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'''Loyd B. "Rob" Roberson, II''' (born August 8, 1968), is a [[lawyer]] in Starkville, [[Mississippi]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 43 in 0ktibbeha and Winston counties in the north central portion of his state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/roberson.xml|title=Rob Roberson, II|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>  

'''Loyd B. "Rob" Roberson, II''' (born August 8, 1968), is a [[lawyer]] in Starkville, [[Mississippi]] who has been since 2016 a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 43 in 0ktibbeha and Winston counties in the north central portion of his state.<ref name=billstatus>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/roberson.xml|title=Rob Roberson, II|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref>  

Born in Greenville in Washington County in the Mississippi Delta country, Roberson in 1991 obtained a bachelor of business administration degree from Mississi ppi State University in Starkville. In 2003, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Mississippi College School of Law in the capital city of [[Jackson]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/20762/loyd-roberson-ii#.Wd5TXbpFzb0|title=Loyd Roberson's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> While receiving the law degree he left the Mississippi House after a five-year stint from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi State Senate in District 15. In 2015, Roberson returned to the House by defeating his intra-party opponent Mac Smith by a 2-1 margin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Millsaps|title=Paul Millsaps|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accesdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> and then overcoming the challenge of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Paul Millsaps, a fellow Starkville lawyer, 3,484 (63.9 percent) to 1,972 (36.1 percent).<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> The post was vacated by the one-term Democrat, Michael Evans.

Born in Greenville in Washington County in the Mississippi Delta country, Roberson in 1991 obtained a bachelor of business administration degree from Mississi ppi State University in Starkville. In 2003, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the Mississippi College School of Law in the capital city of [[Jackson]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/20762/loyd-roberson-ii#.Wd5TXbpFzb0|title=Loyd Roberson's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> While receiving the law degree he left the Mississippi House after a five-year stint from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi State Senate in District 15. In 2015, Roberson returned to the House by defeating his intra-party opponent Mac Smith by a 2-1 margin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Millsaps|title=Paul Millsaps|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accesdate=October 11, 2017}}</ref> and then overcoming the challenge of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Paul Millsaps, a fellow Starkville lawyer, 3,484 (63.9 percent) to 1,972 (36.1 percent).<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> The post was vacated by the one-term Democrat, Michael Evans.