Alan Nunnelee represents Lee and Pontotoc counties in the Mississippi State Senate. He has done so since he was elected to replace Senator Roger Wicker in 1994.
He is Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations and is a leader on several national committees addressing public health issues.
He has been rated as a Business Champion for his support of issues relating to the free enterprise system as well as recognized by the Mississippi Lions Eye Bank for invaluable service to the blind. The Mississippi Farm Bureau named him the “Friend of Agriculture” in 2001 for his outstanding contribution to agriculture and rural Mississippi.
Senator Nunnelee was instrumental in bringing comprehensive Tort Reform to Mississippi. Nunnelee has also been nationally recognized for his success in making Mississippi the safest place for unborn children. In 2001, Nunnelee passed legislation to place our national motto, “In God We Trust” on the wall of every school classroom in Mississippi without spending any tax dollars to achieve this goal.
Alan is a graduate of Mississippi State University, and when not working in the Legislature, he is Vice President of Allied Funeral Associates, a life insurance company specializing in working through funeral homes.
He is a member of the Community Development Foundation’s board of directors. In addition, Alan is a deacon and Sunday School teacher at Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo. He is also a youth baseball coach.
He and his wife Tori have three children, Reed (age 25) who is married to Kemily, Emily (age 21), and Nathan (age 20).
And introducing the newest member of the Nunnelee family: Thomas Kemp Nunnelee, born November 10th, 2009. He is the 8th generation of Nunnelee men to inhabit the state of Mississippi, and certainly made the 6th generation very proud!