Nic Lott

Biography

Nicholas A. Lott (born May 8, 1979) is the first black student to have been elected student body president at the University of Mississippi at Oxford. Lott defeated five other candidates in the race at an institution once characterized by its strong support of segregation. Lott previously worked under former Senate majority leader Trent Lott (no relation), and U.S. representative J.C. Watts of Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, an African-American who left Congress in 2003. He has interned in The White House in 2001 under U.S. president George W. Bush. During the 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial campaign, Lott was director of youth outreach for the successful GOP nominee, Haley Barbour. Following Barbour's victory over incumbent Democratic governor Ronnie Musgrove, Lott joined Barbour's administration as senior advisor for communications and public safety issues for the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He also served as an administrator for the Office of Justice Programs under the Department of Public Safety.

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