Hob Bryan

Democratic Party

Mississippi State Senate District 7

Tenure

1984 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

42

Compensation

Base salary

$23,500/year

Per diem

Senate per diem information was unavailable.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi State University

Law

University of Virginia

Personal

Religion

Christian: Baptist

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

Hob Bryan (Democratic Party) is a member of theMississippi State Senate, representingDistrict 7. He assumed office in 1984. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.

Bryan (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theMississippi State Senate to representDistrict 7. He won in the general election onNovember 7, 2023.

Biography

Bryan earned his B.A. from Mississippi State University, and J.D. from the University of Virginia. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Bryan was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Elections Committee
• Finance Committee
• Highways and Transportation Committee
• Public Health and Welfare Committee,Chairman
• Senate Public Property Committee
• Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee

2023-2024

Bryan was assigned to the following committees:

• Congressional Redistricting Committee (decommissioned)
• Senate Constitution Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Elections Committee,Vice Chair
• Finance Committee
• Highways and Transportation Committee
• Reapportionment Committee (decommissioned)
• Senate Medicaid Committee
• Public Health and Welfare Committee,Chair
• Reapportionment Committee (decommissioned)

2020-2021

Bryan was assigned to the following committees:

• Highways and Transportation Committee
• Senate Medicaid Committee
• Public Health and Welfare Committee,Chairman
• Senate Constitution Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Elections Committee,Vice-Chairman
• Finance Committee

2019-2020

Bryan was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Constitution Committee
• Finance Committee
• Elections Committee
• Highways and Transportation Committee
• Judiciary, Division B Committee,Chairman
• Public Health and Welfare Committee
• Local and Private Committee
• Senate Medicaid Committee,Vice-Chairman

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bryan served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Bryan served on these committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Bryan served on these committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2023

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 7

IncumbentHob Bryan defeatedRobert Mitchell andLesley Smith in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 7 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hob Bryan (D)	54.9	8,860
		Robert Mitchell (R)	43.3	6,997
	Submit photo	Lesley Smith (L)	1.8	284

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,141
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7

IncumbentHob Bryan advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7 on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hob Bryan	100.0	3,541

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7

Robert Mitchell advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7 on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Mitchell	100.0	5,614

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,614
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Lesley Smith advanced from the Libertarian primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7.

Endorsements

2019

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 7

IncumbentHob Bryan won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hob Bryan (D)	100.0	12,593

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,593
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7

IncumbentHob Bryan advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 7 on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hob Bryan	100.0	7,319

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,319
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2015

See also:Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for theMississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held onNovember 3, 2015. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.^[1] IncumbentHob Bryan was unopposed in the Democratic primary.Barry Strevel was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bryan defeated Strevel in the general election.

Mississippi State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Hob BryanIncumbent	59%	8,218
	Republican	Barry Strevel	41%	5,719
Total Votes				13,937

2011

See also:Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011

Bryan won re-election to theMississippi Senate, District 7. He ran unopposed in the primary on August 2, 2011.Edward Mattox ran unopposed in the Republican primary, but was disqualified prior to the general election, allowing Bryan to win the November 8, 2011 general election unopposed.^[2]

2007

See also:Mississippi State Senate elections, 2007

On November 6, 2007, Hob Bryan ran for District 7 of theMississippi State Senate, beating Diane Malone.^[3]

Hob Bryan raised $69,640 for his campaign.^[4]

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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Personal

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Bryan has been a member of the Amory Rotary Club.^[5]

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