id: ocd-person/6c7089b2-5e2d-4049-9aee-5fd76004af16
name: John Read
given_name: John
family_name: Read
birth_date: 1941-07-08
gender: Male
email: jread@house.ms.gov
image: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/read.jpg
party:
- name: Republican
roles:
- start_date: 1993-01-04
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:ms/government
  district: '112'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: State Capitol Room 201C, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
  voice: 601-359-3340
- classification: district-mail
  address: P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
links:
- url: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/read.xml
  note: homepage
other_names:
- name: J. Read
- name: J.O. Read
- name: Read, J.
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: MSL000155
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/John_Read
- url: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/read.xml
- url: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/hr_membs.xml
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Read_(Mississippi_politician)
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3712/john-read
extras:
  occupation: Pharmacist
  education:
  - Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
  - North East Louisiana University
  counties represented:
  - Jackson