NEWS A Word From Stacey My family and I continue to travel all across the state sharing our story and ideas for the auditor's office, but Thursday nights are reserved for campaigning at a place particularly important to me - junior colleges. The junior college system is an invaluable part of Mississippi's education structure. I attended Jones County Junior College and know of this importance firsthand. Junior colleges provide access to high quality education close to home and grow our trained workforce. The auditor's office has a special relationship with junior colleges, so Whitney and I have dedicated ourselves to meeting the students, families, faculty, and administrators who share our concern about higher education. We began our tour of Mississippi's junior colleges at Southwest Community College in Summit, Miss. There we met with administrators to listen to their concerns and ideas about higher education and enjoyed a football game with Southwest Bears fans. My family and I look forward to seeing you on the campaign trail.
Endorsements State Senator Stacey Pickering, Republican candidate for Mississippi State Auditor, recently received the endorsement of the Mississippi Asphalt Pavement Association. "I am concerned about the safety of every Mississippian traveling on our local and state roads," said Stacey Pickering. Mississippi Asphalt Pavement Association is committed to improving the quality Hot Mix Asphalt for their members and is constantly conducting research in all fields of asphalt paving. "As your next state auditor, I'll continue to support issues that improve the infrastructure in Mississippi." [more] In The News GULFPORT --Biloxi Sun Herald- A seventh-generation Mississippian from a well-known family, Stacey E. Pickering of Laurel hopes to be Mississippi's next state auditor. Pickering, a Republican elected to the state Senate in 2003, sees the auditor's office as one of the most critical to good government. As auditor, he believes he can foster an environment of accountability that will attract business to Mississippi. He faces Democrat Mike Sumrall, who's worked more than 20 years in the auditor's office, in the November general election [more] Pickering discusses GOP's future in Miss. Daily Mississippian- Stacey Pickering, Jones County Republican candidate for state auditor, spoke Tuesday to the Ole Miss College Republicans about his hopes for the future of Mississippi. "I think it is important that university students hear that Mississippi is moving forward," Pickering said. "When they graduate, it is going to be a great and robust economy for them to go into, not just as employees but entrepreneurs."[more] Stacey Pickering, Republican for auditor New Albany News Exchange-Phil Morris brought Senator Stacey Pickering by the office last week for a visit. Pickering, who hails from the "free state of Jones" (County), is running for Mississippi State Auditor. Incumbent State Auditor Phil Bryant is running for lieutenant governor, giving up the office he has held for 11 years. Bryant was appointed auditor by Governor Kirk Fordice in 1996 after the incumbent resigned in what the Magnolia Report called "an ethics scandal." Bryant restored honor and trust to the auditor's office, and Mississippi voters elected him to full terms in the job in 1999 and 2003.[more]
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