Jackson, Miss. - The Mississippi Republican Party is proud to have two new members in the Mississippi Legislature. Ken Morgan and Harvey Fillingane, who won the seats in runoff elections on January 2, were sworn in as members of the House of Representatives in a ceremony at 2 p.m. today.

Morgan, who now represents District 100, held on to the seat vacated when Virginia Carlton was elected to the Court of Appeals. Fillingane won the runoff for House District 101 with over 58% of the vote, taking the seat his son Joey Fillingane vacated when he was elected to the State Senate.

"Mississippi has bucked the national trend and stayed conservative. Not only did we hold two seats in the House of Representatives yesterday, we were also victorious during November's special elections with Steven Palazzo's win in House District 116, Lydia Graves Chassaniol's win in Senate District 14, and Joey Fillingane's win in Senate District 41. We swept 5 out of 6 Legislative Special Elections!" stated Chairman Jim Herring.

"Republicans ran some tough campaigns, and Mississippi voters have spoken. They agree with the message and the vision of the Mississippi Republican Party. I'm proud of everyone's hard work and look forward to entering into 2007 with them."

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