Mike Ezell

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Walter Michael Ezell ( EE-zel; born April 6, 1959) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the sheriff of Jackson County from 2014 to 2022, where he focused on eliminating corruption and modernizing law enforcement operations. A native of Pascagoula, Mississippi, Ezell earned a degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi while attending night school. He began his law enforcement career in 1980 as a patrolman and later held leadership roles in the Pascagoula Police Department, the Ocean Springs Police Department, and the district attorney’s office. After winning a special election for sheriff in 2014, he was twice re-elected before entering Congress. Ezell defeated incumbent representative Steven Palazzo in the 2022 Republican primary runoff amid ethics concerns surrounding Palazzo’s campaign...

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