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'''Brent Lee Powell''' (born February 8, 1969), is a [[real estate]] broker and forester from Brandon, [[Mississippi]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 59, which encompasses [[suburb]]an Rankin County near the capital city of [[Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/powell.xml|title=Brent Powell|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
'''Brent Lee Powell''' (born February 8, 1969), is a [[real estate]] broker and forester from Brandon, [[Mississippi]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 59, which encompasses [[suburb]]an Rankin County near the capital city of [[Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/powell.xml|title=Brent Powell|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
A native of [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], Powell graduated from North Rankin High School in Flowood in Rankin County]] and Mississippi State University at Starkville. Since 2005, he has been a broker for Statement Properties in Brandon. He is also the president of Mid-South Forest Products and a director for Powell Petroleum Oil and Gas.
A native of [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], Powell graduated from North Rankin High School in Flowood in Rankin County]] and Mississippi State University at Starkville. Since 2005, he has been a broker for Statement Properties in Brandon. He is also the president of Mid-South Forest Products and a director for Powell Petroleum Oil and Gas. He is affiliated with Saint Matthew's [[United Methodist]] Church in Madison, Mississippi.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=|title=Brent Powell's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
He is affiliated with Saint Matthew's [[United Methodist]] Church in Madison, Mississippi.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=|title=Brent Powell's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
On January 12, 2013, Powell won a special election for state House District 59 with 51.5 percent over three opponents. The position opened when Republican Representative Kevin McGee resigned on November 19, 2012, and paid a $10,000 fine after his criminal prosecution in an ethics case regarding public contracts that went to his family's printing business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/19/rep-kevin-mcgee-resigns-mississippi-house-seat-ove/|title=Rep. Kevin McGee Resigns Mississippi House Seat Over Ethics Case|date=November 19, 2012|publisher=''Jackson Free Press''|accessdate=October 12, 2017}]</ref> Powell ran unopposed for a full term in the general election held on November 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=General election returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
On January 12, 2013, Powell won a special election for state House District 59 with 51.5 percent over three opponents. The position opened when Republican Representative Kevin McGee resigned on November 19, 2012, and paid a $10,000 fine after his criminal prosecution in an ethics case regarding public contracts that went to his family's printing business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/nov/19/rep-kevin-mcgee-resigns-mississippi-house-seat-ove/|title=Rep. Kevin McGee Resigns Mississippi House Seat Over Ethics Case|date=November 19, 2012|publisher=''Jackson Free Press''|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> Powell ran unopposed for a full term in the general election held on November 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx|title=General election returns|date=November 3, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
Powell serves on these House committees: (1) Agriculture (chairman), (2) Conservation and Water Resources, (3) Education, (4) Forestry, (5) Marine Resources, (6) Military Affairs, (7) Transportation, and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.<ref name=pvs/> In 2014, Representative Powell voted to increase teacher salaries. That same year he voted to prohibit [[abortion]]s after twenty weeks of gestation. In 2016, he voted against dismemberment abortions and backed the measure to expand exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He supported legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/144187/brent-powell#.Wd-rJrpFzb0|title=Brent Powell's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
Powell serves on these House committees: (1) Agriculture (chairman), (2) Conservation and Water Resources, (3) Education, (4) Forestry, (5) Marine Resources, (6) Military Affairs, (7) Transportation, and Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.<ref name=pvs/> In 2014, Representative Powell voted to increase teacher salaries. That same year he voted to prohibit [[abortion]]s after twenty weeks of gestation. In 2016, he voted against dismemberment abortions and backed the measure to expand exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He supported legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/144187/brent-powell#.Wd-rJrpFzb0|title=Brent Powell's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==