Senator Brice Wiggins has represented District 52 (south Jackson County, including the cities of Pascagoula, Gautier, and Ocean Springs) since 2012. During this time, Brice has established himself as a leader in the Mississippi Senate currently serving as Chairman of Judiciary A, one of the legislature’s leading committees with jurisdiction over many different areas of the law. Brice served the 2020 year as Chairman of Judiciary B (criminal and criminal justice reform legislation) having been appointed by then new-Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann at the start of his third term in 2020. Brice previously served in his second term as Chairman of the first-ever Senate Medicaid Committee and Chairman of Ports and Marine Resources in his first term, a rare occurrence for a freshman legislator, both under Lt. Governor, now Governor, Tate Reeves.
Noah Harris is a rising Senior at Harvard studying government from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Harris was elected as the first Black Male Student Body President in Harvard's history. On the Undergraduate Council, he is passionate about creating initiatives to help improve the experience of the student body. He rented a warehouse to provide low-cost storage to over 500 students, and he partnered with Headspace to provide a year-long mindfulness subscription to over 1,200 students. Harris recently received the Truman Scholarship representing the state of Mississippi and Harvard University. He is involved in the Phillips Brooks House Association through the David Walker Scholars Program where he mentors kids in the Boston area. Apart from Harvard, Harris is the author of the children’s book Successville that teaches kids they can do anything in life if they are willing to work hard in school, set goals, and develop talents. He is also proud to be an Eagle Scout and feels his journey in Scouting helped with his leadership development from an early age.
President Lynn Walton presided over today’s meeting. Allen Anderson provided the opening prayer. Lucy Sanguinetti led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Lynn led us in the Four Way Test. The meeting was held at the Holiday Inn North and on Zoom.
Bill MacLauchlan thanked those who helped with today’s meeting and noted that we have no guests. Lynn informed the members that the planning meeting was held immediately before the membership meeting. She asked members to put the following events on their calendars. A Friend-raiser is scheduled as an evening event on September 7. There will be no lunch meeting that day. Members will be notified of the location. The club will hold its lunch meeting on November 23 at the Hattiesburg Zoo.
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