article_snippet.sent: Elite family: him stepfather is John Arthur Eaves Jr, pictured with him mother Angel Eaves, during the 2007 campaign for governor of Mississippi.
article_snippet.sent: Eaves Jr, the Democratic candidate, lost and is now a pro-life lawyer .
article_snippet.sent: His stepfather John Arthur Eaves Jr, a born-again Christian who was slammed for blaming unemployment on the state's Hispanic population during his 2007 election campaign, did not respond to DailyMail.com's request for a comment last week before releasing a statement a day later.
article_snippet.sent: Now CEO of Eaves Law Firm in Jackson, Mississippi, Eaves Jr has unsuccessfully run for state governor and U.S. Congress.
article_snippet.sent: Eaves Jr lost to the Republican incumbent Haley Barbour, winning 42 per cent of the vote, following controversial claims about the state's growing Latino population.
highlights_snippet.sent: He is the stepson of John Arthur Eaves Jr, Democratic candidate for Mississippi governor in 2007, now an esteemed pro-life lawyer .
  