Mike Ezell
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Mike Ezell | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Jackson County | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Byrd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Michael Ezell 1958/1959 (age 65–66) Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Suzette |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Southern Mississippi (BA) |
Walter Michael Ezell (born 1958/1959)[1] is an American law enforcement officer and political candidate.
He is the Republican candidate in Mississippi's 4th congressional district for the 2022 midterm elections.
Early life and education[edit]
Ezell was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. His father, S.H. (Buck) Ezell, was a police officer.
He attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. He also graduated from the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy (1981) and FBI National Academy (1990).[2]
Career[edit]
Law enforcement officer[edit]
Ezell served in the Pascagoula Police Department, first as a patrolman in 1980, later rising to captain of the detective division in 1992, and then as chief of police for Ocean Springs, Mississippi from 1998 to 2000.
Following a stint as police chief in Ocean Springs, Ezell returned to Pascagoula where he received an assignment to the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. He later served as chief of law enforcement for the Pascagoula School District and the Singing River Health System.[3]
He was first elected as sheriff of Jackson County, Mississippi in a 2014 special election after the resignation of Mike Byrd.[2][4]
2022 U.S. House of Representatives campaign[edit]
In 2021, Ezell announced that he would challenge Republican incumbent Steven Palazzo in Mississippi's 4th congressional district.
In the seven-way primary election on June 7, Palazzo received the most votes (31.5%). Ezell finished second with 25%.[5] Because no candidate received 50% of the vote, Palazzo and Ezell faced each other in a primary runoff election. Each of the other candidates in the race endorsed Ezell after they were eliminated.[6]
Ezell won the June 28 primary runoff election with 51.8% of the vote.
Personal life[edit]
Ezell is married to Suzette. They have one daughter and granddaughter.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lotts, Jasmine (June 10, 2022). "Seniors citizens fire back following incumbent Congressman Steven Palazzo's comments". Wlox.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.co.jackson.ms.us/233/Biography
- ↑ "Mike Ezell sworn in as Jackson County's new sheriff". gulflive.com. December 1, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ↑ Grace, Caray (December 2, 2014). "Jackson County swears in new sheriff". Wlox.com. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ↑ Staff, WLOX. "Palazzo, Ezell head to runoff for 4th Congressional District Republican nomination". https://www.wlox.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ Pender, Geoff (2022-06-09). "Every Republican challenger of Rep. Steven Palazzo endorses his runoff opponent Mike Ezell". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ↑ https://www.mikeezell.ms/about
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