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Shad White
42nd Auditor of Mississippi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shadrack Tucker White (born September 22, 1985) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, White is the first millennial to hold statewide office in the Deep South. He was appointed to the position by Governor Phil Bryant in July 2018 and was subsequently elected without opposition in 2019. White won reelection in 2023 with 59% of the vote.
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42nd Auditor of Mississippi | |
Assumed office July 17, 2018 | |
Governor | Phil Bryant Tate Reeves |
Preceded by | Stacey Pickering |
Personal details | |
Born | Shadrack Tucker White (1985-09-22) September 22, 1985 (age 38) Sandersville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Rina Thomas
(m. 2017) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Mississippi (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MS) Harvard University (JD) |
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Years of service | 2020–present |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Mississippi Air National Guard |
Born and raised in Sandersville, Mississippi, White attended the University of Mississippi, where he earned degrees in economics and political science. He was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2008 and went on to study economic and social history at St. John's College, Oxford, earning a Master of Science degree. White later earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 2014.
He previously served as Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute.[1] He is a Certified Fraud Examiner.[2]