Walter Michael Ezell (/ˈiˌzɛl/ EE-zel; born April 6, 1959)[1] is an American former law enforcement officer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th congressional district since 2023.

[2] Following a stint as police chief in Ocean Springs, Ezell returned to Pascagoula, where he received an assignment to the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.

He later served as chief of law enforcement for the Pascagoula School District and the Singing River Health System.

[2][5] In 2021, Ezell announced that he would challenge Republican incumbent Steven Palazzo in Mississippi's 4th congressional district in the 2022 elections.

[10] For the 118th Congress:[11] On May 7, 2024, the Associated Press reported allegations that Congressman Mike Ezell assaulted an activist from CodePink as she asked about his support for a peace proposal for Gaza by slapping a cellular telephone from her hand as she was recording a confrontation with him.