Shad White
Shadrack Tucker White (born September 22, 1985) is an American politician and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)[1] serving as the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi. He previously served as Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute.[2] A Republican, White was appointed by Phil Bryant on July 16, 2018.[3]
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42nd Auditor of Mississippi | |
Assumed office July 16, 2018 | |
Governor | Phil Bryant Tate Reeves |
Preceded by | Stacey E. Pickering |
Personal details | |
Born | Shadrack Tucker White September 22, 1985 Sandersville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Rina |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Mississippi (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MS) Harvard University (JD) |
Early life and education
White was born on September 22, 1985, in Sandersville, Mississippi. White's father, Charles Robert White, and grandfather, Charles Raymond White, were oilfield pumpers.[4] His mother, Emily Morgan White, was a public school art teacher.[4] White grew up in Sandersville, Mississippi, and attended Sandersville Elementary and Northeast Jones High School. He was a Lindy-Callahan Scholar-Athlete for the state in 2004.[5]
White attended the University of Mississippi and received an undergraduate degree in economics and political science in 2008. He worked for The Pew Charitable Trusts from 2008-2009 as a State Policy Fellow.[6] In 2008, White was named a Rhodes Scholar.[7] He studied economic and social history at St John's College, Oxford, earning a Master of Science degree, and rowed crew[8]. In 2010, White's home county named March 24 "Shad White Day."[9] "
White earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Harvard Law School[10] in 2014. While in law school, White was President of the Harvard chapter of the Federalist Society.[11][12]
Career
In 2010, White worked as Policy and Research Director for Alan Nunnelee's successful campaign for Congress.[13] White was later hired by Phil Bryant to work as Director of Policy in Bryant's office while Bryant was serving as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.[14] In 2015, White again worked for Bryant as campaign manager for Bryant's re-election campaign.[15]
From 2016 to 2017, White worked as a litigation attorney at Butler Snow, LLP,[16] in Ridgeland, Mississippi. During that time, he also served as a special prosecutor in Rankin County, Mississippi.[2][11] In December 2017, White was named as the director of the Mississippi Justice Institute. While White served as Director, the Mississippi Justice Institute successfully[17] defended the constitutionality of charter schools in Mississippi in a trial court and won an Open Meetings Act case against the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors[18] and Natchez city government.[19][20]
On July 6, 2018, Governor Phil Bryant appointed White to serve as Mississippi's State Auditor following the resignation of Stacey Pickering. White is the first millennial to serve in a statewide office in the Deep South.[21]
Personal life
White, his wife Rina, and their daughter live in Flowood, Mississippi. They are members at St. Richard Church.[22]
References
- "Mississippi Office of the State Auditor - Shad White". Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- Mississippi Center for Public Policy (May 9, 2019). "Mississippi Justice Institute - Mississippi Center for Public Policy". Msjustice.org. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- "Mississippi Office of the State Auditor". Osa.ms.gov. July 6, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "NEJ grad sworn in as state auditor". Laurel Leader-Call. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- Past Lindy Callahan Scholar-Athlete Winners. "Past Lindy Callahan Scholar-Athlete Winners – Mississippi High School Activities Association". Misshsaa.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Shad White New State Auditor, Values Public Service and Accountability". Delta Business Journal. October 2, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "Sandersville Native Shad White Wins Coveted Rhodes Scholarship - Ole Miss News". News.olemiss.edu. November 21, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "SJCBC - St John's College, Oxford, Boat Club - Crews". Info.sjc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "#2,188 Shad + Reeder Wedding + Movie Night". Laurel Mercantile Co.
- "Justice Institute fights for open government, individual liberty - The Dispatch". Cdispatch.com. May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Shadrack White Named Head of Mississippi Justice Institute". December 5, 2017.
- "Congratulations to the Harvard... - Harvard Federalist Society". Facebook. March 10, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- McCreery, Teresa. "State Auditor Shad White to graduates: "own" your destiny". impact601.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "Gov. Phil Bryant names new state auditor to replace Stacey Pickering". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- "Slater running for governor, says Bryant has 'failed'". Clarionledger.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Pro Te: Solutio – Summer 2016". Butler Snow. January 17, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- Shad White (February 13, 2018). "Victory for charter schools in Mississippi - Mississippi Center for Public Policy". Mspolicy.org. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- Downard, Whitney (June 15, 2018). "Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors drops appeal over ethics violation | Local News". meridianstar.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Justice group works to fight for citizen rights". m.natchezdemocrat.com. May 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- Kroeger, Garrett (August 5, 2018). "Ethics report finds Natchez violated Open Meetings Act". m.natchezdemocrat.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "Get Access". Clarionledger.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- "Mississippi Office of the State Auditor". www.osa.ms.gov. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
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Preceded by Stacey E. Pickering |
Auditor of Mississippi 2018–present |
Incumbent |