McCain Campaign Press Release - McCain-Palin Campaign Announces Mississippi Statewide Leadership

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- The McCain-Palin presidential campaign today announced its Mississippi Statewide Leadership; this distinguished team will direct Mississippi's growing grassroots organization and communicate John McCain's message of peace and reform.

"John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin are maverick reformers with long records of working across the aisle to address the problems facing hard-working Americans," said Governor Haley Barbour, McCain-Palin State Chairman. "At this point in our nation's history, our country needs a proven leader with the courage, sound judgment and integrity to bring real change to Washington -- and Mississippians are excited about the opportunity to elect two of them."

Lt. Governor Phil Bryant, McCain-Palin State Co-Chairman, said, "John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin are true conservatives who understand the issues most important to voters in Mississippi: family values, energy independence and our nation's safety. While Senator Obama's liberal record is simply out of touch with what most Mississippians want in a leader, John McCain will keep taxes low, create jobs, strengthen our national security and work to find innovative solutions to reduce prices at the pump."

Senator Trent Lott, McCain-Palin Honorary State Chairman, added: "Whether during his service as a POW in Vietnam or as a senator in Washington, John McCain has always put our nation's best interests above his own or those of his party. There is no one Americans should trust more to make the difficult decisions necessary to move this country toward prosperity, peace and meaningful reform."

MCCAIN-PALIN MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP

Chairman

Gov. Haley Barbour

Honorary Chairman

Former Sen. Trent Lott

Co-Chairmen

Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant

Rep. Chip Pickering

Honorary Co-Chairmen

Sen. Thad Cochran

Sen. Roger Wicker

Leadership Committee

Jim Barksdale, Jackson

Commissioner Leonard Bentz

Commissioner Mike Chaney

Commissioner Dick Hall

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann

Randy James, Jackson

State Auditor Stacey Pickering

Treasurer Tate Reeves

Commissioner Lester Spell

National Committeeman Henry Barbour

National Committeewoman Cindy Phillips

Chairman-Elect Brad White

Chairman Jim Herring

Steering Committee

Buster Bailey, Jackson

State Rep. Mark Baker

Rick Calhoon, Jackson

Mayor Greg Davis

Dave Dennis, Gulfport

State Sen. Billy Hewes, Pres. Pro-Temp.

Phil Friedman, Jackson

Gregg Harper, Pearl

Jeanne Luckey, Ocean Springs

State Sen. Walter Michel

Wayne Tisdale, Gulfport

Billy Van Devender, Jackson

Bill Yates, Philadelphia

First District Regional Committee

Mike Armour, Tupelo

State Rep. Mac Huddleston, Pontotoc

State Sen. Merle Flowers

Mike Maynard, Tupelo

Glenn McCullough, Tupelo

State Sen. Alan Nunnelee

Dr. Randy Russell, Oxford

Lew Yoder, Oxford

Second District Regional Committee

State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol

State Rep. Phillip Gunn

State Sen. Briggs Hopson

Hilda Povall, Cleveland

Neal Marlow, Duck Hill

Clarke Reed, Greenville

Fmr Ambassador Mike Retzer, Greenville

Walter Scott, Jackson

Third District Regional Committee

Arnie Hederman, Jackson

John Junkin, Natchez

Bill Marcy, Meridian

Billy Mounger, Jackson

Wally Naylor, Jackson

Pete Perry, Jackson

C.D. Smith, Meridian

State Rep. Greg Snowden

Fourth District Regional Committee

Derek Arrington, Hattiesburg

Helen Ann Beeman, Quitman

State Sen. Joey Fillingane

Frank Genzer, Biloxi

Claiborne "Buddy" McDonald, Picayune

Brian Sanderson, Gulfport

Ashley Skellie, Long Beach

Scott Walker, Ocean Springs