Missy McGee

Missy Warren McGee (born March 31, 1966) is an American politician, representing the 102nd district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2017.

Early life and education McGee was born on March 31, 1966, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and attended Hattiesburg High School. Afterwards, she enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in speech communication. She earned her master's degree in speech communication from the same alma mater. She moved back to Mississippi and has worked as an instructor for speech communication at the University of Southern Mississippi. In the special election, she ran against three others: Cory Ferraez, Casey Mercier, and Kathryn Rehner, all listed without party labels. McGee won the run-off with 2,110 votes to 1,000 votes, a 67.8%–32.2% margin. She was sworn in on October 13, 2017. Then-Republican Governor Phil Bryant issued a congratulatory statement to McGee in response to the win. Although McGee was listed as independent on the ticket, McGee was supported by Republicans while her main contender, Rehner, was supported by Democrats.

McGee ran unopposed in the 2019 Republican primary election, and, in the general election, she faced off against Brandon Rue.

McGee was the only Republican to vote against a 2019 heartbeat abortion bill. Although she voted yes to a 15-week abortion ban in 2018, McGee emphasized that she couldn't support the bill, stating, "... cannot support legislation that makes such hard line, final decisions for other women."

In 2020, McGee voted yes on the bill to change the Mississippi State Flag.

Personal life McGee has two sons. They are Methodist.