Johnny DuPree is a Democratic state senator representing Mississippi Senate District 45, which covers parts of Forrest and Lamar counties in the Hattiesburg area. A former mayor of Hattiesburg for 16 years with nearly 40 years in public service, he flipped a Republican-held seat in a special election, breaking the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate for the first time in six years. Notable achievements include his landslide victory over Republican Anna Rush in the election for the redrawn district, following a federal court ruling on voting dilution. He champions working families, tax justice, education, opportunity, raising the minimum wage, keeping rural hospitals open, and eliminating the state's sales tax on groceries.

Education and Political Experience

• Political Experience: Served as mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years; elected to Mississippi Senate District 45 in a special election, defeating Republican Anna Rush; recognized as a Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee spotlight candidate.