Tamarra Butler-Washington

Democratic Party

Mississippi House of Representatives District 69

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor:Alyce Clarke (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$23,500/year

Per diem

House members receive no per diem during session, but are eligible for $40 per day outside of session.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Alcorn State University

Graduate

University of Southern Mississippi

Personal

Profession

Program manager

Contact

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Tamarra Butler-Washington (Democratic Party) is a member of theMississippi House of Representatives, representingDistrict 69. She assumed office on January 2, 2024. Her current term ends on January 4, 2028.

Butler-Washington (Democratic Party) ran for election to theMississippi House of Representatives to representDistrict 69. She won in the general election onNovember 7, 2023.

Biography

Tamarra Butler-Washington lives inJackson, Mississippi. Butler-Washington earned a B.A. in political science from Alcorn State University and an M.S. in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her career experience includes working as a division director for the Mississippi Department of Health, a chief administrator at the City of Jackson, a community health advisor/program manager at the American Cancer Society, a program coordinator at the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program, and a docket and calendar clerk at the Mississippi State Senate.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Butler-Washington was assigned to the following committees:

• Public Health and Human Services Committee
• House Municipalities Committee
• House Universities and Colleges Committee
• House Ethics Committee
• Apportionment and Elections Committee

Elections

2023

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023

General election

General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 69

Tamarra Butler-Washington won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 69 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamarra Butler-Washington (D)	100.0	4,892

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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 69

Tamarra Butler-Washington defeatedPatty Patterson in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 69 on August 29, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamarra Butler-Washington	63.4	935
		Patty Patterson	36.6	539

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,474
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 69

Tamarra Butler-Washington andPatty Patterson advanced to a runoff. They defeatedIva Steptoe andAllan Cole in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 69 on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamarra Butler-Washington	48.4	1,344
✔		Patty Patterson	29.9	831
	Submit photo	Iva Steptoe	17.1	474
		Allan Cole	4.6	128

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,777
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Endorsements

Campaign themes

2023

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Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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