Jessica Upshaw | |
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Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
In office 2004–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. | August 31, 1959
Died | March 24, 2013 53) Mendenhall, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Jessica Sibley Upshaw (August 31, 1959 – March 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer.[1]
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Upshaw received her bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Mississippi and practiced law. She served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, from Diamondhead, Mississippi, as a Republican from 2004 to 2013.[2][3] Upshaw was found dead in the home of former Mississippi State Representative Clint Rotenberry in Mendenhall, Mississippi on March 24, 2013.[4] Police investigated her death, an apparent gunshot suicide.[5][6]
Notes
- ↑ "Jessica Upshaw". Legacy.com. The Clarion-Ledger. 2013-03-28.
- ↑ "Jessica Upshaw's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ "Representative Jessica Upshaw-Mississippi House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- ↑ "State Rep. Jessica Upshaw found dead of apparent suicide". WAPT. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ "Police investigate death of Miss. state legislator". Meridian Star. Associated Press. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ↑ Lenain, Jennifer (2013-03-26). "Upshaw's death an apparent suicide". The Sea Coast Echo. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
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