Fordice also alarmed Jewish groups such as B'nai B'rith by referring to America as "a Christian Nation" during a Republican governors conference.
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Fordice was re-elected in 1995 against Democratic Mississippi secretary of state Dick Molpus.
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He was the first Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction-era governor Adelbert Ames, who served from 1874 to 1876.
Patricia Owens "Pat" Fordice (November 27, 1935 – July 12, 2007) was the First Lady of Mississippi from 1992 until 1999 as the wife of Governor Kirk Fordice.
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In 1995, Tuck ran for Secretary of State to fill the post of Dick Molpus, who ran unsuccessfully for governor against Kirk Fordice.