Bobby Harrison: Philip Gunn eyes rare Mississippi feat of serving as speaker and then governor
Bobby Harrison adds a useful historical and governing-power frame to Gunn's launch: Gunn is trying to become the first former Mississippi House speaker since Fielding Wright to reach the Governor's Mansion, after a speakership defined in part by legislative-vs-executive power fights.
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- Philip Gunn Declared candidate · Former House speaker · Republican
- Tate Reeves Context only · Incumbent governor · Republican
- Delbert Hosemann Credible contender · Lieutenant governor · Republican