Stacey Pickering | |
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| 41st Auditor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 2008 – July 12, 2018 | |
| Governor | Haley Barbour Phil Bryant |
| Preceded by | Phil Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Shad White |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 42nd district | |
| In office January 6, 2004 – January 8, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Scoper |
| Succeeded by | Chris McDaniel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stacey Eugene Pickering July 12, 1968 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Whitney Pickering |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Charles W. Pickering (uncle) Chip Pickering (cousin) Anderson M. Pickering (cousin) |
| Education | Jones County Junior College Samford University (BS) New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MS) |
Stacey Eugene Pickering (born July 12, 1968) is from Laurel, Mississippi, United States. Pickering has served as a Mississippi State Senator, as State Auditor of Mississippi, and as executive director of the Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board.
State Senate[edit]
Pickering represented District 42, based in Jones County, in the Mississippi State Senate, to which he was elected in 2003, after incumbent state senator, Vincent Scoper, decided to retire.[1][2][3]
State Auditor[edit]
Pickering was elected state auditor in 2007, when he defeated the Democrat Mike Sumrall, 55 to 45 percent, in the general election.[4] He was sworn in on January 10, 2008.[5] In 2011, Pickering received only third-party opposition as he defeated Reform Party nominee Ashley Norwood, 76 to 24 percent.[6]
In June 2012, Pickering was honored with the National State Auditor's Association's "National Excellence in Accountability Award" for his work on accountability and oversight regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[7] In 2009, the United States Department of Defense honored him with a "Patriot Award" from its Mississippi Committee on Employer's Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) in recognition of his extraordinary support of its employees who serve in the Mississippi National Guard and Reserve.[8] Pickering received this same award again in May, 2013.[9]
In 2014, Pickering received the David M. Walker Excellence in Government Performance and Accountability Award, a national award presented once every two years to three auditors from the public sector accountability community who represent federal, state, and local governments.[10]
Pickering resigned in 2018.[11]
Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board[edit]
Pickering served as executive director of the Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board (MSVA) from 2018 to 2022. In May 2022, MSVA issued a press release stating that Pickering and his chief of staff were both resigning.[11] Following the press release, WLBT News reported that Pickering resigned because he had an unprofessional relationship with his chief of staff.[12][13] WLBT also alleged abuse of state time and alluded to a possible criminal probe.[12][13] Subsequent analysis raised "significant questions about how the agency operated under Pickering, a former state auditor and legislator, and the workplace culture he cultivated."[14]
Personal[edit]
| Mississippi State Senate 42nd District election, 2003 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stacey Pickering | 10,932 | 58.77 |
| Democratic | Randy Ellzey | 7,669 | 41.23 |
| Mississippi Auditor election, 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stacey Pickering | 399,279 | 54.97 |
| Democratic | Mike Sumrall | 327,033 | 45.03 |
| Mississippi Auditor election, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stacey Pickering (inc.) | 596,395 | 75.62 |
| Reform | Ashley Norwood | 192,271 | 24.38 |
| Mississippi Auditor Republican primary election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stacey Pickering (inc.) | 183,367 | 67.74 |
| Republican | Mary Hawkins-Butler | 87,318 | 32.26 |
| Mississippi Auditor election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stacey Pickering (inc.) | 453,601 | 63.99 |
| Democratic | Jocelyn "Joce" Pepper Pritchett | 245,899 | 34.69 |
| Reform | Lajena Walley | 9,380 | 1.32 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Mississippi Senator Vince Scoper Announces Plans for Retirement".
- ^ "16 Jan 2003, 17 - The Times of South Mississippi at". Newspapers.com. 2003-01-16. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MS State Senate 42 Race - Nov 04, 2003".
- ^ Mississippi Secretary of State. "Total Votes Reported by County for the 2007 General Election" (PDF).
- ^ Byrd, Shelia (January 11, 2008). "7 statewide officials take oath of office". Hattiesburg American. pp. 3A, 9A.
- ^ Mississippi Secretary of State. "Official Tabulation of Vote for State Office of Auditor" (PDF).
- ^ "State Auditor Stacey Pickering Wins National Award for Excellence in Accountability". 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Pickering Honored by DOD for Extraordinary Support of Employees Who Serve". 10 March 2009.
- ^ "Auditor Stacey Pickering Receives Second Patriot Award". 8 May 2013.
- ^ "State Auditor's Work Recognized with National Award". 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b Mitchell, J.T. (May 16, 2022). "Stacey Pickering officially resigns from state VA board". SuperTalk Mississippi Media.
- ^ a b LeMaster, C. J. "3 On Your Side Investigates: State of Affairs". wlbt.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ a b Bonelli, Cam. "Veterans 'affairs'?". Laurel Leader-Call. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ Journal, TAYLOR VANCE Daily. "Internal documents reveal months of concerns at embattled state Veterans Affairs board". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
