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From 1996 to 2008, Henley was a [[motion picture]] projectionist. In 2000, she obtained an Associate of Arts degree in secondary education from Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia in Tate County, at which she was since 2010 an adjunct history instructor. She then procured bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Since 2002, she was employed by the DeSoto County School District.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156350/ashley-henley#.Wd5IFLpFzb0|title=Ashley Henley's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> In 2004, she won the state competition for the [[James Madison]] Memorial Fellowship, which allowed her to study the [[Constitution of the United States]] and its importance in education through a special course at [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=billstatus/>

From 1996 to 2008, Henley was a [[motion picture]] projectionist. In 2000, she obtained an Associate of Arts degree in secondary education from Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia in Tate County, at which she was since 2010 an adjunct history instructor. She then procured bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[University of Mississippi]] at Oxford in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Since 2002, she was employed by the DeSoto County School District.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/156350/ashley-henley#.Wd5IFLpFzb0|title=Ashley Henley's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> In 2004, she won the state competition for the [[James Madison]] Memorial Fellowship, which allowed her to study the [[Constitution of the United States]] and its importance in education through a special course at [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name=billstatus/>

In 2015, Henley won the Republican nomination for the District 40 House position by unseating the incumbent Pat Nelson,  799 votes (56.6 percent)  to 613 (43.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-Republican-Primary.aspx|title=Republican Primary election returns|date=August 4, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> She then defeated opponent Hester Jackson McCray, 1,173 (68.3 percent) to 544 (31.7 percent), in the November 3 [[general election]].<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 11, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, Henley won the Republican nomination for the District 40 House position by unseating the incumbent Pat Nelson, 799 votes (56.6 percent) to 613 (43.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-Republican-Primary.aspx|title=Republican Primary election returns|date=August 4, 2015|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> She then defeated Democrat opponent Hester Jackson McCray, 1,173 (68.3 percent) to 544 (31.7 percent), in the November 3 [[general election]].<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 11, 2017}}</ref>

Henley serves on these House committees: (1) Military Affairs  (vice chairman), (2) Apportionment and Elections, (3) Constitution, (4) Corrections, (5) Education, (6) Technology, and (7) Tourism.<ref name=billstatus/>

Henley served on these House committees: (1) Military Affairs  (vice chairman), (2) Apportionment and Elections, (3) Constitution, (4) Corrections, (5) Education, (6) Technology, and (7) Tourism.<ref name=billstatus/>

In 2016, Representative Henley co-sponsored the bills to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi and to expand exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. She voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. She backed legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms. She voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, she backed the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156350/ashley-henley#.Wd5OzLpFzb0|title=Ashley Henley's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>  

In 2016, Representative Henley co-sponsored the bills to prohibit dismemberment [[abortion]]s in Mississippi and to expand exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations. She voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. She backed legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms. She voted to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, she backed the measures to authorize additional methods of execution in Mississippi and to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156350/ashley-henley#.Wd5OzLpFzb0|title=Ashley Henley's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>  

In 2019, Henley's former opponent, Hester Jackson McCray, unseated her by fourteen votes. Henley unsuccessfully took her case to the Republican-controlled state House, which ruled in favor of the Democrat.<ref name=death/>

In 2019, Henley's former opponent, Hester Jackson McCray, unseated her by fourteen votes. Henley unsuccessfully took her case to the Republican-controlled state House, which ruled in favor of the Democrat.<ref name=death/>

She was found shot to death in June 2021 in Yalobusha County, seventy miles south of DeSoto County. Her exact date of death is under investigation. Henley reportedly been mowing the lawn at a farm house prior to the murder. The body of her sister-in-law, Kristina Michelle Jones, was found on December 26, 2020. A homemade sign at the site has photos of Jones under the phrase, “I was murdered.”

Henley was found shot to death in June 2021 in [[rural]] Yalobusha County, seventy miles south of DeSoto County. Her exact date of death is under investigation. Henley reportedly had been mowing the lawn at a house prior to the murder. The body of her sister-in-law, Kristina Michelle Jones, was found at the same house on December 26, 2020. A homemade sign at the site has photos of Jones under the phrase, “I was murdered.”<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mississippi-ex-lawmaker-killed-near-home-of-slain-relative/ar-AAL2wDh?ocid=msedgntp|title=Mississippi: Ex-lawmaker killed near home of slain relative|publisher=msn.com|date=June 14, 2021}}</ref>

Henley's former colleague, [[Dan Eubanks]] of DeSoto County wrote in a [[Facebook]] post that he was heartbroken and angry about Henley's death. “What an absolute loss to our state, county, me personally, and most importantly her dear family. Please pray for her husband and son and their extended family ... and that God’s justice will be served on those responsible.”

Henley's former colleague, [[Dan Eubanks]] of DeSoto County wrote in a [[Facebook]] post that he was heartbroken and angry about Henley's death. “What an absolute loss to our state, county, me personally, and most importantly her dear family. Please pray for her husband and son and their extended family ... and that God’s justice will be served on those responsible.”<ref name=death/>

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