Nickey Browning | |
State Senate: | Mississippi State |
State: | Mississippi |
District: | 3rd |
Term Start: | January 2, 1996 |
Term End: | January 7, 2020 |
Preceded: | Pud Graham |
Succeeded: | Kathy Chism |
Party: | Republican (2013–2024) Democratic (before 2013) |
Birth Name: | Nickey Reed Browning |
Birth Date: | 19 July 1951 |
Birth Place: | Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Northeast Mississippi Community College Mississippi State University |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Spouse: | Brenda Smithey |
Residence: | Ecru, Mississippi |
Nickey Reed Browning (July 19, 1951 – October 29, 2024) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate, having represented the 3rd District in northeastern Mississippi from 1996 to 2020.
Browning was born in Ponotoc, Mississippi, on July 19, 1951.[1] He attended Northeast Mississippi Community College and graduated from Mississippi State University.
On March 27, 2013, Browning switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.[2] He did not file for re-election in 2020.[3]
Browning was a member of the Lions Club.[4] He was a Methodist.
Browning resided in Ecru in Pontotoc County, near Tupelo, Mississippi. He died on October 29, 2024, at the age of 73.[5]