MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE, DELBERT HOSEMANN

STEVEN A. McCALEB
103 ALVERADO DRIVE
LONG BEACH, MISSISSIPPI 39560
PHONE & FAX: (228)-868-8428

E-MAIL: mccaleb4thdist@aol.com

WEB SITE: www.mississippiwebsite.com

WRANPS NEVER DID MEET THE REQUIREMENT FOR MISSISSIPPI TIDELANDS TRUST FUND TAX DOLLARS.

I HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW BEEN TRYING TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE, BUT AS YOU WILL SEE, THIS NEW ADMINISTRATION SEEM TO BE AS SILENT AS THE PAST ADMINISTRATION.

IT IS A SIMPLE QUESTION, IS THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE MISSISSIPPI TIDELANDS TRUST FUND, PROVIDING GRANT MONEY TO THE, WILDLIFE REHABILITATION & NATURE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC., (WRANPS)

I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER BACK FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND I AM BEING TOLD BY HIS STAFF MEMBER THAT BY ASKING MY QUESTION I AM BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office will uphold its constitutional and statutory obligations by applying prudent stewardship and sound management principles to the state’s land trusts; by encouraging participation and demanding honesty in the state’s election processes; by reporting and storing the state’s records in useful, accessible formats; by supporting the state’s economic growth through sensible regulation of corporations, securities, and liens; and by executing these duties with courtesy, speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

This is the first time I have seen this. Please email me the questions you want answered and if we have the information we swill send it to you. Thank you. Delbert hosemann

This fellow has been saying the same thing for many years and he’s wrong about the accusations. The web site appears to be the exactly same as it has always been – he just changed the name from Eric Clark to Hosemann. I’ll see if we recovered the old file about the history of why this guy is so sore.

I have forwarded your email to Margaret bretz our council on the coast for response to you. Thank you for your inquiry

This email is disrespectful of the office. And comes after I was working on the weekend to try to assist you. You will receive a reply from our office and from the people most qualified to respond- as would any other citizen of our state. I am required to devote my time to the legislative process and will continue to do so. Please contact ms Bretz with your questions in the future. You will receive no further emails or replies from me. Sincerely delbert hosemann.

In a message dated 3/9/2008 12:04:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Mccaleb4thdist writes:

So, what you are telling me is that the Secretary of State, which is in charge of the Tidelands Trust Fund, allows the Department of Marine Resources to provide illegal tax money to an organization which is a Wildlife Rehabilitation and Nature Preservation Society, Inc., in Mississippi.

The Department of Marine Resources is totally in charge of the Tidelands Trust Fund and the Secretary of State does not bother with how the grant tax dollars are spent.

There are other Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers in Mississippi, why is it WRANPS is the only one which has obtained over one hundred thousand dollars from the Department of Marine Resources and no others have received grant tax dollars.

I am requesting a list of the amount of Tidelands Trust Fund money which has been given to WRANPS this includes all years and amounts.

Or provide me with a name, email address, and person which can and will provide me with the information I am requesting.

I will build a web page in order for the tax payers of Mississippi see how there tax dollars are spent and let the people decide if the Secretary of State of the Department of Marine Resources should be in charge of the Tidelands Trust Fund of Mississippi.

GERALD, I NEED TO KNOW IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS PROVIDING GRANT MONEY TO WRANPS, WILDLIFE REHABILITATION & NATURE PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC.

In a message dated 3/25/2008 8:50:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Mccaleb4thdist writes:

In a message dated 3/22/2008 11:09:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time, Mccaleb4thdist writes:

SECRETARY OF STATE, MISSISSIPPI

PLEASE REPLY

SINCERELY

STEVEN A. McCALEB

USN RET (SEABEE)

In a message dated 3/9/2008 12:04:21 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Mccaleb4thdist writes:

March 9, 2008

Secretary of State:

The Department of Marine Resources is totally in charge of the Tidelands Trust Fund and the Secretary of State does not bother with how the grant tax dollars are spent.

I am requesting a list of the amount of Tidelands Trust Fund money which has been given to WRANPS this includes all years and amounts.

Or provide me with a name, email address, and person which can and will provide me with the information I am requesting.

Please reply,

Sincerely,

STEVEN A. McCALEB

USN RET (SEABEE)

In a message dated 4/11/2008 4:20:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, dhosemann@sos.state.ms.us writes:

Please contact the department of marine resourses who schedules allocation of these funds as to expenditures.

I do not want to deal with the marine resources, I want the SECRETARY OF STATE, to tell me whether of not he is allowing grants, tax payers money, to be allocated to the, Wildlife Rehabilitation & Nature Preservation Society, Inc., WRANPS,. That's what I want to know, it is an easy question to answer.

Since the Secretary of State is sonly in charge of the Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund, he should know if the MDMR is providing grant money to WRANPS.

I am taking your response as an insult from a voter of the Secretary of State, by not allowing the Secretary of State to answer my questions tells me he is out of touch with the Mississippi voters and his constitutes of Mississippi.

I will be taking all of our correspondence from the Secretary of States office and build a web page showing how our elected officials treat the people of Mississippi.

I have not disrespected the Secretary of State, but rather gave him the opportunity to provide an answer to my question. Delbert Hosemann run on a platform of the people, for the people, and by the people of Mississippi.

I have come to the conclusion that the Secretary of State has no idea how the Mississippi Tidelands Trust Fund is being spent, but rather he is left out in the cold concerning these grants.

Please see that the Secretary of State, the man of the people, (supposedly) will read this email.

SECRETARY OF STATE:

IS THE BELOW LETTER A PERVIEW OF HOW WRANPS GETS ITS GRANTS FROM YOU?

PLEASE EXPLAIN THE LETTER AND THE PURPOSE OF IT ORAGIN.

SINCERELY,

STEVEN A. McCALEB

USN RET (SEABEE)

Delbert has received many professional accolades. In 2006, he received the George L. Phillips Community Service Award from the US Department of Justice in appreciation for his unfailing and distinguished service as Project Safe Neighborhoods steering committee chairman and for leadership in the districts Anti Gang Initiative and Hurricane Katrina First Responder Assistance Project. In 1992, he was the recipient of J. Tate Thigpen Award for outstanding leadership, support and commitment to the American Red Cross. He was also named one of the Best Lawyers in America by his peers for 18 consecutive years, elected President of the Jackson Young Lawyers in 1977 and Secretary of the Hinds County Bar in 1980. He is a member of the Mississippi Bar Taxation Committee, the Hinds County Bar, and the American Bar Association.

He has also found success in real estate, where he currently holds several successful ventures including the Main Street Crossing Shopping Center in Madison, Primo's Restaurant in Jackson and the Geneva Gardens Subdivision in Madison County. He is also a member of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi, Delta Council, and National Federation of Independent Businesses.

An active Republican, Delbert ran for US Congress in 1998, served on the US Electoral College in 2000 and chaired the Capital Foundation of the Mississippi Republican Party. He also chaired the US Department of Justice’s Safe Neighborhood Project for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Delbert is also extremely active in the business community, holding various offices, serving on boards and committees for the American Red Cross, Mississippi Blood Services, Mississippi Law Enforcement and Firefighters Katrina Relief Fund, Jackson Medical Mall Foundation, Jackson State University Development Foundation, and First Commercial Bank.

He is an avid hunter and marathoner. He belongs to the National Rifle Association, Delta Wildlife Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, and the Mississippi Wildlife Federation. He completed the New York Marathon in 1983 and 1985 and the Boston Marathon in 1987.

Delbert has been married to Lynn L. Hosemann for 36 years. They are extremely proud of their three children: Kristen, Chad and Mark; and Granddaughters Grace and Nora Lynn.