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MS GOP trying to help Makoka brothers arrested by ICE
Mike Ezell and Cindy Hyde-Smith, two top U.S. lawmakers in Congress, say they are trying to monitor the situation after Israel and Max Makoka were taken from their bus stop by ICE in Diamondhead on the Gulf Coast.
Ezell wins in Mississippi, keeping US House seat for GOP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mike Ezell has defeated a Democrat and a Libertarian candidate in a south Mississippi congressional race, allowing Republicans to retain control of the seat. Ezell is the sheriff of coastal Jackson County.
Ezell wins in Mississippi, keeping US House seat for GOP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mike Ezell has defeated a Democrat and a Libertarian candidate in a south Mississippi congressional race, allowing Republicans to retain control of the seat. Ezell is the sheriff of coastal Jackson County.
GOP Rep. Palazzo ousted in Mississippi runoff
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell was projected to have unseated incumbent Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) in the GOP primary runoff for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race at 9:55 p.m. EDT. During the primary earlier this month, a total of six Republicans lined up to challenge Palazzo after he…
GOP Rep. Steven Palazzo loses primary amid ethics cloud
The six-term lawmaker fell to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, who finished second in the June 7 primary. While Palazzo was on top in the primary, he only secured 31 percent of the vote — a sign of dissatisfaction among voters.