Mike Espy

Alphonso Michael Espy (born November 30, 1953) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. 

From 1987 to 1993, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi. From 1993 to 1994 he was nominated to be the United States Secretary of Agriculture by President Bill Clinton. He was both the first African American and first person from the Deep South in that position. 
Espy was indicted in 1997 for receiving improper gifts, but acquitted of all 30 charges in 1998. 

On March 5, 2018, Epsy announced his candidacy for Thad Cochran's U.S. Senate seat in the wake of Cochran's retirement. On November 6, 2018, Espy and  Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith advanced to a run-off election where he lost to Hyde-Smith.GOP Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Runoff in Mississippi 

On November 30, 2018, Epsy filed to run again Hyde-Smith again for the 2020 election. He won the Democratic nomination again in March 2020. He lost the election again to Hyde-Smith in November 2020.

References

Other websites
 "OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL - Donald C. Smaltz." CyberCemetery - University of North Texas Libraries & U.S. Government Printing Office. Accessed January 3, 2009.


Category:1953 births
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Category:United States representatives from Mississippi
Category:People from Yazoo City, Mississippi
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