{{Short description|Mississippi politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Philman Ladner | image = | caption = | state_senate = Mississippi State | district = 46th | term_start = January 2, 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = Philip Moran | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = Republican | occupation = Businessman }} '''Philman Ladner''' is a Mississippi state senator, representing the 46th district in the Mississippi State Senate since 2024. His county covers Harrison and Hancock county.
== Biography == Ladner attended St. Stanislaus College in Bay St. Louis.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Philman Ladner |url=https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/ladner.xml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Mississippi State Legislature}}</ref> He is the manager of a family-owned business.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Perlis |first=Wicker |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Legislature sees 5 of its incumbents stumble in primaries |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/10/legislators-with-nearly-60-years-of-combined-experience-ousted-tuesday/70565339007/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=The Clarion-Ledger |pages=A1}}</ref> He trains race horses and buys and sells cattle.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 7, 2024 |title=New to the Mississippi Capitol, but far from new to Mississippi Agriculture |url=https://msfb.org/2024/02/07/new-to-the-mississippi-capitol-but-far-from-new-to-mississippi-agriculture/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation |language=en-US}}</ref>
A Republican, Ladner ran for election in 2023 for the Mississippi State Senate to represent the 46th district. He ran against incumbent Phillip Moran in the Republican primary. In a political upset, he won 54% to 46% and ran uncontested in the general election; Moran was the only senator incumbent to lose in the 2023 elections.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Corder |first=Frank |date=August 9, 2023 |title=State, Legislative Primary Election Results: See who won and who came up short |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/08/08/state-legislative-primary-election-results-see-who-won-and-who-came-up-short/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |website=Magnolia Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> In the months leading up to the election, Moran was embroiled in controversy for concealing assets to avoid liability in a lawsuit related to a sexual assault case against his son.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Margaret |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Embroiled in a sex crimes case, a MS senator and his son are now accused of hiding assets |url=https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article278141397.html |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=The Sun Herald}}</ref>
In the senate, he is a member of the following committees: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Agriculture, Finance, Gaming, Municipalities, Ports and Marine Resources, Public Property, and Tourism.<ref name=":0" />
He is a member of the Harrison County Republican Club and Hancock County Republican Women's Club.<ref name=":0" />
He is married and has four children. He is of Catholic faith.<ref name=":0" /> He resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi.<ref name=":2" />
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