Nic Lott
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Nic Lott is an American public servant who was the first African-American student body president elected at the University of Mississippi. He was elected where Lott defeated five other candidates to become the first African-American president of the institution.
Lott, a self-described conservative, has interned for former Senate majority leader Trent Lott [1] (no relation), and has worked in The White House. During the 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial campaign, Lott was director of youth outreach for GOP nominee Haley Barbour. Following Barbour's victory over incumbent governor Ronnie Musgrove, Lott joined Barbour's administration as a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He is the state chairman for the Mississippi Young Republicans and former state chairman for the Mississippi College Republicans. 1
Lott is a native of Taylorsville, Mississippi, and currently lives in Taylorsville, MS.
Recently, he founded Mississippi Forward, a non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of electing energetic new leadership to the state legislature. He has recently announced that he will continue his tour throughout the Mississippi 34th State Senate District, and will decide in early 2007 whether or not to seek the seat.
On December 2, 2006, Lott married Jaye Espy at the B'nai B'rith Literary Club (aka the B B Club) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, who is the daughter of Clarksdale Mayor Henry Espy. Her uncle is Mike Espy, the former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The young couple met at a fundraiser for her brother and his friend, Chuck Espy, who currently serves in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
