James Andrew Gipson (born December 21, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner since 2018.

During his tenure, he was known as one of the most socially conservative representatives, supporting bills against gun control, championing legislation to prohibit discrimination based on beliefs about marriage, and authoring a restrictive abortion ban.

Gipson also worked on criminal justice reform, seeking to reduce repeat offenders, abolish debtor prisons, and study sentencing disparities.

Gipson currently works in private law practice at Jones Walker LLP, where he specialized in securities, banking, communications and insurance.

[2] A Republican, Gipson was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 77th district in 2007, besting Democratic challenger Dale Berry 58% to 40%.

[6] He worked to pass criminal justice reform by granting greater discretion to judges and expanding the use of drug courts, as well as legislation that sought to reduce repeat offenders, abolish debtor prisons, and study sentencing disparities.

[10] He ran for reelection in 2023 and touted accomplishments of government consolidation within the agency, help grow international markets, and fought regulatory restrictions.

[3] He made statements against in vitro fertilization, calling it “the greatest assault on the cause of life that we’ve seen in Mississippi in a long time.”[14] He has maintained his opposition to Medicaid expansion.