Melanie Sojourner (born January 5, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Mississippi.
[3] She is the great-granddaughter of Albert Boyd Sojourner, who was in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1916.
[3] She attended Adams County Christian School, which was founded as a segregation academy and uses the Confederate flag as its symbol, and has enrolled her daughter there.
[6] Sojourner defeated Bob Dearing in the 2011 elections to serve in the State Senate.
[10] Sojourner's legislative district was effectively dismantled during 2022 redistricting and she ultimately did not seek re-election to the Senate in 2023.