Full Name:
William 'Billy' Gardner Hewes III
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Paula; 4 Children: Katie, Sarah, Gardner, Sam
Birth Date:
10/27/1961
Birth Place:
New Iberia, LA
Home City:
Gulfport, MS
Religion:
Catholic
BA, University of Southern Mississippi, 1984
Former President Pro Tempore, Mississippi State Senate
Senator
Candidate, Mississippi State Lieutenant Governor, 2011
Chair, Gulf States Marine Fishers Commission
Chair, International Relations Committee, American Legislative Exchange Council
Experience, Mississippi Blues Commission
Charter Member, Mississippi Legislative Sportsman's Caucus
Real Estate Broker, Billy Hewes Real Estate, 1989-present
Owner/Agent, Billy Hewes III Insurance Agency, 1985-present
Former National Chair, American Legislative Exchange Council
Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments
Experience, Delegate American Council of Young Political Leaders
Former President, Gulf Coast Association of Life Underwriters
Experience, Gulf Coast Board of Realtors
Board Member, Gulf Coast Boys and Girls Clubs
Experience, Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
Past President, Gulfport Jaycees
Experience, Gulfport Rotary Club
Board Member, Lynn Meadows Children's Discovery Center
Experience, March of Dimes
Experience, National Conference of State Legislators
Member, Saint James Catholic Church
Former President, University of Southern Mississippi Harrison County Alumni Association