{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Angela Burks Hill | image = | caption = | office = Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 40th district | term_start = January 3, 2012 | term_end = | predecessor = Sidney Albritton | successor = | birth_name = Angela Kay Burks Hill<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 24, 1985 |title=Junior college students are named to honor lists |work=The Picayune Item |pages=6}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|8|14}} | birth_place = Picayune, Mississippi | alma_mater = Pearl River Community College (AA)<br />University of Southern Mississippi (BS) | education = Picayune Memorial High School | party = Republican }}
'''Angela Kay''' '''Burks Hill''' (born August 14, 1965) is an American politician who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 40th district since 2012.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/hill.xml |title=Angela Burks Hill |publisher=Mississippi State Senate |date= |accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2016/12/31/ms-legislator-pushing-animal-cruelty-bill/95953796/ |title=MS legislator pushing animal cruelty bill |publisher= |date=December 31, 2016 |accessdate=August 21, 2018|website=Clarion Ledger|last=Fowler|first=Sarah}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Hill was born on August 14, 1965, in Picayune, Mississippi.<ref name=":0" /> Her grandfather, Delos Burks, served in the Mississippi House of Represesentatives for the 108th district.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=July 12, 2011 |title=Hill announces candidacy |work=The Picayune Item |pages=1, 3}}</ref>
She went to Picayune Memorial High School,<ref name=":0" /> graduating as valedictorian in 1983.<ref name=":2" /> She graduated from Pearl River Community College with a perfect GPA<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 22, 1986 |title=PHS, PRC conduct graduation exercises |work=The Poplarville Democrat |pages=1}}</ref> and later the University of Southern Mississippi with her Bachelor of Science in 1991.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 12, 1991 |title=Residents graduate from USM |work=The Picayune Item |pages=5}}</ref> She specialized in science education and worked as a teacher.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 25, 2011 |title=A few surprises in runoff results |work=The Enterprise-Journal |pages=A004}}</ref>
== Career == A Republican, Hill has represented District 40 in the Mississippi State Senate since 2012;<ref name=":0" /> her district covers parts of Marion and Pearl River County and used to represent parts of Walthall County.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=October 18, 2011 |title=District-40 Senator-elect wants seat on education, agricultural and insurance committees |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2011/10/18/district-40_senator-elect_wants_seat_on_education_agricultural_and_insuranc/ |work=Magnolia Tribune |agency=The Picayune Item}}</ref>
=== Elections === Hill announced her candidacy for District 40 in June 2011, running against incumbent two-term Senator Sidney Albritton.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Farrell |first=David A. |date=June 24, 2011 |title=Legislative races are simmering, might reach a boiling point before election day |work=The Picayune Item |pages=1}}</ref> She campaigned on providing conservative leadership and not becoming a career politician.<ref name=":3" /> She also campaigned on education issues, such as increasing vocational education and prioritizing classroom teachers.<ref name=":2" /> In the three-way Republican primary, she forced Albritton to a run-off election by securing 34% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 3, 2011 |title=Smith defeats Lee |work=The Picayune Item |pages=1}}</ref> She won in the run-off with 52% of the vote and proceeded to the general uncontested.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Angela Burks Hill |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Angela_Burks_Hill |access-date=April 17, 2026 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Hill is married with two children. She is Baptist.<ref name=":0" />
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