Rod Hickman

Rodgrick Glenard Hickman is an American politician, serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 32nd district since 2021. A Democrat, he won a special election to replace retiring state senator Sampson Jackson.

Born in Shuqualak, Mississippi, he graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He is an attorney at his own law practice, an adjunct law professor at Tougaloo College and the Mississippi University for Women, and a part-time prosecutor for Noxubee County, Mississippi.

Early life and education Hickman was born in Shuqualak, Mississippi. He graduated from Noxubee County High School in 2007. In high school, he was a board member for a smoking prevention and cessation organization.

He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts and later a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from its School of Law. He is a law professor at Tougaloo College and the Mississippi University for Women. Hickman was re-elected in 2023 without opposition in either the primary or general election. He lives in Macon, Mississippi.

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