John Read's Biography
- State House (MS) - District 112, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Room 201C
Post Office Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
2396 Robert Hiram Drive
Gautier, MS 39552
Full Name:
John O. Read
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patricia
Birth Date:
07/08/1941
Birth Place:
Bunkie, LA
Home City:
Gautier, MS
Religion:
Baptist
BS, Northeast Louisiana University
Attended, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 1966
Representative, Mississippi State House of Representatives, District 112, 1993-present
Former Member, City of Gautier Council
Candidate, Mississippi State House of Representatives, District 112, 2023
Mayor, City of Gautier, 1989-1993
Member, Apportionment and Elections Committee
Chair, Appropriations Committee
Member, Congressional Redistricting Committee
Member, Legislative Budget Committee
Member, Legislative Budget Committee
Member, Legislative Reapportionment Committee
Member, Public Health and Human Services Committee
Member, Public Property Committee
Former Chair, Conservation and Water Resources Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Gaming Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Performance Based Budgeting Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Revenue and Expenditure General Bills Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Rules Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Pharmacist, Lovelace Drugs, 2013-present
Served, United States Navy
Employee, SavRex Pharmacy, 1974-2011
No organizational membership information on file.