William Green Poindexter III (January 10, 1944 – November 25, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993.
[1] After his graduation, Poindexter spent one year under the staff of U. S. senator from Mississippi John C. Stennis in Washington, D. C.[1] Poindexter then returned to Sunflower and Leflore Counties in Mississippi where he farmed.
[1][3][4][5][6] In 1992, the House seats were required to be redistricted to better reflect the state's black population.
[7] Poindexter lost the following 1992 election to William Richardson, a black teacher at Gentry High School in Indianola.
[8] In 1993, Poindexter joined the staff of Mississippi Governor Kirk Fordice as a legislative liaison.