Shad White | |
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| 42ndAuditor of Mississippi | |
| Assumed office July 17, 2018 | |
| Governor | Phil Bryant Tate Reeves |
| Preceded by | Stacey Pickering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shadrack Tucker White (1985-09-22)September 22, 1985 (age 40) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Mississippi (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MS) Harvard University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2025–present; 2020–2025 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Mississippi Army National GuardMississippi Air National Guard |
Shadrack Tucker White (born September 22, 1985) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 42ndState Auditor of Mississippi since 2018. A member of theRepublican Party, White is the firstmillennial to hold statewide office in theDeep South. He was appointed to the position by GovernorPhil Bryant in July 2018 and was subsequently elected without opposition in 2019. White won reelection in 2023 with 59% of the vote.
Born and raised inSandersville, Mississippi, White attended theUniversity of Mississippi, where he earned degrees in economics and political science. He was named aRhodes Scholar in 2008 and went on to study economic and social history atSt. John's College, Oxford, earning aMaster of Science degree. White later earned aJuris Doctor degree fromHarvard Law School in 2014.
He previously served as Director of theMississippi Justice Institute.[1] He is aCertified Fraud Examiner.[2]
White was born on September 22, 1985, inSandersville, Mississippi. White's father, Charles Robert White, and grandfather, Charles Raymond White, were oilfield pumpers.[3] His mother, Emily Morgan White, was a public school art teacher.[3] White grew up in Sandersville and attended Sandersville Elementary andNortheast Jones High School. He was a Lindy-Callahan Scholar-Athlete for the state in 2004.[4]
White attended theUniversity of Mississippi and received an undergraduate degree in economics and political science in 2008. He worked forThe Pew Charitable Trusts from 2008-2009 as a State Policy Fellow.[5] In 2008, White was named aRhodes Scholar.[6] He studied economic and social history atSt John's College, Oxford, earning a Master of Science degree, and rowed crew.[7] In 2010, White's home county named March 24 "Shad White Day."[8]
White earned aJuris Doctor degree fromHarvard Law School[9] in 2014. While in law school, White was President of the Harvard chapter of theFederalist Society.[10][11]
In 2010, White worked as Policy and Research Director forAlan Nunnelee's successful campaign for Congress.[12] White was later hired byPhil Bryant to work as Director of Policy in Bryant's office while Bryant was serving asLieutenant Governor of Mississippi.[13] In 2015, White again worked for Bryant as campaign manager for Bryant's re-election campaign.[14]
From 2016 to 2017, White worked as a litigation attorney at Butler Snow, LLP,[15] inRidgeland, Mississippi. During that time, he also served as a special prosecutor inRankin County, Mississippi.[1][10] In December 2017, White was named as the director of the Mississippi Justice Institute. While White served as Director, the Mississippi Justice Institute successfully[16] defended the constitutionality of charter schools in Mississippi in a trial court and won an Open Meetings Act case against theLauderdale County Board of Supervisors[17] andNatchez city government.[18][19]
He is aCertified Fraud Examiner.[2]
On July 6, 2018, Governor Phil Bryant announced that he would appoint White to serve asMississippi's State Auditor following the resignation ofStacey Pickering. White is the firstmillennial to serve in a statewide office in theDeep South.[20] Most political observers were surprised by his appointment.[21]
White was elected as State Auditor with no opposition in 2019.[22] He won reelection in 2023 with 59% of the vote.[23]
During his time as State Auditor, White's office has investigatedthe largest public fraud scheme in state history.[24] White's office also investigated pharmacy benefit managers, resulting in the largest civil settlement from a State Auditor's investigation in state history.[25] White developed a program to increase government efficiency which was modeled after a similar program created byRob Sand, theDemocraticIowa State Auditor.[26][27]
In February 2023,Brett Favre filed a defamation lawsuit against White, alleging White made false and defamatory statements related to Favre's ties to the Mississippi welfare scandal.[28] In February 2024, White filed a counter suit as auditor asking the court to require Favre "...to repay the principal and interest he owes on $1.1 million in welfare funds."[29] In August 2024, White publishedMississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America, which gives his perspective on the scandal.[30]
White is married to Rina White (née Thomas); they have two daughters and a son, and live inFlowood, Mississippi. They are members at St. Richard Catholic Church in Jackson.[31]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forState Auditor of Mississippi 2019,2023 | Most recent |
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