Tate Reeves
| Tate Reeves | |
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| 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2012 |
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| Governor | Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Phil Bryant |
| 33rd Treasurer of Mississippi | |
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In office January 8, 2004 – January 5, 2012 |
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| Governor | Haley Barbour |
| Preceded by | Peyton Prospere |
| Succeeded by | Lynn Fitch |
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Jonathon Tate Reeves Jr. June 5, 1974 Florence, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elee Williams |
| Education | Millsaps College (BA) |
Jonathon Tate Reeves (born June 5, 1974), better known as Tate Reeves, is an American Republican politician who is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Reeves was earlier elected as Mississippi’s 33rd Treasurer on November 4, 2003 and re-elected to a second term in 2007. He is the first Republican treasurer in the state’s history. Reeves holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA) and is a member of the CFA Society of Mississippi and the CFA Institute, an investment industry organization. In 1996, he was the recipient of the Mississippi Society of Financial Analysts Award.
Reeves is a Rankin County native and a graduate of Florence High School. He is an honors graduate of Millsaps College and earned a bachelor's degree in economics. While at Millsaps, he played one year as a point guard for the Millsaps Majors basketball team and was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Reeves has continued to be an active alumnus and remains involved with his alma mater by serving as a member of the investment policy board for the Millsaps College General Louis Wilson Fund and a member the Advisory Committee of the Else School of Management.
After graduation, Reeves pursued a career in banking and finance in Jackson, Mississippi. He was Assistant Vice President for AmSouth, formerly Deposit Guaranty National Bank, and served as a Senior Investment Analyst and member of the Investment Policy Committee. In 2000, Reeves became an Investment Officer for Trustmark National Bank in Jackson.
Reeves entered the 2003 GOP primary election and faced former transportation commissioner Wayne Burkes of Brandon and state representative Andrew Ketchings of Natchez. Reeves performed well in counties that were GOP strongholds, such as Lamar, Desoto, and Rankin.. In the three-man GOP primary, Reeves led with 49 percent of the vote, and routed Burkes in the primary run-off.
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