Lydia Chassaniol

Lydia Chassaniol
Personal details
Born Lydia Graves
December 29, 1950
Winona, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party Republican
Children 2
Alma mater University of Mississippi
Religion Methodist

Lydia Chassaniol is an American politician. She served in the Mississippi Senate from the 14th district since 2007. Chassaniol is a member of the Republican Party.

Career

Chassaniol is from Winona, Mississippi. She served on the Mississippi Parole Board from 1997 through 2000,[1] and was first elected to the Mississippi Senate in 2007.[2]

Chassaniol ran unopposed for District 14 of the Mississippi Senate in 2007. In November 2011, she was re-elected to the seat, defeating Democrat Carlos Moore. Chassaniol is contesting for re-election; the vote will be held on November 3, 2015.[3] During her time in office, Chassaniol has sponsored anti-immigration bills. She chairs the Mississippi Senate Tourism Committee, and is vice-chair of the state's committee on corrections.

Controversy

Chassaniol is a member of the Council of Conservative Citizens, a white supremicist group, and has spoken at their national convention.[4][5] In her speech to the CCC Convention, she called its members "lone voices crying in the wilderness" and said that, "Seeing all of you here today gives me hope."[6] Despite public criticism for this speech, Chassaniol refused to apologize or to dissociate herself from the CCC.

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