On Wednesday, June 30, Jackson County Republican Sheriff Mike Ezell announced that his campaign for U.S. Congress in Mississippi’s Fourth District has raised more than $100,000 during the 2nd quarter of this year.
Campaign finance reports reflecting fundraising activity from April through June, 2021 will be filed with the Federal Election Commission by July 10. Sheriff Ezell announced his campaign for Congress on April 7 and since then, he has been working hard to listen to voters, discuss his experience and priorities, and build support for his campaign.
“Since I announced my campaign in April, I have been humbled to receive support from so many people who agree it is time for new leadership in Congress for South Mississippi,” Sheriff Ezell said. “My vision for serving in Congress is simple: work hard, show up, do the right thing, and always listen to the people. That is why I pledged to hold a town hall meeting in every county of this district before the end of the year. What is happening in our country today is alarming, and I am running for Congress to do something about it. Open borders, rising crime rates, big spending, and left-wing indoctrination of our children in crazy ideas like critical race theory are just some of the serious issues we need to address.”
Sheriff Ezell has served as Jackson County Sheriff since 2014 when he was first elected in a special election and re-elected to the position in 2015 and 2019. Sheriff Ezell has 40 years of service in law enforcement including working in the Pascagoula Police Department, Chief of Police of Ocean Springs and Sheriff of Jackson County.
While serving, Ezell graduated from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy and obtained a degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was also selected to attend the FBI National Academy and later worked with the FBI on their Safe Streets Task Force. He is an active member of the Jackson County Republican Club and the Mississippi Sheriffs’ Association. He and his wife, Suzette, live in Pascagoula and are active members of First Baptist Church of Pascagoula. They have one daughter, son-in-law, and a granddaughter.