About Tate Reeves

Elected in 2011 as Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor, Tate Reeves stands ready to help guide the state toward a brighter future through a focus on improving educational achievement for students, supporting the creation of high-skilled jobs and responsibly managing the taxpayers' money.

Reeves was sworn into office in January 2012 to lead the 52-member Mississippi Senate.

Previously, Reeves was elected as Mississippi's 53rd Treasurer in 2003 and re-elected to a second term four years later with 61 percent of the vote, the highest percentage of any candidate was running for statewide office.  He was the first Republican treasurer in the state's history.  Tate is a Rankin County native and a graduate of Florence High School.  He is an honors graduate of Millsaps College and holds a bachelor's degree in economics.  While at Millsaps, he played point guard for the Millsaps Majors basketball team.  Tate has continued to be an active alumnus and remains involved with his alma mater by serving as a member of the investment policy board for the Millsaps College General Louis Wilson Fund and a member the Advisory Committee of the Else School of Management.

Tate holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA) and is a member of the CFA Society of Mississippi and the CFA Institute, an organization that leads the investment industry by setting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence. In 1996, he was the recipient of the Mississippi Society of Financial Analysts Award.

Tate served as president of the National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) for 2006-2007.  He was very active in the association where he currently served as a member and former chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee and was a member of the Federal Legislative Committee.  His service to the organization also includes previous membership on the NAST Executive Committee. Additionally, Tate represented the State of Mississippi as a member of the Executive Board of the College Savings Plans Network.  He served on the Board of Trustees for the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of College Savings Plans of Mississippi and the Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund.

In 2007, Tate was named as one of 42 national "Rising Star(s) in the Republican Party" by Rising Tide magazine – the publication of the Republican National Committee.  Furthermore, in 2008 Tate was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Mississippi Republican Elected Officials Association.  Recently his NAST peers honored Tate with the Jesse M. Unruh Award, which recognized his outstanding service to the association, the profession, and to his state.

Tate and his wife Elee Williams Reeves, a Tylertown native, are the proud parents of two daughters, Sarah Tyler and Elizabeth Magee.  The Reeves family attends Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church, where Elee and Tate co-chaired a past Capital Campaign.  They have been very committed to many civic and charitable organizations in Mississippi – including the Mississippi Society of Disabilities, UMC Children's Cancer Clinic, Middle Mississippi Girl Scout Council, Boys & Girls Club of Mississippi, the YMCA, the United Way, Stewpot Ministries, the Exchange Club Parent Child Center, and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.