Thursday, March 29, 2018

Meet the new Commish of Ag

Governor Phil Bryant issued the following statement.


Governor Phil Bryant Announces Appointment of Rep. Andy Gipson 
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

 Gov. Phil Bryant announced today that he will appoint Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Gipson will replace Cindy Hyde-Smith, who Gov. Bryant appointed to the U.S. Senate

Gipson’s appointment will be effective April 2. He will serve the remainder of the term.

“I am delighted that Andy has accepted the appointment as Mississippi’s next Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce,” Gov. Bryant said. “As a farmer and attorney, he is uniquely qualified to immediately assume the responsibilities of the agency and continue to grow Mississippi’s agricultural economy. Agri-business is our state’s largest industry and Chairman Gipson’s professional and public experience makes him well-suited for this opportunity.”

Gipson has represented House District 77, which encompasses parts of Simpson and Rankin counties, in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2008. He has served as chairman of the House Judiciary B Committee since 2012 and as chairman of the Ethics Committee since 2016.

“Thank you, Governor Bryant, for this unique opportunity to serve all Mississippians,” Gipson said. “I’m eager to build upon the excellent work Cindy Hyde-Smith has accomplished for Mississippi farmers, and I’ll be actively exploring ways to further strengthen agriculture as the largest industry of our state. I want to see Mississippi agriculture and commerce grow and thrive for the next generation, and you can bet I’ll work hard to reach that goal.”

During his legislative service, Gipson served on the House Agriculture, Appropriations, Ways and Means, County Affairs, Insurance, Municipalities, and Transportation committees, among others. He was treasurer for the Mississippi Legislative Conservation Coalition from 2010-17 and treasurer for the Mississippi House Republican Conference from 2012-16. He was selected this week as the Mississippi Legislative Conservative Coalition’s 2018 Conservative Legislator of the Year.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving named him Legislator of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2014, Pro-Life Mississippi named him Pro-Life Legislator of the Year. The National Rifle Association bestowed its Defender of Freedom Award on Gipson in 2013. That same year, the Central Mississippi Friends of NRA selected him for the Kirk Fordice Freedom Award, named after the former governor.

Gipson has owned and managed a cattle operation in Simpson County for more than 20 years and a tree farm since 2004. He is a member of the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association and the Simpson County Development Foundation.

Gipson received a bachelor of arts in political science in 1999 from Mississippi College and a juris doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law in 2002, graduating first in his class of 113 students. He was active in the Christian Law Students Association and was editor-in-chief of the Mississippi College Law Review. He has been in private law practice since 2002.

Gipson is a Baptist minister and has served as pastor of Gum Springs Baptist Church since 2011. He and his wife, Leslie, have been married since 2001. They have four children — Joseph, Benjamin, Abigail and Sarah. They reside on their small working farm in Simpson County.

46 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear GOD can we just STOP with the fruit basket turnover? Now who replaces Andy?

Anonymous said...

At least he can't do stupid gun shit as Ag Commissioner.

Anonymous said...

But will he fight fer our flag? S'all I cares about.

McDaniel fer President!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Great appointment. Now maybe the legislature will be able to focus on important issues, not the G,G,& G focus of Jud B in the House.

Anonymous said...

So no more stupid bills from Andy! Hoorah!

Anonymous said...

Overqualified!

Anonymous said...

Good way to get him out of the legislature.

Anonymous said...

Bryant continues his unending slide down the terlet bowl of Mississippi history.

Alpha Storm said...

Now Phil can appoint Chris McDaniel to Andy Gipson's open seat. That why them tin foil hat supporters will not claim conspiracy in Mississippi government.

Anonymous said...

Thank God we got this idiot out of the legislature!

Anonymous said...

Shazam! This is a great position for Gomer Pyle.

Anonymous said...

“First, we kill all the lawyers...” - William Shakespeare

Anonymous said...

From what I know of his law firm, Jones Walker, where he was never a partner, they will be thrilled to see his increasingly embarrassing, intolerant extremism gone for good. As for the rest of us, let's just pray that he doesn't try to use the new post as a stepping stone to something else.

Anonymous said...

Another perfect example of why we continue to be laughing stock of this country. Gov. Feel has made sure that we stay 50th. You are welcome, Arkansas!

Anonymous said...

Seriously?? Just when you think it cannot get any worse.

Anonymous said...

Oh, yes, let’s give this guy a statewide position and springboard to a bigger job........ sounds familiar

Anonymous said...

Not sure exactly what the Ag Commish does (nor why it qualifies one to be appointed to the US Senate), but Gipson will do a good job in that role. He’s definitely a caricature of himself which makes ad hominem attacks pretty easy for a bunch of y’all, but you should be thankful for that. He’d be a bigger threat if dropped the country bumpkin schtick and polished his brand.

Anonymous said...

Hope the next legislator from Braxton is not such a right wing nut case. Plrease Braton, don’t do it to us again!

Anonymous said...

Great place for him since it is a job not even needed. Can’t wait to see him give speeches in a cowboy hat with a six shooter strapped on. Maybe from on top of a horse.

Anonymous said...

PLEASE someone tell me this is a joke. This man is a horrible example of a Christian. He has the biggest ego in the Capitol. He is a full-on idiot and so are his kool aide drinking followers. This is terrible for our state. The only good thing is he won’t get to introduce crazy backwoods legislation. Philbilly-you are a sad person. I can’t wait for you to go the f&$# home. You are wrecking our state with your idiot appointments. Seriously, please stop this insanity. #NoMorePhilbilly

Anonymous said...

Gipson is not dumb. He’s more like a great White who has convinced everyone he is a guppy. We will be calling him Governor within a decade. Hood will hold office 8 years while he builds his brand and cleans up in 2027.

Anonymous said...

Way to go Phil! Appointing the biggest fool in the legislature to statewide office. On the plus side, I will now get to vote against Andy Gipson, something I haven't been able to do in the past since I don't live in his legislative district.

Anonymous said...

O' Brother Where Art Thou has entered the building!

Anonymous said...

10 Commandments coming to the state fair, just wait..

Anonymous said...

There goes beer/alcohol sales at the State Fair..........

Anonymous said...

Can’t see the zoo poll results. Hyde smith ad in way of results........oh wait.....is that on purpose? Hmmmmm

Anonymous said...

The name is Andy. The body and mannerisms of Barney. The brain of Floyd. Just call him Goober.

Anonymous said...

Don’t be fooled and never let your guard down with Andy. Dangerously smart but also dangerously a demagogic apostle of of intolerance and passionate hatreds who knows how to whip up rednecks. He would be handsome in jack boots and an SS uniform with a red arm band. Whatever he runs for other than this AG post, he must be stoutly opposed. Beware.

Anonymous said...

I have no idea who this guy is but when the chorus of JJ clowns line up against him then I know he must be good. It is a great honor to be hated by some people.

Anonymous said...

It will be interesting to see how Gipson handles the "and Commerce" part of the MS Dept. of Ag & Commerce. MDAC has a lot of responsibilities that people do not see - they inspect food and grocery stores, they verify gas pumps for accuracy and have a law enforcement component just for the Ag world. If the new Commissioner wanted to make some noise there is a lot of opportunity. I don't think an attorney has ever been Ag chief - not in a long time, anyway. Culturally, Gipson is a good fit for the department - they are down to earth, God-fearing folks.

Anonymous said...

"Can’t wait to see him give speeches in a cowboy hat with a six shooter strapped on. Maybe from on top of a horse."

Think about what you just posted. Then think about the guy who appointed him.

Anonymous said...

I'll be long gone from this state if Gipson gets anywhere near the governor's mansion. Haven't we had enough of the right wing goobs?

Anonymous said...

8:09 -- No, actually Andy is dumb. I know from being in the room with him many times. He's one of those people who latches on to one grossly oversimplified idea and just keeps saying it until someone else acknowledges him, just so the conversation can progress. Sort of like a stubborn puppy.

To be fair, he's somewhat less dumb than a fair number of legislators and fourth tier law school grads. And he's certainly less dumb than his mannerisms suggest.

But make no mistake, he is not smart enough to understand complex policy issues.

Of course, that's no bar from being governor of the 50th state. Indeed, it's arguably a point in his favor with many voters.

Anonymous said...

This is a wonderful long term strategy.
Gipson is gone from the legislature and will eventually have to run statewide for Ag Commissioner where he can be soundly defeated. And, that should effectively ruin his career in politics.

Anonymous said...

Gosh, 9:12, who pissed in your whiskey? Or rather, is there anybody who hasn't?

Anonymous said...

In the words of the Who, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."

However, instead of "we won't be fooled again", it is "we are fooled again".

Louis LeFleur said...

Per the Marshall Ramsey cartoon (that I don't seem to be able to create a proper CL link to), he'll arm the hen house.

Anonymous said...

Speaking of politics, I just noticed I've been invited to a crawfish boil by Whit Hughes. Says so right on this here blog. I just noticed in the fine print, though, that I have to bring $200 if I plan to attend.

I also just noticed the Confederate Battle Flag over Hyde-Smith's left shoulder in her ad claiming she's a lifelong conservative.

Anonymous said...

About the time you have shoutout on the midway at the state fair, we can then thank Phil. Not to mention concerts! Heaven help us!

Anonymous said...

Wow! The trolls are putting in overtime today. 9:12 I believe the comment you made about getting on one subject and riding it is the tactic that you libertarian democrats are famous ie. “You tell a big enough lie and repeat it often enough and it will eventually be accepted as the truth!”. You are using typical leftist tactics, “ accuse the other side of doing what wrong you are doing!”.
Looking forward to seeing Chris McDaniel elected United States Senator.

Anonymous said...

My 4:04 comment should have read libtard democrats, damn spell checker!!!

Anonymous said...

First there is a need for an Ag Commissioner in Mississippi due to the states farming communities.

Yeah, some of us are glad to see Gipson gone from the legislature; on the flip-side what will he mess up as Ag Commissioner. 9:11pm made a good point when they said "there goes beer/alcohol sales at the State Fair.........." and Gipson is the type of politician that wants to legislate on his religious ideology. So, that is something legitimately to be concerned about.

As far as this position propelling him to larger office, you all have the ability to not vote for him if he were to run for higher office. You have the ability to educate your friends, family, and neighbors on Gipson's firebrand politics.

To those who think Gipson will be Governor in Mississippi one day, if Triple Cheese Tater becomes Governor you can hang that idea up. Because Mississippi have so much debt, no Republican will be given the opportunity to clean up Taters mess. Hell, in all honesty no Republican should be given the opportunity to clean up Bryant's mess.

Unknown said...


@ March 30, 2018 at 4:04 PM Anonymous said...

"Wow! The trolls are putting in overtime today. 9:12 I believe the comment you made about getting on one subject and riding it is the tactic that you libertarian democrats are famous ie. “You tell a big enough lie and repeat it often enough and it will eventually be accepted as the truth!”. You are using typical leftist tactics, “ accuse the other side of doing what wrong you are doing!”.


You are so right. Libertarian Democrats like

1. Donald Trump,

Fake news, No collusion, I'm gonna save coal jobs, fault on both sides, Mexicans are rapists and murderers, I don't care what the video/audio contained , I never said that.

2. Jeff Sessions

The NAACP is a terrorist group, never met with the Russians (Ambassador), was neither a member of or spokesperson for the Trump March 30, 2018 at 4:04 Presidential campaign,

3. Vice President Pence

Nobody told me Flynn was a security risk, our intelligence agencies have certified that Russian meddling in our election process, if any did in fact exist, did not affect the election results, the Trump Campaign was not in contact with WIKI-Leaks during the campaign.

Need I say more?

Anonymous said...

10:32: Well said! I agree with you! Trump as a person is just an awful person. Can’t respect him. His EPA Director is Exhibit 1 as to what is wrong with his administration. A real and present danger to our environment. Trump is reckless in every way.

Anonymous said...

8:04...when you typed that, were you under an umbrella at Walkers or over at Babalu?

Anonymous said...

It has been a month since Andy Gipson was sworn in as Ag Commissioner, yet he is still listed as a practicing attorney with Jones Walker on both the firm's website and the MS Bar Directory. There is no announcement from the firm that he is leaving to serve as Ag Commissioner. Is he planning to continue practicing law at JW while he serves as Ag Commissioner?



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