Jennifer Riley Collins | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Riley November 10, 1965 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Alcorn State University (BA) University of Central Texas (MCJ) Mississippi College (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1985–2017 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Jennifer A. Riley Collins (born November 10, 1965) is an American attorney and politician.
Riley Collins is from Meridian, Mississippi. She graduated from Meridian High School and earned her bachelor's degree from Alcorn State University in 1987. She earned a master's degree in criminal justice administration in 1993 from the University of Central Texas and a Juris Doctor in 1999 from the Mississippi College School of Law.[1]
Riley Collins enlisted in the United States Army in 1985,[2] and served as an intelligence officer on active duty for 14 years. She spent another 18 years in the United States National Guard and United States Army Reserve. She retired at the rank of colonel in 2017. She also served as the executive director of the Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union from 2013 to 2019. In the 2019 election, she ran for Attorney General of Mississippi.[3][4][5] She lost to Lynn Fitch, the Mississippi State Treasurer,[6] which ended the Democratic Party's streak of holding the office since 1878.
In February 2020, Riley Collins became the county administrator for Hinds County.[7]
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- ^ Jimmie E. Gates, Mississippi Clarion Ledger (February 14, 2019). "Mississippi ACLU head to run for state attorney general". Clarionledger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Jennifer for AG (May 3, 2017). "The Democratic Mississippi Attorney General Candidate Said She's "Not Quite Sure" What Bible Pro-Trump Evangelicals Are Reading". Buzzfeednews.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Breanna (October 11, 2019). "Jennifer Riley Collins May Make History As Miss.'s First Black Female AG". Essence.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Silva, Chantal Da (October 2019). "Jennifer Riley Collins: ACLU Director and Veteran Could Soon Be Mississippi's First Black and First Woman Attorney General". Newsweek.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ Tadlock, Summer. "Democratic Attorney General candidate Jennifer Riley Collins remains hopeful after defeat". wlbt.com.
- ^ "Jennifer Riley Collins named Hinds County administrator".