Attorney General Lynn Fitch kicked off her statewide tour promoting her 2027 campaign for governor by promising to speed up the income tax elimination, improve the state’s healthcare outcomes and work to make Mississippi more affordable.
Speaking at the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters in downtown Jackson on Wednesday, Fitch described herself as aligned with President Donald Trump and said she wants to make Mississippi the “leader in conservative governance.”
“Together, we will make a bold and sustaining change for Mississippi,” Fitch said. “That is how we make the most of this moment in time. That is how we make Mississippi the nation’s leader. That is how we give you and your family the best future.”
In 2025, the Legislature passed a bill to phase out Mississippi’s income tax, which Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law.
Mississippi is currently reducing its income tax rate to 4% from a previously passed tax cut being phased in. Beginning next year, the new law will reduce that rate by .25% over four years until it reaches 3%. In 2031, the tax will be reduced incrementally each year as certain revenue “growth triggers” are met.
Lawmakers have predicted that the income tax could be eliminated in roughly 13 years if the revenue growth triggers are met.
As state lawmakers cut taxes, they are facing tough funding choices. During the 2026 session, the Legislature adopted a $7.4 billion state budget in which the Division of Medicaid was funded through excess cash reserves. Legislative leaders said they did not give public teachers a large pay raise because of the Division of Medicaid’s funding needs.
Fitch told reporters that she would be “very diligent” and look for the “correct revenue stream” to responsibly speed up the elimination of the income tax.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch is greeted by supporters before discussing her campaign for governor during an event at the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters in Jackson on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Credit: Vickie D. King/ Mississippi Today“If you’re not paying your personal income tax, that is a huge benefit for you,” Fitch said. “That’s a huge benefit for the workforce as we attract businesses.”
Fitch is the first woman to serve as attorney general in Mississippi. If elected, she would be the first female governor in the state’s history.
With Fitch as the state’s top legal officer, attorneys from her office argued the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned national abortion rights, and now abortion is almost entirely banned in Mississippi and in multiple other states.
Fitch’s role in that case has made her a lightning rod for supporters of abortion rights, as well as a champion of the anti-abortion movement. Mississippi has some of the worst maternal health and infant mortality outcomes in the nation.
She told supporters at the Jackson event that she wants to promote policies that improve Mississippi’s health outcomes. When asked how she would do that, she pointed to her record on suing pharmacy benefit managers on behalf of the state. PBMs oversee prescription drug plans for employer and have been accused of driving up drug prices.
“I don’t mind going after these big companies like the pharmacy benefit managers who are not doing the right thing,” Fitch said.
Wednesday’s event in Jackson was the first of a multiple appearances across the state over three days where Fitch will tout her plans and qualifications to succeed Reeves, who is constitutionally prohibited from seeking a third term in 2027.
Fitch, a Holly Springs native, was elected to two terms as state treasurer before being elected attorney general in 2019. She began her legal career in the attorney general’s office as a special assistant attorney general.
She has also served as executive director of the Mississippi State Personnel Board, worked in private practice and was deputy executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Fitch joins what’s expected to be a crowded Republican primary for governor. So far, Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson and former House Speaker Philip Gunn have announced they’re running for governor.
Other possible contenders for governor are state Auditor Shad White, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, former U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, businessman and radio talk show host Gerard Gibert and billionaire businessman Tommy Duff.
Here is a list of candidates who have announced they are running for statewide office in 2027:
Governor:
Lynn Fitch (R)
Andy Gipson (R)
Philip Gunn (R)
Lieutenant Governor:
Michael Watson (R)
Secretary of State:
Shuwaski Young (R)
State Auditor:
Nick Bain (R)
Daniel Sparks (R)
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