Bill Renick is a former Mayor of Ashland, Mississippi

Ashland, Mississippi

Ashland is a town in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Benton County. Ashland was incorporated on March 8, 1871 and has a Mayor-Alderman form of government...

, and campaigned for Governor of Mississippi as a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 before withdrawing on April 23, 2007. At the age of 18, he became one of the youngest elected officials in the history of Mississippi when he was elected an alderman for the city of Ashland. At the age of 27, Renick became one of Mississippi's youngest mayors. He was later elected a Benton County Supervisor, where he helped to start the Benton County Medical Center.

During the late 1980s, Renick served as a member of the Mississippi State Senate

Mississippi State Senate

The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate is composed of 52 Senators representing an equal amount of constituent districts, with 54,704 people per district...

 representing Marshall

Marshall County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 34,993 people, 12,163 households and 9,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 per square mile . There were 13,252 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

, Benton

Benton County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 8,026 people, 2,999 households and 2,216 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 per square mile . There were 3,456 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

 and Tippah

Tippah County, Mississippi

-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there are 20,826 people, 8,108 households and 5,910 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 per square mile . There were 8,868 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

 Counties in north Mississippi. When his Senate colleague, Eddie Briggs

Eddie Briggs

Eddie Briggs is a United States politician from De Kalb, Mississippi. Briggs served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1992 to 1996 under Republican Governor Kirk Fordice. Briggs was the first Republican to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction...

 (R) was elected Lt. Governor of Mississippi, Renick became his Chief of Staff. In 2002, another former State Senate colleague - Gov. Ronnie Musgrove

Ronnie Musgrove

David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove is an American politician who was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January 11, 2000 to January 13, 2004 of the U.S. state of Mississippi. He was recently defeated by...

(D) - hired Renick as Chief of Staff to the Governor.