Johnny DuPree
Johnny DuPree | |
|---|---|
DuPree in 2011 | |
| Mayor of Hattiesburg | |
| In office July 2001 – July 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | J. Ed Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Toby Barker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1953 Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Johniece DuPree (m. 1972) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Education | Jones County Junior College University of Southern Mississippi (BS, MS) Jackson State University (PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Johnny DuPree (born November 18, 1953) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the first African-American mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 2001 to 2017. He was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Mississippi in 2011, the first African-American major party nominee for governor in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.
DuPree won the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State of Mississippi in the August 2019 primary, but lost in the November 2019 general election.
DuPree was the Democratic candidate in Mississippi's 4th congressional district for the 2022 midterm elections.