About Commissioner Posey
Lynn Posey is currently serving as Central District
Public Service Commissioner and is also Vice-Chairman of the Commission.
Commissioner Posey was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi. He is a
graduate of Copiah-Lincoln Community College; as well as Mississippi
State University where he earned a B.S. degree and a Masters degree in
Public Administration. He is also a graduate of the University of
Mississippi School of Banking.
Commissioner Posey served in the Mississippi State Senate from
1988-2007. While in the Senate, Commissioner Posey served 16 years as
Chairman of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and was a member of the Public
Utilities Committee for 16 years. He also served as a sub-committee
chairman on Appropriations, Business and Financial Institutions,
Economic Development and Forestry. In addition, Posey also served
as the Chairman of the PEER Committee, as well as the Founder and
Chairman of the Mississippi Sportsman Caucus.
Commissioner Posey is married to the former Kathy Singletary of
Crystal Springs, MS. They reside in Union Church, MS. and have two children,
Hunter and Kaitlyn. The Posey’s belong to the Union Church Baptist Church.