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Christopher McDaniel (born June 28, 1972 in Laurel, Mississippi), is an attorney, conservative commentator and a Republican politician in the Mississippi Senate who has represented the 42nd District, which encompasses part of South Mississippi, since 2008. McDaniel resides with his family in Ellisville, Mississippi.
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Early life and education
Senator McDaniel was born on June 28, 1972 in Laurel, Mississippi. He graduated with honors from Jones County Junior College and received his B.S. with honors from William Carey University. After graduating from William Carey in 1994, McDaniel entered the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating cum laude in 1997 with a Juris Doctor degree.
In 1997, McDaniel entered a two year federal clerkship with United States District Court Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr. After leaving his position as a law clerk with Judge Pickering, McDaniel joined the law firm of Hortman Harlow Bassi Robinson & McDaniel, becoming a partner in 2003. His areas of concentration include Litigation, Insurance Defense, Corporate Law, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Products Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Complex Multi-Party Litigation, Legislation, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights. He is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Texas.
Senator McDaniel is affilitated with the Gideons International, Republican National Lawyer Association, Mississippi Economic Council, Association for Excellence in Education, National Rifle Association, American Family Association, Jones County Bar Association, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute, Mississippi Claims Association, Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Hundred Club of Jones County, Federalist Society, Mississippi Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Rotary Club and Exchange Club.
On April 15, 2009, he was the keynote speaker at Laurel, Mississippi's tax day tea party, one of hundreds of events held nationwide to protest out of control government spending, especially in the wake of the Obama administration's trillion dollar spending package and expensive bailouts for floundering corporations.
He was also one of the keynote speakers at the Jackson, Mississippi tax day tea party, addressing 3,500 concerned citizens.
On April 9, 2010, Senator McDaniel filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and 11 other Mississippians for declaratory and injunctive relief seeking a determination that provisions of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” H.R. 3590 violate the United States Constitution by mandating American citizens to purchase health insurance.
He was named 2010 Citizen of the Year by the Laurel Leader Call newspaper.
In 2010, he was also named one of the top 50 lawyers in Mississippi by the Mississippi Business Journal.
Legislative Experience
Senator McDaniel is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Mississippi Senate since 2008. In the Senate, he is Vice-Chairman of Oil, Gas and Other Minerals Committee and a member of numerous other committees, including Education; Elections; Appropriations; Judiciary, Division A; Public Health and Welfare; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Personal life
Senator McDaniel is married to Jill Tullos McDaniel, a former Miss Mississippi USA. They have one child, Cambridge Christopher McDaniel. Senator McDaniel is a Southern Baptist.
Radio Experience
Senator McDaniel has also hosted The Right Side Radio Show since its start on WMXI 98.1 FM in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Senator McDaniel has also been a guest host and/or appeared on numerous conservative talk shows. Chris has guest hosted shows with Mychal Massie and Ray Spero, nationally renowned conservative commentators. He has also hosted shows on the Supertalk Mississippi network.
The Right Side became nationally syndicated in 2006 by EBN Radio Network and Golden Broadcasters. The show was broadcast nationwide on ABC Radio Networks and the industry standard Starguide III system.
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Categories:- 1971 births
- Mississippi State Senators
- Mississippi Republicans
- Living people
- People from Laurel, Mississippi
- People from Jones County, Mississippi
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