“When we talk about public education, we don't worry about a district. We don't focus on an individual school or a building when we talk about education. We talk about kids and what's best for kids. It doesn't matter what's best for the adults; what matters is what's best for the individual kids.”

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.