Summary
Clifford Ronald Shows (born January 26, 1947) is an American educator and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi. He served two terms in Congress from 1999 to 2003.
Ronnie Shows | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Parker |
| Succeeded by | Chip Pickering (Redistricting) |
| Commissioner for the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Southern District | |
| In office 1988–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Joiner |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Brown |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate | |
| In office 1980–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ike Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Billy Harvey |
| Constituency | 42nd district (1980–1984) 41st district (1984–1988) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clifford Ronald Shows January 26, 1947 Moselle, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Southern Mississippi (BS) |
Biography edit
Shows was born in Moselle, Mississippi on January 26, 1947. He graduated from Moselle High School in 1965 and from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971, earning degrees in education and political science. Shows worked as a teacher, before being elected as circuit clerk of Jefferson Davis County in 1976. From 1980 until 1988, he was a member of the Mississippi State Senate. After the senate, he was elected to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Southern District; he served from 1988-1998.[1]
Congress edit
A Democrat, Shows was elected to Congress in 1998 and represented Mississippi's 4th district from January 3, 1999, until January 3, 2003.[1] In 2002, Shows was pitted against fellow Congressman Chip Pickering, a Republican from the neighboring 3rd District, after Mississippi lost a seat in the 2000 Congressional redistricting.[2] Shows' Jackson-based district was dismantled and split between three neighboring districts. The largest chunk, including his home in Bassfield, was placed in Pickering's district. The new district heavily favored Pickering; notably, it was seven points whiter than Shows' old district and contained over 60 percent of Pickering's former territory. Pickering soundly defeated Shows with over 60% of the vote in the new 3rd District.[3]
In the 107th Congress, Shows introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment with 22 cosponsors and would have amended the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as legally between one man and one woman.[4] The Amendment failed to advance in Congress.
Shows is a resident of Bassfield, Mississippi.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c United States Congress. "Ronnie Shows (id: S001147)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Pickering defeats fellow incumbent in Mississippi". CNN. November 6, 2002. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ Nash, Jere; Taggart, Andy (2009). "THE STATE FLAG AND CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT, 2000–2001". Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2008, Second Edition. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-60473-266-5.
- ^ "Democrat Proposes Anti-Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendment". Log Cabin Republicans. 2002-05-15. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Ronnie Shows (id: S001147)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN