Ward Retiring From Senate

PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) – State Sen. Giles Ward, a Republican from Louisville, has announced he will not seek a third term in state Senate.

Ward made announcement Wednesday in a speech at the Neshoba County Fair.

The 66-year-old Ward represents Senate District 18 which is comprised of all of Leake and Neshoba counties and a part of Winston County.

Ward is chairman of the Senate Wildlife Committee. He was elected to the Senate in 2007 after having served five terms as a member of the Louisville Board of Alderman. He was re-elected in 2011.

Before his election to the Senate, Ward worked 33 years as a regional manager with Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

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