Shuwaski Young
Candidate for Mississippi Secretary of State (Republican). The election is November 2, 2027.
Running for this seat
- Reported by news coverage: Magnolia Tribune, June 30, 2025
- Reported by news coverage: SuperTalk Mississippi, June 27, 2025
Background
Member, Neshoba County Republican Executive Committee
Former director of marketing and training at the Mississippi Secretary of State's office, where he trained election commissioners and circuit clerks; later worked at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Joined the Mississippi Army National Guard at 17 and attended East Central Community College and Jackson State University. Was the Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District in 2022 and won the 2023 Democratic nomination for secretary of state before withdrawing for health reasons; he has since joined the Republican Party.
In their own words
- Election integrity
- Strict voter ID
- Public safety: "a safe Mississippi is a prosperous Mississippi"
- Modernizing the Secretary of State's office
- Making it easy to start a business in Mississippi
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Sources
← Mississippi Secretary of State · Mississippi statewide and legislative elections, 2027
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