Nickey Browning
{{Short description|American politician (1951–2024)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nickey Browning
| image =
| image name =
| state_senate = Mississippi State
| state = Mississippi
| district = 3rd
| term_start = January 2, 1996
| term_end = January 7, 2020
| preceded = Pud Graham
| succeeded = Kathy Chism
| party = Republican (2013–2024)
Democratic (before 2013)
| birth_name = Nickey Reed Browning
| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|7|19}}
| birth_place = Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|29|1951|7|19}}
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Northeast Mississippi Community College
Mississippi State University
| occupation = Businessman
| spouse = Brenda Smithey
| residence = Ecru, Mississippi
}}
Nickey Reed Browning (July 19, 1951 – October 29, 2024) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate, having represented the 3rd District in northeastern Mississippi from 1996 to 2020.
Early life and education
Browning was born in Ponotoc, Mississippi, on July 19, 1951.{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=http://votesmart.org/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Vote Smart}} He attended Northeast Mississippi Community College and graduated from Mississippi State University.
Political career
On March 27, 2013, Browning switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.{{cite web|last=Pender|first=Geoff|date=March 26, 2013|title=Sen. Browning switches to Republican|url=http://blogs.clarionledger.com/politics/2013/03/26/sen-browning-switches-to-republican|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227051605/http://blogs.clarionledger.com/politics/2013/03/26/sen-browning-switches-to-republican/|archive-date=December 27, 2016|accessdate=March 27, 2013|publisher=Clarion-Ledger}} He did not file for re-election in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Nickey Browning|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Nickey_Browning|access-date=2020-10-09|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
Personal life and death
Browning was a member of the Lions Club.{{Cite web|title=Mississippi Sen. Nickey Browning (R) {{!}} TrackBill|url=https://trackbill.com/legislator/mississippi-senator-nickey-browning/627-7280/|access-date=2020-10-09|website=trackbill.com|language=en}} He was a Methodist.
Browning resided in Ecru in Pontotoc County, near Tupelo, Mississippi. He died on October 29, 2024, at the age of 73.{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Regina |title=Pontotoc's former senator Nickey Browning passed away last week |url=https://www.djournal.com/pontotoc/news/pontotoc-s-former-senator-nickey-browning-passed-away-last-week/article_58895eca-9b09-11ef-a75d-9f0fdf6a82d4.html |access-date=8 November 2024 |publisher=Pontotoc Progress |date=5 November 2024}}
See also
{{Portal|Mississippi|Politics|Business and Economics}}
References
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External links
- [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=8851 Project Vote Smart - Senator Nickey R. Browning (MS)] profile
- [https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6407462 Follow the Money - Campaign contributions from 1999 to 2015]
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Category:People from Pontotoc, Mississippi
Category:Businesspeople from Mississippi
Category:Mississippi Democrats
Category:Mississippi state senators
Category:Mississippi Republicans
Category:American United Methodists
Category:21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
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