Wayne Dowdy

Wayne Dowdy
City Attorney of McComb, Mississippi
In office 2009–2018
Mayor	Zachary Patterson Quordiniah N. Lockley
Preceded by	John H. White
Succeeded by	Angela Cockerham
Chair of the Mississippi Democratic Party
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Rickey L. Cole
Succeeded by	Jamie Franks (acting)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district
In office July 7, 1981 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Jon Hinson
Succeeded by	Mike Parker
Mayor of McComb, Mississippi
In office 1978–1981
Preceded by	John S. Thompson
Judge of the McComb Municipal Court
In office 1970–1974
Personal details
Born	Charles Wayne Dowdy (1943-07-27) July 27, 1943 (age 81) Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan Dowdy
Education	Millsaps College (BA) Mississippi College (LLB)

Charles Wayne Dowdy (born July 27, 1943) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Mississippi. He was first elected in a 1981 special election and served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989. He later served as chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.