| − | '''Dennis Lee DeBar, Jr. (born October 25, 1971), is a [[lawyer]] from Leakesville, [[Mississippi]], who has since 2016 represented District 43 in the Mississippi State Senate. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district includes George, Greene, and Wayne counties in the southeastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/debar.xml|title=Dennis DeBar, Jr.|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 18, 2017}}</ref> | + | '''Dennis Lee DeBar, Jr.''' (born October 25, 1971), is a [[lawyer]] from Leakesville, [[Mississippi]], who has since 2016 represented District 43 in the Mississippi State Senate. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], his district includes George, Greene, and Wayne counties in the southeastern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/debar.xml|title=Dennis DeBar, Jr.|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 18, 2017}}</ref> |
| | DeBar graduated from the University of Central Florida in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]], and the Mississippi College School of Law in the capital city of [[Jackson]]. DeBar served in the [[United States Air Force]] and was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, [[South Dakota]]. He continued in the Air Force Reserves while engaged in the private practice of law. He is a [[United Methodist]]. he and his wife, the former Kelley Porter, have two children.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/130305/dennis-debar-jr#.WeeTI7pFzb0|title=Dennis DeBar's Biography|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> | | DeBar graduated from the University of Central Florida in [[Orlando]], [[Florida]], and the Mississippi College School of Law in the capital city of [[Jackson]]. DeBar served in the [[United States Air Force]] and was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, [[South Dakota]]. He continued in the Air Force Reserves while engaged in the private practice of law. He is a [[United Methodist]]. he and his wife, the former Kelley Porter, have two children.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/130305/dennis-debar-jr#.WeeTI7pFzb0|title=Dennis DeBar's Biography|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> |