Jessica Upshaw

Jessica Sibley Upshaw (August 31, 1959 – March 24, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer.[1]

Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Upshaw received her bachelors and law degrees from the University of Mississippi and practiced law. She served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, from Diamondhead, Mississippi, as a Republican from 2004 to 2013.[2] Upshaw was found dead in the home of former Mississippi State Representative Clint Rotenberry in Mendenhall, Mississippi on March 24, 2013.[3] Police investigated her death, an apparent gunshot suicide.[4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ↑ Representative Jessica Upshaw-Mississippi House of Representatives
  3. ↑ State Representative Jessica Upshaw dies
  4. ↑ "Police investigate apparent suicide of Miss. state Rep. Jessica Upshaw", from The Associated Press
  5. ↑ Upshaw's death an apparent suicide


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