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Alphonso Michael Espy (born November 30, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 25th United States secretary of agriculture from 1993 to 1994. He was both the first African American and the first person from the Deep South to hold the position.
In his second bid in two years to become the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction, Mike Espy has erased a 25-point deficit to make the race a dead heat.
Apr 3, 2007 · Alphonso Michael Espy in 1986 became the first black Congressman elected from Mississippi since John R. Lynch, who served during Reconstruction. He was also the first African American to hold the post of Secretary of Agriculture.
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Sep 24, 2020 · Mike Espy, age 66, is vying to be the first African American elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi. In 1986, Espy, a Democrat, became the first Black Mississippian elected to the U.S. House since Reconstruction.
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Dec 2, 2023 · In 1986, Mike Espy became the first Black congressman from Mississippi since Reconstruction. Seven years later, he became the first Black secretary of agriculture. Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Former USDA secretary. Mississippi’s 1st Black congressman since Reconstruction. Text MIKE to 30411. Page · Political Organization. Jackson, MS, United States, Mississippi. info@espyforsenate.com. espy.team/Chip_In.
Sep 30, 2020 · In 1986, a young Black lawyer and state official named Mike Espy was elected the first Black congressman from Mississippi since the late 1800s. He was re-elected three times.
