what is the salary of the governor of mississippi
$122,160
title: Jim Hood text: Jim Hood James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, having defeated the Republican nominee Scott Newton. A former District Attorney, Hood succeeded Mike Moore. He is currently the only elected Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi. He announced on October 3, 2018 that he will be running for Governor of Mississippi in 2019. Hood is a native of New Houlka in Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi. In 1988, Hood received his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi at Oxford. As an title: Governor (United States) text: in his salary in 2015, and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear reduced his salary by 10 percent during the same year. Only six states (California, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia) currently offer their governors a higher salary than the $174,000 paid to members of Congress. In many states, the governor is not the highest-paid state employee; most often, that distinction is held by the head football or men's basketball coach at a major state university. All states except Louisiana hold gubernatorial elections on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. The earliest possible date for the title: Jim Hood text: reputation. Hood announced that he will be a candidate for Governor of Mississippi in 2019 on October 3, 2018.. Jim Hood James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, having defeated the Republican nominee Scott Newton. A former District Attorney, Hood succeeded Mike Moore. He is currently the only elected Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi. He announced on October 3, 2018 that he will be running for Governor of Mississippi in 2019. Hood is a native of New Houlka in Chickasaw County title: Phil Bryant text: Phil Bryant Dewey Phillip Bryant (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician serving as the 64th and current Governor of Mississippi since 2012. He previously served as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th State Auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008. A Republican, Bryant was elected governor in the 2011 gubernatorial election, having defeated the Democratic nominee, Mayor Johnny DuPree of Hattiesburg. He was reelected in the 2015 election, defeating truck driver Robert Gray. Bryant was born on December 9, 1954 in Moorhead in Sunflower County in the Mississippi Delta. The son of title: Haley Barbour text: Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American politician, lobbyist, author and member of the Republican Party who served as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi, from 2004 to 2012. He was given a national spotlight in August 2005 when Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997. Prior to holding elective office, Barbour was a lobbyist and co-founder of the Washington lobbying firm BGR Group. which he again joined after his service as governor. Barbour also co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Immigration Task Force. Barbour