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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Roun S. McNeal
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 105 (George, Greene, and Perry counties)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Dennis L. DeBar, Jr
| succeeded=
| birth_date=September 4, 1984
| birth_place=Hattiesburg, [[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Family information unavailable
| children=
| alma_mater=Greene County High School<br>
[[University of Mississippi<br>
University of Mississippi School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=[[Presbyterian]]
| residence=Leakesville<br>Greene County<br>Mississippi
}}
'''Roun S. McNeal''' (born September 4, 1984) is a [[lawyer]] in Leakesville, [[Mississippi]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 105 in George, Greene and Perry counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/touchstone.xml|title=Brad Touchstone|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
McNeal graduated from Greene County High School in Leakesville and obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Mississippi]] and his legal credentials from the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/130346/roun-mcneal#.WeFgMLpFzb0|title=Roun McNeal's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> He is a member of Faith [[Presbyterian]] Church in Leakesville and the Kairos Prison Ministries.<ref name=billstatus/>
In the [[general election]] held on November 3, 2015, McNeal defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Dennis Cochran, 4,207 votes (56.7 percent) to 3,208 (43.3 percent).<ref name=mssos>{{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 13, 2017}}</ref> The position opened when the Republican Representative Dennis L. DeBar, Jr., also a Leakesville lawyer, ran successfully for the District 43 seat in the Mississippi State Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/MS%20House%20of%20Rep%20MULTI%20COUNTY%20-%20General%20Election%202011%20Results.pdf|title=Election Returns|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=mssos/>
McNeal sits on these House committees: (1) County Affairs (vice chairman), (2) Corrections, (3) Forestry, (4) Judiciary B, (5) Municipalities, (6) Universities and colleges, and (7) Workforce Development.<ref name=pvs/> Representative McNeal voted in 2016 against dismemberment abortions in the state. He supported the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He voted to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He voted to increase identification requirement for [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/130346/roun-mcneal#.WeFeArpFzb0|title=Roun McNeal's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
*[[Jeff Hale]]
*[[Dan Eubanks]]
*[[Robert Foster]]
*[[Ashley Henley]]
*[[Rob Roberson]]
*[[Karl Oliver]]
*[[Bill Kinkade]]
*[[Vince Mangold]]
*[[Brent Powell]]
*[[Cory Wilson]]
*[[William Shirley]]
*[[Shane Barnett]]
*[[Chris Johnson]]
*[[Noah Sanford]]
*[[Timmy Ladner]]
*[[Patricia Willis]]
*[[Roun McNeal]]
*[[Doug McLeod]]
==References==
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[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Lawyers]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Presbyterians]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Roun S. McNeal
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 105 (George, Greene, and Perry counties)
| term_start=January 2016
| term_end=
| preceded=Dennis L. DeBar, Jr
| succeeded=
| birth_date=September 4, 1984
| birth_place=Hattiesburg, [[Mississippi]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Family information unavailable
| children=
| alma_mater=Greene County High School<br>
[[University of Mississippi<br>
University of Mississippi School of Law
| occupation=[[Lawyer]]
| religion=[[Presbyterian]]
| residence=Leakesville<br>Greene County<br>Mississippi
}}
'''Roun S. McNeal''' (born September 4, 1984) is a [[lawyer]] in Leakesville, [[Mississippi]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 105 in George, Greene and Perry counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/touchstone.xml|title=Brad Touchstone|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
McNeal graduated from Greene County High School in Leakesville and obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Mississippi]] and his legal credentials from the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/130346/roun-mcneal#.WeFgMLpFzb0|title=Roun McNeal's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref> He is a member of Faith [[Presbyterian]] Church in Leakesville and the Kairos Prison Ministries.<ref name=billstatus/>
In the [[general election]] held on November 3, 2015, McNeal defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Dennis Cochran, 4,207 votes (56.7 percent) to 3,208 (43.3 percent).<ref name=mssos>{{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 13, 2017}}</ref> The position opened when the Republican Representative Dennis L. DeBar, Jr., also a Leakesville lawyer, ran successfully for the District 43 seat in the Mississippi State Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/MS%20House%20of%20Rep%20MULTI%20COUNTY%20-%20General%20Election%202011%20Results.pdf|title=Election Returns|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=mssos/>
McNeal sits on these House committees: (1) County Affairs (vice chairman), (2) Corrections, (3) Forestry, (4) Judiciary B, (5) Municipalities, (6) Universities and colleges, and (7) Workforce Development.<ref name=pvs/> Representative McNeal voted in 2016 against dismemberment abortions in the state. He supported the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He voted to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]]. He voted to increase identification requirement for [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/130346/roun-mcneal#.WeFeArpFzb0|title=Roun McNeal's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 13, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
*[[Jeff Hale]]
*[[Dan Eubanks]]
*[[Robert Foster]]
*[[Ashley Henley]]
*[[Rob Roberson]]
*[[Karl Oliver]]
*[[Bill Kinkade]]
*[[Vince Mangold]]
*[[Brent Powell]]
*[[Cory Wilson]]
*[[William Shirley]]
*[[Shane Barnett]]
*[[Chris Johnson]]
*[[Noah Sanford]]
*[[Timmy Ladner]]
*[[Patricia Willis]]
*[[Roun McNeal]]
*[[Doug McLeod]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McNeal, Roun}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Lawyers]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Presbyterians]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]