"Pontotoc is blessed with the best when it comes to people representing our county at the state level! One of those blessings is Representative Beth Luther-Waldo who serves the 15th District which is our hometown and county of Pontotoc. During the dates of February 19th-27th, I got to witness a first-hand account of what it is like to work within our state capital. Specifically, I got to serve in the Mississippi House of Representatives which has 122 members in its ranks. While working, I experienced how the legislative process worked and also witnessed how representatives from all corners of the state interacted with each other." Kye Webb
1st Picture: Representative Beth Luther-Waldo, Kye Webb, and Speaker of the House Jason White.
2nd Picture: (From Left to Right) Senator Chuck Younger, Chairman of Agriculture for the Senate, Representative Bill Pigott, Chairman of Agriculture for the House, and Nick Hall, Deputy Director of Government Affairs for the Department of Agriculture. They explained how it is important to be influential leaders in the world of Agriculture.
3rd Picture: (From Left to Right) Kye Webb, Michael Watson, Secretary of State, and Mitzi Russell. Nurse Russell and I learned how the legislative process works while also getting an education on how important voting is and how to start a student voter registration drive.
4th and 5th Pictures: Taylor McNair, a lobbyist for Farm Bureau, and also Mark Leggett, President of the Mississippi Egg Association spoke to the Agriculture Commissioner's Youth Council on how to be an advocate for our interests.
6th Picture: I was invited to join the Senators and the Representatives on the House floor to witness the State of the State Address which is Mississippi's version of the State of the Union Address that is given by the President to Congress, a big honor.
7th Picture: I was fortunate enough to stand beside Senator Kathy Chism who is the Senator over the 3rd District which includes Pontotoc and got to converse before the State of the State Address.