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Senators honor retiring Sen. David Jordan with resolution as he announces resignation
Summary
The Mississippi Senate read and adopted a resolution recognizing Sen. David Jordan’s long public service and recorded his intention to resign; Jordan addressed the chamber, citing family and health as reasons for stepping down.
The Mississippi Senate on the floor read and adopted a resolution recognizing Sen. David Jordan and noting his resignation from the body, saying he intends to step down at the end of the fiscal year.
The chamber read SR 1 and adopted it by unanimous consent after brief remarks by colleagues. Senators praised Jordan’s decades of service; Senator Simmons, among others, described Jordan’s rise from sharecropping roots and his long record in local and state government. Jordan told the Senate he planned to leave to be at home with his wife, whom he has been married to for 71 years.
The resolution and the tributes traced Jordan’s career from his upbringing and early work through decades in elected office. Remarks in the chamber cited his long tenure in Greenwood city government and 32 years as a state senator. Jordan, who spoke from the podium with family in the gallery, recalled his life story — including working while raising a family, serving as a teacher and later as a legislator — and said he would remain in the Capitol through the special session as allowed by law but will step away at the fiscal year end.
Senators in the chamber read the formal resolution on the floor and agreed to present a printed copy; the measure received final passage by roll call as the Senate marked the chamber’s appreciation and noted Jordan will be missed. Colleagues and family members came to the dais during the remarks. Jordan’s son Darryl Jordan joined him briefly at the podium during the remarks.
The Senate's reading and adoption of SR 1 was a formal acknowledgment of Jordan’s service and the announced timing of his departure. The resolution did not change legislative duties or seating; the Senate recorded the tributes and noted Jordan’s stated plan to leave his seat at the end of the current fiscal year.
