William Denny Jr.

William C. Denny Jr. (born August 22, 1930) is an American politician and current member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He is the current floor leader of the Republicans in the house.[1]

Billy Denny
Majority Leader of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2012 – January 7, 2020
Preceded by???
Succeeded byTBD
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 64th district
In office
January 1988 – January 7, 2020
Preceded by???
Succeeded byShanda Yates
Personal details
Born (1930-08-22) August 22, 1930
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Sue Johnsey
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BS)

Denny is an alumnus of the University of Maryland and retired business executive and banker. He is a retired Senior Vice President of Southeastern Operations of a multi-national banking corporation.[2]

Elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1988, he serves District 64, encompassing Hinds County and Madison County. He serves on the Apportionment and Elections as chairman, and as member of the appropriations, congressional redistricting, constitution, Judiciary A, Judiciary En Banc, legislative reapportionment and municipalities committees.[2]

In November 2019, Denny was defeated by Shanda Yates. The race was extremely close, with Yates winning by a margin of less than 150 votes (50.8% to 49.2%), and results took nearly two weeks to certify.[3][4][5] His term will end January 7, 2020.

He is married to Sue Rose Johnsey, and with her has four children. He is Catholic.[2]

References
  1. http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3654/william-denny-jr#.Uso5w2RDveU
  2. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/denny.xml
  3. Pittman, Ashton (2019-11-18). "It's Official: Dem Shanda Yates Ousts 32-Year Republican in Mississippi House". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  4. Ramseth, Luke (2019-11-19). "It's official: Democrat Shanda Yates flips longtime Mississippi Republican seat in House". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. "Mississippi House of Representatives District 64". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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