Michael McLendon

This article is about the Mississippi politician. For the murderer, see Geneva County shootings.

Michael McLendon (born November 14, 1963) is an American politician and insurance producer who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 1st district since 2020.

Michael McLendon
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2020
Preceded by	Chris Massey
Personal details
Born	Michael Warren McLendon (1963-11-14) November 14, 1963 (age 61) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	2
Alma mater	Northwest Mississippi Community College Memphis State University
Occupation	Politician, insurance producer

Early life and education

McLendon was born in Dallas, Texas and later moved to Tennessee, where he attended Oakhaven Baptist Academy in Memphis. He graduated from Northwest Mississippi Community College and Memphis State University.^[1]

Career

McLendon worked as an insurance agent for Farm Bureau Insurance of Mississippi for 19 years, before later joining Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance in 2013. In the same year, he ran for the Hernando City Council and became a councilmember for Ward 4.^[2]

In 2019, he ran for election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 1, which represents part of DeSoto county. He finished second in the Republican primary and came first in the Republican primary runoff election. He won the general election uncontested.^[3] He ran uncontested in 2023.^[4]

For the 2024 session, he serves as the Chair for the State Library Committee and is a member of Insurance, Appropriations, Education, Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res, Gaming, Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.^[1]

Personal life

He is a member of the Methodist Church. He is married to Vickey Blythe McLendon and has two children, Dr. Hunter McLendon and Sadler McLendon.^[1]