Les Tannehill

Why I am running for Mayor

I’ve been asked numerous times, why I am running for mayor in Jackson Mississippi.
The simple answer is because Jackson, MS I feel your pain. In the streets of Jackson,
MS I have felt the pain of dying young men, who had been shot, as I knelt beside them
trying to stop the bleeding until paramedics arrived. I have experienced the pain of
parents as I had to deliver the news to them that their loved one had been killed. I
have felt the pain of trying to respond to a call in progress on our crumbling roads and
get there in a timely manner. As a law enforcement officer, I felt the pain of being
underpaid, under-appreciated, under-staffed, and overworked. I’ve felt the pain of the
Jackson Fire Department, who worked hand in hand with us, face the same difficulties
working tirelessly responding to call after call. I have seen firsthand the pain that is
derived from corrupt administrations that drains us of our hope. As a citizen of Jackson,
MS I have felt your pain of being without water for over a week!!! The short answer is
because Jackson, MS I feel your pain and I am running for Mayor to help ease that pain
and restore your hope!!!
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Les Tannehill was born in Jackson Mississippi and moved to Terry, MS when he was 5
years old where he attended school until he graduated. Les was in the Boy Scouts and
served as troop leader. Les played basketball and football and his senior year was
chosen all conference defensive end in their football division. In Les’ junior year he
was nominated and chosen to the national organization, Who’s Who among
Outstanding American High School Student for his church work, political work, youth
fellowship, community involvement, academic, 4-H and sports. This is an organization
that represents 2 ½% of the 6,000,000 students enrolled in the junior and senior
classes of the nation’s high schools in 1974. Les worked on a horse ranch in Terry, MS
from the age of 15 until he was 18 years old. It was always his dream to be a
veterinarian, but God had other plans for Les serving Him by serving mankind through
law enforcement. God gave Les a servant’s heart, and his main goal has been working
in the lives of others to make a difference, especially our youth.In 1990 after a shift
dispute which would have moved Les from a day shift to an evening shift, along with
other officers. Les resigned from JPD because the evening shift would not allow Les to
properly care for his infant daughter whom Les has always put first and foremost, even
above himself. Les started work for the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office in 1992 after
Malcolm McMillin was elected sheriff until 2006 when he left to start his own company
Affirmative Investigation & Security where he is currently the President/CEO.