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SENATOR SID ALBRITTON ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER)

2.13.08 - Senator Sid Albritton of Picayune was elected unanimously as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER).

PEER is a joint committee of the Mississippi Legislature composed of seven members of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House. PEER serves as the Legislature’s oversight committee and has the authority to evaluate the performance of state and local agencies, review agency records, investigate agencies which are in whole or in part supported by public funds, and review agency compliance with state laws.

“I look forward to working with committee members in bringing more government accountability back to the taxpayers, Chairman Sid Albritton commented. “I will work diligently to make government more efficient and to eliminate waste where necessary.”

As PEER Chairman, Senator Albritton will preside over monthly meetings of the Committee and may handle media relations, appoint subcommittees, call special meetings, and sign any subpoenas that the Committee chooses to issue.

Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant stated, “I am honored to have Senator Albritton in this very important role. His experience in government and training in accounting makes him well qualified.”

Senator Albritton has served four years in the Mississippi Legislature and has a background in law enforcement and business. He is also Chair of the State Library Committee, is Vice-Chair of Corrections and serves on the Finance; Highways and Transportation; Housing; Judiciary A; Judiciary B; Oil, Gas and Other Minerals; and the Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committees of the State Senate.

About Lieutentant Governor Phil Bryant

Phil Bryant was sworn-in as Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor on January 10, 2008 after capturing 59% of the vote in the November election. He started his career in public service as a Hinds County Deputy Sheriff and was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 59 in Rankin County in 1992 and re-elected in 1995. Bryant was appointed State Auditor by the late Governor Kirk Fordice and re-elected overwhelmingly in 1999 and without opposition in 2003.

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