(1) Person: individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership or other legal entity.
(2) Public official:
(a) Any elected official of the State of Mississippi or of any political subdivision thereof, or
(b) Any officer, director, commissioner, supervisor, chief, head, agent or employee of:
(i) The State of Mississippi,
(ii) Any agency of the State of Mississippi,
(iii) Any political subdivision of the State of Mississippi,
(iv) Any body politic of the State of Mississippi, or
(v) Any entity created by or under the laws of the State of Mississippi or by executive order of the Governor of the State of Mississippi and which expends public funds.