: ▁Philip ▁G unn ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁Republican ▁chair men ▁ ▁W irt ▁Y er ger , ▁ 1 9 5 6 - 1 9 6 6 ▁Clar ke ▁Re ed , ▁ 1 9 6 6 - 1 9 7 6 ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Pick ering , ▁ 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 7 8 ▁Michael ▁Ret zer , ▁ 1 9 7 8 - 1 9 8 2 ; ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 1 ▁Ev ely n ▁Mc Ph ail , ▁ 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 2 ▁Jim ▁Her ring , ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Brad ▁White , ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁Ar nie ▁Hed erman , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Joe ▁N oss uf , ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 7 ▁Luci en ▁Smith , ▁ 2 0 1 7 – Pres ent ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Mississippi ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁ ▁Lewis ▁Mc All ister , ▁first ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁since ▁Re const ruction , ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 8 , ▁from ▁Mer id ian ▁ ▁Se el ig ▁W ise , ▁first ▁Republican ▁state ▁sen ator ▁since ▁Re const ruction , ▁served ▁ 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 6 8 ▁( Co ah oma , ▁Tun ica , ▁and ▁Qu it man ▁count ies ) ▁ ▁References