John A. Polk

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John A. Polk
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 44th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2012
Preceded byTom King
Personal details
Born
John Allen Polk

(1949-03-18) March 18, 1949 (age 75)
Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJan Barnett
ResidenceHattiesburg, Mississippi
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi
OccupationBusinessman, politician

John Allen Polk (born March 18, 1949) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the Mississippi State Senator from the 44th district since 2012.

Early life[edit]

John A. Polk was born on March 18, 1949, in Columbia, Mississippi.[1] He was educated at the Prentiss High School in Prentiss, Mississippi.[1] He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1974.[2]

Career[edit]

Polk was an executive at Polk Meat Products, his family meat business.[2] Since 2012, he has served as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 44.[1] In 2015, he proposed a bill for the repeal of annual vehicle inspections, arguing that cars are less dangerous now than they were when car stickers were introduced.[3]

Polk was honored as the 2011 Alumni of the Year by the College of Business at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Polk is married to Jan Barnett.[1] They have a son, Brian Polk and a daughter, Julie Polk Breazeale.[1] They reside in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[1] He is a Baptist.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "John A. Polk". Mississippi State Senate. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Polk, Palazzo honored". Mississippi Business Journal. December 18, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Miss. Senate passes bill to eliminate inspection stickers". Mississippi Business Journal. February 11, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.