Will Longwitz Explained

State Senate:Mississippi
District:25th
Termstart:January 2012
Termend:January 2016
Party:Republican
Birth Date:30 November 1972
Birth Place:Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.

Will Longwitz (born November 30, 1972, in Meridian, Mississippi) is an attorney and American politician from Mississippi. A Republican, Longwitz was elected to the Mississippi Senate in 2011. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Mississippi School of Law.[1] He is vice chair of the Senate Constitution committee. He lives in Madison, Mississippi.[2]

Will Longwitz was also involved in one of the biggest scandals in Mississippi to date. His lobbying firm, Inside Capitol, received over 400 thousand dollars in TANF funds. Funds that were meant for poor citizens on welfare. In 2024, he and his lobbying firm settled - he is due to pay back to MDHS $318,325.00.

References

https://mississippitoday.org/2024/08/27/welfare-agency-settlements-fraud-lawsuit/

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sos.ms.gov/MSBlueBook/2012-2016%20Blue%20Book%20Low-Res.pdf Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2012-2016
  2. Web site: Will Longwitz. . 1972-11-30 . 2013-12-16.