Perry Van Bailey is a farmer serving as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He was elected in 2023. He is a native of Calhoun County, Mississippi. Bailey represents House District 23 including people in Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, and Webster counties.
Political career
Van Bailey ran in a 2023 special election to succeed Republican Charles Jim Beckett representing the 23rd district in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Beckett had resigned to become the director for the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. Special legislative elections in Mississippi are officially nonpartisan, though Van Bailey stated he would serve as a Republican. Both Van Bailey and Andrew Stepp, a pharmacy owner, advanced to a runoff, which Van Bailey won by a margin of 7 votes.
Van Bailey faced Stepp in a rematch in the Republican primary for the 2023 general election to the same seat. Van Bailey lost to Stepp by a margin of 53–47.
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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Calhoun County, Mississippi Farmers from Mississippi Date of birth missing (living people)