REGULATORY · MS · 1996-2012
Lester Spell Jr.
Agriculture Commissioner · Mississippi
On the record
Switched D→R 2008
Background
Lester Spell Jr. occupied the Agriculture Commissioner office in Mississippi for 16 years (1996–2012). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Cindy Hyde-Smith. Note: Switched D→R 2008. Same-year political environment (1996): Governor Kirk Fordice; Attorney General Mike Moore; Secretary of State Eric Clark.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Mississippi
- Andy Gipson (2018-present)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (2012-2018)
- Jim Buck Ross (1968-1996)
- Si Corley (1948-1968)