Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives

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The Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives is the presiding officer and leading legislative authority of the state's lower legislative chamber, responsible for guiding lawmaking and managing House proceedings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
state legislative leadership position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Mississippi ⓘ
associatedWith Mississippi Constitution ⓘ
rules of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
canBeReelected yes ⓘ
category Mississippi politics ⓘ
Mississippi state legislators ⓘ
Speakers of state lower houses in the United States ⓘ
chamber lower house ⓘ
constituency members of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement must be a duly elected member of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver legislative calendar of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
recognition of motions and points of order in the House ⓘ
hasLowerRankThan Governor of Mississippi ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi ⓘ
isHigherRankThan other members of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
jurisdiction Mississippi House chamber ⓘ
legislativeBody Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
officeCity Jackson, Mississippi ⓘ
officeLocation Mississippi State Capitol ⓘ
officeType state-level office ⓘ
partOf Mississippi Legislature ⓘ
positionHeldIn Mississippi state government ⓘ
residenceRequirement must be a resident of Mississippi ⓘ
role guides lawmaking in the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
influences the legislative agenda ⓘ
interprets and enforces House rules ⓘ
leading legislative authority of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
maintains order during House sessions ⓘ
manages House proceedings ⓘ
may appoint committee chairs subject to House rules ⓘ
may appoint members to certain House committees ⓘ
oversees floor debate ⓘ
participates in state budget and appropriations process ⓘ
presiding officer of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
recognizes members to speak on the House floor ⓘ
refers bills to House committees ⓘ
represents the House in official capacities ⓘ
signs bills and resolutions passed by the House ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by members of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
styleOfAddress Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mister Speaker ⓘ
termLength corresponds to the term of the Mississippi House ⓘ
typically four years ⓘ

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Mississippi House of Representatives → officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment → Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ
Jason White → positionHeld → Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives ⓘ