State Auditor Shad White announces run for governor
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- State Auditor Shad White is running for governor. White made the official announcement on Monday.
One of his first campaign stops brought him to the Mississippi Coast.
WXXV News 25’s Brynne Baxley spoke with White about why he’s running and his priorities for the state.
Mississippi Auditor Shad White has officially entered the race for governor. “Over the last few years as state auditor, I’ve taken on people who are powerful, people who are famous, and far too often we identify fraud or waste in our state government, and no one does anything about it. As auditor, I could not. So now I’m running for governor to finish the job.”
After making the announcement in Laurel Monday morning, White made the Coast his first campaign stop, meeting supporters at the Downtowner in Gulfport. “Candidates are going to have a lot of good-sounding ideas, we have no shortage of good ideas. What we have a shortage of is courage. People who are willing to stand up, take on the good old boys club in Jackson, actually put a stop to the bloated contracts and the sweetheart deals that have been benefiting so many of them, and give the money back to working taxpayers.”
White joins a growing Republican field that includes Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Agricultural Commissioner Andy Gipson, and former State Speaker of the House Philip Gunn.
On the Democratic side, Priscilla Till remains the only announced candidate.
White said, “So, the first and most important priority is stopping fraud and corruption in government and giving money back to taxpayers. But look, there are other big challenges that we’ve got to meet. So, we need the toughest laws in the country on violent criminals. I think we need the toughest laws on politicians who steal taxpayer funds. We’ve got to get back to basics in our schools. So, no more woke indoctrination. But we have to get money going to teachers in the classroom to make sure our kids are prepared for their future.”
Mississippi voters will head to the polls for the primary election on August 3, 2027. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a runoff is scheduled for August 31.
The general election is November 2, 2027.
