Bill Waller Jr. is running for Governor as a Republican in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
Election 2019
Foster endorsement could boost Waller in pivotal DeSoto County in runoff with Reeves
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Foster won his home county of DeSoto where almost 22,000 people voted in the Aug. 6 primary, Waller was a distant third in the county. Reeves, who will face Waller Aug. 27 in a runoff, lost only eight counties.
Election 2019
Tate Reeves, staring down runoff, ditches early campaign strategy and attacks Bill Waller’s policy positions
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Initial strategy reasoned that conditions were right for Democratic front-runner Jim Hood to face a “costly runoff” due to a crowded primary field and downplayed the chances for Waller and Foster.
Election 2019
Reeves, Waller headed for a runoff after first ballot doesn’t settle GOP governor’s primary
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The tenor of the campaign is expected to shift in the next three weeks
Video: Bill Waller Jr., Neshoba County Fair speech
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Mississippi Today captured video of former Supreme Court Justice Bill Waller Jr., as he campaigned for Mississippi’s 2019 gubernatorial election at the Neshoba County Fair.
Bill Waller Jr.
Bill Waller Jr.’s Top Contributions
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Bill Waller, Jr.’s top contributions in the 2019 Governor’s race
Election 2019
Mississippi governor’s race: Finance reports offer glimpse at who’s funding top candidates
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Top gubernatorial candidate’s finance reports, as well as searchable tables of their largest contributions ($3,000 or higher) and contributions by city.
Election 2019
‘This race is kind of heating up’: Hood sits back and watches as Republicans battle each other at Neshoba
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves continued to focus on the attorney general but did reference his opponents Bill Waller Jr. and Rep. Robert Foster. Meanwhile, Gov. Bryant and Speaker Gunn defend the performance of the state’s economy.
Election 2019
Reeves gently crosses swords with Waller and Foster, shifting tactics in the final weeks before Republican primary
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In the first and only televised debate before the Aug. 6 primaries, the three Republican contenders for governor offer differing visions of Mississippi
Election 2019
Republican gubernatorial candidates go head to head in televised debate Tuesday night
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Televised debate an important night for candidates.
Government
Politicians have been slashing taxes, but poll indicates Mississippians willing to pay higher taxes
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Majority of people willing to pay higher taxes to fund infrastructure and education.; 59 percent say the state government is doing a poor job at maintaining infrastructure.
Election 2019
NBC Poll: In November matchup, Waller slightly outperforms Reeves; Hood trails both Republicans
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The Democratic attorney general faces an uphill climb to make up ground against possible general election rivals for the Mississippi governor’s mansion
Election 2019
Medicaid expansion big issue for gubernatorial candidates but not Mississippi voters
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Poll finds 48 percent of Republicans would be less likely to support a candidate who supported Medicaid expansion, while 61 percent of Democrats say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who supported Medicaid expansion.
2019 Gubernatorial Candidates
Waller, GOP guv hopeful and ex-chief justice, cites ‘common sense’ in also not meeting with women alone
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Recently retired from the Mississippi Supreme Court, Waller is the second Republican candidate in recent days to say he practices the so-called Bill Graham rule. Waller added he never met alone with female colleagues or law clerks in his 22 years with the court
The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 62: The Candidates: Bill Waller Jr.
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Bill Waller Jr., one of three Republican candidates for governor, discusses why he’s running for governor.
Election 2019
Waller: ‘I have never in my life seen somebody raise money like one of my opponents’
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Reeves’s campaign war chest filled for stretch primary run; Democratic front-runner Jim Hood’s campaign says they have raised nearly $1.3 million in the past six months.