He served as Assistant District Attorney and Youth Court Prosecutor in Jackson County, Mississippi for seven years prior to becoming a state senator in 2011.

[3] Wiggins has served as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate since 2012, representing District 52, encompassing southern Jackson County and includes Pascagoula, Gautier, and Ocean Springs.

Tate Reeves named him Chairman of the first ever Senate Medicaid Committee, overseeing policy for one of the state’s largest budget items.

In a rare occurrence as a freshman legislator, Wiggins served as Chairman of the Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee during his first term.

Furthering his commitment to good government practices, Wiggins authored and passed, with the help Tate Reeves, legislation opening up the meetings of the state’s community hospitals and requiring them to be more transparent with their activities and documents.

Following the BP Oil Spill, Wiggins fought to ensure federal and state dollars remained on the Gulf Coast.