Beth Mizell

Beth Mizell
President pro tempore of the Louisiana Senate
In office January 13, 2020 – January 8, 2024
Preceded by	Gerald Long
Succeeded by	Regina Barrow
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2016
Preceded by	Ben Nevers
Personal details
Born	Mary Beth Sherman January 1952 (age 72) Bogalusa, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	James Mizell (1971–2012)
Children	2
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Mary Beth Sherman Mizell (born January 1952),^[1] is a businesswoman from Franklinton, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 12, which encompasses the parishes of St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington, part of the Florida Parishes of southeastern Louisiana. On January 11, 2016, she succeeded the term-limited Democrat Ben Nevers.