Kelvin Buck
Kelvin Buck | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office 2004–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kelvin Oneal Buck July 23, 1961 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Rust College (BA) Jackson State University (MPPA) |
| Profession | broadcasting executive |
| Website | www.buckforcongress.com |
Kelvin O. Buck[1] (born July 23, 1961) is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat from 2004 to 2013. He was the mayor of Holly Springs from 2013 to 2021.[2][3]
He was re-elected for a second term in 2017.[4]
In September 2025, he filed to run for representative of Mississippi's 1st congressional district in the 2026 elections.[5]
References
- ↑ "Kelvin Buck's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Buck to focus on state needs before mayor role". Magnolia Tribune. May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Mayor Kelvin Buck: A 'Bicultural, Bipartisan Approach to Government' Will Lift Holly Springs". ReelUrbanNews. May 12, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ↑ Burleson, Barry (May 17, 2017). "Buck wins second term". The South Reporter. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ↑ Politics1.com [@Politics1com] (September 10, 2025). "MS CD-1. Ex-Holly Springs Mayor & ex-St Rep Kelvin Buck (D) becomes 2nd Dem to enter race vs US Rep Trent Kelly (R)" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Rust College alumni
- Jackson State University alumni
- Politicians from Tupelo, Mississippi
- People from Holly Springs, Mississippi
- Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
- African-American state legislators in Mississippi
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- African-American mayors in Mississippi
- American United Methodists
- Candidates in the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections