Andy Gipson's Biography
- Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce (MS), Republican
Contact Information
Office
121 North Jefferson Street
Jackson, 39201
Full Name:
J. Andrew 'Andy' Gipson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Leslie; 4 Children: Joseph, Benjamin, Abigail, Sarah
Birth Date:
12/21/1976
Birth Place:
Flowood, MS
Home City:
Braxton, MS
Religion:
Southern Baptist
JD, Mississippi College School of Law, 2002
BA, Mississippi College, 1999
Commissioner of Agriculture and Food, State of Mississippi, 2024-present
Candidate, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, State of Mississippi, 2023
Representative, Mississippi State House of Representatives, 2008-2018
Delegate, Southern Legislative Conference, 2012
Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Compilation, Revision and Publication Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, County Affairs Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Ethics Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary B Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary En Banc Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Treasurer, Mississippi Legislative Conservative Coalition
Former Member, Municipalities Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Attorney, Watkins, Ludlum, Winter and Stennis, 2001-present
Business Owner, Gipson Land and Cattle, 1995-present
Member, Board of Bar Commisioners, Mississippi Bar Association
Deacon, First Baptist Church
Member, Gideons International
Member, Mississippi Cattlemen's Association