The Gazebo Gazette
JACKSON (GG) — Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann collapsed on the floor of the state Senate Wednesday morning, February 19, 2025.
Video from the Senate chamber showed Hosemann standing at a podium at the front of the chamber when he leaned forward, lost consciousness, and then fell to the floor. Several people immediately rushed to his aid, call for medical personnel to come to the scene, and the Senate quickly recessed.
“Lieutenant Governor Hosemann is doing well and in good spirits. He appreciates all of the medical staff and is eager to return to work,” spokesperson Hannah Milliet said in an emailed statement. She declined to provide any additional details.
Governor Tate Reeves posted on the social media that he and his wife “are praying for Lieutenant Governor Hosemann!” State lawmakers also posted messages of support.
Just a week earlier, on Feb. 12, Hosemann had presented a $326 million tax cut package that he said would cut taxes over the next four years but said it needed to be “sustainable.” It includes reducing the state income tax and the sales tax on groceries, and also proposes raising the gasoline tax to pay for road work, which he planned to have a press conference before the accident.
Officials have reported the fall was likely not a stroke, but more likely low blood pressure or sugar.
(Contributed by SuperTalk News & Associated Press)
