EZELL, Mike, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Miss., April 6, 1959; graduated from Pascagoula High School, Pascagoula, Miss., 1977; B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss., 1997; law enforcement officer; sheriff, Jackson County, Miss., 2014-2022; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress (January 3, 2023-present).