Lynn Fitch

Lynn Fitch REPRepublican

Attorney General

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Lynn FitchREPRepublican Attorney General
62
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13
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MSResidence (state)

Lynn Fitch (born October 5, 1961) is an American lawyer, politician, and the 40th Mississippi Attorney General. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican since 1878. Previously, she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. As Attorney General of Mississippi, she has been part of legal efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. In 2023, she declined to defend Mississippi's longstanding state law on vaccination requirements.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Mississippi
BBA
University of Mississippi
JD
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Attorney General
State of Mississippi
2020 - Current
Treasurer
State of Mississippi
2011 - 2020
Former Bond Lawyer
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation
Former Counsel
Ways and Means Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Counsel
Local and Private Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Deputy Executive Director of External Affairs and Support Services
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Former Executive Director
Mississippi State Personnel Board
Former Special Assistant Attorney General
Mississippi Attorney Generals Office
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
Member
Madison United Methodist Church
Current
Member
National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)
Current
Member
State Financial Officers Foundation
Current
Co-Chair
Economy, Jobs, and Debt Subcommittee, Republican National Convention Committee on Resolutions
2012
Board Member
Mississippi Commission on Work Force Excellence
Board Member
First Responders of Mississippi
Board Member
State Bond Commission
Board Member
Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund
Board Member
Public Employees Retirement System
Former Member
Board of Directors, American Red Cross
Former Member
Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries
Former President
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Former Vice President
Southern Region, National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)
Member
National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appellate, Board of Governors
Member
Leadership Mississippi
Member
National Association of State Workforce Agencies
Member
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Member
National Association of Government Communicators
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