Robert Foster is running for Governor as a Republican in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
2019 Gubernatorial Candidates
‘We’ve built an army’: Tate Reeves is unapologetic and unbothered by critics. With a titanic war chest and legions of volunteers, he’s laser focused on Democrat Jim Hood
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The 45-year-old lieutenant governor knows fiscal policy as well as anyone. So why is he talking so much about about Hollywood, Nike and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
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.
Rep. Foster uses ads, fundraising call to stoke firestorm over his campaign freezing out female reporter
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Rival campaigns wonder how big of a bump the freshman lawmaker gets from the news of his campaign barring a female reporter campaign access without a male chaperone
Election 2019
Robert Foster, GOP governor candidate, denies woman reporter access because of her gender
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A top campaign aide told reporter Larrison Campbell she needed to bring a male colleague to ride along with the candidate; Mississippi Today declined
Election 2019
Should the person who wins the popular vote be governor? We asked top Democratic and Republican candidates
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Mississippi is the only state in the nation where a candidate could win a majority of the vote and not win a statewide office. The system is currently being challenged in federal court by four state residents.
In GOP governor’s race, Waller hits the May campaign trail harder than Foster and Reeves
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The former state supreme court chief justice visited the most counties of three Republicans seeking the governor’s office
Election 2019
Reeves banks $6.3 million, far outdistancing all others in governor campaign money race
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Primary elections in Mississippi take place Aug. 6
Election 2019
Jim Hood, a self-styled pro-life Democrat, draws rebuke from the right and the left on abortion
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As anti-abortion bills in several states made national headlines this week, the frontrunner for Democrats’ nomination for governor made his boldest statements on abortions of the campaign
Commentary
Reeves’ Republican foes in governor’s race must find way to overcome his statewide name recognition advantage
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Both Bill Waller Jr. and Rep. Robert Foster are canvassing the state, trying to cut into Reeves’ advantage. But politicians who have run statewide before say it takes money – a lot of money.
In 2019 governor’s race, Reeves and Hood flex large fundraising totals as Waller catapults into the fold
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Tate Reeves, Jim Hood and Bill Waller were the top fundraisers in the field
2019 Legislative Session
Teacher pay: Candidates weigh in on botched pay raise but no consensus emerges on possible $15 million shortfall
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One official questions if it’s permissible for the Education Department to now take money already earmarked for other purposes and direct it to the pay raise.
Election 2019
First governor’s debate won’t be broadcast live; Foster, Waller to face off but Reeves declines invitation
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Lieutenant governor, a third candidate vying to win the GOP primary in August, cited obligations of the legislative session that ended earlier than expected on March 29.
Election 2019
Reeves to skip first GOP governor’s race debate, drawing criticism from opponents
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Lieutenant governor’s office says with the Legislature in session, timing wasn’t right. April 2 debate at MSU will feature Rep. Robert Foster and former Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr.
The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 43: The Candidates: Robert Foster
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Robert Foster, one of three Republican candidates for governor, joins Mississippi Today reporters to talk about his candidacy.
Election 2019
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, fighting unpopularity and defeated agendas, asks GOP senators to pledge support
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The gubernatorial hopeful may not be the best liked politician in the state, but he is the most feared