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'''Ashley Renee Pollock Henley''' (May 17, 1981 &ndash; June 13, 2021) was an [[educator]] in Southhaven, [[Mississippi]] who served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 40 in DeSoto County in the northwestern portion of her state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web| url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/henley.xml|title=Ashley Henley|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>  

'''Ashley Renee Pollock Henley''' (May 17, 1981 &ndash; June 13, 2021) was an [[educator]] in Southhaven, [[Mississippi]] who served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 40 in DeSoto County in the northwestern portion of her state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web| url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/henley.xml|title=Ashley Henley|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>  

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 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>

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 [[Democratic Party|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 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/>

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/>