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Cindy Bryan, Mississippi House of Representatives candidate (D-91), has always said her priority is bringing jobs to her district. That’s exactly what she has demonstrated in her “listening campaign,” traveling throughout her district and meeting voters from all walks of life. Waging a strong campaign in a district traditionally taken for granted as a Democrat stronghold, Bryan has now been chosen one of the “Best Candidates for Job Creation” by Mississippi’s Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC). “I’m very proud to receive this recognition from BIPEC and our state’s leading employers,” Bryan said. “Since my days as a mayor,...

Popular Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is nationally known as a man who can get things done by working with Democrats and Republicans. So when he makes his political picks for candidates across the state, smart people listen. Recently, Barbour announced his endorsement of Cindy Bryan, Republican candidate for Mississippi House of Representatives, District 91. "As a former mayor, Cindy Bryan understands the importance of conservative, prudent budgeting of taxpayers' dollars,” Barbour said in his statement. “We need strong Republicans in the Mississippi House to keep moving our state forward. Cindy is the right choice to represent House District 91." Bryan...

Mississippi District 91 House of Representatives candidate Cindy Bryan has been waging a strong campaign against Democrat Bob Evans—but few observers expected the results of a recent independent poll. Conducted September 20 through 26, the poll of likely voters found that Bryan, a fiscally conservative Republican focused on job growth, leads the incumbent Evans by 9.4 percentage points, more than twice the margin of error. Thirty-five percent of the voters polled in a representative sample of the district favored Bryan, while 25.6% favored Bob Evans. Since the lead is greater than twice the poll’s 4 point margin of error, Bryan’s...

District 91 House of Representatives candidate Cindy Bryan is committed to bringing jobs to Mississippi and to her district—something her opponent, Democrat Bob Evans, has neglected to do. Now Bryan’s campaign is gaining momentum rapidly, particularly since a leading industry advocate gave her a resounding endorsement. The Mississippi Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee (MMA PAC) recognized Bryan’s commitment to business and jobs. When she served as mayor of New Hebron, Bryan demonstrated her ability to obtain significant resources to improve the local economy. The MMA PAC endorsement follows on the heels of another critical endorsement—by the Associated Contractors of Mississippi,...

In a special session that was supposed to easily pass a bill to bring 1,800 jobs to Mississippi, House Democrats nearly derailed the bill by tacking on a $2 million disparity/minority jobs study, a project that has languished in the House for 10 years. When Republican Rep. John Moore attempted to amend the bill to take out the study whose $2 million would need to be borrowed, the Democrats balked and evoked the era of slave ships and repression, resulting in the tabling of the Moore motion in a party-line vote. After passage of the jobs incentive bill—with the $2...

On August 31, friends and Republicans gathered to salute and say “thank you” to Governor Barbour for eight years of great leadership in our state. His legacy started in 1968 working on then presidential candidate Richard Nixon’s campaign. He worked for President Ronald Reagan as his director of the White House Office of Political Affairs in the 80s and then served in the Republican leadership in the nation as party chairman. Over the last eight years our state has endured many crises (Katrina is etched on all our minds). Governor Barbour has led us through tough times and spurred us...

Cindy Shivers Bryan, former mayor of New Hebron, has won the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives, District 91. Bryan defeated Jimmy Barton with 54% of the both, with all precincts reporting. Today, Bryan issued the following statement: “I am extremely honored, humbled, and thankful to God that the voters of District 91 have chosen me to face Democrat Bob Evans in the Mississippi House of Representatives election on November 8. My focus has been to end the Democrat monopoly in the House, so it’s full steam ahead now. With your help, we will fire 'McCoy and the Boys'!...

Everything was going well last night for MS House candidate Cindy Shivers Bryan at the New Hebron Activity Club Political Forum. And then things got better. Bryan faced off with her Republican primary opponent, Jimmy Barton, and Democrat Bob Evans. Each gave a speech to a packed house, followed by a Q&A session and a meet and greet. Bryan’s message was clear: the politicians in Jackson are disconnected from their constituents and instead are dedicated to big government and self-aggrandizement, all at the cost of providing more jobs and better education for Mississippi. While Barton’s speech was dry and otherwise...