Feb 22, 2016: MPB: RELIGIOUS LEADERS SAY PAYDAY LENDING CAUSES SERIOUS DEBT
Democratic Representative Kathy Sykes of Jackson is on the Business and Finance Committee. She says there are several bills aiming to do away with, or regulate payday lending. But, she says payday loans are sometimes the only access under-served communities have to the financial system.
Democratic Representative Kathy Sykes of Jackson is on the Business and Finance Committee. She says there are several bills aiming to do away with, or regulate payday lending. But, she says payday loans are sometimes the only access under-served communities have to the financial system.
Feb 3, 2016: NewsMs: House Minority Leaders Named
House minority whips are Reps. Chris Bell, Adrianne Wooten, Kathy Sykes, and Oscar Denton.
House minority whips are Reps. Chris Bell, Adrianne Wooten, Kathy Sykes, and Oscar Denton.
Aug 12, 2015: Madison County Journal: PERRY: 'Silent Knight' for Dems
Other House seats of interest include Democrat Reecy Dickson (House 42) who failed to make a run-off; and Democrats Bob Huddleston (House 30) and Karl Gibbs (House 36) both advancing to run-offs. Kathy Sykes and Sam Begley meet again in a run-off in Hinds County for the seat of Democrat Jim Evans (House 70) who withdrew after a residency challenge. Republican Joel Bomgar took 68 percent against Bruce Bartley for the seat of retiring Rita Martinson (House 58) in Madison County.
Other House seats of interest include Democrat Reecy Dickson (House 42) who failed to make a run-off; and Democrats Bob Huddleston (House 30) and Karl Gibbs (House 36) both advancing to run-offs. Kathy Sykes and Sam Begley meet again in a run-off in Hinds County for the seat of Democrat Jim Evans (House 70) who withdrew after a residency challenge. Republican Joel Bomgar took 68 percent against Bruce Bartley for the seat of retiring Rita Martinson (House 58) in Madison County.
July 13, 2015: Parents Campaign: House of Representatives District 70: Candidate Q&A
Candidates for this office were offered a questionnaire on education issues by The Parents’ Campaign.
Kathy Sykes
Candidates for this office were offered a questionnaire on education issues by The Parents’ Campaign.
Kathy Sykes
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Jan 16, 2013: Jackson Free Press: Senate 28: Meet the Candidates
Kathy Sykes has what her boss, Bill Chandler of the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, calls "movement experience." Sykes, MIRA's lead organizer, has worked with the Mississippi Poultry Workers' Center in Morton as a liaison between black and Latino factory workers as well as the Jackson branch of the NAACP. Education: Walton Elementary, Powell 5th & 6th Grade Center; Graduate of Lanier High School; BS Degree and MPPA coursework Jackson State University; AFL-CIO Organizer's Institute; Midwest Training Academy; Highlander Center; Real Estate Courses
Membership: Bonner Institutional AME Church; Subscribing Life Member NAACP Executive Committee; SCLC; MASE/CWA Local 3570; MAFFAN-UAW; Federation of Democratic Women; Working Together Jackson; A. Philip Randolph Institute; MS Human Services Coalition; Life Member Jackson State University - Hinds Alumni Job Experience: Consultant, MIRA/Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, MS Poultry Workers Center, Strategic Systems, Algebra Project Community Facilitator Lanier High, United Communications, MS State Department of Health, University of MS Medical Center, Jackson State University, VA Medical Center |