Mississippi opens qualifying time for federal candidates
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ” Candidates for federal offices can start filing qualifying papers on Thursday in Mississippi.The state’s longest-serving member of Congress, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is seeking another two-year term. The state’s three Republican U.S. representatives ” Steven Palazzo, Trent Kelly and Michael Guest ” are also expected to run again.One of Mississippi’s two U.S. senators, Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith, […]