Andy Gipson

J. Andrew Gipson (born December 21, 1976) is an American politician. He is the current Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. A member of the Republican Party, Gipson served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 77th District from 2008 until his appointment as Agriculture Commissioner in 2018.

Gipson is special counsel in the law firm of Jones Walker LLP's banking and financial services practice group in Jackson.

State Representative 2008-2018 
Gipson championed the "open carry" law, which passed while he was in office.

Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner 
On March 30, 2018, Governor Phil Bryant announced that he would appoint Gipson to the office of Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner, succeeding Cindy Hyde-Smith, who was appointed by Bryant to serve in the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy left by Thad Cochran. He was sworn in on April 2 to complete Hyde-Smith's uncompleted term.

2019 General Election
With 845,529 votes cast on the ballot for the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Gipson easily defended his seat with a 59% to 41% win. Mississippi has a nearly $9 billion industry in Agriculture and Commerce. In Gipson's acceptance speech he announced his office will focus on workforce development among teens.

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