Meet JenniferforAG: The ACLU director and veteran who could soon become Mississippi's first black and first woman attorney general
As the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Mississippi branch and a veteran who served more than 20 years as a U.S. Army Colonel and intelligence officer, Jennifer Riley-Collins has dedicated her life to"protecting, defending and serving" the Magnolia State.
"Because I have been a public servant and not a career politician, I don't have the name recognition like I would hope that I would," she said."But, when people learn about my background and learn that I have been a longstanding public advocate, people are encouraged, they're inspired and they're engaged, so that is what I think will drive the vote out."
"I believe that citizens of the state of Mississippi are ready to move forward for leadership to look like our state," she said. As a civil rights attorney, the ACLU Mississippi head said that protecting residents' rights would be among her top priorities upon becoming the state's attorney general.
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