Blaine Eaton

Background

Eaton was born in Taylorsville, Mississippi, United States.

Education

He studied at Jones County Junior College and at Mississippi State University from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Bachelor of Science) degree.

Career

Eaton was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1996. In November 2015, the election for the 79th district seat resulted in a draw. In a statement made before the drawing of straws, he said.

"lieutenant"s wrong — philosophically, morally.

lieutenant"s archaic, it"s medieval, and it"s wrong". After winning, he said he would accept the result but would attempt to change the law that governs election ties.

Though Eaton drew the long straw, Tullos appealed the result to the Republican-controlled House, which decided to seat Tullos instead.

Achievements

• As per state law, the two candidates drew straws to determine the winner. As Eaton drew the longer straw, he was declared the winner and was therefore re-elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives. His win prevented the Republicans from achieving a three-fifths supermajority in the House. However, Eaton was not happy with having won the election through a game of chance.

Membership

He is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 79th District, serving from 1996 to 2016. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Connections

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