Background
Chassaniol, Lydia Graves was born on December 29, 1950.
Chassaniol, Lydia Graves was born on December 29, 1950.
She served in the Mississippi Senate from the 14th district since 2007. Chassaniol is from Winona, Mississippi. She served on the Mississippi Parole Board from 1997 through 2000, and was first elected to the Mississippi Senate in 2007.
Chassaniol ran unopposed for District 14 of the Mississippi Senate in 2007.
In November 2011, she was re-elected to the seat, defeating Democrat Carlos Moore. Chassaniol is contesting for re-election.
The vote will be held on November 3, 2015. During her time in office, Chassaniol has sponsored anti-immigration bills.
She chairs the Mississippi Senate Tourism Committee, and is vice-chair of the state"s committee on corrections.
In her speech to the Commodity Credit Corporation Convention, she called its members "lone voices crying in the wilderness" and said that, "Seeing all of you here today gives me hope." Despite public criticism for this speech, Chassaniol refused to apologize or to dissociate herself from the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Chassaniol is a member of the Republican Party. Chassaniol is a member of the Council of Conservative Citizens, a white supremicist group, and has spoken at their national convention.