New Mississippi Speaker of the House latest BU alum to take legislative leadership role
…alumni settling outside the state, more and more Baylor graduates are showing up in leading legislative roles beyond the borders of the Rio Grande, Red and Sabine rivers. In Washington, D.C., Rep. Louie Gohmert Jr., JD ’77, represents northeast Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he is joined by Rep. Trey Gowdy, BA ’86, of South Carolina. (Both come from extended Baylor families; Gohmert’s mother, sister and wife are all BU grads, a…