Michael Guest (politician)
Michael Guest | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Gregg Harper |
District Attorney of Rankin County and Madison County | |
In office 2008–2019 | |
Preceded by | David Clark |
Succeeded by | John K. Bramlett Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Patrick Guest February 4, 1970 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Haley Kennedy |
Children | 2 |
Education | Mississippi State University (BS) University of Mississippi (JD) |
Website | House website |
Michael Patrick Guest (born February 4, 1970) is an American attorney and Republican politician from Brandon, Mississippi. He has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019.
Biography[]
Michael Patrick Guest[1] was born on February 4, 1970.[2] He graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and the University of Mississippi School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He served as the Assistant District Attorney for Madison and Rankin counties from 1994 to 2008, and became District Attorney in 2008.[3]
U.S. House of Representatives[]
Elections[]
- 2018
Guest ran for the United States House of Representatives in Mississippi's 3rd congressional district to succeed Gregg Harper, who chose not to seek reelection.[4] In the six-way June Republican primary election, Guest received the most votes (45%), with Whit Hughes coming in second with 22%.[5] Because no candidate received 50% of the vote, Guest and Hughes faced each other in a primary runoff election,[6] which Guest won.[5] Guest defeated State Representative Michael Evans, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.[7]
Guest campaigned as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.[5]
Tenure[]
In December 2020, Guest was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives to sign an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, a lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden defeated[8] Trump. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state.[9][10][11]
On May 19, 2021, Guest was one of 35 Republicans who joined all Democrats in voting to approve legislation to establish the January 6, 2021 commission meant to investigate the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[12]
Committee assignments[]
- Committee on Homeland Security
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
- Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade
- Committee on Ethics
Electoral history[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Guest | 29,157 | 44.8 | |
Republican | Whit Hughes | 14,464 | 22.2 | |
Republican | Perry Parker | 10,562 | 16.2 | |
Republican | Sally Doty | 6,608 | 10.2 | |
Republican | Morgan Dunn | 3,820 | 5.9 | |
Republican | Katherine Tate | 416 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 65,027 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Guest | 31,121 | 65.1 | |
Republican | Whit Hughes | 16,691 | 34.9 | |
Total votes | 47,812 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Guest | 160,284 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | Michael Evans | 94,461 | 36.7 | |
Reform | Matthew Holland | 2,526 | 1.0 | |
Total votes | 257,271 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 67,269 | 89.8 | |
Republican | James Tulp | 7,618 | 10.2 | |
Total votes | 74,887 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Guest (incumbent) | 221,064 | 64.7 | |
Democratic | Dorothy "Dot" Benford | 120,782 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 341,846 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
References[]
- ^ Statement of Organization, Friends of Michael Guest
- ^ Michael Guest - Candidate for House of Representatives MS 3rd District. (Republican)
- ^ "Candidate Questionnaire: Michael Guest". Jackson Free Press. May 30, 2018.
- ^ "District Attorney Michael Guest running to replace Gregg Harper". Clarion-Ledger. January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c Sarah Fowler (June 27, 2018). "Michael Guest defeats Whit Hughes in GOP House primary runoff". Clarion-Ledger.
- ^ "Michael Guest, Whit Hughes head to Republican runoff in MS03 race". Clarion-Ledger. June 6, 2018.
- ^ Sarah Fowler, Republican Michael Guest defeats Democrat Michael Evans in #MS03, Clarion Ledger (November 7, 2018).
- ^ Blood, Michael R.; Riccardi, Nicholas (December 5, 2020). "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (December 11, 2020). "Supreme Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ "Order in Pending Case" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. December 11, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ Diaz, Daniella. "Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court". CNN. Archived from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ LeBlanc, Paul (May 19, 2021). "Here are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission". CNN. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Congressman Michael Guest official U.S. House website
- Michael Guest for Congress
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1970 births
- District attorneys in Mississippi
- Living people
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
- Mississippi Republicans
- Mississippi State University alumni
- Politicians from Woodbury, New Jersey
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 21st-century American politicians
- University of Mississippi School of Law alumni