Please answer the following question: Facts: - residence: greenville , mississippi - party: democratic - state senate: mississippi - spouse: cuwanda - predecessor: johnnie walls - district: 12th - term end: present - children: derrick t. simmons jr. . - term start: 2011 - birth date: 12 december 1976 - name: derrick t. simmons - occupation: attorney - website: -lsb- http://www.derricktsimmons.com/] - birth place: greenville , mississippi - alma mater: jackson state university howard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of derrick simmons .
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derrick simmons is a democratic member of the mississippi senate , serving since 2011 .in 2013 , simmons proposed a legislative amendment that would expand medicaid ; the amendment was defeated .in addition to his legislative duties , simmons is a trial lawyer .he has an mba and a jd from howard university .fraternal memberships : mason , kappa alpha psi fraternity