Angela Turner-Ford

State Senator, Mississippi · District 16

Angela Turner-Ford, born on July 2, 1971, is an American politician who has been serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 16th district since 2013. She was born in Columbus, Mississippi and currently resides in West Point, Mississippi. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Role State Senator

Current office, as recorded in the directory.

District District 16

The district this member is elected from.

Service since 2024

Dates of service on record.

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Biography

Angela Turner-Ford, born on July 2, 1971, is an American politician who has been serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 16th district since 2013. She was born in Columbus, Mississippi and currently resides in West Point, Mississippi. She is a member of the Democratic Party.1

Turner-Ford assumed office on January 23, 2013. Her current term ends on January 4, 2028. She ran for re-election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 16 and won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

In terms of her committee assignments, Turner-Ford has been assigned to various committees over the years. In the 2023-2024 legislative session, she was assigned to the following committees: Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee, Senate Appropriations Committee, Congressional Redistricting Committee, Judiciary, Division A Committee, Judiciary, Division B Committee, Reapportionment Committee, Senate Medicaid Committee, Senate Municipalities Committee, Senate Public Property Committee (Chair), Senate Technology Committee, and Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.

Turner-Ford is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, Inc. She is a mother to three children: Kennedy, Joshua, and Jolen Lairy. Her religious affiliation is Methodist.

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References

  1. Angela Turner-Ford, State Senator. billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
  2. Official website. billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved October 10, 2026.