Who is Tate Reeves?

Investigators claim that a hijacked plane’s pilot threatened to crash the plane into a Walmart on West Main in Tupelo, Mississippi, in the United States.

The incident is being closely monitored by Mississippi state law enforcement, according to governor Tate Reeves’ tweet.

Also read: Tupelo plane hijack: Mississippi governor Tate Reeves asks citizens to stay alert

“State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation. All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department,” Reeves tweeted.

Who is Tate Reeves?

Born in Mississippi on June 5, 1974, Jonathan Tate Reeves is an American politician. He has been Mississippi’s 65th governor since 2020, and he is a Republican. From 2012 to 2020, Reeves served as the 32nd lieutenant governor after serving as state treasurer from 2004 to 2012.

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Reeves is the eldest child and a native of Rankin County, Mississippi. His parents are Terry Reeves and Dianne Peeples. In 1975, Reeves’ father established a heating and air conditioning company that grew to be a multi-million dollar enterprise. Reeves received his diploma from Florence High School. He later earned an economics degree from Millsaps College in Jackson. Before suffering a shoulder injury, he spent two years playing college basketball.

Reeves belonged to the Kappa Alpha Order at Millsaps College, a fraternity notorious for its use of racial slurs and sponsoring of dances with Confederate themes. It is unknown if Reeves was involved in the issue that erupted in 2019 when yearbook images of fraternity members wearing blackface and Confederate garb appeared.

Reeves became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1996, the year he received his college diploma. He was employed by the Deposit Guaranty National Bank’s Park South Corporation, a division of which subsequently merged with AmSouth. Reeves relocated to Trustmark National Bank in 2000, where he worked as a portfolio manager for financial investments until 2003 when he left to run for state treasurer.

Reeves is married to Elee Reeves (formerly Williams) and they have three daughters together. Reeves attends the Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church with his family.