David "Ronnie" Ronald Musgrove (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Senator, Mississippi
- Birth Date: July 29, 1956
- Web site: http://www.musgroveforsenate.net
- E-mail address: info@musgroveforsenate.net
Education
- University of Mississippi, BBA
- University of Mississippi, JD
David "Ronnie" Ronald Musgrove was born in Tocowa in Panola County, Miss., and lives in Madison, Miss., a suburb of the capital city of Jackson. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1978 and earned a law degree there in 1981.
Musgrove, a Democrat, was a state senator from Panola County from January 1988 to January 1996, Mississippi lieutenant governor from January 1996 to January 2000 and Mississippi governor from January 2000 to January 2004. He was defeated by Republican Haley Barbour in the November 2003 election.
Musgrove and his first wife, Melanie, were married for nearly 24 years before divorcing in 2001. He married the former Melody Bounds, on Aug. 4, 2007. He has two children and two stepchildren.
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