Willie Lee Simmons | |
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Commissioner for the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Central District | |
Assumed office January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Dick Hall |
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 13th district | |
In office January 5, 1993 – January 7, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Robert Crook |
Succeeded by | Sarita Simmons |
Personal details | |
Born | Willie Lee Simmons March 21, 1947 Utica, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Rosie Sibley |
Residence | Cleveland, Mississippi |
Alma mater | Utica Junior College Alcorn State University (BS) Delta State University (EdS, MS) |
Willie Lee Simmons (born March 21, 1947) is an American politician and former member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 13th District, where he served from 1993 to 2020. Simmons ran and won the election to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Central District. Prior to serving in the senate, he worked in the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
He is a member of the Democratic Party. His daughter is Sarita Simmons, Senator for Mississippi's 13th district.