George Flaggs Jr.
George Flaggs Jr. | |
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| Mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Winfield |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 55th district | |
| In office 1988 – July 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Buddie Newman |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Denton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1953 Edwards, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2018) |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Flaggs (Divorced) Valencia Jones (since 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Hinds Junior College (A.A.) Jackson State University (B.S.)[1] |
George Flaggs Jr. (born March 20, 1953) is an American politician and the incumbent Mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi. An independent, Flaggs won his first term as mayor in 2013 and was reelected in 2017 and again in 2021.[2]
Prior to becoming mayor, Flaggs was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 55th district from 1988 to 2013. He served in this capacity as a member of the Democratic Party. He was a youth court counselor in Warren County and a member of the Vicksburg Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals.[1]
In 2014, Flaggs married Valencia Jones, an employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center, in a small ceremony at Triumph Church.[3] He has two children from a prior marriage.[1] In March 2018, Flaggs left the Democratic Party and became an Independent.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "George Flaggs, Jr". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Surratt, John (June 4, 2017). "Flaggs wins re-election, says this term is his last". Vicksburg Post. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Vicksburg mayor marries during lunch break". Mississippi Business Journal. September 18, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Pender, Geoff (March 5, 2018). "Vicksburg mayor switching to independent". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved December 19, 2019.