Brad Dye

Who was Brad Dye?

Brad Dye is a retired American politician who served three 4-year terms as 27th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1980 until 1992. He is the only individual in state history to serve as lieutenant governor for 12 consecutive years. Prior to that he served in both the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate and served as Mississippi state Treasurer. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

In 1986 a commission studying the state's constitution affirmed Dye's perspective on the powers of the lieutenant governor's office.

In September 2010 he was presented with the Mississippi Medal of Service by Governor Haley Barbour.

Dye was born in Charleston, Mississippi. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a law degree from the University of Mississippi.