Thursday at the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Senator Willie Simmons announced he will be running for Central District Transportation Commissioner.

Senator Simmons has represented Senate District 13 for the past 26 years. He has advocated for affordable, accessible, quality healthcare, quality education, equal rights, better pay, and better job opportunities for all Mississippians.

He has also served as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee for the past 8 years, where he spearheaded efforts to secure increased funding for state and local transportation infrastructure needs. Those included the negotiations of road and bridge money generated by a Mississippi State Lottery, legislation passed during the 2018 Special Session.

Simmons has been a champion for increased funding of Mississippi’s multimodal transportation system to include ports, airports, rail, highways, roads, and bridges.

The announcement comes not long after current Commissioner Dick Hall announced he would not be seeking reelection for his seat.

By
Sarah Ulmer
Y’all Politics

Sarah Ulmer is the Capitol Correspondent for Y’all Politics and covers the political news in the Mississippi Legislature and among Mississippi elected officials. She can be reached at sarah@yallpolitics.com