Wayne Dowdy

A Representative from Mississippi. Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, July 27, 1943. Attended the public schools. Graduated from Gulfport High School, Gulfport, Miss. , 1961. B. A. , Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. , 1965. LL. B. , Jackson School of Law, Jackson, Miss. , 1968. Admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1969 and commenced practice in McComb. City judge, McComb, 1970-1974. Mayor, McComb, 1978-1981. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Jon Clifton Hinson, and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (July 7, 1981-January 3, 1989). Was not a candidate for reelection, but was an unsuccessful nominee in 1988 for the United States Senate. Is a resident of McComb, Miss.