Longtime Voting Rights Advocate David Jordan Retiring From Mississippi Senate

Jordan announces retirement from Mississippi Senate after 33 years - Mississippi Monitor

“I’ve been knocked around, I’ve been kicked around,” Sen. David Jordan said. “But I still love people.”   By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune State Senator David Jordan (D) bid farewell to his colleagues on Wednesday after serving 33 years in the Mississippi Senate representing Leflore, Panola, and Tallahatchie counties in District 24. “I hate to leave, but my wife of 71 years… she needs me at home,” the 92-year-old Jordan told senators. “I love …

Jordan to retire from state Senate

Jordan to retire from state Senate dmonroe Wed, 05/28/2025 - 06:32 PM State Sen. David Jordan has announced his retirement. “My wife needs me home,” he said Wednesday, speaking of his wife of 71 years, Christine. “She needs me there to help her.”Read more about Jordan to retire from state Senate Read more about Jordan to retire from state Senate635 views

Longtime voting rights advocate David Jordan retiring from Mississippi Senate

One of Mississippi’s longest-serving current state senators, who published a memoir about how education helped him move from picking cotton to teaching science to making laws at the state Capitol, is resigning.

Sen. David Jordan, veteran Mississippi lawmaker of more than three decades, announces retirement - SuperTalk Mississippi

One of Mississippi’s longest-tenured lawmakers announced Wednesday that the 2025 legislative cycle will be his last.  92-year-old state Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, has spent the last 33 years representing District 24, which encompasses Leflore, Panola, and Tallahatchie counties.   As lawmakers reconvened at the beginning of a special session, Jordan’s compatriots celebrated with service of more than three decades with Senate Resolution 1.  “…