Lydia Chassaniol (born December 29, 1950) is an American politician. She has served in the
Mississippi Senate from the 14th district since 2007. Chassaniol is a member of the
Republican Party
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Career
Chassaniol is from
Winona, Mississippi. She served on the Mississippi
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from 1997 through 2000, and was first elected to the Mississippi Senate in 2007.
Chassaniol ran unopposed for District 14 of the
Mississippi Senate in 2007. In November 2011, she was re-elected to the seat, defeating Democrat Carlos Moore. Chassaniol was re-elected again in 2015. During her time in office, Chassaniol has sponsored anti-immigration bills. She chairs the Mississippi Senate Tourism Committee, and is vice-chair of the state's committee on corrections.
Membership in Council of Conservative Citizens
Chassaniol is a member of the
Council of Conservative Citizens
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(CCC), and has spoken at the group's national convention. In her speech to the CCC Convention, she called its members "lone voices crying in the wilderness" and said that, "Seeing all of you here today gives me hope."
Personal life
Chassaniol has been married three times and has two daughters.
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Living people
Republican Party Mississippi state senators
People from Winona, Mississippi
21st-century American legislators
1950 births
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