Democrat Travis Childers Gains Endorsement Of 10 Fellow Chancery Clerks

Endorsements add to momentum of Childers' early fundraising success

From a Press Release:

Chancery Clerks in North Mississippi are endorsing one of their own, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk and businessman Travis Childers, in the race to elect a new congressman in Mississippi's first congressional district. Over the weekend, the Childers campaign released a list of fourteen current and retired chancery clerks from the first congressional district who are personally endorsing Childers for Congress.

Chancery Clerks are traditionally an influential group in Mississippi. Under Mississippi law, Chancery Clerks serve as the auditors and treasurers of county government and are elected county-wide.

"I am honored to have the personal endorsements of my fellow Chancery Clerks," Childers said. "These are my friends and colleagues who know me best. As elected officials in their counties, they know first-hand the concerns and needs of the citizens of North Mississippi. Their support means the world to me, and these endorsements give us tremendous momentum as we get ready to formally kick-off the campaign in the coming days."

Childers' campaign recently demonstrated considerable political strength when it announced that it had surpassed $100,000 in fundraising within a week of Childers getting into the race.

The ten Chancery Clerks endorsing Childers are: Don Threadgill of Choctaw County; Robbie Robinson of Clay County; Jim Witt of Itawamba County; Chuck Thomas of Marshall County; Ronnie Boozer of Monroe County; Reggie Collums of Pontotoc County; Wayne Crockett of Tate County; Peyton Cummings of Tishomingo County; Russ Turner of Webster County; and, Amy McMinn of Yalobusha County.

In addition, four retired Chancery Clerks from North Mississippi offered their endorsements: Myra McCollum of Alcorn County; Martha Martin of Calhoun County; David Thomas of Chickasaw County; and, Hayden Ables of Tishomingo County.

Travis W. Childers, a Democrat, has served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County for the past sixteen years. Childers has worked as a Realtor and appraiser in Booneville since 1978.