Original sentence: Among other roles, he has served as National Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council and as chairman of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.Department of Commerce First Responder Network Authority Board as well as the Advisory board for the U.Department of Interior National Park System.Elected to public service in 1992, Billy represented the interests of Republican voters in South Mississippi in the Mississippi Senate for 20 years, serving as President Pro Tempore in his last term.Following a generational example of political interests and activism, his family has a long history of civic involvement.Hewes is a relative to the first Mayor of Gulfport.Hewes was named Legislator of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Realtors, a trade association that provides business benefits to its members including "education, communication, and lobbying for business-friendly legislation.In addition, Billy served as Chairman of the Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee, Rules Committee, Highways and Transportation Committee, and was also the founding chairman of the Mississippi National Guard Legislative Caucus.In addition, Billy's grandfather served as a Chancery judge for many years, and his father served on the Gulfport City Council.Mayor Hewes was 2019 Chairman of the Mississippi Municipal League, and serves on the U
Edited sentence: " Hewes is past National Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council, American City County Exchange, and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.As Gulfport's Mayor, he has built a team that is putting Mississippi's second largest city on the map by embracing development opportunities and creating a unique quality of place through collaboration and example-driven leadership.Department of Commerce FirstNet Advisory Board.He and his wife, Paula, have been married for 33 years, and are the proud parents of four children.He is serving his second consecutive term as Mayor of Gulfport, Mississippi.He is serving his second term as President of the Mississippi Municipal League, and serves on the Board of the South Mississippi Planning and Development District.Hewes has recently been appointed to the U.Hewes holds a BS Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi.His business experience as an insurance and real estate agent, combined with 20 years of service in the Mississippi Senate--his last term as President Pro Tempore--have helped him to better understand the needs of his constituents and find solutions for the improvement of his city, and the community, at large.His focus on city livability includes incorporating bicycle paths and/or sidewalks in all new road projects, sportplex expansions, citywide festivals, conversion of abandoned floodplains into parks, trails, and the rebirth of blighted properties into urban renewal destinations--including birding trails, an award-winning alley reclamation, and a $90 million Mississippi Aquarium project in downtown (set to open in late 2019).In fostering a regional "One Coast" mindset, Billy has promoted a grassroots, rising-tide approach that acknowledges, when it comes to public and private sector enhancements, "what benefits one, ultimately benefits all.These successes are serving as an economic stimulus for new construction and historic properties renovations across the City