Mississippi Native: Ty Pinkins

"'Home' means a place where you feel a deep connection, where your roots run strong, and where the community feels like family. My story is a Mississippi story."

What does it mean to call Mississippi home? Why do people choose to leave or live in this wonderful and sometimes infuriating place? The son of a tractor driver, Ty Pinkins grew up in Rolling Fork, in the Mississippi Delta. After serving on active duty in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years, he earned his JD and LLM degrees from Georgetown University Law Center. He then returned to Mississippi as a community organizer and a lawyer who advocates on behalf of individuals in some of Mississippi’s most underserved communities. Frustrated by the lack of action from lawmakers on the issues facing Mississippians—and believing that the hard-working voters of Mississippi deserve much better—Ty Pinkins decided to run for office: the United States Senate in 2024. Learn more about Ty’s campaign and his commitment to his home state in today’s interview.

Ty Pinkins is running for U.S. Senate. He is from Rolling Fork, MS.

Where are you from? 

I am from Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a small town in the Mis…