Clinton LeSueur

Clinton Bernard LeSueur (born 1969) is an American politician and journalist from the state of Mississippi.

Personal life

LeSueur was born and raised in Holly Springs, Mississippi as the son of a Church of God in Christ minister. He now lives in Greenville. The 10th of 15 children, he earned a Bachelors of Science degree in print journalism from Rust College and a Master's degree in political science from American University in Washington, D.C..

He worked as a news reporter for the "Afro-American Newspaper," one of the oldest black-owned newspaper in United States. He left there to work as a news assistant at USA Today, where he received the "Voice of Courage" award for writing about health issues. Later, he became lead reporter for TV Technology Magazine, where he cover the Federal Communication Commission and the Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill.

He became Legislative Writer for Washington, DC City Council member Adrian M. Fenty

His volunteer service includes serving for five years in the "I Have A Dream" Foundation, a nationwide network of projects dedicated to keeping at-risk children in school, completing a one-year program as an AmeriCorps volunteer, and mentoring students in local urban schools.

Political career

LeSueur had been a Democrat for most of his life, but was disenchanted with the Democrats' liberal positions on abortion and gay marriage and became a Republican sometime in 2001. He struggled with this for some time, once saying, "Lord, I don't want to be a Republican!"^[1] In 2002, he ran as the Republican candidate in Mississippi's 2nd congressional district against incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson and ran on a strongly socially conservative platform. He was defeated, obtaining 42.7% of the vote to Thompson's 55.1%--a shockingly close margin, given the district's heavy Democratic tilt and the fact he received little to no support from the national party.

He challenged Thompson again in 2004. This time, he attracted more attention from the national Republican Party, and spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention. He lost again, receiving 40.6% of the vote. To date, he is the only Republican to have made a credible bid against Thompson.

On July 1, 2005, LeSueur was appointed director of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) faith-based initiative.^[2]

References

1. ^ Sandler, Lauren (2007). Righteous: Dispatches from the Evangelical Youth Movement. Penguin Books. ISBN 0143112376. 
2. ^ Rust College alum, Clinton LeSueur, appointed Faith-Based Initiative (FBI) director. The Rustorian, September 4, 2005.

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