Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre appears before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FILE - Mississippi Auditor Shad White, a Republican, speaks at a Mississippi Economic Council event in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)