Shad White

Shadrack Tucker White (born September 22, 1985) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 42nd State Auditor of Mississippi since 2018.

A member of the Republican Party, White is the first millennial to hold statewide office in the Deep South.

He was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2008 and went on to study economic and social history at St. John's College, Oxford, earning a Master of Science degree.

[6] He studied economic and social history at St John's College, Oxford, earning a Master of Science degree, and rowed crew.

[10][11] In 2010, White worked as Policy and Research Director for Alan Nunnelee's successful campaign for Congress.

While White served as Director, the Mississippi Justice Institute successfully[16] defended the constitutionality of charter schools in Mississippi in a trial court and won an Open Meetings Act case against the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors[17] and Natchez city government.

[2] On July 6, 2018, Governor Phil Bryant announced that he would appoint White to serve as Mississippi's State Auditor following the resignation of Stacey Pickering.

[28] In February 2024, White filed a counter suit as auditor asking the court to require Favre "...to repay the principal and interest he owes on $1.1 million in welfare funds.