'''Phil Bryant''' is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[governor]] of [[Mississippi]]; he was formerly the lieutenant governor under [[Haley Barbour]]. His gubernatorial term expired in January 2020, and Lieutenant Governor [[Tate Reeves]], the winner of the 2019 election, was sworn into office. Bryant signed into law a bill to prohibit [[abortion]] after fifteen weeks of pregnancy; it was quickly blocked by a federal judge appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. In March 2019, Bryant signed one of the toughest pro-life [[Heartbeat Bill]]s in the country.<ref>Multiple references: | '''Phil Bryant''' is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[governor]] of [[Mississippi]]; he was formerly the lieutenant governor under [[Haley Barbour]]. His gubernatorial term expired in January 2020, and Lieutenant Governor [[Tate Reeves]], the winner of the 2019 election, was sworn into office. Bryant signed into law a bill to prohibit [[abortion]] after fifteen weeks of pregnancy; it was quickly blocked by a federal judge appointed by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]]. In March 2019, Bryant signed one of the toughest pro-life [[Heartbeat Bill]]s in the country.<ref>Multiple references: |