- Phil Bryant
Infobox Officeholder
name= Phil Bryant
caption=Phil Bryant
order= 31st
title=Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
term_start=January 10 ,2008
governor=Haley Barbour
predecessor=Amy Tuck
party= Republican
spouse=Deborah Bryant
religion=United Methodist Phil Bryant is an American politician from
Mississippi . Bryant served asState Auditor since November 1996 when he was appointed to this position by formerGovernor of Mississippi Kirk Fordice . Bryant was elected to a full term as State Auditor in November 1999 and re-elected in 2003.Prior to becoming State Auditor, Bryant served five years as a member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives , where he was the Vice Chairman of the Insurance Committee and authored the Capital Gains Tax Cut Act of 1992.Bryant is currently the Republican
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi , having defeated Democratic Party candidate RepresentativeJamie Franks in the in the 2007 general election,He is married to the former Deborah Hays of Jackson and they have two children. The Bryants are active members of St. Marks United Methodist Church.
Bryant holds undergraduate degrees from
Hinds Community College and theUniversity of Southern Mississippi . He earned a master's degree atMississippi College where he currently, while serving as Lieutenant Governor, is a professor teaching Mississippi political history. [ [http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/NEWS/80228003 Lt. Gov. Bryant to teach part-time at MC] ]References
External links
* [http://www.ltgov.ms.gov/ Mississippi Lt. Gov. Official Website]
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