Scott Colom, speaking to students at Millsaps College in Jackson (where he is an alumnus): “I’m not really worried about blue waves, red waves. I worry about the Mississippi wave. You know, I’m proud of what Mississippi did. And the work is just beginning, because winning an election is the first part. The second part is delivering for the people.”

“And I’m committed to a fight to lower cost, raise wages, make sure healthcare is affordable and accessible, make sure college students have access to student loans because I believe y’all people need to live their dreams, right? 
I’ve been able to live my dream. Mississippi allowed me to live my dream. There’s nothing wrong with Mississippi that can’t be fixed with what’s right about Mississippi, and I’m living proof of that.”

State Reporter Heather Harrison has won more than a dozen awards for her multi-media journalism work. At Mississippi State University, she studied public relations and broadcast journalism, earning her Communication degree in 2023. For three years, Heather worked at The Reflector student newspaper: first as a staff reporter, then as the news editor and finally, as the editor-in-chief. This is where her passion for politics and government reporting began.
Heather started working at the Mississippi Free Press three days after graduation in 2023. She also worked part time for Starkville Daily News after college covering the Board of Aldermen meetings.
In her free time, Heather likes to sit on the porch, read books and listen to Taylor Swift. A native of Hazlehurst, she now lives in Brandon with her wife and their Boston Terrier, Finley, and calico cat, Ravioli.