Democrat Shuwaski Young Urges His Own State Rep To Resign After Indictment
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shuwaski Young is calling for his own state representative to resign after a grand jury indicted Rep. Keith Jackson.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Shuwaski Young is calling for his own state representative to resign after a grand jury indicted Rep. Keith Jackson.
U.S. House Rep. Michael Guest, the incumbent in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District, soundly defeated challenger Michael Cassidy in tonight’s Republican primary runoff. The runoff follows a surprising near-victory for Cassidy in the June 7 primary, where the Naval reserve pilot eked out a first place finish but failed to win the 50% necessary to avoid a runoff.
Mississippi Republicans are choosing nominees for Congress in three runoffs today. Two incumbents, U.S. House Rep. Michael Guest of the 3rd Congressional District and U.S. House Rep. Steven Palazzo of the 4th Congressional District, will lose their seats in Congress if they do not succeed in today’s elections.
Republican U.S. House candidate Michael Cassidy is distancing himself from policy proposals on health care and family spending plans after drawing criticism from conservative opposition.
U.S. Rep. Michael Guest is defending his May 2021 vote for an investigation into the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol after his Republican primary opponent, Michael Cassidy, forced him into a runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District.
U.S. House Rep. Michael Guest, a Republican who has served Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District since voters first elected him in 2018, must defend his seat in a runoff after placing second to new newcomer Michael Cassidy in Tuesday night’s GOP primary.Â
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