Jim Hood is the
Attorney General of
Mississippi. A
Democrat, he was elected in
2003, defeating the Republican nominee, Scott Newton, though many other positions in the Mississippi state government were taken by Republicans. Hood, a former District Attorney, succeeded Mike Moore.He is a native of Houlka, Mississippi in
Chickasaw County. In
2005, Hood prosecuted former Klansman
Edgar Ray Killen for orchestrating the murder of
Andrew Goodman,
Michael Schwerner, and
James Chaney in
Philadelphia, Mississippi over forty years ago.
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