Jenifer Branning

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Jenifer Branning
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2016
Preceded byGiles Ward
Personal details
Born
Jenifer Ann Burrage

(1979-03-13) March 13, 1979 (age 45)
Neshoba Co., Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseChancy Branning
EducationMississippi State University (BA)
Mississippi College (JD)

Jenifer Ann Burrage Branning (born March 13, 1979) is an American lawyer and politician. She serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate.

Early life[edit]

Jenifer Branning was born on March 13, 1979.[1] Her family has lived in Neshoba County, Mississippi for five generations.[2] Her grandfather was Olen Lovell Burrage who was involved in the 1964 Freedom Summer Murders.

Branning graduated from Mississippi State University, where she received a bachelor of arts degree.[1] She received a juris doctor from the Mississippi College School of Law in 2004.[1]

Career[edit]

Branning is a lawyer in Philadelphia, Mississippi.[2] In 2015, she ran to win state senator Giles Ward's seat.[2] She has served as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate since January 2016,[2] where she represents District 18, including parts of Leake County, Neshoba County, and Winston County.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Branning has a husband, Chancy.[1] She is a Christian.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jenifer B. Branning". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Myers, Debbie Burt (August 26, 2015). "Branning wins Senate race". The Neshoba Democrat. Retrieved February 9, 2016.