kairos Prison Ministries.

References

1984 births Living people Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives {{Mississippi-politician-stub