“The people of Mississippi can't just go home, shut down their small business, shut down their restaurants, shut down their gyms... and just think that you can come back six weeks from now, flip a switch and everything's gonna be fine. That's not the way the economy works.”

American politician

Jonathan Tate Reeves is an American politician serving since 2020 as the 65th governor of Mississippi. A Republican, he previously held two other statewide offices in Mississippi, as lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2020 and state treasurer from 2004 to 2012. His career has centered on state government and elected office. The public record tied to him is mainly political, shaped by his years in Mississippi’s executive branch and his work in statewide fiscal and constitutional offices.