Willie Lee Simmons
Commissioner for the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Central District
Assumed office
January 7, 2020
Preceded byDick Hall
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 13th district
In office
January 5, 1993  January 7, 2020
Preceded byRobert Crook
Succeeded bySarita Simmons
Personal details
Born
Willie Lee Simmons

Utica, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRosie Sibley
ResidenceCleveland, Mississippi
Alma materAlcorn State University (BS)
Delta State University (EdS, MS)

Willie Lee Simmons (born March 21, 1947) is an American politician and former member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 13th District, where he served from 1993 to 2020. Simmons ran for election to the Mississippi Transportation Commission; he won the election, becoming the Central Commissioner.[1] He is a member of the Democratic Party.[2] His daughter is Sarita Simmons, Senator for Mississippi's 13th district.[3]

References

  1. "Central Commissioner". mdot.ms.gov. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. "Willie Simmons". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. "Former District 13 state senator and current Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons honored this week | The Enterprise-Tocsin". www.enterprise-tocsin.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.


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