Nic Lott
Nic Lott | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
Occupation | Public official |
Political party | Republican |
Children | One son |
Nicholas A. "Nic" Lott (born May 8, 1979 in Taylorsville, Mississippi), is the first black student to have been elected student body president at the University of Mississippi at Oxford. Lott defeated five other candidates in the race at an institution once characterized by its strong support of segregation.[1]
Lott previously worked under former
He is the former state chairman for the Mississippi Young Republicans and former state chairman for the Mississippi College Republicans.
Lott ran unsuccessfully for the Mississippi State Senate in 2007, having lost that race by sixty-eight votes.[3]
Lott currently serves in Governor Phil Bryant's administration as director of special compliance operations for renewal recovery.
An alumnus of the U. S. Senate's African-American Leadership Summit, Lott is included in Who's Who in Black Mississippi, Top 40 Under 40 by the
He s one of eight "Pink Tie Guys" named by the Mississippi chapter of the
Lott blogged for
Lott has a son, also named Nicholas.
In 2019, he was a Republican candidate for Public Service Commissioner in the Central District.
Book References
The 2000 Presidential Election in the South By Robert P. Steed, Laurence W. Moreland
An American Insurrection By William Doyle
Sons of Mississippi By Paul Hendrickson
External links
- CNN's Black in America 2
- Michael Steele New RNC Chairman: Will His Diversity Be More Than Skin Deep?
- Another line etched in stone - Nic Lott Presidential Inauguration AC360 Blog
- Excitement in the air - Nic Lott Presidential Inauguration AC360 Blog
- I have a dream, and so can you - Nic Lott AC360 Blog
- The Evidence of Dawn
- Historic Presidential Election, Debate Focus Spotlight On Racial Progress at University of Mississippi
- Q&A with Nic Lott (R) - District 34 Senate Candidate
- Minority Inclusion is Diversity Diversion at RNC: A View from the Black Republican Side
- 2002 CNN Interview
- ASB President to lead pledge at GOP convention
- Nic Lott's Official Facebook Page
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.
- ^ Lott wins Majority of Precincts, 3 of 4 Counties – but Still Short Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Top 40 Under 40: Nic Lott, Spokesperson, Mississippi Department of Corrections". The Mississippi Business Journal (at findarticles.com). Mississippi. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2009-05-02.