Sam Mims V
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 97th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2004
Preceded byClem Nettles
Personal details
Born
Samuel Cochran Mims V

(1972-04-02) April 2, 1972
McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Amy Legg
(m. 1996)
RelationsSam Mims Jr. (great-grandfather)
Alma materDelta State University (BBA)

Samuel Cochran Mims V (born April 2, 1972) is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 97th District, being first elected in 2003. He is a member of the Republican party.[1]

Mims' great-grandfather, Sam Mims Jr., was a (Democratic) Mississippi state senator.[2]

He was married to the former Amanda Ashley Legg at Centenary United Methodist Church in McComb on September 7, 1996.[3][4] They have two daughters and one son, named Sam VI.[2][5]

On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Mims, who chairs the House Public Health Committee, announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[6]

References

  1. "Sam C. Mims, V". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Enterprise-Journal from McComb, Mississippi on March 31, 2006 · Page D002". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. "Legg, Mims marry". Enterprise-Journal. September 29, 1996. p. 3C. Retrieved June 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miss Legg, Mims say vows". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 10, 1996. p. 2B. Retrieved June 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "It's all in the name". enterprise-journal.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  6. "Outbreak at Mississippi Capitol: Number of infected lawmakers grows to 26".


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