Ralph H. Doxey
{{Short description|American politician (born 1950)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date = {{bda|1950|12|7}}
| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
| state_house1 = Mississippi
| district1 = multiple
| state_senate = Mississippi
| termstart1 = January 1976
| termend1 = January 1988
| constituency1 = 3A (1976-1980)
5th (1980-?)
| district = 2nd
| termstart = January 2004
| termend = January 2008
| spouse = Jean Hutchinson
| children = 4
| party = Republican (after 2004)
| otherparty = Democratic (before 2004)
| relations = Wall Doxey (grandfather)
| preceded = Bill Stone
}}
Ralph Hindman Doxey (born December 7, 1950) is an American attorney and politician, who served in the Mississippi Senate who represented the 2nd district which encompasses Benton, Marshall and Tippah counties from 2004 to 2008.
Early life and education
Ralph Hindman Doxey was born on December 7, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee.{{Cite journal|last=Mississippi. Legislature|date=1980-01-01|title=Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1980]|url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/sta_leghb/15|journal=Mississippi Legislature Hand Books}} He is a grandson of Wall Doxey, who was a U. S. Senator from Mississippi.{{Cite news |date=2004-09-19 |title=Republicans welcome Sen. Ralph Doxey |pages=74 |work=Clarion-Ledger |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103207754/republicans-welcome-sen-ralph-doxey/ |access-date=2022-06-05}} He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a B.B.A. and from the university's law school with a J.D. Doxey is affiliated with Phi Delta Theta, Delta Sigma Pi and Phi Alpha Delta. He is a member of Ducks Unlimited and the National Rifle Association.
Politics
Doxey served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976{{Cite journal|last=Mississippi. Legislature|date=1976-01-01|title=Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1976]|url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/sta_leghb/14|journal=Mississippi Legislature Hand Books}} until 1988. In 2003, Doxey was elected to the Senate, where he was chairman of the Corrections Committee and vice chairman of the Judiciary, Division A committee. He also served on the Fees, Salaries & Administration; Finance; Highways & Transportation and Labor committees. One year after being elected, he switched political parties (from Democrat to Republican). This was not a popular move with his constituency, where there had been a Democratic Senator since Reconstruction. He served there from 2004 until 2008, when he was defeated in the 2007 general election by Bill Stone, a Democrat from Ashland, Mississippi.Pettus, Emily Wagster (24 December 2007) [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104112855/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/hattiesburgamerican/access/1718104351.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+24,+2007&author=EMILY+WAGSTER+PETTUS&pub=Hattiesburg+American&desc=Miss.+losing+some+of+its+most+vocal+senators&pqatl=google Miss. losing some of its most vocal senators], Hattiesburg American, Retrieved November 9, 2010 In 2008, he was hired by Governor Haley Barbour to be the Senate Liaison to the Governor, where he still serves.
Personal life
Doxey is married to Jean Hutchinson. They have four children. He is a Presbyterian.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ls.state.ms.us/senate/doxey.htm Ralph Doxey at the Mississippi Senate]
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Category:Mississippi state senators
Category:Mississippi Republicans
Category:Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee
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Category:Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Category:Mississippi Democrats
Category:20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
Category:21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature