On Friday, Mississippi Republican Rep. Alan Nunnelee
died at the age of 56. Nunnelee served in the state legislature from 1994 until he unseated Democratic Rep. Travis Childers in the 2010 Republican landslide. Nunnelee was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April of last year and unfortunately suffered a stroke during the operation to remove it. Nunnelee was recently moved to hospice care after an inoperable tumor was found. A special election will be held at a later date to fill his seat.