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| − | '''Mississippi''' is located in the South of the [[United States]] and on December 10, 1817 became the twentieth state to enter the Union. Mississippi was once a member of the [[Confederate States of America]]. The capital of Mississippi is [[Jackson]] which is also its largest city. The current governor of Mississippi is [[Haley Barbour]], a [[Republican]]. It was the third most [[Obesity|obese]] state in 2011. | + | '''Mississippi''' is located in the South of the [[United States]] and on December 10, 1817 became the twentieth state to enter the Union. Mississippi was once a member of the [[Confederate States of America]]. The capital of Mississippi is [[Jackson]] which is also its largest city. The current governor of Mississippi is [[Tate Reeves]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. In 2011, Mississippi was ranked the third most [[Obesity|obese]] state. |
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| | The state Constitution of Mississippi, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says: | | The state Constitution of Mississippi, like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges God or our Creator or the ''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says: |
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| | *Governor [[Tate Reeves]] (R) | | *Governor [[Tate Reeves]] (R) |
| | *Lt. Governor [[Delbert Hosemann]] (R) | | *Lt. Governor [[Delbert Hosemann]] (R) |
| − | *Attorney General [[Jim Hood]] (D) | + | *Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R) |
| − | *Secretary of State [[Delbert Hosemann]] (R) | + | *Secretary of State Michael D. Watson, Jr. (R) |
| | *State Auditor [[Shad White]] (R) | | *State Auditor [[Shad White]] (R) |
| | *State Treasurer [[Lynn Fitch]] (R) | | *State Treasurer [[Lynn Fitch]] (R) |