# Sam Mims V

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**Samuel Cochran Mims V** (born April 2, 1972) is an [American](/source/American_people) politician. He is a member of the [Mississippi House of Representatives](/source/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives) from the 97th District, being first elected in 2003. He is a member of the [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) party.[1]

Mims' great-grandfather, [Sam Mims Jr.](/source/Sam_Mims_Jr.), was a ([Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))) [Mississippi state senator](/source/Mississippi_State_Senate).[2]

He was married to the former Amanda Ashley Legg at Centenary United Methodist Church in McComb on September 7, 1996.[3][4] They have two daughters and one son, named Sam VI.[2][5]

On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Mims, who chairs the House Public Health Committee, announced that he had tested positive for [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19).[6]

## References

1. ["Sam C. Mims, V"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/40027/sam-mims-v). Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

1. ["Enterprise-Journal from McComb, Mississippi on March 31, 2006 · Page D002"](http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/210746467/). *Newspapers.com*. March 31, 2006. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

1. ["Legg, Mims marry"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35711453/). *Enterprise-Journal*. September 29, 1996. p. 3C. Retrieved June 27, 2020. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Miss Legg, Mims say vows"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35711832/). *[The Greenwood Commonwealth](/source/The_Greenwood_Commonwealth)*. November 10, 1996. p. 2B. Retrieved June 27, 2020. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["It's all in the name"](http://www.enterprise-journal.com/specialpublications/article_a9625f7d-5373-5a1f-bcaf-d8777996adb1.html). *enterprise-journal.com*. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

1. ["Outbreak at Mississippi Capitol: Number of infected lawmakers grows to 26"](https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/08/mississippi-coronavirus-outbreak-capitol-grows-26-lawmakers/5401147002/)

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