Betty Jane Long | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 1956 – January 3, 1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 8, 1928 Electric Mills, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 2023 (aged 95) Marion, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Millsaps College (BS) University of Alabama (MS) University of Mississippi (LLB) |
Betty Jane Long (May 8, 1928 – June 29, 2023) was an American politician and attorney who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1956 to 1984.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, she was one of few women legislators in Mississippi during her time in the House. She chaired several committees and subcommittees, including a subcommittee on the Equal Rights Amendment, which she opposed. After her retirement from the House, Long was appointed to a committee that drafted a proposal for a new Constitution of Mississippi.