Dick Molpus

Dick Molpus (D) was Secretary of State for Mississippi from 1987 to 1995. In 1995, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor, but lost to the Republican incumbent, Kirk Fordice.

Molpus is a strong advocate of public education in Mississippi, and served on staff for Governor William Winter. Winter's fleet of erudite young staffers, which included Molpus and future governor Ray Mabus, became referred as "The Boys of Spring."

Since 1995, Molpus has been CEO of Woodlands Timber, a land investment company.

He is originally from Philadelphia, Mississippi in Neshoba County and attended the University of Mississippi.