Joel Gill

Infobox Congressional Candidate
name = Joel Gill


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candidate = U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi, 3rd District
birth_date = birth date and age|1951|7|20
birth_place =Saint Joseph, Missouri
party = Democratic
alma_mater = Millsaps College
occupation = alderman, cattle broker
spouse = Ann
residence =Pickens, Mississippi
religion = United Methodist
website = [http://www.gillforcongress.org/ GillforCongress.org]

Joel Gill (born July 20, 1951 in Saint Joseph, Missouri is the Democratic party nominee for the 3rd Congressional District member of the United States House of Representatives. He is currently an alderman and cattle broker from Pickens, Mississippi.

Gill attended Millsaps College and became involved in politics in 1973 when he ran for City Commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi. He was first elected Alderman in 1989 and was recently elected to the position again in 2005 for a second (non-consecutive) term.

Gill won the primary to be the Democratic candidate to represent Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (which is being vacated by Republican Chip Pickering on March 11, 2008). He will face Republican Gregg Harper and independent Jim Giles in the November general election.

Gill is very involved with his United Methodist church. He is on the boards of several commerce and cattle industry organizations at the state and local levels. Gill and his wife Ann have two children, four grandchildren, and one great grandson.

ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2008

External links

* [http://www.gillforcongress.org/ Joel Gill for Congress] official campaign website
* [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=101987 Profile] from Project Vote Smart
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MS03&cycle=2008 Campaign contributions] from OpenSecrets.org