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Philip Gunn

Philip Anthony Gunn (born January 27, 1963) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, Gunn is the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, and represents the 56th district. He has served in the Mississippi House since 2004, and became Speaker in 2012. Gunn is the first Republican to serve as Speaker of the Mississippi House since 1876.

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1963-01-27

Birth Place

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.

Residence

Clinton,_Mississippi

Education

University_of_Mississippi_School_of_Law

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Republican_Party_(United_States)

Spouse(s)

Lisa Watkins

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Mississippi Speaker Philip Gunn comes to Oxford to discuss removal of state income tax

Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn is touring the state this summer to, as he put it, “convert” people towards his bill proposal to remove the state income tax. Last Friday, the Speaker came to Oxford to discuss his proposal, which he calls The Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2021. The bill would repeal income tax for all Mississippians, and also cut the grocery tax in half from seven percent to 3.5 percent.

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Philip Gunn: I support special session to protect initiative process in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Speaker of the House has thrown his support behind a special session to protect Mississippi’s initiative process. This after the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned Initiative 65, a medical marijuana initiative widely supported by the voters of Mississippi. “We 100% believe in the right of...

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Mississippi Speaker Philip Gunn calls for special session to restore voter initiative process

TUPELO • With Mississippians now bereft of any way to directly amend their state constitution, momentum is building for a special session of the Legislature to begin the revival of the voter initiative process. Following a consequential ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday, Speaker of the House Philip...

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MEC's Virtual Legislative Scrambler - Speaker Philip Gunn

MEC recently hosted their rescheduled Legislative Scrambler featuring Speaker Philip Gunn this morning at 8:00 a.m. live from the Mississippi State Capitol.

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Mississippi Today2021-03-01

Podcast: House Speaker Philip Gunn discusses his proposal to cut income tax, raise sales tax

Speaker of the House Philip Gunn sits down with Mississippi Today Editor-in-Chief Adam Ganucheau to discuss his massive tax proposal, which would eliminate the state’s personal income tax, cut the highest-in-the-nation grocery tax, and raise the sales tax and several other taxes.

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Miss. Supreme Court hands Reeves victory in lawsuit against Philip Gunn

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Mississippi’s Supreme Court has overturned a county judge’s ruling against Governor Tate Reeves about who has ultimate control over the state budget. Thursday’s court documents announced, “We reverse the chancery court’s judgment and render judgment for the Governor, declaring that the veto of parts of House...

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Philip Gunn presents new Mississippi flag to the Ole Miss football team

OXFORD, Miss. (WLBT) - “Today, we got something that’s good to celebrate,” House Speaker Philip Gunn told the Ole Miss football team Monday. “Today, I think we’ve got something that you can buy into, something you’ll be excited about.”. He then presented the team with Mississippi’s new “In God We...

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