MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND- What: Mississippi Attorney General Candidate Forum
- When: Wednesday, June 5, at 6 p.m.
- Where: Thomas Fine Arts Auditorium, William Carey University’s Hattiesburg campus
- Questions: Jane Meynardie, The Federalist Society, (228) 867-7141
The Mississippi Coast Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society and William Carey University will host an Attorney General candidate forum at William Carey University in Hattiesburg. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at Thomas Fine Arts Auditorium, and will be moderated by Judge Charles Pickering (ret.) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The non-partisan forum will be open to the public. Candidates will be asked to discuss topics selected by The Federalist Society organizers, which will include questions submitted by William Carey students. All Attorney General candidates were invited to participate. Representative Mark Baker and attorney Andy Taggart have confirmed they will participate.
“This will be a great opportunity for voters to hear directly from the candidates on a broad range of topics. We are very excited to hear from each candidate about their plans for the Attorney General’s office,” said Russell Nobile, one of The Federalist Society organizers.
“Since democracies depend on an informed electorate, universities play an important non-partisan role in exposing students to different viewpoints. This helps students, who are also voters, to think critically and to evaluate ideas. Therefore, William Carey University is honored to host this forum for the Mississippi Attorney General candidates,” said WCU Provost Dr. Scott Hummel.
Founded in 1892, William Carey University is a Christian university which embraces its Baptist heritage. William Carey University’s main campus is in Hattiesburg, Miss., and a second campus is located along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi. Both campuses provide quality educational programs, within a caring Christian academic community, which challenge the individual student to excel in scholarship, leadership, and service in a diverse global society.
Since its founding in 1982, The Federalist Society has grown to include 300 student and lawyer chapters nationwide and more than 50,000 members. Its main purpose is to sponsor fair, serious, and open discourse about the need to enhance individual freedom, the role of the courts in interpreting the law, the state’s role in preserving freedom, and separation of powers. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, The Federalist Society does not lobby, litigate, take policy positions, or endorse candidates.
For further inquiries, please contact Russell Nobile or Jane Meynardie with The Federalist Society at (228) 867-7141. More information about the forum is available at
fedsoc.org/agforum