Michael Guest (politician)
Michael Patrick Guest is an American attorney and Republican politician from Brandon, Mississippi. He serves in the United States House of Representatives for, having been elected in November 2018.Biography
Michael Patrick Guest was born on February 4, 1970. Guest graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and the University of Mississippi School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He served as the Assistant District Attorney for Madison and Rankin counties from 1994 through 2008, and became District Attorney in 2008.Elections
In the 2018 elections, Guest ran for the United States House of Representatives in to succeed Gregg Harper, who chose not to seek reelection. In the six-way Republican primary election in June 2018, Guest received the most votes, with Whit Hughes coming in second place with 22%. Because no candidate received 50% of the vote, Guest and Hughes faced each other in a primary runoff election, which Guest won. Guest defeated state Representative Michael Evans, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.
Guest campaigned as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.Tenure
Committee assignments
- Committee on Homeland Security
- *Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation and Operations
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- *Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
- *Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade
- Committee on Ethics
Caucus memberships
- Army Caucus
- Border Security Caucus
- Chicken Caucus
- Fire Services Caucus
- Freshman Working Group on Addiction
- Law Enforcement Caucus
- National Guard and Reserve Caucus
- Prayer Caucus
- Pro-Life Caucus
- Rice Caucus
- Sportsman Caucus
- Steel Caucus
Electoral history
