Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has filed for reelection this week on the first day state and local candidates can submit qualifying papers for the 2023 election.
States with gubernatorial races this year are Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky.
Reeves, 48, has served as the 65th governor of Mississippi since 2020. He served as the 32nd lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2020 under former Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, and as state treasurer from 2004 to 2012 under former Republican Gov. Haley Barbour.
“In my first term, we passed the largest tax cut in state history, returning half a billion dollars to Mississippians,” Reeves told The Epoch Times.
He also pointed to his facilitating the largest economic development project in state history, securing a $2.5 billion investment with an aluminum mill and biocarbon facility called Indiana-based Steel Dynamics that will create 1,000 jobs with a $93,000 salary….