   amy tuck (born july 8, 1963) was the 30th lieutenant governor of mississippi. a republican, she is only the second woman elected to statewide office in mississippi and the first to have been re-elected. amy tuck currently serves as vice president for campus services at mississippi state university. in her role at msu, tuck is responsible for providing vision and strategic leadership for campus operations which includes campus landscape, facilities maintenance and repair, utilities production and distribution, faculty and staff housing, sustainability, campus planning, design and construction. ms. tuck currently serves as chairman of the msu special events and game day operations committee which is responsible for the rules and regulations governing activities surrounding msu home sporting and special events. tuck serves as president and director of the mississippi state university educational building corporation. ms. tuck also serves on the msu community engagement committee and the msu athletic council. tuck is past chairman of the board for the greater starkville development partnership and currently serves as board member. ms. tuck was elected lt. governor of the state of mississippi in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003. she served eight years as mississippi's lt. governor. she has been a strong advocate for education, from k-12 through higher education, economic development, healthcare and protection for senior citizens and public safety. prior to serving as lieutenant governor, tuck was secretary of the senate, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the senate, earlier serving as a state senator for five years. ms. tuck is a graduate of mississippi state university where she received her bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in public policy and administration. in 1989, she received her law degree from mississippi college school of law. ms. tuck was selected by the honor society of phi kappa phi to become a member in 2011. tuck serves as a board member for friends of mississippi veterans. ms. tuck is an active member of the women in higher education mississippi network (w
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