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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=William E. Shirley, Jr.
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 84 (Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties)
| term_start=January 2012
| term_end=
| preceded=David "Tad" Campbell
| succeeded=
| birth_date=August 8, 1966
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Benita Meadows Shirley
| children=Three children
| alma_mater=Quitman High School<br>
Meridian Community College<br>
Missouri Auction School
| occupation=[[Restaurant]] owner<br>
[[United States Coast Guard]] service
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| residence=Quitman<br>Clarke County<br>[[Mississippi]]
}}
'''William E. Shirley, Jr.''' (born August 8, 1966), is a [[restaurant]] owner from Quitman, [[Mississippi]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 84, which encompasses Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/shirley.xml|title=William Shirley|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
Shirley graduated from Quitman High School in Clarke County and attended Meridian Community College in Meridian in Lauderdale County and the Missouri Auction School. Shirley also served in the [[United States Coast Guard]]. He owns the Family Fish Camp restaurant on Causeyville Road in Meridian and is a former district manager for the BellSouth Corporation. He and his wife, the former Benita Meadows, have three children. He is a [[Baptist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69887/william-shirley-jr#.WeAZW7pFzb0|title=William Shirley's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
In the [[general election]] held on November 8, 2011, Shirley overwhelmed the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] William G. "Billy" Lee, 7,590 (84.9 percent) to 1,354 (15.1 percent). The position opened when the Republican incumbent David "Tad" Campbell did not seek reelection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/MS%20House%20of%20Rep%20SINGLE%20COUNTY%20-%20General%20Election%202011%20Results.pdf|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2011|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> For his second term, he ran unopposed in the Republican primary and then the general election held on November 3, 2015.<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 12, 2017}}</ref>
Shirley sits on these House committees: (1) Enrolled Bills (vice chairman), (2) Energy, (3) Insurance, (4) Judiciary B, and (5) Medicaid.<ref name=pvs/> In 2012, Representative Shirley voted to require identification before one can cast a ballot in Mississippi. In 2014, Representative Shirley co-sponsored the ban on [[abortion]]s in Mississippi after twenty weeks of gestation. In 2016, he voted against dismemberment abortions. He opposed the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations, but the measure still passed the House. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He co-sponsored legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He co-sponsored the bill to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/69887/william-shirley-jr#.WeAlVbpFzb0|title=William Shirley's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
*[[Jeff Hale]]
*[[Dan Eubanks]]
*[[Robert Foster]]
*[[Ashley Henley]]
*[[Rob Roberson]]
*[[Karl Oliver]]
*[[Bill Kinkade]]
*[[Vince Mangold]]
*[[Brent Powell]]
*[[Cory Wilson]]
==References==
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[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
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[[Category:Pro-life]]
| name=William E. Shirley, Jr.
| office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 84 (Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties)
| term_start=January 2012
| term_end=
| preceded=David "Tad" Campbell
| succeeded=
| birth_date=August 8, 1966
| birth_place=
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=Benita Meadows Shirley
| children=Three children
| alma_mater=Quitman High School<br>
Meridian Community College<br>
Missouri Auction School
| occupation=[[Restaurant]] owner<br>
[[United States Coast Guard]] service
| religion=[[Baptist]]
| residence=Quitman<br>Clarke County<br>[[Mississippi]]
}}
'''William E. Shirley, Jr.''' (born August 8, 1966), is a [[restaurant]] owner from Quitman, [[Mississippi]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 84, which encompasses Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/shirley.xml|title=William Shirley|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
Shirley graduated from Quitman High School in Clarke County and attended Meridian Community College in Meridian in Lauderdale County and the Missouri Auction School. Shirley also served in the [[United States Coast Guard]]. He owns the Family Fish Camp restaurant on Causeyville Road in Meridian and is a former district manager for the BellSouth Corporation. He and his wife, the former Benita Meadows, have three children. He is a [[Baptist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69887/william-shirley-jr#.WeAZW7pFzb0|title=William Shirley's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
In the [[general election]] held on November 8, 2011, Shirley overwhelmed the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] William G. "Billy" Lee, 7,590 (84.9 percent) to 1,354 (15.1 percent). The position opened when the Republican incumbent David "Tad" Campbell did not seek reelection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/results/statewide/MS%20House%20of%20Rep%20SINGLE%20COUNTY%20-%20General%20Election%202011%20Results.pdf|title=Election Returns|date=November 8, 2011|publisher=Mississippi Secretary of State|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> For his second term, he ran unopposed in the Republican primary and then the general election held on November 3, 2015.<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 12, 2017}}</ref>
Shirley sits on these House committees: (1) Enrolled Bills (vice chairman), (2) Energy, (3) Insurance, (4) Judiciary B, and (5) Medicaid.<ref name=pvs/> In 2012, Representative Shirley voted to require identification before one can cast a ballot in Mississippi. In 2014, Representative Shirley co-sponsored the ban on [[abortion]]s in Mississippi after twenty weeks of gestation. In 2016, he voted against dismemberment abortions. He opposed the expansion of exemptions for compulsory school vaccinations, but the measure still passed the House. He voted to grant civil and criminal immunity to those reporting what they believe are instances of [[terrorism]]. He co-sponsored legislation to permit churches to have designated personnel with firearms for the overall protection of the congregation. He co-sponsored the bill to guarantee protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and the measure to classify the killing of first responders as first-degree [[murder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/69887/william-shirley-jr#.WeAlVbpFzb0|title=William Shirley's Voting Record|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
Other Mississippi Republican state House members:
*[[William Tracy Arnold]]
*[[Dana Criswell]]
*[[Steve Hopkins]]
*[[Trey Lamar]]
*[[Shane Aguirre]]
*[[Jeff Hale]]
*[[Dan Eubanks]]
*[[Robert Foster]]
*[[Ashley Henley]]
*[[Rob Roberson]]
*[[Karl Oliver]]
*[[Bill Kinkade]]
*[[Vince Mangold]]
*[[Brent Powell]]
*[[Cory Wilson]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shirley, William}}
[[Category:Mississippi]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]