Chris McDaniel
Encyclopedia
Christopher McDaniel is an attorney, conservative commentator and a Republican
politician in the Mississippi Senate who has represented the 42nd District, which encompasses part of South Mississippi, since 2008. McDaniel resides with his family in Ellisville, Mississippi
.
. He graduated with honors from Jones County Junior College
and received his B.S. with honors from William Carey University. After graduating from William Carey in 1994, McDaniel entered the University of Mississippi School of Law
, graduating cum laude in 1997 with a Juris Doctor
degree.
In 1997, McDaniel entered a two year federal clerkship with United States District Court
Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr. After leaving his position as a law clerk with Judge Pickering, McDaniel joined the law firm of Hortman Harlow Bassi Robinson & McDaniel, becoming a partner in 2003. His areas of concentration include Litigation, Insurance Defense, Corporate Law, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Products Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Complex Multi-Party Litigation, Legislation, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights. He is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Texas.
Senator McDaniel is affilitated with the Gideons International
, Republican National Lawyer Association, Mississippi Economic Council, Association for Excellence in Education, National Rifle Association
, American Family Association, Jones County Bar Association, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute
, Mississippi Claims Association, Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Hundred Club of Jones County, Federalist Society
, Mississippi Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Rotary Club and Exchange Club.
On April 15, 2009, he was the keynote speaker at Laurel, Mississippi's tax day tea party, one of hundreds of events held nationwide to protest out of control government spending, especially in the wake of the Obama administration's trillion dollar spending package and expensive bailouts for floundering corporations.
He was also one of the keynote speakers at the Jackson, Mississippi tax day tea party, addressing 3,500 concerned citizens.
On April 9, 2010, Senator McDaniel filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and 11 other Mississippians for declaratory and injunctive relief seeking a determination that provisions of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” H.R. 3590 violate the United States Constitution by mandating American citizens to purchase health insurance.
He was named 2010 Citizen of the Year by the Laurel Leader Call newspaper.
In 2010, he was also named one of the top 50 lawyers in Mississippi by the Mississippi Business Journal
.
. They have one child, Cambridge Christopher McDaniel. Senator McDaniel is a Southern Baptist.
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Senator McDaniel has also been a guest host and/or appeared on numerous conservative talk shows. Chris has guest hosted shows with Mychal Massie and Ray Spero, nationally renowned conservative commentators. He has also hosted shows on the Supertalk Mississippi
network.
The Right Side became nationally syndicated in 2006 by EBN Radio Network and Golden Broadcasters. The show was broadcast nationwide on ABC Radio Networks and the industry standard Starguide III system.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician in the Mississippi Senate who has represented the 42nd District, which encompasses part of South Mississippi, since 2008. McDaniel resides with his family in Ellisville, Mississippi
Ellisville, Mississippi
Ellisville is a city in Jones County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,465 at the time of the 2000 census.-History:The city is named for Powhatan Ellis, a former U.S. Senator for Mississippi and descendant of Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas...
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Early life and education
Senator McDaniel was born on June 28, 1972 in Laurel, MississippiLaurel, Mississippi
Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,393 although a significant population increase has been reported following Hurricane Katrina. Located in southeast Mississippi, southeast of...
. He graduated with honors from Jones County Junior College
Jones County Junior College
Jones County Junior College is a junior college accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools located in Ellisville, Mississippi. JCJC serves its eight-county district consisting of Clarke, Covington, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Perry, Smith and Wayne...
and received his B.S. with honors from William Carey University. After graduating from William Carey in 1994, McDaniel entered the University of Mississippi School of Law
University of Mississippi School of Law
The University of Mississippi School of Law, also known as Ole Miss Law, is an ABA-accredited law school located on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The School of Law opened in 1854 and is the fourth-oldest state-supported law school in the country...
, graduating cum laude in 1997 with a Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree.
In 1997, McDaniel entered a two year federal clerkship with United States District Court
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr. After leaving his position as a law clerk with Judge Pickering, McDaniel joined the law firm of Hortman Harlow Bassi Robinson & McDaniel, becoming a partner in 2003. His areas of concentration include Litigation, Insurance Defense, Corporate Law, Products Liability, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Products Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Complex Multi-Party Litigation, Legislation, Constitutional Law & Civil Rights. He is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Texas.
Senator McDaniel is affilitated with the Gideons International
Gideons International
Gideons International is an evangelical Christian organization dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible in over 94 languages and 194 countries of the world, most famously in hotel and motel rooms. The organization was founded in 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin, as an early American parachurch...
, Republican National Lawyer Association, Mississippi Economic Council, Association for Excellence in Education, National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
The National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
, American Family Association, Jones County Bar Association, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute
Defense Research Institute
The Defense Research Institute is an organization of more than 22,000 lawyers and corporate counsel, and a frequent critic of the American Association for Justice and other trial lawyers....
, Mississippi Claims Association, Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Association, the Hundred Club of Jones County, Federalist Society
Federalist Society
The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, most frequently called simply the Federalist Society, is an organization of conservatives seeking reform of the current American legal system in accordance with a textualist and/or originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution...
, Mississippi Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Rotary Club and Exchange Club.
On April 15, 2009, he was the keynote speaker at Laurel, Mississippi's tax day tea party, one of hundreds of events held nationwide to protest out of control government spending, especially in the wake of the Obama administration's trillion dollar spending package and expensive bailouts for floundering corporations.
He was also one of the keynote speakers at the Jackson, Mississippi tax day tea party, addressing 3,500 concerned citizens.
On April 9, 2010, Senator McDaniel filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and 11 other Mississippians for declaratory and injunctive relief seeking a determination that provisions of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” H.R. 3590 violate the United States Constitution by mandating American citizens to purchase health insurance.
He was named 2010 Citizen of the Year by the Laurel Leader Call newspaper.
In 2010, he was also named one of the top 50 lawyers in Mississippi by the Mississippi Business Journal
Mississippi Business Journal
The Mississippi Business Journal is a statewide weekly business newspaper, located in Jackson, Mississippi.Each issue contains news coverage relating to the Mississippi business world along with regular opinion and freelance columns...
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Legislative Experience
Senator McDaniel is a Republican politician who has served as a member of the Mississippi Senate since 2008. In the Senate, he is Vice-Chairman of Oil, Gas and Other Minerals Committee and a member of numerous other committees, including Education; Elections; Appropriations; Judiciary, Division A; Public Health and Welfare; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.Personal life
Senator McDaniel is married to Jill Tullos McDaniel, a former Miss Mississippi USAMiss Mississippi USA
The Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant.Mississippi has not been very successful in Miss USA pageants, with only 10 placements as of 2010...
. They have one child, Cambridge Christopher McDaniel. Senator McDaniel is a Southern Baptist.
Radio Experience
Senator McDaniel has also hosted The Right Side Radio Show since its start on WMXI 98.1 FM in Hattiesburg, MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
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Senator McDaniel has also been a guest host and/or appeared on numerous conservative talk shows. Chris has guest hosted shows with Mychal Massie and Ray Spero, nationally renowned conservative commentators. He has also hosted shows on the Supertalk Mississippi
Supertalk Mississippi
Supertalk Mississippi, also known as The Super Talk Mississippi Radio Network or simply Supertalk, is a statewide, commercial news and talk radio network based in Jackson, Mississippi. Its flagship station is WFMN . Supertalk Mississippi was launched in July 1997, via WFMN. It simultaneously...
network.
The Right Side became nationally syndicated in 2006 by EBN Radio Network and Golden Broadcasters. The show was broadcast nationwide on ABC Radio Networks and the industry standard Starguide III system.