“You can look at our economy, our health care, our education, poverty, and we’re at the bottom of all those categories.
“Health care, jobs, child care, minimum wage, education – (our current representative) votes against it, then they come home and talk about what they brought to us,” DuPree said. So far, seven other candidates have qualified for the seat: Democrat David Sellers Republicans Carl Boyanton, Raymond Brooks, Mike Ezell and Clay Wagner Libertarian Alden Johnson and Independent Graham Hudson. We’ve got to change some of that if we’re ever going to climb out of the bottom.” The things that Mississippi is needful of seem to be all rooted against from our representative. “We continually, on all levels that a state is judged by, we’re on the bottom of the totem pole, and we’ve got to have some change of thought to (fix) that. “I just think that there’s no diversity of thought from the representation that we have. “I’ve always been motivated to not only try to move Hattiesburg forward, but Mississippi forward as well,” DuPree said.
The seat is currently held by longtime incumbent Steven Palazzo and includes Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and Wayne counties, along with a portion of Clarke County.
After a 30-year career in public service with the Hattiesburg Public School District Board of Trustees, the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and mayor of the City of Hattiesburg, Johnny DuPree is looking to continue his political career with a run in the upcoming election for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District.ĭuPree, a Democrat, recently qualified for the election, which is scheduled for Nov.