Johnny DuPree | |
|---|---|
 DuPree in 2011 | |
| Mayor of Hattiesburg | |
| In office July 2001 – July 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | J. Ed Morgan[1] |
| Succeeded by | Toby Barker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1953 Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Johniece DuPree (m. 1972) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Education | Jones County Junior College University of Southern Mississippi (BS, MS) Jackson State University (PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Johnny DuPree (born November 18, 1953) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the first African-American mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 2001 to 2017. He was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Mississippi in 2011,[1][2] the first African-American major party nominee for governor in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.[3]
DuPree won the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State of Mississippi in the August 2019 primary,[4] but lost in the November 2019 general election.
DuPree was the Democratic candidate in Mississippi's 4th congressional district for the 2022 midterm elections.[5]
- ^ a b "Sweet Victory For First Black Mayor Of Hattiesburg, Ms". Jet. 2001. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
- ^ The Associated Press (August 24, 2011). "Johnny DuPree wins Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial runoff". gulflive. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ Emily Wagster Pettus (August 24, 2011). "Miss: 1st black modern major-party nominee for gov". Retrieved August 24, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "DuPree wins Democratic nomination for secretary of state; Britton falls in primary". WDAM 7. August 6, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
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