Philip Gunn
| Philip Gunn | |
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| Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | William McCoy |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 56th district |
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Assumed office January 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Jep Barbour |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 27, 1963 Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Gunn |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Baylor University University of Mississippi, Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
Philip A. Gunn (born January 27, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, Gunn is the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and represents the 56th district. He has served in the Mississippi House since 2004, and became Speaker in 2012. Gunn is the first Republican to serve as Speaker of the Mississippi House since 1876.
Gunn graduated from high school in Clinton, Mississippi. He attended Baylor University, where he was a walk-on for the Baylor Bears football team. He graduated from Baylor with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.
Gunn worked as a waiter for a year, and then attended the University of Mississippi School of Law, where he graduated with a juris doctor. He served as president of the student government while attending law school.
Gunn was encouraged to run for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2003, due to redistricting that hurt Clinton. He faced incumbent fellow Republican Jep Barbour, the nephew of Haley Barbour. Gunn lost the primary election by 17 votes, but found an error in how the districts were drawn, disenfranchising some voters. A re-vote was scheduled, and Gunn won by 155 votes. Barbour appealed the re-vote to the Mississippi Supreme Court, which ruled in Gunn's favor in April 2004.
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